Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera

Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera takes to the stage for the first time as the all-star cast sings the story of a battle against evil to save the planet October 10 + 11 at the Regent Theatre in Arlington. Featuring 18 songs, Beasties tells of an epic alien encounter at a concert in Central Park to try to save the Earth from climate destruction and corporate political corruption. Tickets are on sale now at EventBrite.com.

Written and produced by Boston based musician Gary Sohmers, with music, orchestration and arrangements by Bill Holloman, Beasties stars Barrence Whitfield, Mach Bell, Liz Proteau, Jerry Bisantz, BIll Holloman Jr. and Cliff Goodwin, plus a choral cast and a live band. 

“Beasties is a live, immersive, sci-fi graphic novel, a visual-storytelling, rockin' and rollin' musical theatrical experience all rolled into one,” said Gary Sohmers. “It is an epic adventure that will have the whole audience singing along. We hope that it will be an experience you won’t soon forget.”

The show tells the story of Voice, the lead singer of a rock band and Grā, a retired singer. Grā lands the job of a lifetime working as stage manager for Voice ahead of his band’s monumental free concert in New York City’s Central Park. However, in a bizarre turn of events, Grā becomes inhabited by an alien, Impulse, as a corrupt politician attempts to take over the show. Surprises and chaos ensue, while Voice, Grā, Impulse, and the band rally humanity and their inner “Beasties” in order to save the planet.

Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera premieres October 10th and 11th at the Regent Theatre (7 Medford St Arlington, MA). Tickets are on sale now at EventBrite.com.