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Broadway, your rock & roll dreams are about to come true!
The Rascals -- Once Upon a Dream! The live theatrical event featuring the four original band members, together as one for the first time since 1970.
Written and directed by Steven Van Zandt and featuring scenic design by Marc Brickman (Pink Floyd’s The Wall), Once Upon a Dream is an incredible evening of sight, sound, and the greatest songs of a generation. You’ll get the real story from the guys who lived it – Dino, Eddie, Gene, and Felix – plus over two dozen unforgettable songs, including such super hits as Good Lovin’, Groovin’, It’s a Beautiful Morning, How Can I Be Sure, and People Got To Be Free.
I was very young when the Rascals first came upon the scene and they were my first real influence in music. I always enjoyed their songs and I wanted to play drums as well as Dino. This show took me back to those early years. The band played wonderfully. I'm so glad I had a chance to experience this event.
This was one of the best shows I've ever seen, especially since it was more of a concert that a show, the band was great, they did all of their hit songs (and then some) which evoked wonderful memories. If you love The Rascals, you'll love this show!
What a fabulous show...Steve van Zandt, you are a genius for bringing them together to make it all happen. What energy! They all rocked. And a super nice touch to get to meet them afterward.
The Rascals performance at The Richard Rogers Theater 4/26/2013 was no less than a visit to The Fountain of Youth! Their Songs which were Hits during The 1960's Rocked and Rolled us just as they did when their records were released during the 1960's decade. Eddie Brigatti and Felix Cavalierre 's Singing and Music along with The Drumming of Dino Dinelli, and Guitar of Gene Cornish, were as Fresh and Clear as they were when They Rock and Rolled us in their Original Days.I do believe that I and many of the Other Audience members were Dancing in Our seats and the isles. The story of How The Rascals came together and became stars is a history of talent and credentials which is not commonly told. Their Music is "Good Time Music" and A Good time is what this Concert Is
The show was amazing, full of energy and they sounded almost like 40 years ago, hope they decide to do a tour.
The Rascals were one of my favorite bands. My band opened for them @ Convention Hall Asbury Park in the summer of 69.They slowed up quite a few songs,(but haven't we all) but overall it was a very entertaining show.
Excellent show!!! My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it as well as everyone else in the theater. Thanks to Steven Van Zandt and his determination to bring back one of the great groups of our time! After 40 years, it was worth the wait!
great show, loved it , would see it again in a heart beat, steven van zandt did a great job putting this show together . to see the rascals once upon a dream is a dream come true. after all these years they sound just as good as ever. like i said i would see this show over and over . I saw vinny pastore outside the theatre ( great guy) he let my wife take a photo of him and me together . the show also gave me the history of the rascals. how they got together and what happened to them . narrator vinny pastore was great in telling the story. and thanks again steven, great job
great seats... great group..... great night on 46th.... special thanks to Stevie and Marilyn for making this happen
fantastic and entertaining concert that brought us back to the best of the 60's!!
the music was as good as it was in the 60's! my wife saw them at the Barge in Southhampton in the 60's and she said they were as good as back then! Felix looked great and Gene Cornish was as good as any guitarist that I've seen live, that includes Richard, Clapton, Berry and Dick Dale. It was one of the best shows about rock and roll Ive seen, the story behind the group was moving and since my wife and I were both young and lived the same things, it hit home.
We sat about as far back in the balcony as you could get, but the view was magnificent. I had a smile on my face from the minute the curtain went up until the end It was great. Steve Van Zandt hit it it out of the park! I loved it.
If you are a Rascals fan, you will definitely enjoy the vibe and energy that the band brings out on stage. If you are not familiar with the group it might seem a bit out of date. Felix still has that great R&B voice and rhythm which is only added to by Dino Danelli's polished drum work. Eddie has great energy and excitement but, after all these guys must be pushing 70, the years have taken their toll. Nevertheless the group performs well, they have a great back-up vocal unit so the sound and 28 songs were a great re-living of one of the more enduring bands of the 60's and early 70's. The video biography is quite interesting and tells of a performing journey that brought the group together. All in all it was a fun night and one of the more interesting people watching events in terms of the audience draw (some folks trying awfully hard to take a decade or more off their appearance).
It is a great concept to have the Rascals back together. Way too overdue! Seeing them again was wonderful but I do have some criticism. I thought the storytelling was not as strong, and the young actors weak. The sound system was weak - could not hear the storyline clearly and Felix's vocals did not come through well. I was not happy with the selection of secondary songs - those of us who listened to the Rascals in the bars in the 60s were more familiar with songs like "Mustang Sally", and "In the Midnight Hour", even though neither were original hits and unfortunately not included here. I also didn't care for the placement of songs - "Groovin'" was their biggest hit yet it was not highlighted at all in the storyline and basically came up with no intro and placed no differently than the secondary album songs. Overall, I enjoyed it but it fell short of being a knockout, which it could have been.. Given that there are many 60s groups performing with one, or even less original members, there is NO question that a top group like the Rascals, with ALL 4 original members, should be making people happy again!
My husband wanted to surprise me with these tickets. My daughter told me his plans so I could act excited! I knew of the music,but really never saw them. My husband grew up listening and watching them on the island. He said it was a surprise for me but in reality it was for HIM. The clincher was when the tickets were confirmed he said- You probably don't know their music. My feelings for the show weren't the highest but I knew my husband was excited. Oh my goodness- the show was so terrific! I can't find the words big enough to say how great it was. Driving home I put it on my best things that we have ever done. I immediately went home to try and find more tickets to buy. They are all sold out! I haven't stopped talking about this experience. Thank you so much!
Great show! The guys can still rock it! A great blast from the past evening!
I took my skeptical husband to see the Rascals. I grew up singing along with their record and I always loved them. My husband was not so familiar and didn't think it was it was going to be good. Boy was he surprised, he kept saying. "This is so good. I want all the cds now" well I got them. The performance was outstanding, the energy, the set, the theatre. We were really wowed. I want to go again. Thanks for giving me a opportunity to see a group from my teenage years.
Flashback to when concerts were in small theaters or collage gyms. The music is what is it's all about. Music pretty much right on. We enjoyed every minute of the concert.
It's been a long time ...too long.. But these guys played their hearts out and meant it. They truly wanted to be there and the love poured out. And it showed. Truly a once in a lifetime show. Great sound, wished they had a brass section.(Stevie.... Bring in the horns!) fabulous projection screen animation.
What a fun event. The songs brought back such wonderful memories.
