Bill Ward to Star in London’s Million Dollar Quartet

Stage and television star Bill Ward will play Sam Phillips in the London production of the
musical Million Dollar Quartet, which will play the Noel Coward Theatre, beginning February 8, with an opening set for February 28. Additionl casting will be announced at a later date.

The musical is inspired by the December 4, 1956 recording session that brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. It is co-authored by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott, and directed by Eric Schaeffer, with musical direction by Chuck Mead.

The show features a treasure trove of the greatest rock, rockabilly, gospel, R&B and country standards of the 1950s, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” and “Whole Lotta’ Shakin’ Goin’ On.”

The creative team includes Derek McLane (scenic design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).

Million Dollar Quartet is currently playing Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre and Chicago’s Apollo Theatre.