Impostors a success
Dani Minehart
Issue date: 4/22/09 Section: The Edge
Everyone in Western Hall, young and old alike, traveled back through time straight into the '60s when The Fab Four, a Beatles tribute band, put on a show presented by the Bureau of Cultural Affairs.
"It was more than I expected it to be," said Karissa Zeller, an undeclared freshman. "(It was)
surprisingly amazing."
The beginning of the show started out with Jerry Hoban as Ed Sullivan hosting the performance. Hoban's character was flawless as he captured every detail of Sullivan's walk, talk and expressions. His act made it feel like I was in the audience of "The Ed Sullivan Show," waiting for The Beatles to make their first
appearance ever.
"Having never seen 'The Ed Sullivan Show' myself, it was wonderfully put together. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought I was watching the real thing," Zeller said.
Then the members came on stage, including Ron McNeil as John Lennon, Ardy Sarraf as Paul McCartney, Gavin Pring as George Harrison and Rolo Sandoval as Ringo Starr.
Not only did their looks match the Beatle they impersonated, but their singing sounded like the real thing. Even though Pring is the only member originally from Liverpool, England, when the other members spoke in between songs, they were able to turn on the English accent perfectly.
The Fab Four's British Invasion period was immaculate in sound, look and style. After the first set, the show transitioned into the Sgt. Pepper's era. While the members were in costume change, Hoban came back onto the stage to preoccupy the audience with more jokes. The band came back out in the colorful costumes, and a psychedelic set list matched.
Finally, the next costume change came, and the four came out in the post-psychedelic Beatles look. McNeil pulled off Lennon's all white suit and shoes marvelously and even chewed gum during the last part of the performance, just as Lennon commonly did.
When McNeil sang, he tilted his head back with his chin in the air, just how Lennon performed on stage. Pring played his guitar abnormally high, just as Harrison did. Sandoval beat on the drums with the same head bob and goofy smile Starr had. And Sarraf was just smiley and kooky as McCartney always seemed to be.
"It was more than I expected it to be," said Karissa Zeller, an undeclared freshman. "(It was)
surprisingly amazing."
The beginning of the show started out with Jerry Hoban as Ed Sullivan hosting the performance. Hoban's character was flawless as he captured every detail of Sullivan's walk, talk and expressions. His act made it feel like I was in the audience of "The Ed Sullivan Show," waiting for The Beatles to make their first
appearance ever.
"Having never seen 'The Ed Sullivan Show' myself, it was wonderfully put together. If I didn't know any better, I would have thought I was watching the real thing," Zeller said.
Then the members came on stage, including Ron McNeil as John Lennon, Ardy Sarraf as Paul McCartney, Gavin Pring as George Harrison and Rolo Sandoval as Ringo Starr.
Not only did their looks match the Beatle they impersonated, but their singing sounded like the real thing. Even though Pring is the only member originally from Liverpool, England, when the other members spoke in between songs, they were able to turn on the English accent perfectly.
The Fab Four's British Invasion period was immaculate in sound, look and style. After the first set, the show transitioned into the Sgt. Pepper's era. While the members were in costume change, Hoban came back onto the stage to preoccupy the audience with more jokes. The band came back out in the colorful costumes, and a psychedelic set list matched.
Finally, the next costume change came, and the four came out in the post-psychedelic Beatles look. McNeil pulled off Lennon's all white suit and shoes marvelously and even chewed gum during the last part of the performance, just as Lennon commonly did.
When McNeil sang, he tilted his head back with his chin in the air, just how Lennon performed on stage. Pring played his guitar abnormally high, just as Harrison did. Sandoval beat on the drums with the same head bob and goofy smile Starr had. And Sarraf was just smiley and kooky as McCartney always seemed to be.
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