A Fun Evening Out

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If you were lucky enough to experience the Chicago run of “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Apollo Theatre (a record breaker of Oct. 1, 2008 to Jan 17, 2016) you’ll understand why the concept of bringing back Memphis’ Sun Studio stars Elvis Presley, Carl Perking, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis for another jam session might make sense. The original book was by book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux.

And if you appreciate Rock ‘n’ Roll you’ll likely enjoy an evening out with Marriott Theatre’s holiday reincarnation with its by book by Escott.

But the best reason to see “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” at Marriott Theater is JP Coletta as Jerry Lee Lewis. Coletta, who has a long list of regional credits, embodies Jerry Lee’s  musical talent and oversized character as captured in the  original show.

Accompanying Coletta are Trever Lindley Craft as Carl Perkins, Michael D. Potter as Johnny Cash, Colton Sims as Elvis, and Teah KiangMirabelli as Dyanne. Ross Griffin plays Sun owner Sam Phillips. In addition, Jed Feder is Flake and Cody Siragusa is Brother Jay.

This “Christmas” version is about 90 nonstop minutes of popular holiday and regional songs ranging from “O Christmas Tree” to “Go tell it on the mountain.”

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