The man in black is all red, white and blue on July 4

This Fourth of July, celebrate the holiday honoring one of America's greatest country music legends, Johnny Cash.

The Village Playhouse and Repertory Company is hosting a musical in tribute to Cash.

Though not a play, "Red, White and Cash" will celebrate the events in Cash's life while featuring more than two dozen hits that he made famous.

Songs such as "I've Been Everywhere," "Jackson," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Country Boy" and "Jackson" are to be played throughout the night.

Michael Easler and Dusty Bryant will cover Johnny Cash in different stages of his life while Kathy Summer and Jenna Brinson take part as well.

The performers will incorporate the sounds of the Red, White and Cash Band. The band is made up of Jay Urban (electric guitar), Trey Cooper (keyboard), Brian McCreight (drums), Bart Saylor (banjo) and Robert Widlowski (bass).

Patriotic classics such as "This Land is Your Land," "Sea to Shining Sea" and "America the Beautiful" also will be played throughout the evening.

Village Playhouse Producing Artistic Director, Keely Enright, talks about "Red, White and Cash."

Q: What can people expect to see at the "Red, White and Cash" event?

A: A patriotic theme and a family event. We are going to have a big grill in front of the playhouse with hamburgers to take inside to watch (the show). It's definitely inside and definitely air-conditioned. But it's going to have an Independence Day picnic feel.

Q: Why Johnny Cash for the Fourth of July?

A: We wanted to celebrate the life and music of Johnny Cash and the Fourth of July holiday seemed like a perfect time to honor his story and music.

He's such an American icon. He represented so many people. He was so patriotic and embraced it through his music throughout his entire career. He is a perfect fit.

Q: What should viewers know about the show?

A: It's is not an "impersonator" show. No one "plays" Johnny Cash. It is a performance that celebrates his life with talented musicians and performers singing and playing the big hits that Johnny made famous.

Q: Has the Village Playhouse put on an event like this before?

A: We have put on great 20th-century shows in the past that have been about important, popular, influential musical artists. There have been many different artists who impacted the music scene, but Johnny Cash is probably the biggest we have ever done.