‘Official Blues Brothers Revue' slated Feb. 3 at UCM

The Performing Arts Series at the University of Central Missouri will present “The Official Blues Brothers Revue” at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Hendricks Hall on the Warrensburg campus.

The rollicking blues show is sanctioned by Dan Aykroyd and the John Belushi estate. After auditioning more than 400 performers, Aykroyd and Belushi’s widow, Judith, picked veteran blues artists Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty to play Jake and Elwood Blues.

The stage show recreates the magic of the Blues Brothers, including the music, antics and quirks that made blues fans out of millions of rockers in the 1970s and ‘80s.

The show boasts Blues Brothers staples like “She Caught the Katy,” “Shake A Tail Feather,” “Minnie The Moocher,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Messin’ with the Kid,” “Rubber Biscuit,” “Soul Man,” “I Can’t Turn You Loose,” and other tunes from the five albums recorded by Belushi and Aykroyd.

A band of blues musicians and singers from the U.S. and Canada perform the music with skill of the original Blues Brother Band while Catania and Lafferty command center stage as Jake and Elwood.

The Official Blues Brothers Revue is produced for national tour by Springer Theatricals and is directed by Paul R. Pierce. The show is currently on a 60-city, coast-to-coast national itinerary.

Tickets are available in the Performing Arts Series box office in Administration 100 at 660-543-8888 or online at ucmpas.com.