Notwithstanding the Beatlemania that was sweeping the country at the time, Townson and Ellison were more interested in the rhythm and blues sound of The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds and The Who.
The film would be Presley's last release before the arrival of Beatlemania and was the top grossing movie musical of 1963.
He was musical director and had a starring role in Elvis - An American Musical, a New York-produced multi-media show organized by the producers of Grease and Beatlemania.
The Cast was individually selected from thousands of musicians who auditioned from all over the U.S. for the Broadway show, Beatlemania.
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: The first left-handed member of the original Broadway production of Beatlemania.
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The group currently features Lenie Colacino, a former cast member of the 1977 Broadway musical Beatlemania.
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The Cast recreates the sights and sounds of The Beatles' in every show that you will recall when the world was engulfed in the most pleasant fever of all: Beatlemania!
In between sessions, as Beatlemania took off across the UK, the group were busy with radio, TV, and live performances.
Following the final show of the West End musical Beatlemania, Barreau formed The Bootleg Beatles with fellow cast members Neil Harrison and David Catlin-Birch.
The Apple scruffs were a loosely-knit group of hardcore Beatles fans who were known for congregating outside the Apple Corps building and at the gates of Abbey Road Studios in London during the waning days of Beatlemania, in the hope of seeing or interacting with one of the band members.
Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years was an unsuccessful Broadway musical revue conceived by Bob Gill and Robert Rabinowitz, who also conceived Beatlemania.