New for the fall shows include the entire "B" side of the Beatles' "Abbey Road," The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" and Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Killer Queen."īowie is represented with "Ziggy Stardust," "Starman," "Space Oddity" and the Bowie/Queen "Under Pressure." The group has limited the bands so far to The Who, The Beatles, David Bowie and Queen, with a few selections from "Jesus Christ Superstar." "They have to be big, iconic and utilize big vocal harmonies or gang vocals, and they have to rock!" Ware explained. The songs chosen are basically from the same era - the 70s. The production has evolved to include a larger repertoire. "We have had countless e-mails from audience members who tell us that they had no idea the show would be so entertaining, that they were blown away by the scope and power of the experience," he added. Newcomers, he promised, will be surprised at "how cool the show sounds, how cool it looks, how much fun the performers are having and how much enjoyment you get at having been a witness." The audience can range from 6 to 60, he added: music lovers, their children, theater groups, groups of neighborhood friends, office parties, students, tourists and others. "Because we really are genuinely having a great time with each other on stage, performing these really cool songs, and it is infectious," he said.
It's been hailed as "a party with live music," which Ware believes is an accurate characterization. They penned a mini-opera lampooning the challenges they faced with the "Jesus Christ Superstar" repertoire, including one number they called "Andrew Lloyd Webber Said No."Ī hit was born, developing an almost cultlike following with some audience members returning for repeated performances.
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