'Million Dollar Quartet' rocks The Gateway in musical preview

Rock 'n' Roll • Four actors previewed their musical at the Salt Lake City shopping center.

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Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley in the musical

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Martin Kay, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical

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Lee Ferris as Carl Perkins, Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley and Derek Keeling as Johnny Cash joined fellow

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Martin Kay, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical

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Cast members of the

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Derek Keeling, performing as Johnny Cash, joined his fellow cast members at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the show, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3.

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Lee Ferris as Carl Perkins, Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley and Derek Keeling as Johnny Cash joined fellow

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Martin Kay, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical

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Cast members of the

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Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley in the musical

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Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley in the musical "Million Dollar Quartet," joined his fellow cast members at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the show, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Martin Kay, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical "Million Dollar Quartet," joined his fellow cast members at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the show, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Lee Ferris as Carl Perkins, Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley and Derek Keeling as Johnny Cash joined fellow "Million Dollar Quartet" cast member Martin Kaye, as Jerry Lee Lewis (not pictured), at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the musical, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Martin Kay, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical "Million Dollar Quartet," joined his fellow cast members at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the show, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Cast members of the "Million Dollar Quartet" presented a sneak-peek of the musical at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. The musical will be performed at the Capitol Theatre through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Derek Keeling, performing as Johnny Cash, joined his fellow cast members at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the show, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Lee Ferris as Carl Perkins, Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley and Derek Keeling as Johnny Cash joined fellow "Million Dollar Quartet" cast member Martin Kaye, as Jerry Lee Lewis (not pictured), at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the musical, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3. Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Martin Kay, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in the musical "Million Dollar Quartet," joined his fellow cast members at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the show, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Cast members of the "Million Dollar Quartet" presented a sneak-peek of the musical at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. The musical will be performed at the Capitol Theatre through June 3. Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune Cody Slaughter, singing the role of Elvis Presley in the musical "Million Dollar Quartet," joined his fellow cast members at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, for a sneak peek at the show, which plays at the Capitol Theater through June 3.

By Dana Ferguson The Salt Lake Tribune

· May 29, 2012 4:00 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Four of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest performers "reunited" at The Gateway at lunch Tuesday as members of the "Million Dollar Quartet" previewed a set of songs from their musical.

Actors playing Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins took the stage for a free show at The Gateway's Olympic Legacy Plaza in Salt Lake City.

The quartet performed shortened renditions of many of the musical's biggest hits to an audience of shoppers and workers on their lunch breaks.

The preview performance marked the beginning of the production's run at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City. The show runs through Sunday, June 3.

"Million Dollar Quartet" tells the story of Rock 'n' Roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins uniting Dec. 4, 1956 for what Heather Nash, The Gateway's marketing director, called "one of the greatest jam sessions of all time."

dferguson@sltrib.com —

For more information about tickets to "Million Dollar Quartet" visit saltlakeboxoffice.com.

The show opens tonight and runs through Sunday.