"Mr. Gary Thompson called to let us know that he and his wife thoroughly enjoyed The Fab Four. He said it was the best show they had ever seen!! They are looking forward to future shows this season, but he has no idea how we can top that one!"
Bloomington resident and Cultural District volunteer Carol Baker also wrote: "What a fabulous time everyone had at the Fab Four!"And did they ever! From Ed Sullivan's monologue to the first notes of "She Loves You"; From "Yesterday" to "Imagine," the Fab Four delivered a note-perfect Beatles' experience that had people standing in their seats, waving their hands over their heads, and jumping back in time to welcome in the British Invasion with the best band of all time.
The pre-show speaker, W. Michael Weiss, a professor of history at Illinois Wesleyan, put it best when he said the music of the Beatles knew no generational bounds. Kids today are as familiar with Beatles music as their parents (and now grandparents), in a way we had never seen in previous generations.
The audience comments I've heard since support the timelessness of this music. There was the Beatles fan who felt like they were transported back to their youth, to that moment when they first saw the band perform on Ed Sullivan. There were also the Gen X'ers and Millennials in the audience who enjoyed the show as an opportunity to experience a live performance of this music as the Beatles would have performed it.
Indeed, everyone seemed to have a great time. Were you there? What did you think? Would you like to see the Fab Four back at the BCPA in seasons to come? Email me at jaalberts@artsblooming.org and I'll post your comments here.
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