Atlanta rockers turn heavy metal album into musical
May 22, 2006 (Press Release) --
Audiences took note when The Little Five Points Rockstar Orchestra delivered a rocking rendition of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” This time, they have hell to pay.
The group is taking the classic Iron Maiden heavy metal album “Number of the Beast” and transforming it into a musical.
The production, entitled “666: A Tribute To The Devil & Heavy Metal,” is an evening of bombastic rock ‘n’ roll theatrics. It’s being held, appropriately enough, on June 6, 2006 (aka 6-6-06) at 7 Stages Theatre in Atlanta. Additional performances take place on June 9 and 10.
Written, directed and conceived by Shane Morton, Liam McKaharay and Rock Orchestra founder Rob Thompson, the musical uses the Iron Maiden material to tell a story of darkness and redemption. It’s set in the fictitious Gangland where organized crime, sex and satanic rituals run rampant.
A live heavy metal band featuring members of Atlanta’s rock underground provides the soundtrack as actors bring the music to life. For example, the audience is taken into the seedy operations of a brothel during “22 Acacia Avenue.” And they witness a hanging during the epic “Hallowed Be Thy Name.”
“It’s never been done before,” says Thompson. “People who grew up with heavy metal and love it don’t get to go see it in the clubs anymore. This puts a twist on it, and hopefully turns it into something new and exciting.”
“666: A Tribute To The Devil & Heavy Metal.” 8 p.m. June 6; 8 p.m. June 9; 10 p.m. June 10. $10. 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave., Atlanta. 404-523-7647, www.7stages.org.
The group is taking the classic Iron Maiden heavy metal album “Number of the Beast” and transforming it into a musical.
The production, entitled “666: A Tribute To The Devil & Heavy Metal,” is an evening of bombastic rock ‘n’ roll theatrics. It’s being held, appropriately enough, on June 6, 2006 (aka 6-6-06) at 7 Stages Theatre in Atlanta. Additional performances take place on June 9 and 10.
Written, directed and conceived by Shane Morton, Liam McKaharay and Rock Orchestra founder Rob Thompson, the musical uses the Iron Maiden material to tell a story of darkness and redemption. It’s set in the fictitious Gangland where organized crime, sex and satanic rituals run rampant.
A live heavy metal band featuring members of Atlanta’s rock underground provides the soundtrack as actors bring the music to life. For example, the audience is taken into the seedy operations of a brothel during “22 Acacia Avenue.” And they witness a hanging during the epic “Hallowed Be Thy Name.”
“It’s never been done before,” says Thompson. “People who grew up with heavy metal and love it don’t get to go see it in the clubs anymore. This puts a twist on it, and hopefully turns it into something new and exciting.”
“666: A Tribute To The Devil & Heavy Metal.” 8 p.m. June 6; 8 p.m. June 9; 10 p.m. June 10. $10. 7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave., Atlanta. 404-523-7647, www.7stages.org.
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