This holiday season, the Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, concludes its unforgettable 50th anniversary season by inviting audiences to turn up the cheer and rock out with Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, a high-voltage musical celebration. Directed by Jeff Award winner Scott Weinstein (Marriott Theatre: Grease, Something Rotten!; Drury Lane: The Little Mermaid, Always, Patsy Cline) with Musical Direction by Jeff Award nominee Matt Deitchman, this festive spin on the Tony-nominated hit brings together four legendary voices - Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley - for a one-of-a-kind holiday jam session at Sun Records. Million Dollar Quartet Christmas previews November 5, 2025, opens Wednesday, November 12 at 7pm, and runs through January 4, 2026.
“I’m so thrilled to be returning to direct at Marriott Theatre - one of my absolute favorite theatres to work at,” says Director Scott Weinstein. “It’s doubly meaningful because one of my first professional directing jobs was as the associate and resident director on the original production of Million Dollar Quartet, which ran at the Apollo Theatre for eight years and impacted my life in innumerable and profound ways. So getting to bring this new holiday version (which I had the privilege of helping develop) to Chicago for the first time at one of my favorite theatres - it’s hard to imagine a better holiday.”
From the creators of the original Million Dollar Quartet, this brand-new production transforms a legendary night in music history into a rockin’ Christmas spectacular. Set in the iconic Memphis studio, the show is packed with seasonal favorites and the chart-topping hits that made these icons famous. Audiences will be treated to a nostalgic journey through stories of Christmas past, present, and future, told through unforgettable performances and playful antics. With a soundtrack that blends rockabilly, gospel, and country, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas delivers a joyful, toe-tapping tribute to the spirit of the season and the enduring power of music.
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas stars JP Coletta as “Jerry Lee Lewis,” Trevor Lindley Craft as “Carl Perkins,” Michael D. Potter as “Johnny Cash,” Colton Sims as “Elvis Presley,” Ross Griffin as “Sam Phillips,” Teah Kiang Mirabelli as “Dyanne,” Jed Feder as “Fluke,” Cody Siragusa as “Brother Jay,” with understudies Jake Busse, Nathan Gallop, Madison Kauffman, Justin Akira Kono, Adelina Marinello, Kelan M. Smith, and Zachary Tate.
The artistic team features Scenic Designer Milo Bue, Costume Designer Nicholas Hartman, Lighting Designer Jesse Klug, Sound Designer Michael Daly, Video/Projections Designer Tony Churchill, Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer Miguel A. Armstrong, Props Designer Sally Zack, Dialect Coach Susan Gosdick, and Stage Manager Richard Strimer.
Marriott Theatre is committed to cultivating a culture of inclusivity for its audience. To provide increased enjoyment of their performances for people with hearing loss or other issues which prevent them from understanding performers without effort, they are one of the first theatres in the country to install the new assistive listening system Auracast in addition to their existing Hearing Loop. Anyone with Auracast compatible hearing aids or consumer earbuds can tune in and receive crystal-clear audio directly to their ears while reducing external sounds.
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas runs Wednesdays at 1 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., with select Thursday 1:00 p.m. shows. Call for group, dinner-theatre, student, senior, and military discounts. Free parking is available at all performances. To reserve tickets or become a Marriott Theatre subscriber, please call the Marriott Theatre Box Office at 847.634.0200 or go to www.tickets.marriotttheatre.com. Visit www.MarriottTheatre.com for more information. Attendees are also invited to visit Three Embers Restaurant before the show to experience a pop-up experience that will coincide with Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, transporting guests to another realm while enjoying a themed food and beverage menu led by the culinary team at Three Embers Restaurant.