Great Balls of Fire! The Real Jerry Lee Lewis to Rock With Million Dollar Quartet

Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, the last surviving member of the real-life foursome that inspired the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, will be in the house at the Nederlander Theatre on September 10, taking the stage for a special encore performance.

In addition to the one-night only performance, Lewis has paired with the production on the new album Mean Old Man, teaming with his onstage counterpart—Tony Award winner Levi Kreis, who scored his trophy portraying Lewis—for a special duet of the classic “Money (That’s What I Want).” The album will be released on Verve/Universal Music Enterprises on September 7. The duet will be included in a special limited edition of Mean Old Man sold exclusively at the Nederlander Theatre.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Lewis is best known as the self-taught, ivory-tickling wild man behind such 50s hits as “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” as well as later country outings. Lewis also parlayed recording success into an acting career, appearing in flicks such as High School Confidential and Jamboree. Described as one of the best raw performers in the history of rock ’n’ roll, Lewis is a recipient of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ Lifetime Achievement Award.

In addition to Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet features Eddie Clendening (Elvis Presley), Lance Guest (Johnny Cash), Robert Britton Lyons (Carl Perkins), Hunter Foster (Little Shop of Horrors, Urinetown) and Elizabeth Stanley (Cry-Baby) in the real life story of an auspicious twist of fate that brought four musicians to Sun Studios for a one-time-only jam session on December 4, 1959. Inspired by the meeting and resulting album, the show features a lineup of their rock 'n' roll, gospel, R&B and country hits, including such iconic songs as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Riders in the Sky,” “I Walk the Line,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”