Beatlemania Fever Set To Hit Johannesburg Next Month With Renowned International Tribute Show

Bringing to life on stage the major musical hits that made The Beatles one of the most successful and influential rock groups of all time, international hit tribute and stage show Beatlemania On Tour is set to take over Johannesburg in early 2018 for a one month-long season at the Theatre of Marcellus, Emperor's Palace Casino.

Starting on Friday 19 January for two-week run, Beatlemania On Tour brings a full new cast of male singers for the shows' first tour to South Africa since 2010. Audiences can expect a fresh experience with state-of-the-art updates to production and lighting and revamps to the show's huge repertoire of replica Beatles costuming.

The successful international stage show runs in Johannesburg until Sunday 4 February 2018.

If it's pure nostalgia you're looking for, then you won't be disappointed. All of the Beatles' biggest and most treasured hits from the 1960's rock era will be performed live on stage - in their original key and on replica Beatles instruments - with unseen attention to detail creating the sincerest Beatles sound around.

The new cast includes the talented singers Cameron Charters (as Paul McCartney), Zac Coombs (as John Lennon), Brent McMullen (as George Harrison) and Ben Harper (as Ringo).

Audiences can expect to see classic Beatles hits such as Can't Buy Me Love, All My Loving, Please Please Me, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, Day Tripper, Nowhere Man, Help, Yellow Submarine, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Hey Jude performed throughout the two-hour show.

The handsome foursome have gone the extra mile to make the show true to life and Johannesburg fans of The Beatles are in for a treat. Charters even taught himself to play bass left-handed for his role!

"There is so much detail to get right for a show of this calibre; aside from getting the music spot-on we're expected to nail the characters, voices, little movements. It's a lot of work but it's worth it when you see the end result and know that real Beatles' fans will appreciate it," says Charters.

With previous sold-out shows across the US, Canada, Dubai, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand under its belt, the production is looking to uphold its reputation as one of the world's best Beatles tributes, and the show's producers are confident it will do just that.

Beatlemania On Tour is also expected to dazzle Durban audiences at Sibaya Casino and Entertainment World from 29 March until 8 April 2018 at the Izulu Theatre.

Cape Town's Artscape Theatre will host the fab four for a two-week tour in The Mother City from 31 Oct until 11 November 2018.

Tickets for the Johannesburg leg of the SA tour can be purchased via Computicket at either www.computicket.com or via Checkers and Shoprite retail stores, countrywide, and are priced at R250 each.

For more details about the show, visit: beatlemaniaontour.com

Connect with Beatlemania On Tour via their social media channels:

Instagram and Twitter: @BeatlemaniaTour
Facebook: www.facebook.com/beatlemaniaontour

MORE ABOUT CAMERON CHARTERS
For Australian musician, Cameron Charters, live music is life. He first performed trumpet publicly at the age of nine as part of his local brass band and has not stopped playing live since. As a teenager he developed an interest in rock music. Once leaving school, Charters worked in cover bands as a bass player and vocalist around Newcastle, Australia playing bass with The Good and Elixir. Through this period Cameron also wrote, performed and recorded originals as guitarist/vocalist with ?The Road Best Taken, Play the Field, No Sad Pandas. The Mayfields and Heddy's Revenge. Next Cameron performed the role of John McVie in Xband's Fleetwood Mac Show, then bass player for The Tributes. With The Tributes he played regularly throughout Australia. This led to Cameron touring nationally with The Robbie Williams Show. It was in 2006, Charters first joined forces with Showtime Australia to take on the role of Paul McCartney in Beatlemania On Tour, touring Australia, South Africa, Canada and New Zealand extensively. His commitment to his on-stage character was such that he taught himself to play bass left-handed for the role. After taking a break in 2009 from touring with Showtime Australia, Charters has since re-joined their pool of immensely talented musicians and share the amazing music of the Beatles with their audiences. Charters agreed it's time to bring his talents to the world stage again - all for the love of The Beatles.

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