Cygnet Theatre Company is a performing arts theatre company in San Diego, California . It was founded in 2003 by Bill Schmidt and Sean Murray. The theatre's name is a reference to the Swan Theatre , a prominent competitor to Shakespeare's Globe . One of San Diego's major theatre companies is the Old Globe Theatre .
122-679: Cygnet's first season included Hedwig and the Angry Inch , Bed and Sofa , and Fully Committed . Highlights in the first eight seasons include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Foxes, The Invention of Love, Yellowman, Copenhagen, Fences, A Little Night Music, The History Boys, Noises Off, Sweeney Todd, The Norman Conquests, Cabaret , and the World Premiere of Stephen Metcalfe's Tragedy of the Commons . Since its founding in 2003, Cygnet Theatre has presented at
244-476: A genderqueer East German singer of a fictional rock and roll band. The story draws on Mitchell's life as the child of a U.S. Army major general who once commanded the U.S. sector of occupied West Berlin . The character of Hedwig was inspired by a German divorced U.S. Army wife who was Mitchell's family babysitter and moonlighted as a prostitute at her trailer park home in Junction City, Kansas . The music
366-845: A Brazilian adaptation for the Prêmio Contigo de Teatro. This same production performed again in Rio de Janeiro from April 4–22, 2012, and a tour to Curitiba, performing April 26–29, 2012, for a total of 16 performances. On November 24, 2012, John Cameron Mitchell performed a concert with the Brazilian Hedwig cast and guests and there were another two performances of Hedwig in Rio, November 23 and 25, and 4 performances in Fortaleza, November 29, 30, December 1 and 2, 2012. There were another 7 performances scheduled for February 2014 in Brasilia and Recife, finalizing
488-469: A Brazilian adaptation of Hedwig and the Angry Inch premiered in Rio de Janeiro , with Paulo Vilhena and Pierre Baitelli playing Hedwig. This was the first adaptation where there were two actors simultaneously playing Hedwig onstage. The play was translated by Jonas Calmon Klabin and directed by Evandro Mesquita, with musical direction by Danilo Timm and Evandro Mesquita. Eline Porto played Yitzhak, Alexandre Griva on
610-639: A Peter Green admirer, had played with many artists from Bonnie Raitt to John Mayall, to Roger McGuinn in Thunderbyrd and worked with John McVie on two Mayall albums. The 1987–88 "Shake the Cage" tour was the first outing for this line-up. It was successful enough to warrant the release of a concert video, also titled Tango in the Night , which was filmed at San Francisco's Cow Palace arena in December 1987. Capitalising on
732-581: A US tour in February 1971, Jeremy Spencer said he was going out to "get a magazine" but never returned. After several days of frantic searching, the band discovered that Spencer had joined a religious group, the Children of God . The band were liable for the remaining shows on the tour and asked Peter Green to step in as a replacement. Green brought along his friend Nigel Watson , who played the congas (twenty-five years later Green and Watson collaborated again to form
854-445: A US tour. His devastation led to the band firing Weston and cancelling the remaining 26 dates of the tour. The last date played was Lincoln, Nebraska , on 20 October 1973. In a late-night meeting after that show, the band told their sound engineer that the tour was over and Fleetwood Mac was splitting up. In late 1973, after the collapse of the US tour, the band's manager, Clifford Davis ,
976-462: A breakdown. Following Kirwan's departure, the band recruited guitarist Bob Weston and vocalist Dave Walker , the latter formerly of Savoy Brown and Idle Race . Bob Weston was well known as a slide guitarist and had known the band from his touring period with Long John Baldry . Fleetwood Mac also hired Savoy Brown's road manager, John Courage. Fleetwood, the McVies, Welch, Weston and Walker recorded
1098-564: A few gigs with Fleetwood Mac. Within a few weeks of their first show, John McVie agreed to join the band as permanent bassist. Fleetwood Mac's self-titled debut album was released by the Blue Horizon label in February 1968. The song "Long Grey Mare" was recorded earlier with Brunning on bass, while the rest of the album was recorded with McVie. The album was successful in the UK and reached no. 4, although no tracks were released as singles. Later in
1220-725: A five-piece band with three guitarists. Kirwan was in the South London blues trio Boilerhouse with Trevor Stevens (bass) and Dave Terrey (drums). Green and Fleetwood had watched Boilerhouse rehearse in a basement boiler-room, and Green had been so impressed that he invited the band to play support slots for Fleetwood Mac. Green wanted Boilerhouse to become a professional band, but Stevens and Terrey were not prepared to turn professional, so Green tried to find another rhythm section for Kirwan by placing an ad in Melody Maker . There were over 300 applicants, but when Green and Fleetwood ran auditions at
1342-426: A gift, which Fleetwood, McVie and Green used to record five songs. The fifth song was an instrumental that Green named after the rhythm section, "Fleetwood Mac" ("Mac" being short for McVie). Soon after this, Green suggested to Fleetwood that they form a new band. The pair wanted McVie on bass guitar and named the band "Fleetwood Mac" to entice him, but McVie opted to keep his steady income with Mayall rather than take
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#17330926640631464-473: A man. That same day, it is announced that the Berlin Wall has fallen and Germany will reunite, meaning Hedwig's sacrifice was for nothing. Hedwig recovers from the separation by creating a more glamorous, feminine identity for herself ("Wig in a Box") and forming a rock band she calls The Angry Inch. Hedwig befriends the brother of a child she babysits, shy and misunderstood Christian teenager Tommy Speck, who
1586-454: A much bigger hit for Welch five years later when he re-recorded it for his solo album French Kiss , backed by Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. Bare Trees also featured "Spare Me a Little of Your Love", a Christine McVie song that became a staple of the band's live act throughout the early to mid-1970s. While the band was doing well in the studio, their tours started to be problematic. By 1972, Kirwan had developed an alcohol dependency and
