Michael Billington

“But Michael Malarkey as Elvis, Derek Hagen as Johnny Cash and Robert Britton Lyons, the one authentic American, as Carl Perkins offer substance as well as shadows.”

“The dancing is ecstatic, the music lifts the spirits, and the stage is alive with movement.”

“I found the first half highly resistible because I was all the time being bludgeoned into enjoying myself.”

“What elevates it above the ordinary run is the author's precision and sureness of touch when it comes to creating just enough pathos to draw you into the lives of his family.”