‘Beatlemania’ Strikes Again

Always one of the biggest concert draws of the summer season, thousands of mop top fans gathered at in New Hyde Park on July 21 for what is now considered to be the annual British (Re) Invasion by the Faux Fab Foursome, otherwise known as the Cast of Beatlemania.

The Cast of Beatlemania is an international tour that has been on the road after performing on Broadway for a number of years. Carlo Cantamessa plays the late John Lennon on the rhythm guitar, Lenie Colacino plays Paul McCartney on the bass guitar, Jim Filgate plays the late George Harrison on the lead guitar, John Delgado plays Ringo Starr on the drums, and added to the quartet is Mark Templeton who plays the keyboard.

The former Broadway stars have been playing the park for the , consistently filling the venue and being requested back again and again as they take baby boomers and their children (as well as grand children) through the music of the Beatles from their initial American debut on the Ed Sullivan Show, to Sgt. Peppers and through the Abbey Road/ modern era, complete with costume changes.

Setlist:

Act One:
Seventeen
Beethoven
Till There Was You
From Me to You
All My Lovin’
A Hard Days Night
Happy Just to Dance
I Call Your Name
I’ll Dream of Her Tonight
Follow the Sun
Honey Don’t
There Are Places I Remember
Help!
Norwegian Wood
Nowhere Man
Drive My Car
I Feel Fine
Daytripper

Act Two:
SGT. Pepper/ A Little Help
Strawberry Fields
Penny Lane
I Am The Walrus
Tax Man
Across the Universe
Blackbird
Come Together
Back In the USSR
Birthday
Get Back
Revolution
Hey Jude