FOREVER PLAID is an affectionate musical homage to the close-harmony guy groups that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, this deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash on February 9th 1964 on the way to their first big gig, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was.
Amassing loyal followers around the world, the Plaid fan base has been constantly growing for nearly twenty years. All these fans have now become part of the "Frequent Plaid" program. 'Plaid Heads' (a term coined by Jay Leno) have seen the show upwards of 700 times! 'Plaid Head' celebrities include Joanne Woodward, Goldie Hawn, Liza Minnelli, Garry Marshall, Jason Alexander, Elaine Stritch, Rosie O'Donnell, Tommy Hilfiger, Bette Midler, Joan Baez and Robert Reich. The film features cameos by Fred Willard, Loni Anderson, Rose Marie, Kate Linder, and Melissa Manchester.
FOREVER PLAID has won acclaim from audiences in every demographic. Kids, teens, young adults and their parents, grandparents and their great-grandparents have been smiling at this quirky off-beat tribute to the love of music, entertainment and the power of following your dream.
FOREVER PLAID has played the East Room of the White House (under the first Bush administration), and The Plaids have also sung for President Clinton at both his Democratic Conventions. In London FOREVER PLAID gave a command performance for HRH Queen Elizabeth. In Japan, the show was sponsored by the government and was honored with performances for Japanese dignitaries. The current worldwide total box office gross is now over $300,000,000. The show has played non-stop, worldwide for nearly twenty years.
FOREVER PLAID is an affectionate revue of the close-harmony guy groups (e.g. The Four Aces, The Four Freshmen) that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. They personified the clean-cut genre. This quartet of high-school chums' earnest dreams of recording an album ended in death in a collision with a bus filled with Catholic schoolgirls on their way to see the Beatles' American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. The play begins with The Plaids returning from the afterlife for one final chance at musical glory.
The score consists of musical favorites, including: "Three Coins in the Fountain," "Undecided," "Gotta Be This or That," "Moments to Remember," "Crazy 'Bout Ya, Baby," "No, Not Much," "Sixteen Tons," "Chain Gang," "Perfidia," "Cry," "Heart and Soul," "Lady of Spain," "Scotland the Brave," "Shangri-La," "Rags to Riches," "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" and a surprising rendition of the Beatles, ―She Loves You.
January 30th, 2011 2 PM
For tickets please call (909) 885-5152