John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert

John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert
Written byWilly Russell
CharactersThe Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr), Bert McGhee
Date premieredMay 1974 (1974-May)
Place premieredEveryman Theatre, Liverpool, England
Original languageEnglish
SubjectThe Beatles
Genremusical, biography
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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]

  1. ^ "John Paul George Ringo ... & Bert". Willy Russell.
  2. ^ "John, Paul, George, Ringo... & Bert". Userpages.umbc.edu.