Actors Beth Malone, Jeb Brown, Jason Edwards, Cass Morgan, Lari White and Jarrod Emick, left to right, are shown in a scene from "Ring of Fire," a new musical celebrating country legend Johnny Cash, now playing at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Beth Malone, left, and Jarrod Emick in a scene from "Ring of Fire." Created with Johnny Cash's blessing before his death in 2003, the musical features three dozen of his best-loved songs to present vignettes of American life.
Singer Rosanne Cash, the daughter of Johnny Cash, attends the opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on Sunday, March 12, 2006.
John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and Carlene Carter, the daughter of June Carter Cash, attend the opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on March 12, 2006.
The marquee on opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on Sunday, March 12, 2006. The new musical celebrates country legend Johnny Cash.
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt attends the opening night of "Ring of Fire" on March 12, 2006, in New York. Hewitt stars in the CBS hit drama "Ghost Whisperer."
Actress Jane Seymour attends the opening night of "Ring of Fire," on Sunday, Match 12, 2006, in New York. Seymour is clutching the guitar-shaped purse that she also sported at the 2006 Academy Awards. Seymour's husband, Stacey Keach, was a producer of "Walk The Line," the Oscar-nominated Johnny Cash biopic.
Carlene Carter attends the opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on Sunday, March 12, 2006. The show salutes the music of Carter's stepfather, Johnny Cash.
Recording Artist Jack "Cowboy" Clement attends the opening night of "Ring of Fire" on Sunday, March 12, 2006, in New York. Clement worked with Johnny Cash and wrote two of Cash's most enduring songs, "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" and "Guess Things Happen That Way."
Actor Vincent Pastore, formerly of the HBO hit series "The Sopranos," and Peggy Brillant attend the opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on Sunday, March 12, 2006. Sunday also marked the start of the "The Sopranos" sixth and final season.
Country star Larry Gatlin attends the afterparty on the opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Sunday, March 12, 2006.
"Ring of Fire" actress Beth Malone enjoys the opening night of the new Broadway musical celebrating the life and music of Johnny Cash on Sunday, March 12, 2006, in New York. The show features six actors and eight musicians, bringing theatrical life to Cash's classic story songs.
Actor Jarrod Emick, recording artist Jack "Cowboy" Clement and actress Beth Malone attend the afterparty for the opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Sunday, March 12, 2006. Emick and Malone star in the new musical celebrating country legend Johnny Cash.
Actors Jason Edwards, Cass Morgan, John Carter Cash and Jeb Brown attend the afterparty for opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Sunday, March 12, 2006.
Actors Lari White, Jarrod Emick, Jason Edwards, Beth Malone, Jeb Brown and Cass Morgan attend the afterparty for opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Sunday, March 12, 2006. The six main actors play three couples in various stages of life while onstage musicians play Johnny Cash's songs.
Recording Artist Jack "Cowboy" Clement signs actor Jarrod Emick's guitar as they attend a party following the opening night performance of the new musical "Ring of Fire" on Sunday, March 12, 2006, in New York.
Actors Jarrod Emick and Lari White attend the opening night afterparty for the new Broadway musical "Ring of Fire" on Sunday, March 12, 2006, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square.
Actor Randy Redd and director Richard Maltby Jr. attend the afterparty for opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Sunday, March 12, 2006. The show features six actors and eight musicians who bring theatrical life to Johnny Cash's classic story songs, but does not feature an actor playing Cash.
Actor Jeb Brown, John Carter Cash and actress Beth Malone attend the afterparty for opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Sunday, March 12, 2006. Cash is the son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
Actress Laurie Canaan attends the afterparty on opening night of "Ring of Fire" at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square on Sunday, March 12, 2006. The show is playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.