INDIANAPOLIS – Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre heats things up this summer as it presents its premiere production of the Tony Award-winning musical Million Dollar Quartet through Aug. 26. Filled with iconic music and based on a true story, it relives one of the most remarkable nights in music history.
Million Dollar Quartet is set on December 4, 1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever.
On that Tuesday night, shortly before Christmas 1956, the four legends gathered at the Sun Record recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where they’d launched their careers. Word soon leaked out of an impromptu jam session. A newspaper man who was there wrote, “This quartet could sell a million.” Soon, they were dubbed the “Million Dollar Quartet.” This was their only performance together, a cultural flashpoint that caught rock ‘n’ roll at the moment of creation.
That legendary December night reveals an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations.
Relive the era with the smash-hit sensation featuring an incredible score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B and country hits, performed live by world-class actors and musicians. Hit songs include: “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Walk the Line,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Hound Dog,” and more.
Newcomers to the Beef & Boards stage, Justin Figueroa plays Johnny Cash; Brian Michael Henry plays Jerry Lee Lewis; Christopher Wren plays Carl Perkins, and Edward La Cardo plays Elvis Presley. Rounding out the cast are Eddie Curry as Sam Phillips, and Jill Kelly Howe as Dyanne, Dave Perry as Brother Jay, and Nathan Shew as Fluke.
Tickets range from $44 to $69, and include Chef Odell Ward’s dinner buffet, fruit & salad bar, unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade.
For reservations, call the box office at 317-872-9664 anytime between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays. For complete show schedule, visit beefandboards.com.
