The Cast of Beatlemania

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The Cast of Beatlemania
The Cast of Beatlemania Tribute to the Beatles
Origin	New England
Country	USA
Years active	1980-present
Members	Carlo Cantamessa Lenie Colacino Jim Filgate John Delgado
Website(s)	Moptops.com

The Cast of Beatlemania is a U.S. tribute band to The Beatles, one of the best known and longest running in the world. The group currently features Lenie Colacino, a former cast member of the 1977 Broadway musical Beatlemania. The group has performed in all fifty U.S. states, and over twenty foreign countries, including Canada, England, Mexico, South American, Brazil and Japan.

1 History
2 Members
3 The show
4 Articles
5 External links

[edit] History

The Cast was individually selected from thousands of musicians who auditioned from all over the U.S. for the Broadway show, Beatlemania.

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[edit] Members

The current members are:

Carlo Cantamessa (as John Lennon) - rhythm guitar, bass guitar, piano, lead vocal, band manager

Performed this role for over 25 years.

Lenie Colacino (as Paul McCartney) - bass guitar, piano, lead vocal

The first left-handed member of the original Broadway production of Beatlemania.

Jim Filgate (as George Harrison) - lead guitar, lead vocal

A more recent addition to the cast.

John Delgado (as Ringo Starr) - drums, percussion, lead vocal

A more recent addition to the cast.

Mark Templeton - keyboards, musical director, arranger

Previously played with Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Chuck Berry and Kenny Garrett.

[edit] The show

The Cast at New Milford High School, CT in 2005

Lenie Colacino (as Paul McCartney) and Jim Filgate (as George Harrison)

Carlo Cantamessa as John Lennon

The Cast works in the following applications:

Arenas & stadiums
Theaters & auditoriums
Fairs and outdoor events
Conventions & corporate functions
Schools & colleges
Auto, boat, and home shows
Police & fireman fundraisers
Special events
Opening & closing acts

Act I

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Yesterday"
"I Saw Her Standing There"
"Act Naturally"
"This Boy"
"Lose That Girl"
"From Me to You"
"Help!"
"Please Please Me"
"In My Life"
"All My Loving"
"Nowhere Man"
"A Hard Days Night"
"I Feel Fine"
"Happy Just to Dance"
"Day Tripper"
"Can't Do That"
"Twist & Shout"

Act II

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
"Back in USSR"
"With a Little Help From My Friends"
"Birthday"
"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"
"Something"
"Strawberry Fields Forever"
"Penny Lane"
"I Am the Walrus"
"Lady Madonna"
"Taxman"
"Hey Jude"
"Hide Your Love Away"
"Here Comes the Sun"
"Got to Get You"
"Get Back"
"Come Together"
"Revolution"

[edit] Articles

" Cast members [...] had the playing ability and stage presence to make one feel as if one were actually witnessing the Pride of Liverpool. " -- Jim Dreher, 15 May 2003, Town Times (full article)
"The performances of the four cast members were strikingly similar to the originals. Most notably was Cantamessa's portrayal of John Lennon, from his playful nature with the crowd to his unique singing talent and appearance."--Nancy Hall, 13 October 2004,QU Chronicle (full article)
"...more than 3,000 gathered at the Harwinton Fairgrounds Saturday to see The Cast of Beatlemania perform a fund-raising concert for the Harwinton Lions Club[...]The group wowed the audience with its sound-alike vocal stylings and British toned stage banter. By the end of the first song some of the crowd was dancing near the stage. And the audience let out a few "woos" to help The Cast of Beatlemania with "I Saw Her Standing the There."--DOUG JAGGERS, 11 July 2004, The Register Citizen(full article)