The producers of Backbeat, the adaptation of one of the UK’s best-loved British films, have announced that the leading roles of Stuart Sutcliffe, Astrid Kirchherr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George ...

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The cast is set for the U.S. premiere of "Backbeat," the dramatic new play with music about the birth of one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands in history, the Beatles. "Backbeat" will have its U.S.

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One key difference between the birth of the Beatles film "Backbeat" and the stage musical of the same name is the inclusion of songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. When "Backbeat" was… By ...

Long before Yoko Ono appeared on the scene, another artsy foreigner made life difficult for the Beatles. Astrid Kirchherr, an aspiring German photographer, was introduced to the Fab Four during their ...