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About The Show

Backbeat – the adaptation of the 1994 film by Iain Softley on the birth of The Beatles – is heading to the US following acclaimed runs in Toronto and London. The production plays the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles from 16 January 2013.

Backbeat is the story of how the Beatles ‘became’ the Beatles – when John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe embarked on their journey from the famous docks of Liverpool to search for success in the seedy red light district of Hamburg.

The compelling triangular relationship between the band’s original bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, the striking German photographer Astrid Kirchherr whom he fell in love with, and his best friend John Lennon, became an intrinsic part of The Beatles’ story – and put them on an unstoppable trajectory onto the world stage.… Read the rest

Reviews

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“Moving, exhilarating, intense and emotional. Brings me back to my child years and my parents love for the beatles”
–NY Xtasy female Escort Service in New York

“Heartbreaking, ridiculously funny and closing with a stonking set of rock ‘n’ roll standards, this show has it all.”
– Daily Star, London

“A dynamic blast evoking the Beatles’ raw musical potential.”
– The Independent, London

“Edgy and cool”
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Music

2 Hit Songs from Backbeat

Rock ‘n roll to a montage of songs.
Sample the cast album.

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Cast & Crew

• Karl Sydow

  Producer
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• David Leveaux

  Director
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• Iain Softley

  Writer
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• Stephen Jeffreys

  Writer
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• Christopher Oram

  Designer
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• Andrew D Edwards

  Designer
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• Howard Harrison

  Lighting Designer
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• David Holmes

  Lighting Designer
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• Ed Clarke

  Sound Designer
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• Paul Groothuis

  Sound Designer
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• Timothy Bird and Nina Dunn for Knifedge

  Projection Designers
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• Paul Stacey

  Musical Supervisor and Original Incidental Music Composer
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• Nikki Woollaston

  Movement Director
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• Renny Krupinski

  Fight Director
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• Jason Lawson

  Associate Director
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• Julia Horan CDG

  Casting Director
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• Crosbie Marlowe

  Production Managers
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Tickets

Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles

16^th January 2013 until 24^th February 2013
Box office: 213-972-4400

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