Age and hometown: "Late 40s." Brooklyn, NY
Current role: Charming three generations of Beatles fans in a Broadway debut performance as Paul McCartney in Rain.
No Place Like Home: For those who find the notion of destiny doubtful, the story of musician Joey Curatolo might just change minds. When his Beatles tribute show Rain opened at the Neil Simon Theatre on 52nd Street last fall, it was around the corner from where Curatolo stumbled on his career as a Paul McCartney doppelganger 30 years earlier. “I was working as a messenger in the city when I was 16, and I happened to go by SIR studios on 54th Street,” Curatolo remembers. “I heard 'Magical Mystery Tour' being played live, so I went in and someone said ‘Are you here for McCartney?’“I threw down the packages and said ‘Sure,’ and played for them. Within six weeks I was at the Pantages Theater in L.A. with the show Beatlemania.”
Playing Paul: After touring with Beatlemania, Curatolo joined Rain—“the first ever tribute band”—and set his sights on creating a pitch-perfect Paul. “I didn’t want to play him, I wanted to channel him,” the actor says. “It came pretty ...
Monday, February 21, 2011
Joey Curatolo on Fulfilling his Fab Four Fate as Paul McCartney in Rain
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