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"AN '80s EXTRAVAGANZA"
"INGENIOUS"
"IF YOU LOVE THE 80s,
YOU'LL FREAK OUT OVER THIS NEW LIVE SHOW
ABOUT BRAT PACK MOVIES."
FERRIS JOINS THE BREAKFAST CLUB IN AN 80s MASHUP MUSICAL
"GENUINELY ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE AND
ENJOYABLE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD IN YEARS.
I WAS IN HEAVEN."
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SATURDAY, MARCH 24th, 1984...
SHERMER HIGH SCHOOL, SHERMER, ILLINOIS...
For The Record, the genre-bending series that brings classic movie soundtracks to thrilling life on stage, returns to an exact time and place when pop culture in America changed forever.
The Brat Pack combines an entire era of cinematic history, the revolutionary teen films of the 1980s and their hit soundtracks, to create an MTV teen dream - a New Wave, synth-pop journey through the hilarious and heartbreaking world of high school.
The story follows 5 teenage archetypes, well known to any lover of The Breakfast Club, through the epic saga of growing up. From sweet sixteen to gym class, detention to prom and finally graduation, The Brat Pack is a group of the most unlikely of friends surviving the carnage of love & friendship, smashing stereotypes along the way.
©FOR THE RECORD LIVE
MEET THE BRATS
Each of the five teens, and one figure of authority, is a composite of the most unforgettable 1980s film characters. Following the arch of a single character's storyline as it moves through different iterations of the same persona is a big part of the fun.
The "Geek", for example, starts as the hopeless computer nerd Gary from Weird Science, develops a little swagger singing "Try a Little Tenderness" as Ducky from Pretty in Pink, and finally breaks out of school completely, taking a day off as Ferris Bueller.
In this unique way, The Brat Pack is one part mash-up review concert, and one part story driven musical.
"DETENTION IS IN SESSION
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED."
BASKET
CASE
- featuring -
WATTS
Some Kind of Wonderful
ALLISON
The Breakfast Club
JEANNIE
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
JOCK
- featuring -
JAKE RYAN
Sixteen Candles
BLAINE
Pretty in Pink
ANDREW
The Breakfast Club
GEEK
- featuring -
GARY
Weird Science
DUCKY
Pretty in Pink
FERRIS
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
PRINCESS
- featuring -
SAMANTHA
Sixteen Candles
ANDIE
Pretty in Pink
CLAIRE
The Breakfast Club
REBEL
- featuring -
LLOYD DOBLER
Say Anything
BENDER
The Breakfast Club
KEITH
Some Kind of Wonderful
don't forget this guy!
VERNON
The Breakfast Club
ROONEY
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- featuring -
MISTER
MORE THAN A MOVIE MUSICAL
...TEN TIMES MORE
From Samantha Baker kissing over her birthday cake to Lloyd Dobler with his boombox held high, the most memorable moments from 10 of the best teen films of all time pop up throughout the show in surprising ways. Some are major plot points, like the teens’ antics in detention, while others are hidden within the action, secret gifts for the lifelong fans.
Also includes:
Some Kind of Wonderful
Weird Science
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Valley Girl
SOUNDTRACK OF A NEW WAVE GENERATION
John Hughes didn't just reinvent the teen film, he also helped usher in a new wave of British pop music. Little known musicians from across the Atlantic suddenly had massive, chart-topping hits on American movie soundtracks.
Songs like "If You Leave", "True", & "Don't You Forget About Me" turned teenage melodrama into cultural touchstones with huge influence on everything that came after.
As much as The Brat Pack is a celebration of great films, it is also a tribute to the music that gave the movies style. The ultimate greatest hits setlist of 1980s synth pop is arranged to tell each chapter of our story.
The mid-1980s weren't just a major turning point for teen films. At the same time, MTV was in its early prime, changing the world's relationship to pop music & the rock stars now on cable television. The original music video craze is the prime inspiration for the visual style of The Brat Pack.
Classrooms and locker-lined hallways fill with a neon haze as 8-bit graphics and notebook doodles cover the walls. The effect is as if popular MTV After School Specials have infiltrated the students' daydreams. This is a world where a boring chemistry class can transform into very "Weird Science".
'80s MUSIC VIDEO DESIGN
THIS IS FOR THE RECORD
The Brat Pack is a rock band, not just in style & sound but also in size.
With 8 actor/musicians and a jam-packed 85 minute run time, this production is the featherweight champion of live events: compact while throwing a powerful punch.
The Brats are supported by the Los Angeles based, Emmy award winning For The Record Creative team, designers of major live events including The Oscars, MTV VMAs, the Olympic Opening ceremonies, The Grammys, and many others.
SHANE SCHEEL
Executive Producer / FTR Founder
MIKE BERGER
Lighting Design
MATTHEW STEINBRENNER
Scenic Design
PERRY FREEZE
Video Design
JESSE VARGAS
Music Supervisor / Arrangements
STEVE MAZUREK
Costume Design
SUMIE MAEDA
Choreographer / Associate Director
Adapted and Directed By
ANDERSON DAVIS
