This sounds fantastic! As intriguing as the films "Nowhere Boy" and "Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed." I love the idea of Lennon & McCartney stranded in a Florida hotel room during a hurricane. English boys would never see themselves in that situation! The play sounds inventive and intriguing and I can't wait to see it. Even though the website says it's sold out I kept clicking through and I got the last ticket for tonight's performance. I feel so lucky!
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Maybe I missed something in the article, but why are they playing modern-day guitars?
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Very weird to promote completely fake dialogue and behavior as something with meaningful beatles historical value.
Just get some of the great books that are available and written by people who actually lived their experiences with the beatles, or those who did a great job on their biographies.
And listen to the recordings.
@kenzo, For clear reasons, we have so much more true information in these internet days, and I think the deviations from fact bother us more. One that people love to tell: History shows us quite clearly that on the real life Fanny Brice's way up, she never "needed people," as sincere as the character sounds on that sentiment, but the song - written first for "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol," did wonders for Fanny Brice being in the minds of the public. One of the most stirring moments onstage in the 1970s was the tableau at the end off "1776" on July 4th with Congress signing the Declaration, all unified, and its book writer wrote a long essay in deviations from fact and why they were needed to make it s dramatic work.
When I saw "The Cher Show," I went in knowing deviations from fact like: Cher having a sister who fans saw being so loving to her during her career, the show could not deal with Elijah Blue because of family conflicts and I assumed for that reason didn't deal with Chaz as well except for a Chaz cameo as a baby [the blue blanket for Chastity as a baby was an emotional acknowledgement], And, while folks debate the quality of the work, the deviations were no more dramatic license than anything in a show like "Gypsy" was. (The real Rose Hovick really was responsible for somebody's death, June Havoc had a wonderful career, and LOL, even that Rose ever felt that "New York is the center of New York" looks shaky- Rose's life shows that NYC was key to her.)
The proper haircuts and tight trousers are a good start, but "Paul" is shown here playing a Taylor guitar that will not exist until the mid-seventies. Would it have been that difficult to rustle up a Gibson or an Epiphone?
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@Doc, someone online had written that so many gym-membership bodies are on pretty flashy display onstage over at the Hirschfeld Theater, and no one in 1899 who performed at the Moulin Rouge would possibly be in that shape -not even in Paris. I concentrated only on the acting, singing, dancing, and how history was going to see that show in the author's list of award winning films and plays, so I myself hadn't been aware that there was even anyone attractive in "Moulin Rouge," though I noticed two ladies across the aisle were a bit gaga when one of the dancers seemed to be performing right to them - but sometimes you get the best you can, like the guitar here!
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Sounds wonderful; I hope it gets picked up for a movie - premium cable if not a theatrical release.
I got excited at the thought that Paul was actually writing some poetry in addition to his lyrics.Very curious to read it, only to find it was a song.
A great song lyric is a beautiful thing. Whether the song in question has such a great lyric is debatable, but what's the point in calling it a poem. Poems are meant to be read without music, lyrics are not. Even Shakespeare's lyrics don't much read like poems, but lyrics. One form is not superior to the other. This is all about cultural status. Rather than reinforce the hierarchy, why not blur the distinction? Should we call a "band" an "orchestra" simply because some people think one group is superior to the other? It's misleading.
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Nicely written review. Thanks.
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This was an incredible show. I can’t stop thinking about it. Well done!
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