Post by Jai Guru Deva on Jun 6, 2017 17:51:29 GMT -5
"Nowhere Man" a play about Paul McCartney's double will run from June 8 to 18 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., New York, NY.
theaterforthenewcity.net/nowhereman.html
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"Nowhere Man" weaves tale of McCartney's double
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY - Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field is presenting "Nowhere Man," a new play about a man hired as a double for one of the Fab Four.
The play written by Claude Solnik and directed by Donna Mejia, is being presented June 8 to 18 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., New York, New York.
John Anthony Gorman plays Billy Campbell in this story about someone hired to be Paul McCartney's double in the 1960s, and Olivia Boren plays his girlfriend Rita.
Ed Altman plays George Martin, the Beatles' arranger, and Tyler Beau Humphries plays Neil Aspinall, the band's road manager.
Sophie Max plays Emma/Michelle, a fan who follows the band, and Michael Metta plays Tommy, her British boyfriend.
"As a London native, music, the Beatles and the city are all things I'm well versed in," Boren, part of a cast including numerous performers from the United Kingdom, said. "I'm also excited to finally be able use my natural accent for the first time since working in the U.S."
Sophie Max, who plays a Beatles fan, also sees Nowhere Man as a chance to play an interesting character in a story that hits close to home.
"I'm a British actress and a huge Beatles fan," she said, "so this play is particularly special for me."
After the Beatles stopped performing at the height of their success, some fans became convinced the singer had died in a car accident.
Rumors circulated that McCartney had crashed and the band concealed the fact, even hiring a double to keep going.
In fact, the band stopped performing and did studio work after the sounds of shouting fans began to drown out their music at concerts.
In Nowhere Man, the Beatles' handlers, such as George Martin, the band's arranger, and Neil Aspinall, their road manager and assistant, orchestrate the hiring.
"It's a Faustian bargain," Solnik said. "Someone's hired to be someone else for the cameras and crowds. The get some of the glory, but they have to give up their own private life, their own identity."
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Broadway World: Nowhere Man
The play is part of a renewed interest in the Beatles as Baby Boomers rediscover the band on the 50th anniversary of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
"This play looks at what it might have been like to be hired, even briefly, to be the fifth Beatle," said Solnik, who also wrote Imagine, a series of scenes inspired by Beatles songs. "To get a chance to be part of one of the biggest bands in history."
The play looks at fame, happiness, fans and the pleasures of privacy, what some people surrender for their 15 minutes of fame - and the price that goes with secrecy.
"It's a fun story set against the backdrop of the Beatles during their heyday," Solnik said. "And life in London in the 1960s."
Nowhere Man will run June 8-18 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. Visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net or call 212-254-1109 for more information.
theaterforthenewcity.net/nowhereman.html
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"Nowhere Man" weaves tale of McCartney's double
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY - Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field is presenting "Nowhere Man," a new play about a man hired as a double for one of the Fab Four.
The play written by Claude Solnik and directed by Donna Mejia, is being presented June 8 to 18 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., New York, New York.
John Anthony Gorman plays Billy Campbell in this story about someone hired to be Paul McCartney's double in the 1960s, and Olivia Boren plays his girlfriend Rita.
Ed Altman plays George Martin, the Beatles' arranger, and Tyler Beau Humphries plays Neil Aspinall, the band's road manager.
Sophie Max plays Emma/Michelle, a fan who follows the band, and Michael Metta plays Tommy, her British boyfriend.
"As a London native, music, the Beatles and the city are all things I'm well versed in," Boren, part of a cast including numerous performers from the United Kingdom, said. "I'm also excited to finally be able use my natural accent for the first time since working in the U.S."
Sophie Max, who plays a Beatles fan, also sees Nowhere Man as a chance to play an interesting character in a story that hits close to home.
"I'm a British actress and a huge Beatles fan," she said, "so this play is particularly special for me."
After the Beatles stopped performing at the height of their success, some fans became convinced the singer had died in a car accident.
Rumors circulated that McCartney had crashed and the band concealed the fact, even hiring a double to keep going.
In fact, the band stopped performing and did studio work after the sounds of shouting fans began to drown out their music at concerts.
In Nowhere Man, the Beatles' handlers, such as George Martin, the band's arranger, and Neil Aspinall, their road manager and assistant, orchestrate the hiring.
"It's a Faustian bargain," Solnik said. "Someone's hired to be someone else for the cameras and crowds. The get some of the glory, but they have to give up their own private life, their own identity."
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Broadway World: Nowhere Man
The play is part of a renewed interest in the Beatles as Baby Boomers rediscover the band on the 50th anniversary of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
"This play looks at what it might have been like to be hired, even briefly, to be the fifth Beatle," said Solnik, who also wrote Imagine, a series of scenes inspired by Beatles songs. "To get a chance to be part of one of the biggest bands in history."
The play looks at fame, happiness, fans and the pleasures of privacy, what some people surrender for their 15 minutes of fame - and the price that goes with secrecy.
"It's a fun story set against the backdrop of the Beatles during their heyday," Solnik said. "And life in London in the 1960s."
Nowhere Man will run June 8-18 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. Visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net or call 212-254-1109 for more information.