Just as the musical "Memphis" gears up for its run at the Shubert Theatre in New York, another Memphis-music-themed show will take a shot on Broadway. "Million Dollar Quartet," based on the legendary 1956 jam session at Sun Studio featuring Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, will open in spring 2010 at a theater yet to be announced.The show has received positive reviews during its run at theaters in Chicago, and plans are to open it before the cutoff date for Tony Awards consideration.
Directing "Million Dollar Quartet" is Eric Schaeffer, who has developed several new shows as co-founder and artistic director of the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., as well as directed the national tour of "Big: The Musical" and the London debut of "The Witches of Eastwick."
He couldn't really go wrong with the musical numbers, including "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "Sixteen Tons," "Who Do You Love?," "Great Balls of Fire," "Riders in the Sky," "I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On." Helping to keep the music authentic-sounding is musical director Chuck Mead, best known as front-man for roots-rock band BR549.
How about a Wisconsin tour?
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