"ELVIS"
Astoria Theatre, London 1977-1979


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"Elvis" Brochure
 

ACT ONE

1.

Goodnight Irene (country singer)
at Leows Movie Theatre Memphis)

2.

That's All Right 1
with acoustic guitar at Leows Movie Theatre

3.

That's All Right 2 (Shaky)
with Scotty Moore and Bill Black

4.

That's All Right 3 (Proby) at Las Vegas

5.

Memories (Proby)

6. Stars Fell On Alabama (boys)
7. In The Ghetto (Proby)
8. I'm Getting Richer (Preacher)
9. Money Honey (Fumble)
10. Rags To Riches (Proby)
11. Tupelo Mississipi Flash (Fumble)
12. Heartbreak Hotel (Shaky)
13. Rags To Riches (Proby)
14. There's A Leak (boys)

Venue

  15. Only In America (Fumble)

Astoria
157 Charing Cross Road,
London WC2

  16.
17.
18.
Blue Suede (Shaky)
Don't Be Cruel
Hound Dog
    19. All Round The World (Fumble)
1977     20. 6.5 Special (Fumble)
24th Oct Auditions at the Astoria Shaky mp3 interview   21. Getting Richer (Preacher)
27th Oct Rehearsals start   22. Act Naturally (Fumble)
28th Nov Opening Premiere   23. Love Me Tender (Whitnall)
  Mon - Thu 8pm
Fri & Sat 6:00 & 8:45pm
Dec 24th, 26th & 27th 3:00 & 8pm
Jan 2nd 3:00 & 8pm
  24. Jailhouse Rock (Shaky)
25. Loving You (girls)
26. King Creole (Shaky)
1979     27. All American Boy (Fumble)
7th June Final Performance   28. Only In America (Fumble)
      29. Sound Off (Fumble)

AWARDS

  30. Mama Liked The Roses (Proby)

Evening Standard musical of the year 1978

  31. Farther Along (Shaky)
    32. How Great Thou Art (Proby)

THE ELVIS CAST

  33. Wooden Heart (band) intr. march

Young Elvis: Tim Whitnall

  34. Sea Cruise (Shaky Whitnall Proby & Co.)

Middle Period Elvis: Shakin' Stevens interview

 

ACT TWO

Vegas Elvis: P. J. Proby
Bogdan Kominowski replaced Proby in June 1978

  35. G.I. Blues (Proby)
36. Double Trouble (Fumble)

STAND-INS

  37. (S)he's Not You (girls)

  Young Elvis: Billy Hartman

  38. Devil In Disguise (Fumble)

Vegas Elvis: Sean Simon

  39. Hot Dog (girls)
    40 Trouble (Shaky)

SUPPORTING CAST

  41 You Ought To Make Me A Feature (Fumble)

chorus/backing singer: Tracey Ullman

  42 Surrender (Proby)

Paul Felber

  43. Learn To Croon (Fumble)

Anna MacLeod

  44. Blue Hawaii (Proby)

Yale O'Dwyer

  45. You're So Square (Whitnall)

Helen Baker

  46. Surrender (Proby)

Tanith Banbury

  47.
48.
Loving You (girls)
/ I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Shaun Simon

Richard Ashley

  49.
50.
51.
52.
Are You Lonesome Tonight (Proby & girls)
World Without Love
Yesterday
Without Love

Stephen Leigh

Richard Piper

    53.
54.
55.
56.
Dixieland Rock (Shaky & Fumble)
Gotta Lotta Livin' To Do
Wear My Ring
Ready Teddy

SUPPORTING BAND

Fumble

Des Henly, Mario Ferrari, Sean Mayes, Barry Pike

57. It's Now Or Never (solo girl)

OTHER MUSICIANS

58. Viva Las Vegas (Whitnall)

Keith Strachan

  59. Do You Know Who I Am (Proby)

Ronnie Caryl

  60. All Shook Up (Proby)

Bob Efford

  61.
62.
Mystery Train (Proby)
/ Tiger Man

Mike Harding

Tony Hepworth

 

Finale

Mark Hutchins

  63. Party (Fumble)

Phil Todd

  64. Trying To Get To You (Shaky)

Roy Truman

  65. Too Much (Whitnall)

Paul Urwin

  66.

Teady Bear (Whitnall)

    67. Such A Night (Shaky)

  STAFF & PRODUCTION TEAM

  68. Don't (Whitnall)

Director: Jack Good

  69.

Good Luck Charm (girls)

Producer: Ray Coony

  70. Return To Sender (boys)

Musical Director: Keith Strachan

  71. Big Hunk O'Love (Whitnall)

Choreographer: Carole Todd

  73. My Baby Left Me (Shaky)
    74. One Night (Whitnall)

THE ALBUM

  75. Treat Me Nice (Shaky)

'Elvis' Original Cast Album
only sold at the theatre

  76. Mean Woman Blues (Shaky)
  77. Hound Dog (Whitnall)
    78. Jailhouse Rock (Shaky)

Elvis Musical Links

  79. American Trilogy (Proby & Co.)

Elvis musical page by J. Earley

   

German page by Axel Schulte

 

PRESS

Angie's Elvis Musical page

 

Record Mirror 03/12/77

   

Thrills review 1977

I'd like to say a big thank you to Keith Strachan for your help with this page. Thanks Keith

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Shaky in action
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