Studio Tenn’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ to Open
See four musical icons — Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins — in Studio Tenn's new theater!
By Michael Aldrich October 9, 2023
The curtain rises on Studio Tenn’s inaugural season at Turner Theater — its new and permanent performance home at The Factory at Franklin — with a sold-out performance of Million Dollar Quartet on Thu., October 19, 2023. The musical production runs Thursdays – Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays – Sundays at 2 p.m. through October 29.
The theatre company’s 14th season opener recreates an electrifying real-life moment in music history. On December 4, 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins gathered for one night to play and sing. A reporter who was there wrote, “This quartet could sell a million.” Consequently, they were dubbed the “Million Dollar Quartet.” This was their only collaborative performance, a cultural flashpoint that caught rock ‘n’ roll at the moment of creation.
