Million Dollar Quartet Welcomed VERONIC Voices Star for One Night Only

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Bally’s Las Vegas Headliner Véronic Performed as June Carter With Las Vegas Cast

 

 

Last night (August 5, 2013) VÉRONIC Voices star, Véronic DiCaire, joined the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET onstage for a special guest performance at Harrah’s Las Vegas. Performing the voice of June Carter for the first time ever, the vocal impressionist sang a duet of “Jackson” alongside MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET cast member, Benjamin D. Hale, who portrays Johnny Cash in the production.  

 

Immediately following the final number of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the one-woman vocal phenomenon joined the cast onstage for the Carter-Cash duet. Bringing two hit Las Vegas productions together in a unique, one-night-only performance, audience members clapped and sang along to “Jackson,” coming to their feet at the end with tremendous applause.

 

This was the first time a guest performer has been invited to sit in with the Las Vegas Company for an on-stage jam session. In Chicago and in New York, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET has rocked out with performers such as Melissa Etheridge, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lesley Gore and Jerry Lee Lewis.

 

 

The Tony® Award Winning musical, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET takes place on December 4, 1956, when Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” brought legendary musicians Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins together at the Sun Records storefront studio in Memphis for the first and only time.

 

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings that legendary December night to life with the extraordinary story of secrets, betrayal, and the once in a lifetime celebration of four friends that is both poignant and funny.  Relive the era with the smash-hit sensation featuring an incredible score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B and country hits, performed live onstage by world-class actors and musicians. Showcased hit songs include: “Blue Suede Shoes,” “I Walk the Line,” “Great Balls of Fire,”“Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,”  “Fever,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Ring of Fire,” and more.  MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET performs Sunday – Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m.; Thursday at 5:30 and 8 p.m.; and is dark on Saturday. Ticket prices begin at $63 plus tax. For more information on MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, please visit www.MDQVegas.com

 

 

Co-produced by Celine Dion, VÉRONIC Voices honors some of the world’s biggest singers, past and present, who have made their mark on music history. Véronic amazes audiences with her spot-on vocal impressions of the world's biggest superstars, such as Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow, Billie Holiday, Susan Boyle, Whitney Houston, Katy Perry, Dolly Parton and many more. The show performs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings most weeks through Dec. 21 at Bally’s Las Vegas. Tickets range in price from $30 to $120 (additional service fees apply) and are available in person at any Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas box office, by calling [phone] or [phone] or online at www.ballyslasvegas.com or www.ticketmaster.com keyword “Veronic.” Additional show information is available at www.veronicvoices.com.

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Credit: Gabe Ginsberg / Vegas Kool