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Ramones Musical To Make U.K. debut
06/20/2006 1:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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The new Ramones musical Gabba Gabba Hey! is to make its U.K. debut in London next month, it has been announced. Gabba Gabba Hey! features 18 Ramones songs and has been musically directed by former band member Tommy Ramone.
The show will begin its run on July 31 at Koko in Camden, London, and will conclude on August 5, with Tommy Ramone appearing in a house band led by former Clash guitarist Nick Sheppard.
Among the songs performed in the musical, which has already toured Australia, Germany, and Switzerland, are "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Beat On The Brat," and "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker."
The show's writer, director and producer Michael Hermann, told the British trade magazine Music Week he hopes Gabba Gabba Hey! will be a great success in the U.K.
He describes it as a "timely antidote to the recent spate of bloated, over-produced back catalog shows that are about as rock 'n' roll as Hugh Grant performing James Blunt on the [cheesy U.K. talent show] Stars In Their Eyes Christmas special."
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