1708-479: A party. I knew there were going to be a lot of drugs around and I suggested that he didn't go. But he went anyway and I understand from him that he took what turned out to be very bad, impure LSD. He was never the same again." German author and filmmaker Rainer Langhans stated in his autobiography that he and his then-girlfriend, model Uschi Obermaier , met Green in Munich and invited him to their Highfisch-Kommune, where
1830-462: A performance space for dance and other performing arts companies. Its programs include: Cygnet was awarded the American Theatre Wing 's National Theatre Company Grant in 2016. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical) Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell . The musical follows Hedwig Robinson,
1952-546: A replacement guitarist at their large country home, "Benifold", which they had jointly bought with their manager Davis for £23,000 (equivalent to £449,400 in 2023 ) prior to the Kiln House tour. A friend of the band, Judy Wong, recommended her high school friend Bob Welch , who was living in Paris, France, at the time. The band held a few meetings with Welch and decided to hire him, without actually playing with him, after they heard
2074-562: A risk with a new band. In the meantime, Green and Fleetwood teamed up with slide guitarist Jeremy Spencer and bassist Bob Brunning . Brunning was in the band on the understanding that he would leave if McVie agreed to join. The band made its debut on Sunday 13 August 1967 at the National Jazz and Blues Festival (a forerunner of the Reading Festival ), billed as "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac featuring Jeremy Spencer". Brunning played only
2196-533: A single recorded in quarantine, which was praised by author Stephen Trask as "one of the best Wicked Little Town versions ever." On August 9, 2020, the production announced its intentions to present pre-premiere performances for small, socially distanced audiences, beginning October 2020. However, in January 2021, Dolev revealed the production is still in limbo due to Israel entering a second and third quarantines, not allowing public performances to occur. In March 2021,
2318-472: A small subplot was added to the script, and a small number was added to support it. Parodying The Hurt Locker Hedwig explains that a musical version of the story only ran for a single night before closing during intermission, and that she has convinced a producer to let her perform in what would otherwise be an empty stage. At one point Hedwig finds the theme for a song from the show, "When Love Explodes" and lets Yitzhak sing it, but stops him before he can sing
2440-486: A solo career. Buckingham and Nicks joined the band on New Year's Eve 1974. In 1975, the new line-up released their first album together, the self-titled Fleetwood Mac , the band's tenth studio album overall. The album was a breakthrough for the band and became a huge hit, reaching No. 1 in the US and selling over 7 million copies. Among the hit singles from this album were Christine McVie's " Over My Head " and " Say You Love Me " and Stevie Nicks' " Rhiannon ", as well as
2562-621: A story called "The Origin of Love", based on Aristophanes 's speech in Plato's Symposium . It explains that three sexes of human beings once existed: "children of the Sun" (man and man attached), "children of the Earth" (woman and woman attached), and "children of the Moon" (man and woman attached). Each were once round, two-headed, four-armed, and four-legged beings. Angry gods split these early humans in two, leaving
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#17330926640632684-455: A successful follow-up album, combined with their new-found wealth, led to creative and personal tensions which were allegedly fuelled by high consumption of drugs and alcohol. The band's eleventh studio album, Rumours (the band's first release on the main Warner label after Reprise was retired and all of its acts were reassigned to the parent label), was released in February 1977. In this album,
2806-403: A tape of his songs. In September 1971, the band released their fifth studio album, Future Games . As a result of Welch's arrival and Spencer's departure, the album was different from anything they had done previously, with the band moving further away from their blues rock roots towards a more melodic rock style, and vocal harmonies starting to become a key part of their sound. While it became
2928-450: A ten-week tour scheduled, Buckingham held back at the last minute, saying he felt his creativity was being stifled. A group meeting at Christine McVie's house on 7 August 1987 resulted in turmoil. Tensions were coming to a head. Fleetwood said in his autobiography that there was a physical altercation between Buckingham and Nicks. Buckingham left the band the following day. After Buckingham's departure, Fleetwood Mac added two new guitarists to
3050-504: A theater setting in order to preserve a rock energy. Mitchell was deeply influenced by Squeezebox's roster of drag performers who performed rock covers. The setlists of Hedwig's first gigs included many covers with lyrics rewritten by Mitchell to tell Hedwig's story: Fleetwood Mac 's "Oh Well"; Television 's "See No Evil"; Wreckless Eric 's "Whole Wide World"; Yoko Ono 's " Death of Samantha "; Pere Ubu 's "Non-Alignment Pact"; Cher 's "Half Breed"; David Bowie 's "Boys Keep Swinging"; Mott
3172-435: A wildly successful rock star with the songs Hedwig wrote alone and with him. The "internationally ignored" Hedwig and her band the Angry Inch are forced to support themselves by playing coffee bars and dives. Hedwig grows more erratic and unstable as the evening progresses, until she finally breaks down, stripping off her wig, dress, and make-up, forcing Yitzhak to step forward and sing ("Hedwig's Lament"/"Exquisite Corpse"). At
3294-529: A woman again, and he bitterly resents her treatment of him. (To further the musical's theme of blurred gender lines, Yitzhak is often played by a female actor.) Hedwig tells her life story, which began when she was Hansel Schmidt, a "slip of a girlyboy" growing up in East Berlin . Raised by an emotionally distant single mother after her father, an American soldier, abandoned the family, Hansel takes solace in her love of western rock music. She becomes fascinated with
