George Harr News

London's new rock & roll show BACKBEAT, opened at the Duke of York's Theatre on 10 October. Co-written by Iain Softley and Stephen Jeffreys and based on the 1994 film by Iain Softley, who directed the Glasgow production - 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, Germany. Backbeat is produced by Karl Sydow and directed by David Leveaux. Tickets are on sale now from www.atgtickets.com/backbeat / 0844 871 7623.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will welcome renowned stars of the Boston Ballet, Erica Cornejo and Paulo Arrais, to dance the principal roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and The Cavalier in its 2011 production of The Nutcracker.

'1964 - THE TRIBUTE will be coming to the Majestic Theatre on September 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm.

The Orleans Showroom presents music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® inductee Leon Russell on October 22 and 23 at 8 p.m.

Producers of London's new rock & roll show BACKBEAT, which opens at the Duke of York's Theatre on 10 October, have revealed the principal roles cast for this production.

WYO Theater presents music legend Leon Russell on September 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm.

Dave Mason comes to the Lyric on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM

Forty seven years ago, The Beatles kicked-off their first ever U.S. tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. John, George, Paul and Ringo return to the City by the Bay for five performances only - October 28 - 31 - in 4 Lads from Liverpool - A Tribute to The Beatles at San Francisco's Marines' Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St., 2nd floor). Tickets range in price from $35 to $75 and go on-sale tomorrow, Friday, August 26, at noon at the Marines' Memorial Theatre box office, by phone at 415-771-6900 and online at marinesmemorialtheatre.com.

'1964 - THE TRIBUTE will be coming to the Majestic Theatre on September 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm.

97.3 KBCO & Westword present the rescheduled date for B.B. King at the Boulder Theater on Saturday, August 20th, 2011.

Ken Regan was there when the Beatles touched down on U.S. soil for the first time in 1964. He caught candid snapshots of their arrival at JFK International Airport in New York City, photographed their backstage downtime at the Ed Sullivan Show and spent a day clowning around with the Fab Four in Central Park.

George Harrison's GRAMMY-winning Concert for Bangladesh album makes its exclusive digital debut on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) today, 40 years after the historic concert event on August 1, 1971.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is thrilled to announce the second year of its wildly successful series, TRIBUTE FRIDAYS, featuring the most authentic tribute bands around paying homage this season to Journey, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Queen, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones! Concert dates are Friday, August 26, 2011 at 8pm and Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8pm and Friday, September 16 at 8pm. The lobby bar will open for Happy Hour at 6:30pm.

HBO has acquired the North American TV rights to Martin Scorsese's GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD from Grove Street Pictures. The film was produced by Scorsese (through his Sikelia Productions banner), Olivia Harrison (through her Grove Street Pictures banner) and Nigel Sinclair (through Exclusive's documentary label, Spitfire Pictures).