Million Dollar Quartet, now in its third year, announces a new block of tickets on sale for performances through December 31, 2011. The Tony-nominated musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together legendary rock ‘n' roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, celebrates its long run in Chicago, a multiple Tony-nominated New York run and a long-running London production.
The Chicago production continues to break box office records at the Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. The new block of tickets from September 28-December 31, 2011 goes on sale Friday, June 24 at 10am at the Apollo box office, phone (773) 935-6100, and online through Ticketmaster, www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.milliondollarquartetlive.com.
Million Dollar Quartet features Chicago musician and actor Gabe Bowling (Carl Perkins), accomplished musician/performer Lance Lipinsky (Jerry Lee Lewis), Jeff Award nominee Sean Sullivan (Johnny Cash), Chicago actor and musician Shaun Whitley (Elvis Presley), Tim Decker ("Father of Rock 'n' Roll" Sam Phillips), Kelly Lamont (Elvis' girlfriend Dyanne), Billy Shaffer (Fluke/Drummer) and Chuck Zayas (Jay Perkins/Bass).
Producer Gigi Pritzker comments, "Million Dollar Quartet is a hit in Chicago, New York and London, and it be embarking on a national tour in the fall. It is truly an international phenomenon, one that had its early roots in Chicago. We are grateful to our Chicago audiences for embracing the show and are thrilled to be extended the show through the end of the year. We hope to keep rocking here for a long time."
ABOUT THE CAST
Gabe Bowling (Carl Perkins) has been an understudy for Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley during the Chicago run of Million Dollar Quartet. A Wisconsin native, he has toured nationally as a musician and is currently the lead guitarist for the rock band Fat J and The Pinners, and has his own side project, Gabe vs. The Sad Kids.
Lance Lipinsky (Jerry Lee Lewis), a Texas native, grew up studying his dad's record collection of Elvis, Roy Orbison, and his hero, Jerry Lee Lewis. These influences never left him and now, at age 24, he combines these styles in his own original music similar to early Rock & Roll, classic Country and even a touch of 1960's pop. His energetic live shows have led him all over the world, even to making his national television debut at the original Ryman Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.lancelipinsky.com for updates on his first album recording, which with use all analog equipment to emulate the timeless 1960's sound.
Sean Sullivan (Johnny Cash) was nominated for a Jeff Award for Best Principle Role for Shattered Globe's Requiem for a Heavyweight. Originally from Ohio, he has been working in Chicago since 2002, where he has appeared at TimeLine in Fiorello! and The Children's Hour; Lifeline Theatre in The Island of Dr Moreau; and BackStage Theatre Co., where he is an ensemble member and designer.
