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Format: Musical
Genre: Musical
Date: February 13 2017
Location: Liverpool Empire Theatre
A show about Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins sounds like one hell of a night of musical entertainment, with tons of classic hits and dance moves to keep one's attention. As it turns out, Million Dollar Quartet takes a different approach with these four huge names; but don't despair, because the show remains a very enjoyable night at the theatre.
Million Dollar Quartet looks back at Tuesday December 4 1956, a night when the aforementioned names all happened to be at the Sun Records studios in Memphis, Tennessee on the same night, but for different reasons. After a quick opening number of Blue Suede Shoes, the story is told by Sam Phillips (the owner of Sun Records, played by Jason Donovan), and one-by-one, the mega-stars arrive. First to arrive is Lewis (Ashley Carruthers), who at the time wasn't well-known but quickly makes his presence felt through a combination of his obvious musical talents and his overbearing, occasionally rude nature. Next in is Perkins (Matthew Wycliffe), who is coming to record what he hopes will be his next big hit, but who doesn't take kindly to the somewhat annoying Lewis.
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