3416-537: A woman or a man," he has said. "She's a gender of one and that is accidentally so beautiful." He also stated that, while Hedwig is meant to be a queer voice, she is not meant to be specifically transgender: "[The sex change operation is] not a choice. Hedwig doesn't speak for any trans community, because she was ... mutilated." The concept of the stage production is that the audience is watching genderqueer rock singer Hedwig Robinson's musical act as she follows rockstar Tommy Gnosis' (much more successful) tour around
3538-422: Is aided and hindered by her assistant, back-up singer and husband, Yitzhak. A Jewish drag queen from Zagreb , Yitzhak has an unhealthy, codependent relationship with Hedwig. Hedwig verbally abuses him throughout the evening, and it becomes clear that she is threatened by his natural talent, which eclipses her own. She describes how she agreed to marry him only after extracting a promise from him to never perform as
3660-401: Is fascinated by a song she writes with him in mind ("Wicked Little Town"). They collaborate on songs and begin a relationship. Their songs are a success, and Hedwig gives him the stage name Tommy Gnosis . Hedwig believes that Tommy is her soulmate and that she cannot be whole without him, but he is disgusted when he discovers her "inch" and abandons her ("The Long Grift"). He goes on to become
3782-535: Is steeped in the androgynous 1970s glam rock style of David Bowie (who co-produced the Los Angeles production of the show), as well as the work of John Lennon and early punk performers Lou Reed and Iggy Pop . The musical opened off-Broadway in 1998, and won the Obie Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. The production ran for two years, and was remounted with various casts by
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3904-458: The Downliners Sect : bass), John Wilkinson (also known as Dave Wilkinson: keyboards) and Australian drummer Craig Collinge (formerly of Manfred Mann Chapter Three , The Librettos , Procession and Third World War ). The members of this group were told that Mick Fleetwood would join them on the tour to validate the use of the name. Fleetwood said later that he had not agreed to be part of
4026-532: The Peter Green Splinter Group ), and insisted on playing only new material and none he had written. Green and Watson played the last week of the tour, with a show in San Bernardino on 20 February 1971 being recorded. Green did not want to re-join the band permanently and a search for a guitarist to replace Spencer began after the tour was completed. In the summer of 1971, the band held auditions for
4148-643: The music industry and dedication to philanthropy . Fleetwood Mac were formed in July 1967 in London, England, by Peter Green after he left the British blues band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers . Green had previously replaced guitarist Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and had received critical acclaim for his work on their album A Hard Road . Green had been in two bands with Mick Fleetwood , Peter B's Looners and
4270-1210: The 2014 Broadway revival of Hedwig , announced plans in 2023 to bring the same production to the West End. John Cameron Mitchell had previously revealed plans for a West End transfer of the same production in 2015, although this never came to fruition. On March 23, 2006, Hedwig and the Angry Inch premiered at Metropol Wien in Vienna . (with Andreas Bieber – Hedwig and Anke Fiedler – Yitzhak, Director and Costumedesign – Torsten Fischer , Hedwigs Band: Drums – Markus Adamer; Bass – Matthias Petereit – Guitar: Harry Peller – Guitar & Keyboards: – Bernhard Wagner), German Translation – Gerd Koester & Herbert Schaefer) January, May, June 2023 Drew Sarich performs as Hedwig in Das Vindobona in Vienna with Ann Mandrella as Yitzhak. Director - Werner Sobotka, costume design - Metamorkid, Hedwigs Band: Drums - Titus Vadon, Bass - Harald Baumgartner, Guitar - Chris Harras, Keyboard, Guitar - Felix Reischl. German version - Wolfgang Böhmer and Rüdiger Bering. In August 2010,
4392-612: The 20th anniversary of Rumours and the band's 30th anniversary. Christine McVie left in 1998 after the completion of The Dance tour. Fleetwood Mac released their final studio album, Say You Will , in 2003. Christine McVie rejoined in 2014 for their On With the Show Tour . In 2018, Buckingham was fired and replaced by Mike Campbell , formerly of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , and Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House . After Christine McVie's death in 2022, Nicks said in 2024 that
4514-502: The B-side, Spencer fronted Fleetwood Mac as "Earl Vince and the Valiants" and recorded " Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite ", typifying the more raucous rock 'n' roll side of the band. Immediate Records was in bad shape however, so the band shopped around for a new deal. The Beatles wanted the band on Apple Records (Mick Fleetwood and George Harrison were brothers-in-law), but
4636-621: The Berlin production to The Netherlands in 2014 and in 2022 for a tour In May 2020, Hedwig and the Angry Inch was planned to make its Israeli premiere at the Cinema City Theatre, in Hebrew and with Roi Dolev as Hedwig, and featuring wigs by original Broadway wig designer Mike Potter. However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the production to postpone its opening. Shortly after, the production released
4758-1031: The Brazilian Hedwig project with a total of 100 performances. In March 2023 it was announced by the actor Gustavo Essbich that he will be playing on a limited run the titular role of Hedwig and Tuany Aveline as Yitzhak. The premiere will be in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (south of Brazil), and later will be transferred to São Paulo. The Canadian premiere was in 2001 in Toronto starring Ted Dykstra, with musical direction by Moe Berg of The Pursuit of Happiness . The show premiered in Western Canada with simultaneous productions in Edmonton and Vancouver in April 2003. The Theatre Network production in Edmonton—directed by Bradley Moss and featuring Michael Scholar, Jr. as Hedwig and Rachael Johnston as Yitzhak—opened April 1 and
