Announced: Million Dollar Quartet – John W. Engeman Theater

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

January 16 – March 1, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

(Northport, NY- January 2020) – The John W. Engeman Theater announces the cast and creative team for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. Performances begin on Thursday, January 16 and run through Sunday, March 1, 2020.

On December 4, 1956, an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. Featuring a treasure trove of hits from these music legends, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Walk The Line,” “Hound Dog,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” and many more, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET not only plays the music that made the Golden Age of Rock and Roll, it tells the stories of the men who created it.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is Directed & Choreographed by KEITH ANDREWS (Engeman Theater: Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, The Full Monty; Select Regional: On Your Feet!, The Bodyguard, Guys & Dolls, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rock Of Ages). 

The Musical Director is JAMES BARRY (Regional: Million Dollar Quartet and Working at Berkshire Theatre Group).

The Producer is RICHARD DOLCE.

The Creative Team includes: JODRAN JANOTA (Scenic Design), DUSTIN CROSS (Costume Design), JOHN BURKLAND (Lighting Design), LAURA SHUBERT (Sound Design), OLIVIA WEISS (Props Design), GAYLE SEAY, SCOTT WOJCIK and HOLLY BUCZEK of WOJCIK/SEAY CASTING (Casting Directors), LEILA SCANDAR (Production Stage Manager) and KATIE SPINA (Assistant Stage Manager).

The cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET features SEAN MICHAEL BUCKLEY as Elvis Presley (Regional: Million Dollar Quartet, Walk Hard, 9 to 5, As You Like It, The Three Musketeers), NOEL CAREY as Jerry Lee Lewis (Off-Broadway: Is Anyone Alive Out There? The Road to Glow; National Tour: Murder For Two; Regional: Million Dollar Quartet), LUKE DARNELL as Sam Phillips (Off-Broadway: The Other Josh Cohen, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Goree All-Girl String Band; Select Regional: The Understudy, End Of The Rainbow, Jersey Boys, MDQ, Oliver! TV: “Gotham,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “General Hospital,” “Momsters”); SKY SEALS as Johnny Cash (Off-Broadway: Sessions: The Musical; Regional: Million Dollar Quartet, God of Carnage, Hair, Pippin, Henry VI, Part III) and SAM SHERWOOD as Carl Perkins (Engeman Theater: Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story; Off-Broadway: Woody Sez, Fancy; International: German and Austrian premieres of Ring of Fire; Regional: Once, Million Dollar Quartet, … Forum; Lost Highway; Cotton Patch Gospel; Pump Boys & Dinettes; Smoke, he Road: My Life with John Denver, Buddy).The cast also includes: SARAH ELLIS as Dyanne, COREY KAISER as Brother Jay and DAVID SONNEBORN as Fluke.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will play the following performance schedule: Thursdays at 8:00pm, Fridays at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 3:00pm and 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm. Some Wednesday and Sunday evenings are available. Tickets are $80 on Saturday evenings, $75 all other performances and may be purchased by calling (631) 261-2900, going online at www.EngemanTheater.com, or by visiting the Engeman Theater Box Office at 250 Main Street, Northport. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted.  

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is Long Island’s only year round professional theater company, casting actors from the Broadway talent pool. From curb to curtain, we have made it our business to provide affordable, quality, theater in an elegant one-of-a-kind location with outstanding facilities and extraordinary service. The renovated Theater offers stadium-style seating, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, a full orchestra pit, and a classic wood-paneled piano lounge with full bar.

For a complete show schedule and more information contact the theater directly at 631-261-2900, visit the box office at 250 Main Street, Northport or visit www.EngemanTheater.com