Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney Tickets

Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney In Concert

When Tony Kishman appears as the focal point of Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney, a kind of musical alchemy occurs. Somehow, a guy from Tucson, Arizona (also the home of Jojo in The Beatles' "Get Back," coincidentally) transforms into one of the men who put Liverpool on the musical map in the 1960s. 

As impressive a feat as it is, it didn't happen overnight. In fact, Kishman's history of becoming McCartney goes all the way back to 1979, when he took the McCartney role in Beatlemania at the peak of that show's popularity, performing both on Broadway and around the world with the production for six years. Along the way, he also recorded as a solo artist for RCA Records and worked with legendary British rock band Wishbone Ash. However, eventually the pull of McCartney's music proved impossible for Kishman to resist.

When Kishman leads Live and Let Die, he allows audiences to focus on what he's best at in the Beatles experience: Paul alone. Accompanied by a crack band (and in another version of the show, backed by a full symphony orchestra), Kishman tackles Beatles-era McCartney classics like "Hey Jude," "Let It Be," and "Penny Lane" and solo McCartney smashes like "Jet," "Maybe I'm Amazed," and "Live and Let Die." 

All over North America, Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney has taken the magic of these iconic tunes to die-hard Beatlemaniacs and newbies alike. The fact that Kishman looks like McCartney makes the whole thing more remarkable. And when you consider that he's earned praise for his performance not only from Beatles producer George Martin, but from McCartney himself, it's tough to imagine anybody more qualified to bring these songs to the stage.