4880-578: The Edinburgh Fringe in 2015 at Greenside @ Royal Terrace by young company A Wicked Little Town with a positive reception. In April 2022 a revival starring Divina de Campo as Hedwig and Elijah Ferreira as Yitzhak, directed by Jamie Fletcher opened at the Leeds Playhouse before transferring to HOME, Manchester . It was nominated for three WhatsOnStage Awards , including best performance for de Campo and best set design. David Binder, who produced
5002-661: The Hoople 's "All the Young Dudes"; and the Velvet Underground 's "Femme Fatale." A German glam rendition of Debby Boone 's " You Light Up My Life " once served as the musical's finale. Mitchell's second gig was as fill-in host at Squeezebox on a bill featuring singer Deborah Harry of Blondie . It was for this occasion that Mike Potter first designed Hedwig's trademark wig, which was initially constructed from toilet paper rolls wrapped with synthetic blond hair. Mitchell, Trask, and
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5124-614: The Nag's Head in Battersea (home of the Mike Vernon 's Blue Horizon Club) the hard-to-please Green could not find anyone good enough. Instead, Fleetwood invited Kirwan to join Fleetwood Mac as a third guitarist. Green was frustrated that Jeremy Spencer did not contribute to his songs. Kirwan, a talented self-taught guitarist, had a signature vibrato and a unique style that added a new dimension to
5246-719: The Old Town Theatre in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park . On November 16, 2022, NTC Foundation and Cygnet Theatre announced they would be partnering to create the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center. The project, which costs $ 38.9 million, will be located in Building 178 at Liberty Station and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2024. The arts center will serve as Cygnet’s future home and
5368-576: The Top 10 in the UK. A minor hit was also scored by Buckingham's " Can't Go Back ". In contrast to the Tusk Tour , the band embarked on only a short tour of 18 American cities, with the Los Angeles show being recorded and released on video. They also headlined the first US Festival , on 5 September 1982, for which the band was paid $ 500,000 (equivalent to $ 1,579,000 in 2024). Mirage was certified double platinum in
5490-520: The UK, although it reached No.1 on the US Adult Contemporary charts. The Greatest Hits album, which peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 14 in the US (though it has since sold over 8 million copies there) was dedicated by the band to Buckingham, with whom they were now reconciled. In 1990, Fleetwood Mac released their fifteenth studio album, Behind the Mask . With this album, the band veered away from
5612-652: The US alone (certified as a diamond album by the RIAA ) and a total of 40 million copies worldwide, bringing it to eighth on the list of best-selling albums . Fleetwood Mac supported the album with a lucrative tour. On 10 October 1979, Fleetwood Mac were honoured for their contributions to the music industry with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard . Buckingham convinced Fleetwood to let his work on their next album be more experimental and to be allowed to work on tracks at home before bringing them to
5734-456: The US. Following Mirage the band went on hiatus, which allowed members to pursue solo careers. Nicks released two more solo albums (1983's The Wild Heart and 1985's Rock a Little ). Buckingham issued Go Insane in 1984, the same year that Christine McVie made an eponymous album (yielding the Top 10 hit " Got a Hold on Me " and the Top 40 hit " Love Will Show Us How "). All three became successful in their solo efforts, with Nicks being
5856-567: The World ", " Oh Well " (both 1969), and " The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) " (1970). Green left the band in May 1970, with McVie's wife Christine McVie (who had previously contributed to the band as a session musician) joining as an official member on vocals and keyboards two months later. Other key members during the band's early years were Jeremy Spencer , Danny Kirwan , and Bob Welch . By
5978-507: The album cover. After Kiln House , Fleetwood Mac were progressing and developing a new sound, and she was invited to join the band to help fill in the rhythm section. The first time she had played live with the band had been a guest appearance at Bristol University , England, in May 1969, just as she was leaving Chicken Shack, while her first gig as an official member of the band was on 1 August 1970 in New Orleans , Louisiana. In early 1971,
6100-418: The album moved the band in a melodic rock direction, while Spencer's contributions focused on re-creating the country-tinged "Sun Sound" of the late 1950s. Christine Perfect , now Christine McVie following her marriage to John McVie, had retired from the music business after one unsuccessful solo album, though she contributed (uncredited) to Kiln House , singing backup vocals and playing keyboards. She also drew
6222-531: The album. In an interview in 2019, Fleetwood described Tusk as his "personal favourite" and said, "Kudos to Lindsey … for us not doing a replica of Rumours ." Tusk sold four million copies worldwide. Fleetwood blamed the album's relative lack of commercial success on the RKO radio chain having played the album in its entirety prior to release, thereby allowing mass home taping. The band embarked on an 11-month tour to support and promote Tusk . They travelled around
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#17330926640636344-526: The autumn of 1974, the house engineer, Keith Olsen , played him a track he had recorded, "Frozen Love", from the album Buckingham Nicks (1973). Fleetwood liked it and was introduced to the guitarist from the band, Lindsey Buckingham , who was at Sound City that day recording demos. Fleetwood asked him to join Fleetwood Mac, and Buckingham agreed, on the condition that his music partner and girlfriend, Stevie Nicks , be included. Welch considered remaining as part of this extended lineup but opted to depart for
6466-403: The band Cheater (Jack Steeb, Chris Wielding, Dave McKinley, and Scott Bilbrey) continued to workshop material at venues such as Fez Nightclub and Westbeth Theater Center for four years before premiering the completed musical Off-Broadway in 1998. Mitchell, who himself came out as non-binary in 2022, has explained that Hedwig is not a trans woman , but a genderqueer character. "She's more than
