A seminal moment in rock ‘n’ roll history will be recreated on stage when the touring production of the Broadway musical, “Million Dollar Quartet,” comes to Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6.

The show is about a real-life impromptu jam session between Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.

“Million Dollar Quartet” is a jukebox musical with a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. It dramatizes the recording session, Dec. 4, 1956, Sun Record Studios, Memphis, Tenn.

Established performer Carl Perkins is at the studio to record songs with a new performer, Jerry Lee Lewis. A twist of fate brings Elvis Presley, who stops by with his girlfriend, a singer named Dyanne, and Johnny Cash, who wants to talk to the studio’s impresario Sam Phillips. The four soon start playing in a freewheeling jam session.

The moment was immortalized in the Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper with the headline “Million Dollar Quartet.” Phillips was responsible for launching the careers of all four musicians.

As Phillips attempts to re-sign Johnny Cash to a new contract, unaware he has already signed with Columbia Records, the musicians perform some of their most famous hits, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “I Walk the Line,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Hound Dog.”

“Million Dollar Quartet” opened on Broadway in 2010 and was nominated for three Tony Awards, winning featured actor for Levi Kreis, who played Jerry Lee Lewis.

The Broadway production was directed by Fleetwood, Berks County, native Eric Schaeffer.

The show went on to be presented in London’s West End, Las Vegas and Chicago, where is became one of the longest-running musical productions in the city’s history.

In the touring production: Nathan Burke (Carl Perkins), Jacob Barton (Elvis Presley), Trevor Dorner (Jerry Lee Lewis), Steven Lasiter (Johnny Cash) and Sean Casey Flanagan (Sam Phillips). Each of the four actors in the ”Quartet” sing and play an instrument in the show.

Rounding out the cast is Taylor Kraft (Dyanne), Bill Morey (bass player Jay Perkins) and Jon Rossi (drummer W. S. “Fluke” Holland).

The show is performed without an intermission. At its conclusion, the announcement is made that “Elvis has left the building.”

Face masks are required to be worn indoors on the Lehigh campus.

Lehigh’s Department of Theatre is presenting “Open Up!,” a variety show, on stage in Diamond Theatre and streamed live online.

Students will perform songs, dance, rap and spoken-word poetry. The production is co-directed by Lyam Gabel and Kashi Johnson.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 13 and 17-19; and 2 p.m. Nov. 14.

Tickets: zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu; 610-758-2787, ext. 0

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