Currently at ZACH in the Topfer Theatre on the Karen Kurkendall stage is The Million Dollar Quartet. The play is directed by Dave Steakley, ZACH's Artistic Director. Music direction is by Allen Robertson. The assistant director is Thomas Debello. Scenic designer is Adam Koch, Associate designer is Steven Royal. Costume designer is Jeffery Meek, Hair and Make up is Serret Jensen. Lights designer Matthew Webb, Sound designer Craig Brock, Properties designers Steve Baglio and Courtney Strong, Stage manager Cate Tucker and Assistant stage manager Megan Smith and LTO production manager Dawn Drake.
It's a full team effort to pull off such a great production of this magnitude.
Million Dollar Quartet takes place on one cold December night in 1956 at Sun Records recording studio. Before the production I wasn't really familiar with Carl Perkins. Of course, I was familiar with his songs just not knowing he had written them.
(Corbin Mayer)The reason was that other artists recorded his songs such as Elvis doing Blue Suede Shoes. Times were different back then. Billy Cohen plays Carl Perkins.
(Billy Cohen)Johnny Cash is played by Corbin Mayer, Cole plays Elvis Presley, and Gavin Rohrer plays Jerry Lee Lewis who in my opinion steals the show.
(Gavin Rohrer)Jeff Jeffers plays Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records and the man that brings the singers together. Thee are people who just have an eye and ear for talent and that was Sam Phillips.
(Cole)Emily Farr plays Dyanne, Adam Egizi plays Carl's brother Jay and Zachary Yanez plays Fluke. Adam does things with the bass that are extraordinary. Talk about making love to an instrument.
(Zachary Yanez)
(Jeff Jeffers)
(Adam Egizi)
(Emily Farr)The images were all taken during dress rehearsal.
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