6588-632: The band a more pop rock sound, and their 1975 album Fleetwood Mac topped the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Their next album, Rumours (1977) reached number one in multiple countries around the world and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978. The line-up remained stable through three more studio albums, but by the late 1980s began to disintegrate. After Buckingham left in 1987, he
6710-465: The band by combining the surnames of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie , who have remained with the band throughout its many lineup changes. Fleetwood Mac have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands . Primarily a British blues band in their early years, Fleetwood Mac achieved a UK number-one single in 1968 with the instrumental " Albatross " and had other UK top ten hits with " Man of
6832-572: The band members laid bare the emotional turmoil they were experiencing at the time. Rumours was critically acclaimed and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1977. The album generated four top-ten singles: Buckingham's " Go Your Own Way ", Nicks' US No. 1 " Dreams ", and Christine McVie's " Don't Stop " and " You Make Loving Fun ". Buckingham's " Second Hand News ", Nicks' " Gold Dust Woman ", and " The Chain " (the only song written by all five band members) also received significant radio airplay. By 2003, Rumours had sold over 19 million copies in
6954-467: The band moving more towards rock. Along with the change of style, the band was also going through label changes. Until that point, they had been on the Blue Horizon label, but with Kirwan in the band the musical possibilities had become too diverse for a blues-only label. The band signed with Immediate Records and released the single " Man of the World ", which became another British and European hit. For
7076-483: The band onstage. The two women of the band, McVie and Nicks, had decided that the tour would be their last (McVie's father had died during the tour), although both stated that they would still record with the band. In 1991, however, Nicks and Rick Vito left Fleetwood Mac altogether. In 1992, Fleetwood arranged a 4-CD box set, spanning highlights from the band's 25-year history, entitled 25 Years – The Chain (a cut-down 2-CD box set, Selections from 25 Years – The Chain ,
7198-518: The band released a non-album single, Danny Kirwan's " Dragonfly " b/w "The Purple Dancer" in the UK and certain European countries, but despite good notices in the press, it was not a success. In 1971, CBS Records , which now owned Fleetwood Mac's original record company Blue Horizon (except in the US and Canada), released the band's third compilation album, The Original Fleetwood Mac , containing previously unreleased material from 1967 and 1968. While on
7320-672: The band would not continue without her. In 1979, they were honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 1998, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music . In 2018, Fleetwood Mac received the MusiCares Person of the Year award from the Recording Academy in recognition of their artistic achievement in
7442-432: The band's first studio album to miss the charts in the UK, it helped to expand the band's appeal in the United States. In Europe, CBS released Fleetwood Mac's first Greatest Hits album in late 1971. In 1972, six months after the release of Future Games , the band released their sixth studio album, Bare Trees . Mostly composed by Kirwan, Bare Trees featured the Welch-penned single " Sentimental Lady ", which would be
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#17330926640637564-399: The band's last effort. The lineup featuring Fleetwood, the McVies, Buckingham, and Nicks recorded one more album, their fourteenth studio album, Tango in the Night , in 1987. The recording started off as a Buckingham solo album before becoming a full group project. The album went on to become their best-selling release since Rumours , especially in the UK where it hit No. 1 three times in
7686-408: The band's manager Clifford Davis decided to go with Warner Bros. Records (through Reprise Records , a Frank Sinatra -founded label), the label they have stayed with ever since. Under the wing of Reprise, Fleetwood Mac released their third studio album, Then Play On , in September 1969. Although the initial pressing of the American release of this album was the same as the British version, it
7808-422: The band's seventh studio album, Penguin , which was released in January 1973. After the subsequent tour the band fired Walker because they felt his vocal and performance style did not fit well with the rest of the band. The remaining five members carried on and recorded the band's eighth studio album, Mystery to Me , six months later. This album contained Welch's song " Hypnotized ", which received airplay on
7930-564: The band's sound. In November 1968, with Kirwan in the band, they released their first number-one single in Europe, " Albatross ", an instrumental with lead guitar by both Green and Kirwan. Green said later that the success of "Albatross" was thanks to Kirwan: "If it wasn't for Danny, I would never have had a number one hit record." In January 1969, they released their first compilation album English Rose , which contained half of Mr. Wonderful plus new songs from Kirwan. Their next and more successful compilation album The Pious Bird of Good Omen
8052-466: The band's third US tour in April 1970, a few weeks before Green left the band. Released as a single the following month, it made No. 10 in the UK. Prior to its studio recording, the band had played the song live at the Boston Tea Party in February 1970. Some recordings of the three Boston Tea Party gigs (5–7 February 1970) were eventually released in the 1980s as the Live in Boston album. A more complete remastered three-volume compilation of these shows
8174-439: The band, Billy Burnette and Rick Vito , again without auditions. Burnette was the son of Dorsey Burnette and nephew of Johnny Burnette , both of The Rock and Roll Trio . He had already worked with Fleetwood in Zoo, with Christine McVie as part of her solo band, had done some session work with Nicks, and backed Buckingham on Saturday Night Live . Fleetwood and Christine McVie had played on his Try Me album in 1985. Vito,
