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<\/p>\nGET READY TO<\/p>\n
ROCK AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!<\/p>\n
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THE HEARTWARMING HOLIDAY ROCK N\u2019 ROLL MUSICAL<\/p>\n
WILL PLAY The Bologna Performing Arts Center<\/p>\n
Thursday, December 1, 2022<\/p>\n
AS PART OF A 26-CITY NATIONAL TOUR<\/p>\n
The heartwarming holiday musical, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, <\/em><\/strong>is set to play The Bologna Performing Arts Center, Thursday, December 1, 2022 as part of a 26-city national touring production. Members of the original Million Dollar Quartet <\/em><\/strong>team, Tony-nominated book writer Colin Escott<\/strong> and original orchestrator Chuck Mead<\/strong>, reunite with director Scott Weinstein<\/strong> for this new musical holiday celebration. Tickets are currently on sale now at Bologna Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.bolognapac.com<\/a> or call 661-846-4626.<\/p>\n In Million Dollar Quartet Christmas <\/em><\/strong>rock \u2018n\u2019 roll newcomers, and soon to be legends, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley come together again to celebrate the holidays. Inspired by the true story of their December 1956 homecoming at Sun Records, this heartwarming rock n\u2019 roll musical rings with sounds of the season and the chart toppers that made the Million Dollar Quartet<\/em> famous. The gang is up to their usual antics as we journey through stories of Christmas past, present, and future in a joyful evening filled with nostalgic holiday hits including \u201cRun Rudolph Run,\u201d \u201cJingle Bell Rock,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll Be Home For Christmas,\u201d and more.<\/p>\n The cast of Million Dollar Quartet Christmas <\/em><\/strong>will include Alex Swindle<\/strong> as Elvis, Bill Scott Sheets<\/strong> as Johnny Cash, Brandon Fillette<\/strong> as Jerry Lee Lewis, Kurt Jenkins<\/strong> as Carl Perkins, Kathleen Macari<\/strong> as Dyanne, Matthew Mucha<\/strong> as Sam Phillips, Nathan Yates<\/strong> Douglass<\/strong> as Brother Jay, and Sean Preece <\/strong>as Fluke, along with understudies Dan Middleditch<\/strong>, Hunter Semrau<\/strong>, and Brynn Smith-Jenkins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The design team for Million Dollar Quartet Christmas<\/em><\/strong> includes scenic design by dots<\/strong>, lighting design by Ryan J. O\u2019Gara<\/strong>, sound design by Diego Garz\u00f3n<\/strong>, costume design by Izumi Inaba<\/strong>, and prop design by Douglas Clarke<\/strong>. The production is general managed by Evan Bernardin Productions<\/strong> and booked by Broadway & Beyond Theatricals \/ BBT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Million Dollar Quartet Christmas<\/em><\/strong> received its world premiere in 2021 at The<\/strong> Phoenix Theatre Company<\/strong>, ahead of a National Tour that same year.<\/p>\n A Million Dollar Quartet Christmas<\/em><\/strong> cast album will be released digitally on Friday, October 28, 2022<\/u> and in stores starting Friday, November 11, 2022<\/u> distributed throughout North America by BFD\/The Orchard. <\/strong>The 15-track cast recording, which is now available for preorder<\/a>, includes all of the nostalgic chart-topping holiday hits from the musical as well as an additional 4 non-holiday bonus tracks. In celebration of the national tour announcement, two classic holiday tracks, \u201cRun, Run Rudolph\u201d and \u201cSanta Claus is Coming to Town,\u201d can be streamed in advance of the album\u2019s release here<\/a>.<\/p>\n