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Levi Kreis, Robert Britton Lyons, Corey Kaiser, Eddie Clendening and Lance Guest.
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What the popular press said...

"There’s a lot to like about this relatively scrappy variation on a familiar theme."
Charles Isherwood for New York Times

"Four guys alternating at a microphone isn't a Broadway musical."
Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News

"The performances themselves are merely adequate."
Elisabeth Vincentelli for New York Post

"You're better off staying home and taking some old records off the shelf."
Elysa Gardner for USA Today

"A jam session periodically interrupted by desperate attempts to whip up some drama."
John Simon for Bloomberg

"When the curtain call is the most exciting part of a show, it’s definitely a problem."
David Sheward for Back Stage

"The music from the dawn of rock still packs a joyous wallop."
Robert Feldberg for The Record

"Several hunks of musical history are served hot and juicy."
Michael Sommers for Newsroom Jersey

"If the story, .., is elemental and often a bit awkward, the musical performances are not."
Michael Kuchwara for Associated Press

"Wildly entertaining show."
Frank Scheck for The Hollywood Reporter

"A crowdpleaser that mixes jukebox and story into a satisfying whole."
Steven Suskin for Variety

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Production Details
Venue: Nederlander Theatre
Genre: Musical
Previewed from 1 Mar 2010
Opened 11 Apr 2010
Closed 12 Jun 2011
Music: music of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley.
Book: Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
Director: Eric Schaeffer
Synopsis: On 4 Dec 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records’ storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the 'Father of Rock ’n’ Roll,' who discovered them all. The four legends-to-be united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time.
Closing cast: Eddie Clendening (Elvis Presley), Lance Guest (Johnny Cash), Erik Hayden (Carl Perkins) Jared Mason (Jerry Lee Lewis), Victoria Matlock (Dyanne) and James Moye (Sam Phillips).

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