Dress up, Sing along, and Shake Your Tail-feathers!
We invite you to experience The Blues Brothers like never before: an interactive live musical performance synced to the film like the local symphony’s "movie nights", where the orchestra performs the soundtrack perfectly synchronized with the movie. As long as there are screens, it can be performed in a theater setting or in a more intimate room/club to make it feel like a bluesy Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight showing - with horns blowing, drinks in hand, fun costumes, old-school dancing, and so much more… Whatever the venue, we'll all be on a “mission from God!”
The movie will be accompanied by a cast of talented touring and session L.A.-based musicians whose love for this classic film has compelled them to recreate this wonderful soundtrack live for fans of this amazing musical comedy from over 40 years ago.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
Los Angeles-based soul/funk collective, The Rumproller All-Stars, will take up the task of performing the entire soundtrack live, synced perfectly with the film. This band is composed of a very talented cast of musicians who have played with some of the biggest names in jazz, soul, and rock icons and greats, along with some accomplished original projects of their own.
ABOUT THE MOVIE
"The Blues Brothers" is a beloved 1980 American musical comedy directed by John Landis starring John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood. The characters were developed from the popular recurring musical sketch "The Blues Brothers" on Saturday Night Live in 1976. The film is set in and around Chicago and features musical performances by iconic R&B, soul, and blues singers James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and John Lee Hooker.
On location in Chicago, Belushi's partying and drug use caused lengthy and costly delays that, along with the destructive car chases depicted onscreen, made the final film one of the most expensive comedies ever produced.
In 2020, The Blues Brothers was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."