SAN PEDRO, CA (08/12/2011)— A free Beatles concert will be performed on Saturday, August 20 at noon at Ports O' Call Marketplace Berth 77, 1199 Nagoya Way in San Pedro by renowned tribute band, Abbey Road. The concert is a promotion for In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles , the smash hit, award-winning retelling of the Beatles story through the eyes of manager Brian Epstein featuring Abbey Road. Radio station. The musical is considered by industry insiders to be the most unique Beatles show in decades. In My Life performs on Friday, August 26 at 8 p.m. at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 West 6th Street, San Pedro, Ca 90731. Tickets are $20 - $40 and may be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186166 or by phoning 800-838-3006. The show's website is www.inmylifetheplay.com. The show is family-friendly.
In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles is the award-winning musical biography of the Beatles through the eyes of manager Brian Epstein and features the live music of renowned tribute band, Abbey Road. The show broke attendance records at the Warner Grand in January 2010 under the former title, "Ticket to Ride", and is widely considered by industry insiders to be the most unique Beatles show in decades. The musical plays on Friday, August 26 at the Warner Grand Theatre, 478 West 6th Street, San Pedro, Ca 90731. Tickets are $20 - $40 and may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186166 or by phoning 800-838-3006.The show's website is www.inmylifetheplay.com.
The show premiered to sold-out audiences in April 2008 at a small Orange County theatre and a number of nights were added to keep up with demand. The show received rave reviews from Los Angeles Times , Backstage West, San Gabriel Valley News, Pasadena Star-News and Whittier Daily News . The show also earned a prestigious Roar of the Crowd award and was rated higher by online audiences than any other stage production in Southern California during the week of April 26, 2009. The production now tours nationally in regional theatres, including playing to a sold out audience last March at Cerritos Performing Arts Center. In January, 2010, the show drew the largest crowd in eight years at the Warner Grand.
More than just a Beatles tribute concert, In My Life gives the audience a chance to “be there” at pivotal moments in the extraordinary career of the Beatles : Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club, The Ed Sullivan Show , Shea Stadium, Abbey Road Studios and the final live performance on the rooftop of their Apple Corp offices. With manager Brian Epstein serving as narrator, In My Life allows the audience to get a glimpse inside the world of the Beatles from their point of view, as well as hear some of the greatest songs ever written. Historical settings such as the Cavern Club are established on stage with videos and images which play behind the actors and musicians on a a video screen.
Four Beatles tribute musicians and actors were cast to portray the Fab Four in the musical. With their tight harmonies, flawless renditions, custom–tailored costumes, vintage instruments, Liverpudlian dialect and precise attention to detail, they recreate the magic of the Beatles , including the Fab Four’s cheeky personalities and familiar onstage banter. In My Life takes the audience back to February 1964 when America watched the Beatles for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show , playing “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” Progressing through their various musical stages, the audience re-experiences the psychedelic era of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the creation of the haunting “Blackbird” and the raucous rock and roll of “Revolution.”
"There have been so many different Beatle band concert shows over the years, but in “In My Life,” we get a chance to see the Beatles , up close and personal, and hopefully gain a deeper insight into who they really were," said Tom Maher, one of the show's producers.
The four musician/actors cast to play John, Paul, George and Ringo were selected from 120 Beatle tribute musicians, most of whom showed up for auditions in costume and in character. The band features Benny Chadwick ("Paul"), Tyson Kelly ("John"), Robert Bielma ("George") and Axel Clarke ("Ringo").
The band is managed by Maher, who was part of the management team for such world class acts Guns N' Roses, Slash, Blind Melon, Zakk Wylde, Danzig, Leon Russell, John Jorgenson and My Little Funhouse. Maher is still currently in management for Motorhead, Anthrax, Sepultara, Zebrahead, My Vitriol, as well as up and comers Orange, the UK's Obsessive Compulsive, and Finland's Icon Cras
PHOTO TAGS: "John" shows Tyson Kelly ("John"); "Sullivanoneguitar" shows (l-r) Benjamin Chadwick ("Paul"), Axel Clarke ("Ringo"), Tyson Kelly ("John") and Robert Bielma ("George"). "Sgtpepper" shows Kelly, Clarke, Chadwick and Bielma.
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A free Beatles concert will be performed on Saturday, August 20 at Ports O' Call Marketplace beginning at noon, Berth 77, 1199 Nagoya Way in San Pedro. The concert is a promotion for In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles , the smash hit, award-winning retelling of the Beatles story through the eyes of manager Brian Epstein featuring renowned tribute Abbey Road. Radio station KLOS 95.5 will be giving away free show tickets and t-shirts at Ports O' Call beginning at 11 a.m. The musical is considered by industry insiders to be the most unique Beatles show in decades. In My Life performs on Friday, August 26 at 8 p.m. at the Warner Grand Theatre 478 West 6th Street, San Pedro, Ca 90731. Tickets are $20 - $40 and may be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186166 or by phoning 800-838-3006. The show's website is www.inmylifetheplay.com.
