The World Premiere of the hilarious new pop rock musical Helldrivers of Daytona takes the Chicago stage running through October 30 at The Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street, Chicago.With music by Berton Averre The Knack, lyrics byRob MeurerPlatinum Records withChristopher Cross, and book by Emmy Award-winnerMark SaltzmanThe Tin Pan Alley Rag, The Adventures of Milo and Otis, these award-winning creative minds have put the pedal to the metal in this Nascar-themed musical full of girls, cars, and rockin' guitars.
- 9/13/2016
- by Kevin Pollack
- BroadwayWorld.com
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance will hold a free workshop performance of Helldrivers Of Daytona in the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre today and tomorrow, January 15th-16th at 730pm. A new musical with music by Berton Averre The Knack, lyrics by Rob Meurer 'Sailing' amp book by Mark Saltzman The Tin Pan Alley Rag, The Adventures of Milo and Otis.
- 1/15/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance will hold a free workshop performance of Helldrivers Of Daytona in the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre on January 15th-16th at 730pm. A new musical with music by Berton Averre The Knack, lyrics by Rob Meurer 'Sailing' amp book by Mark Saltzman The Tin Pan Alley Rag, The Adventures of Milo and Otis.
- 1/8/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
By P.J. Huffstutter
Chicago, July 27 (Reuters) - Russell R. Wasendorf Sr., chief executive of Peregrine Financial Group, who was arrested earlier this month after confessing to bilking customers for 20 years, is accused of stealing something else: a rock and roll tune.
On Friday, attorneys for the 1970s rock band The Knack -- famous for its song "My Sharona" -- sent a cease and desist letter to Wasendorf and his now-shuttered Italian restaurant MyVerona in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to stop him from using a re-recording of the tune as part of the eatery's online advertising campaign.
The restaurant had used the song, with the chorus modified to "M-m-m-My Verona," for several years as a theme song on its web site and other online venues, according to local residents and former company employees.
Among other things, the song served as a soundtrack to a video montage shot inside the restaurant, including...
Chicago, July 27 (Reuters) - Russell R. Wasendorf Sr., chief executive of Peregrine Financial Group, who was arrested earlier this month after confessing to bilking customers for 20 years, is accused of stealing something else: a rock and roll tune.
On Friday, attorneys for the 1970s rock band The Knack -- famous for its song "My Sharona" -- sent a cease and desist letter to Wasendorf and his now-shuttered Italian restaurant MyVerona in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to stop him from using a re-recording of the tune as part of the eatery's online advertising campaign.
The restaurant had used the song, with the chorus modified to "M-m-m-My Verona," for several years as a theme song on its web site and other online venues, according to local residents and former company employees.
Among other things, the song served as a soundtrack to a video montage shot inside the restaurant, including...
- 7/27/2012
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
The Knack's lead singer Doug Fieger, who co-wrote the 1979 hit song "My Sharona," died on Sunday, aged 57, after battling lung cancer for six years.His family said in a statement that Fieger passed away at his home in Woodland Hills, California, after outliving his doctors' prognoses "for many, many years.""Doug did not suffer. He is in a better place. And wherever he is, his love and music will continue to shower down upon all of us who remain in this mortal coil, forever," said his brother Geoffrey Fieger and sister Beth Falkenstein.The other members of the new wave rock band The Knack, that was formed in 1977, paid tribute to the Detroit-born singer/songwriter."Our hearts are broken, we will miss you Doug," they wrote on the band's website Knack.com.Fieger was one of four founding members of The Knack...
- 2/14/2010
- Filmicafe
The Blank Theatre Company is set to open the World Premiere of Setup & Punch a comedic play written by Mark Saltzman with original songs by Berton Averre & Rob Meurer and directed by The Blank's Artistic Director Daniel Henning. Hedy Burress, Pj Griffith and Andrew Leeds star in the third and final offering of The Blank's Mainstage season which begins performances on Saturday May 9, 2009 and opens on Thursday May 14, 2009 at The Blank's 2nd Stage Theatre in Hollywood.
- 4/16/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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