SPEND AN EVENING WITH THE 'BEATLES'.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Although the Beatles are no longer together, people can experience their music Saturday at the Palmdale Playhouse with ``The Cast of Beatlemania.'' The 90-minute show, which begins at 8 p.m., will portray the Beatles with costumes and classic songs such as ``Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,'' ``Strawberry Fields Forever,'' and ``Help!'' ``It's fun. It makes me think back when I was a kid watching on Ed Sullivan,'' said group founder Dan Gerass, who portrays Ringo Starr Noun 1. Ringo Starr - rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) Richard Starkey, Starkey, Starr Beatles - a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and . ``It's like going in a time machine. People get all excited and start to scream just like the old days.'' Besides Gerass as Ringo, ``The Cast of Beatlemania'' includes Joe Stefananelli as John Lennon Noun 1. John Lennon - English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Lennon , Gilbert Bonilla as George Harrison and Frank Mendonka as Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney . The group does seven to 10 shows per month in such places as Reno, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Laughlin, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Boston and Chicago. Gerass put together the show over 20 years ago, picking the members from seeing them in other Beatles shows. Stefananelli has worked with Gerass for 10 years while Mendonka and Bonilla have been with him for nearly five years. A teacher at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley School of Music, Gerass is also a touring drummer and recording session player. ``I've always been a Beatles fan,'' said Gerass, a Palmdale resident for six years. The Palmdale Playhouse is at 38334 10th St. East. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens, military and children age 12 and younger. To purchase tickets, call (661) 267-5685 or order online at www.cityofpalmdale.org. For more information, call (661) 267-ARTS. |
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