8296-419: The band, Christine Perfect of Chicken Shack , on keyboards. Later that year, Chicken Shack would score a British hit with a cover of the Etta James classic "I'd Rather Go Blind", with Perfect on lead vocal. Perfect was voted female artist of the year by Melody Maker in 1969 and 1970. Shortly after the release of Mr. Wonderful , 18-year-old guitarist Danny Kirwan joined the band, making Fleetwood Mac
8418-530: The capitalist West. Hansel's mother, Hedwig, gives Hansel her name and passport and finds a doctor to perform a genital reassignment surgery. However, the operation is botched, and Hansel's surgically constructed vagina heals closed, leaving Hedwig with a dysfunctional one-inch mound of flesh between her legs, "with a scar running down it like a sideways grimace on an eyeless face" ("Angry Inch"). Hedwig goes to live in Junction City, Kansas , as Luther's wife. On their first wedding anniversary, Luther leaves Hedwig for
8540-413: The casts and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. Hedwig and the Angry Inch opened in the West End at the Playhouse Theatre on September 19, 2000 and closed on November 4, 2000, with Michael Cerveris . In the summer of 2010, the show was staged at the George Square Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show was also performed at
8662-419: The country. Occasionally Hedwig opens a door onstage to listen to Gnosis's concert, which is playing in an adjoining venue. Gnosis is recovering from an incident that nearly ruined his career, having crashed his car into a school bus while high and receiving oral sex from none other than Hedwig. Capitalizing on her notoriety from the incident, Hedwig determines to tell the audience her story ("Tear Me Down"). She
8784-624: The drinks were spiked with acid. Langhans and Obermaier were planning to organise an open-air "Bavarian Woodstock", for which they wanted Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones to be the main acts. Already in contact with Hendrix, they hoped Green would help them to get in contact with The Rolling Stones. Green's last studio recording with Fleetwood Mac was " The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) " and its B-side, "World in Harmony". The tracks were recorded at Warner-Reprise's studios in Hollywood on
8906-645: The drums, Fabrizio Iorio on the keyboards, Melvin Ribeiro on the bass, and Pedro Nogueira playing the guitar. Nominated for Best Actor (Pierre Baitelli) and Best Musical direction (Danilo Timm and Evandro Mesquita) at the Prêmio Shell de Teatro. Winner of Best Actor (Pierre Baitelli and nominated for Best Production ( Oz ), Best Director (Evandro Mesquita), and Best Actress (Eline Porto) at the Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil. Also, one nomination for Best Musical in
9028-557: The drums, Fabrizio Iorio on the keyboards, Patrick Laplan on the bass, and Pedro Nogueira playing the guitar. The musical previews ran from August 10 to September 3, 2010, and the full show ran from September 15 to November 6, 2010, totaling 46 performances. The same production reopened in São Paulo on August 26, 2011, and ran until October 16, 2011, for a total of 25 performances, now with actors Pierre Baitelli and Felipe Carvalhido playing Hedwig. Eline Porto played Yitzhak, Diego Andrade on
9150-472: The end of 1974, the band lacked a guitarist and a male vocalist. While Fleetwood was scouting studios in Los Angeles, he heard the American folk-rock duo Buckingham Nicks, consisting of guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham and singer Stevie Nicks . In December 1974, he asked Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham agreed on the condition that Nicks could also join. The addition of Buckingham and Nicks gave
9272-404: The first two or three concerts it was decided that she was better off without him: "The band wanted me to expand my role and have a little more freedom, but he didn't play the same way I did." Keyboard player Robert ("Bobby") Hunt, who had been in the band Head West with Bob Welch in 1970, replaced Graves for the remaining dates on the tour but was not invited to join the band full time. By the time
9394-421: The following year. The album sold three million copies in the US and contained four hits: Christine McVie's " Little Lies " and " Everywhere " ("Little Lies" being co-written with her new husband, Eddy Quintela), Sandy Stewart and Nicks' " Seven Wonders ", and Buckingham's " Big Love ". " Family Man " (Buckingham and Richard Dashut ) and " Isn't It Midnight " (Christine McVie) were also released as singles. With
9516-568: The glam-rocker son of sixties folk-rock composer Donovan . RuPaul's Drag Race season 5 winner Jinkx Monsoon also portrayed Hedwig in a Seattle production in 2013. Hedwig and the Angry Inch premiered Off-Broadway at the Jane Street Theatre on February 14, 1998, and closed on April 9, 2000, after 857 performances. Direction was by Peter Askin and musical staging by Jerry Mitchell , with Hedwig initially played by John Cameron Mitchell and Yitzhak played by Miriam Shor . The theater
9638-452: The height of her breakdown, she seems to transform into Tommy Gnosis, who both begs for and offers forgiveness in a reprise of the song she wrote for him ("Wicked Little Town (Reprise)"). Hedwig, out of costume, finds acceptance within herself, giving her wig to Yitzhak. At peace, Hedwig departs the stage as Yitzhak takes over her final song, dressed fabulously in drag ("Midnight Radio"). Even though Yitzhak sings backup on almost all numbers in
9760-662: The last note (the one exception being Lena Hall's final night). Yitzhak sings the entire song (including a missing verse) in the Revival Cast Album. Actors who have played Hedwig onstage in the U.S. include Michael Cerveris , Neil Patrick Harris , Lena Hall , Darren Criss , Taye Diggs , Andrew Rannells , Michael C. Hall , Ally Sheedy , Euan Morton , Kevin Cahoon , Gene Dante , Anthony Rapp , Matt McGrath , Jeff Skowron, and Nick Garrison, and iOTA . Other notable figures who have portrayed Hedwig include Donovan Leitch ,
