Music of The Beatles/ The Incredible Simulators at Union County Performing Arts Center

*** The $95 VIP package includes seats in the first four rows from the stage as well a pre-show reception with the artists at the Piano Conservatory. Wine and light refreshments will be served.

Don’t miss the debut performance of The Incredible Simulators featuring Marshall Crenshaw, Liberty DeVitto and Glen Burtnik. Among their countless musical accomplishments, Marshall Crenshaw and Glen Burtnik first met in the cast of the original Beatlemania – Marshall in the role of John Lennon and Glen in the role of Paul McCartney. Legendary drummer Liberty DeVitto is best know providing the beat for over three decades behind Billy Joel....

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*** The $95 VIP package includes seats in the first four rows from the stage as well a pre-show reception with the artists at the Piano Conservatory. Wine and light refreshments will be served.

Don’t miss the debut performance of The Incredible Simulators featuring Marshall Crenshaw, Liberty DeVitto and Glen Burtnik. Among their countless musical accomplishments, Marshall Crenshaw and Glen Burtnik first met in the cast of the original Beatlemania – Marshall in the role of John Lennon and Glen in the role of Paul McCartney. Legendary drummer Liberty DeVitto is best know providing the beat for over three decades behind Billy Joel.


Marshall Crenshaw
The pop-minded singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw built up an impressive body of work over the course of his career, showing a fine craft for everything he approached while stubbornly following his own creative muse to reach that end. To call Crenshaw's career "interesting" would be putting things mildly. Best know for his hit “Someday, Someway.” he starred in several movies and portrayed John Lennon in the cast of Beatlemania and portrayed Buddy Holly in the film LaBamba. His songs were featured on several film soundtracks and covered by such diverse artists. In short, Crenshaw is a true rock & roll Renaissance man, and his own music remains as commendable as his alternate projects.

Liberty DeVitto
Best known as Billy Joel's longtime drummer, Liberty DeVitto has also appeared as a session drummer on recordings for a variety of other artists. Born in Brooklyn, NY, DeVitto grew up in Seaford, Long Island; and, after catching the Beatles on their infamous Ed Sullivan Show appearance in early 1964, was inspired to play the drums.

Glen Burtnik
New Jersey native Glen Burtnik has been a session player for a diverse group of artists that includes Celine Dion, Jan Hammer, and Lita Ford. He has also amassed songwriting credits that have seen his songs performed by Marshall Crenshaw, Patty Smyth, and Randy Travis. Instead of going to college, he went on to play the role of Paul McCartney in Beatlemania, while continuing to play in bands. Signed to A&M Records in 1984, his solo debut, Talking in Code, was released two years later followed by Heroes & Zeroes the following year. In 1989, Burtnik was recruited by Dennis DeYoung to take the place of the then-departed guitarist Tommy Shaw in the reconstituted Styx. Throughout the '90s, his biggest successes would be penning songs for others, including "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" for Randy Travis and "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough," which Patty Smyth and Don Henley took to number two on the pop charts in 1992.

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