| John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Willy Russell |
| Characters | The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr), Bert McGhee |
| Date premiered | May 1974 |
| Place premiered | Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, England |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | The Beatles |
| Genre | musical, biography |
| Official site | |
John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert is a 1974 musical by Willy Russell based on the story of the Beatles.
It premiered at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool in May 1974, where it ran for eight weeks, and later moved to the Lyric Theatre in London in August 1974, where it ran for a year and was later named "Best Musical of 1974" by the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and London Critics' awards.[1] It featured the music of the Beatles performed by Barbara Dickson.
It also briefly ran in Ireland in 1977 and in the United States in 1985.[2]