Official Program for Broadway in Detroit at the Fisher Theatre Take the Advice of Your Favorite Accountant

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Perkins and larly a handful of his band, along with Jerry Lee Lewis, laid songs by Bill Mon- down some songs, including what would be- roe, whose “Blue come one of the best-known Perkins songs, Moon of Ken- “Matchbox.” While it was only a minor hit tucky” had already when Perkins recorded it, in 1964 the Bea- appeared on the B-side of Pre- sley’s first single in 1954. The band also tackled some hits of the day, like Chuck Berry’s “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” and Pat Boone’s “Don’t Forbid Me.” It was a reunion for Cash, Perkins and Presley, who had toured the South together in 1955. Lewis was still a star on the rise, but he quickly bonded with Presley over their shared knowledge of spirituals. The presence of Cash is still debated by rock writers and historians; some say he came only for a short time and quickly left. This seems to be confirmed on the session recordings, in which you can’t hear Cash at all. For his part, how- ever, Cash claimed in his autobiography ®, and The Diamond. The Promise.™ are Trade Marks used under license from The De Beers Group of Companies. that he was actually the first one there, and attributes his apparent absence on the recordings to the fact that he was singing in a higher register than usual in Million Dollar Quartet National Tour (Photo, Jeremy Daniel) order to mesh better with Presley. Regardless of Cash’s whereabouts, tles’ version of “Matchbox” would reach the recordings of the session—later released © Forevermark 2014. Forevermark®, Billboard magazine’s Top 20. in a series of albums beginning in 1981— While many of the details of the rest of the show all of the men, particularly Presley, at A TRUE PROMISE WILL NEVER BE BROKEN day’s events are still in dispute, this much is ease with the music and just having a good known: Perkins and Lewis were later joined time jamming. Less than one percent of the world’s diamonds can carry the Forevermark® inscription by Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, and they The Broadway musical Million Dollar - a promise that each is beautiful, rare and responsibly sourced. held an impromptu jam session. A newspa- Quartet brings audiences inside this famed per man who was there wrote, “This quartet recording session featuring timeless hits could sell a million.” Soon they were dubbed including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” the Million Dollar Quartet. “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great This was the only performance together Balls of Fire,” “I Walk The Line,” “Whole of these four legends-to-be, but it was a cul- Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You tural flashpoint that captured the birth of Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” rock ‘n’ roll and has become known as one “Hound Dog” and more. of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time. The men played hymns like “Blessed Je- Million Dollar Quartet is at the Fisher Theatre March 6-8. sus (Hold My Hand),” “Peace in the Valley” Tickets ($35-$75) are on sale now; please see our ad on 430 North Old Woodward Birmingham 248 642 2650 and “Down by the Riverside” while Phil- PAGE 16. www.greenstonesjewelers.com 4 BARBARA BROCCOLI JOHN N. HART JR. PATRICK MILLING SMITH FREDERICK ZOLLO BRIAN CARMODY MICHAEL G. WILSON ORIN WOLF PRODUCTIONS ROBERT COLE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER in association with NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP present book music and lyrics ENDA WALSH GLEN HANSARD & MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ based on the motion picture written and directed by JOHN CARNEY starring STUART WARD DANI DE WAAL in 1932 they came to detroit SARAH McKINLEY AUSTIN MATT DEANGELIS JOHN STEVEN GARDNER EVAN HARRINGTON RYAN LINK drank illegally BENJAMIN MAGNUSON ALEX NEE ERICA SPYRES TINA STAFFORD ERICA SWINDELL SCOTT WAARA scenic and costume design lighting design riled up high society BOB CROWLEY NATASHA KATZ sound design dialect coach casting angered critics CLIVE GOODWIN STEPHEN GABIS JIM CARNAHAN, CSA/STEPHEN KOPEL and insulted henry ford associate director associate movement director resident music supervisor SHAUN PEKNIC YASMINE LEE FRED LASSEN 83 years later, they’re back associate associate associate production set designer lighting designer sound designer manager FRANK MCCOLLOUGH PETER HOERBURGER ALEX HAWTHORN AURORA PRODUCTIONS production stage manager tour press representative company manager general manager DANIEL S. ROSOKOFF ALLIED LIVE CHRIS DANNER LISA M. POYER diego rivera music supervisor and orchestrations frida kahlo in detroit MARTIN LOWE march 15-july 12 tickets at dia.org movement by STEVEN HOGGETT directed by JOHN TIFFANY Once was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in April 2011, Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, Diane Borger, Producer The exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Generous support for the exhibition has been provided by Bank of America. Additional support has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Henry and Mary Ellen Bellaimey Family Foundation. Untitled (Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Mexico City), 1933; Martin Munkácsi, Hungarian. ©The Estate of Martin Munkácsi, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY and International Center of Photography6 ©2014 Frida Kahlo Corporation. All rights reserved 7 CAST (in alphabetical order) Ivanka ...............................................................................................SARAH McKINLEY AUSTIN Girl ..........................................................................................................................DANI de WAAL Piano Švec .................................................................................................................. MATT DeANGELIS Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Drum Set, Percussion Eamon ..................................................................................................JOHN STEVEN GARDNER Piano, Guitar, Percussion, Melodica, Harmonica STUART DANI SARAH MATT Billy ��EVAN HARRINGTON WARD DE WAAL McKINLEY AUSTIN DEANGELIS Guitar, Percussion, Ukulele Emcee ��RYAN LINK Guitar, Banjo Bank Manager ........................................................................................BENJAMIN MAGNUSON Cello, Guitar Andrej ..............................................................................................................................ALEX NEE Electric Bass, Ukulele, Guitar, Percussion Ex-Girlfriend ��ERICA SPYRES Violin, Percussion JOHN STEVEN EVAN RYAN BENJAMIN GARDNER HARRINGTON LINK MAGNUSON Baruška ............................................................................................................... TINA STAFFORD Accordion, Concertina Réza................................................................................................................... ERICA SWINDELL Violin Da ...........................................................................................................................SCOTT WAARA Mandolin Guy ........................................................................................................................ STUART WARD Guitar DANCE CAPTAIN—ERICA SWINDELL ALEX ERICA TINA ERICA SCOTT NEE SPYRES STAFFORD SWINDELL WAARA MUSIC CAPTAIN—JOHN STEVEN GARDNER Stuart Ward is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity. THERE WILL BE ONE

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