9882-470: The main character, was based on Mitchell himself: both were gay, the child of an army general, deeply Roman Catholic, and fascinated with mythology. Hedwig became the story's protagonist when Trask encouraged Mitchell to showcase their earliest material in 1994 at NYC's drag-punk club Squeezebox, where Trask headed the house band and Mitchell's boyfriend, Jack Steeb, played bass. They agreed the piece should be developed through band gigs in clubs rather than in
10004-488: The most popular. During this period, Fleetwood had filed for bankruptcy, Nicks was admitted to the Betty Ford Clinic for addiction problems, and John McVie had suffered an addiction-related seizure – all of which were attributed to the lifestyle of excess afforded to them by their worldwide success. It was rumoured that Fleetwood Mac had disbanded, but Buckingham commented that he was unhappy at allowing Mirage to remain
10126-478: The much-played album track " Landslide ", a live rendition of which became a hit twenty years later on The Dance album. In 1976, the band was suffering from severe stress. With success came the end of John and Christine McVie's marriage, as well as Buckingham and Nicks's long-term romantic relationship. Fleetwood, meanwhile, was in the midst of divorce proceedings from his wife, Jenny, and had also begun an affair with Nicks. The pressure on Fleetwood Mac to release
10248-508: The name 'Fleetwood Mac' and the right to choose the band members. He recruited members of the band Legs, which had recently issued one single under Davis's management, to tour the US in early 1974 under the name "The New Fleetwood Mac" and perform the rescheduled dates. This band—who former vocalist Dave Walker said were "very good" —consisted of Elmer Gantry (Dave Terry, formerly of Velvet Opera : vocals, guitar), Kirby Gregory (formerly of Curved Air : guitar), Paul Martinez (formerly of
10370-586: The only major rock band managed by the artists themselves. In September 1974, Fleetwood Mac signed a new recording contract with Warner Bros, but remained on the Reprise label. In the same month, the band released their ninth studio album, Heroes Are Hard to Find . This was the first time Fleetwood Mac had only one guitarist. While on tour, they briefly added a second keyboardist, Doug Graves, who had been an engineer on Heroes Are Hard to Find . In 1980, Christine McVie said Graves had been there to back her up, but after
10492-465: The original creative team in other US cities. In 2000, the musical had a West End production, and it has been produced throughout the world in hundreds of stage productions. In 2014, the show saw its first Broadway incarnation, opening that April at the Belasco Theatre and winning the year's Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical . The production closed on September 13, 2015. A national tour of
10614-564: The production began pre-premiere performances, thus marking it the first musical production in Israel to resume performing following the COVID-19 pandemic. The production then went on tour in Israel in the summer of 2021, followed by an official opening night on June 8, 2022, at the Cinema City Theater, and moved to Beit Hahayal in 2023. The production closed on April 10, 2023. The production
10736-917: The production to Vancouver for a five-week engagement at The Cobalt. This production starred Ryan Alexander McDonald as Hedwig and Lee McKeown as Yitzhak, with music direction by Juno Award winner Mark Reid and direction by Randie Parliament and Greg Bishop. In spring of 2011, English-language Prague theatre AKANDA staged Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Iron Curtain Club, with Jeff Fritz as Hedwig and Uliana Elina as Yitzhak. Several productions were shown in Frankfurt/Main in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Berlin in 2002, 2013 and 2014. A new production premiered in Bremen on June 19, 2014 Cologne Berlin Hamburg Frankfurt Bremen Sven Ratzke brought
10858-454: The radio. While Mystery to Me eventually received a Gold certification from the RIAA , personal problems within the band emerged. The McVies' marriage was under a lot of stress, which was aggravated by their constant working with each other and by John McVie's considerable alcohol abuse . In 1973, Weston had an affair with Fleetwood's wife Jenny Boyd , sister of George Harrison 's first wife Pattie Boyd . Fleetwood found out two weeks into
10980-455: The remainder of the tour was cancelled. The lawsuit that followed regarding who owned the rights to the name "Fleetwood Mac" put the real Fleetwood Mac on hiatus for almost a year. Although the band was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, they had apparently signed contracts in which they had forfeited the rights to the name. Their record company, Warner Bros. Records , when appealed to, said they did not know who owned it. The dispute
11102-427: The rest of the band agreed. The presence of a false Fleetwood Mac had also confused matters. Rock promoter Bill Graham wrote a letter to Warner Bros to convince them that the real Fleetwood Mac was Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, and Bob Welch. This did not end the legal battle, but the band was able to record as Fleetwood Mac again. Instead of hiring another manager, Fleetwood Mac, having re-formed, became
11224-577: The rest of the band except Green. By 1969, Green was using LSD . During a European tour towards the end of that year, he experienced a bad acid trip at a hippie commune in Munich. Clifford Davis, the band's manager, singled out this incident as the crucial point in Green's mental decline. He said: "The truth about Peter Green and how he ended up how he did is very simple. We were touring Europe in late 1969. When we were in Germany, Peter told me he had been invited to
11346-481: The rest of the band in the studio. The result of this, the band's twelfth studio album Tusk , was a 20-track double album released in 1979. It produced three hit singles: Buckingham's " Tusk " (US No. 8), which featured the USC Trojan Marching Band ; Christine McVie's " Think About Me " (US No. 20); and Nicks' six-and-a-half minute opus " Sara " (US No. 7). "Sara" was cut to four-and-a-half minutes for both
11468-482: The same actor as Hedwig. A song performed by Yitzhak and the band, "Random Number Generation" was included on the Off-Broadway Cast Album, but does not appear in the score. The Broadway production had the song prepared to play in case Hedwig had to leave the stage, along with "Freaks", a song from the movie. Lena Hall performed the song at her final show during the sound check. In the 2014 Broadway Revival,
