| One of the standard vacation, or even business trip, | | | | this country's musical history. |
| aspects of most people's encounters with New York | | | | Each of these performers has achieved or nearly |
| is on their minds long before they even make plans | | | | achieved legendary status as the solo artist and |
| to visit the city. This of course refers to attending a | | | | when the four of them got together for one |
| Broadway play, which is one of the main reasons | | | | evening's incredible jam session, music and this culture |
| many people visit the city in the first place. And one | | | | were permanently affected. The amazing music from |
| thing that almost every Broadway fan loves and | | | | that night is recreated and brought back to life on |
| looks forward to is the opening of a new hit musical | | | | the Broadway stage every evening. Some of the |
| or play, which fortunately for them and everyone | | | | performers most famous songs are featured and |
| else occurs on a regular basis. Most recently, in fact it | | | | these include Blue Swede Shoes, I Walk the Line, |
| opened just last night, was the Million Dollar Quartet, | | | | Folsom Prison Blues and Great Balls of Fire, among |
| which should prove to be a million dollar hit. The | | | | numerous others. |
| musical is at the Nederlander Theatre on 41st Street | | | | This show provides the opportunity to experience |
| and is proving to entice and entertain crowds from all | | | | the events of that evening and become inspired by |
| musical tastes, ages and backgrounds. | | | | the great music that was performed at the time, |
| The musical is based on a single event that took | | | | while providing a tremendously nostalgic and |
| place one night in December of 1956. For those who | | | | emotionally endearing encounter for many other |
| do not already know, that evening four great | | | | audience members. Each of these performers has a |
| musicians came together to deliver a group recording | | | | special place in American music and music history as |
| performance that no one would ever forget and one | | | | well as an enormous place in millions of people's |
| that would never occur again. The four musicians | | | | hearts. In addition to being a great evening's |
| were Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and | | | | entertainment, the show can remind people how |
| Jerry Lee Lewis and the concert occurred in | | | | special music is to life's events as they reflect on |
| Memphis, Tennessee at Sun Records, and became an | | | | these artists and what they have contributed to the |
| event that would enter into the legendary status of | | | | soundtrack of our lives. |