JASON Donovan stars in the Tony Award winning Broadway and West End musical Million Dollar Quartet as it visits Southampton on its first UK tour next week.

The 90s heartthrob turned musical theatre star is cast as legendary record producer Sam Phillips in the rock n roll extravaganza.

Million Dollar Quartet brings one legendary night to life, featuring a score of rock hits which bring you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock 'n' roll band for one unforgettable night.

Inspired by the true story of the famed recording session where Sam Phillips, brought together icons Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley, Million Dollar Quartet includes more than 20 legendary rock ‘n’ roll hits, including Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog, I Walk The Line and Great Balls of Fire.

On his part in the show, which celebrates one of the greatest jam sessions of all time, Jason told the Daily Echo: "For me it's a great acting part, so I was pretty keen on it for that reason. It's a great story and in Sam Phillips and his experience in making records, I saw parallels with the whole thing I went through in the 80s with Pete Waterman. There's also parallels with Simon Cowell and Motown Records. I can really relate to the story.

"I like a challenge and this is certainly a challenge in terms of dialogue. I don't think I've ever read so many words in life.

"It was such a pivotal time in music history with Elvis and the birth of white rock n roll. It's a fascinating story."

See Million Dollar Quartet at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday to Saturday.

Tickets: 023 8071 1811 or mayflower.org.uk