Coronation Street Star Ward Confirmed for Quartet

Bill Ward rose to fame playing love cheat Charlie Stubbs on Coronation Street from 2003-2007. His recent theatre roles include Sir Lancelot in Monty Python’s Spamalot in the West End; Jimmy Porter in Look Back In Anger for Northern Stage; Ibsen’s The Lady From The Sea at the Manchester Royal Exchange and Prospero in The Tempest for Guildford Shakespeare Company.

Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the actual event that
took place on 4 December 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis where, in an
move masterminded by Sun Records’ founder Sam Phillips, brought Elvis
Presley back to the recording studio that launched him to stardom and
had him play with the other musicians he had discovered.

The musical features 20 rock ’n’ roll, gospel, R&B and country
hits all taken from the back catelogues of the quartet members
including: “Blue Suede Shoes”, “I Walk The Line”, “Fever”, “Great Balls
of Fire”, “Hound Dog”, “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’
Goin’ On”.

It has a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux and was
originally directed and conceived by Floyd Mutrux. It has scenic
design by Derek McLane, costumes by Jane Greenwood, lighting design
by Howell Binkley, sound by Kai Harada and musical arrangement and
supervision by Chuck Mead.