Darren Day to star as Sam Phillips in MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Barn Theatre Cirencester
It has been announced that Darren Day will play Sam Phillips in the Barn Theatre’s upcoming production of Million Dollar Quartet, which returns for an extended run this summer between 15 June-22 August.
On the night of December 4th 1956, four men walked into a recording studio in Memphis and made musical history. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley were brought together by pure chance for a jam session which would go on to shape the trajectory of rock ‘n’ roll music across the world.
In the studio egos collide, promises are broken and dreams take shape. As the men navigate ambition, rivalry and fame they create the soundtrack that will define an era. Experience the classic songs – ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘Fever’, ‘Walk The Line’, ‘Hound Dog’ (and many more) – in the thrilling atmosphere of that once-in-a-lifetime event.
Million Dollar Quartet will be directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, with a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux.
Additional cast and creative team will be announced soon.
Barn Theatre’s CEO and Artistic Director Iwan Lewis said: “I genuinely couldn’t think of more perfect casting. Sam Phillips is an iconic figure who played such a pivotal role in shaping the music industry, and to have this role played by Darren Day, who has himself taken on some of the most defining roles in musical theatre, feels incredibly fitting. Our audiences at the Barn are in for a real treat.”