11590-507: The separated people with a lifelong yearning for their other half. Hansel is determined to search for her other half, but is convinced she will have to travel to the West to do so. This becomes possible when, in her 20s, she meets Luther Robinson, an American soldier ("Sugar Daddy") who convinces her to begin dressing in drag. Luther falls in love with Hansel and the two decide to marry. This plan will allow Hansel to leave communist East Germany for
11712-561: The show began at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre in October 2016 before closing at the Kennedy Center in July 2017. The character of Hedwig was originally a supporting character in the piece. She was loosely inspired by a German female babysitter/prostitute who worked for Mitchell's family when he was a teenager in Junction City, Kansas. The character of Tommy, originally conceived as
11834-405: The show, the songs below that are labeled with Hedwig with Yitzhak are ones where he has notable solo lines. The show is performed without an intermission. ‡ In the original off-Broadway production, this song was sung by the musical director Skszp; in the 2014 Broadway revival, Yitzhak sings the song instead. § This song is performed by the character Tommy Gnosis, who is meant to be portrayed by
11956-471: The single and the first CD release of the album in the 1980s, but the full version has since been restored on the 1988 Greatest Hits , the 1992 25 Years – The Chain box set, 2002's The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac , and the 2004 remaster of Tusk . Original guitarist Peter Green also took part in the sessions of Tusk , although his playing on the Christine McVie track "Brown Eyes", is not credited on
12078-554: The stylised sound that Buckingham had evolved during his tenure (which was also evident in his solo work) and developed a more adult contemporary style with producer Greg Ladanyi . The album yielded only one Top 40 hit, Christine McVie's " Save Me ". Behind the Mask only achieved Gold album status in the US, peaking at No. 18 on the Billboard album chart, though it entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1. It received mixed reviews and
12200-463: The subsequent Shotgun Express (which featured a young Rod Stewart as vocalist), and suggested Fleetwood as a replacement for drummer Aynsley Dunbar when Dunbar left the Bluesbreakers to join the Jeff Beck Group . John Mayall agreed and Fleetwood joined the Bluesbreakers. The Bluesbreakers then consisted of Green, Fleetwood, John McVie and Mayall. Mayall gave Green free recording time as
12322-458: The success of the Tango in the Night album, the band released a Greatest Hits album in 1988. It featured singles from the 1975–1988 era and included two new compositions, " No Questions Asked " written by Nicks and Kelly Johnston, and " As Long as You Follow ", written by Christine McVie and Quintela. 'As Long as You Follow' was released as a single in 1988 but only made No. 43 in the US and No. 66 in
12444-645: The tour ended (on 5 December 1974 at Cal State University), the Heroes album had reached a higher position on the American charts than any of the band's previous records. In Bob Welch's words, following the Heroes are Hard to Find tour, "the buzz that the Mystery to Me band had started to create...[was] gone. I [was] totally exhausted by writing, singing, touring, negotiating, moving, and frankly so [were] Mick, John and Chris. We were all discouraged that Heroes [hadn't] done better. Something needs to change, but what? … There
12566-513: The tour. The "New Fleetwood Mac" tour began on 16 January 1974 at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, and was initially successful. One of the band members said the first concert "went down a storm". The promoter was dubious at first but said later that the crowd had loved the band and they were "actually really good". More successful gigs followed, but then word got around that this
12688-618: The world, including the US, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In Germany, they shared the bill with reggae musician Bob Marley . On this world tour, the band recorded music for their first live album , which was released at the end of 1980. The band's thirteenth studio album, Mirage , was released in 1982. Following 1981 solo albums by Nicks ( Bella Donna ), Fleetwood ( The Visitor ), and Buckingham ( Law and Order ), there
12810-480: The year, the singles " Black Magic Woman " (later a big hit when covered by Santana ) and " Need Your Love So Bad " were released, both going top-forty in the UK. The band's second studio album, Mr. Wonderful , was released in August 1968. The album was recorded live in the studio with miked amplifiers and a PA system, rather than being plugged into the board. The sessions featured a horn section as well as friend of
12932-613: Was a return to a more conventional approach. Buckingham had been chided by critics, fellow band members, and music business managers for the lesser commercial success of Tusk . Recorded at Château d'Hérouville in France and produced by Richard Dashut , Mirage was an attempt to recapture the huge success of Rumours . Its hits included Christine McVie's " Hold Me " and " Love in Store " (co-written by Robbie Patton and Jim Recor, respectively), Nicks' " Gypsy ", and Buckingham's " Oh Diane ", which made
13054-454: Was also a kind of fatigue, anger and bitterness that all the work we had done hadn't really paid off and we were just all sort of shaking our heads saying 'what do we do now' … Everybody knew that we had to find some new creative juice." Welch himself had grown tired of the constant struggles to keep Fleetwood Mac functioning and was openly considering leaving the band. Whilst Fleetwood was checking out Sound City Studios in Los Angeles during
13176-519: Was also released). A notable inclusion in the box set was " Silver Springs ", a Nicks composition that was recorded during the Rumours sessions but was omitted from the album and used as the B-side of "Go Your Own Way". Nicks had requested use of this track for her 1991 best-of compilation TimeSpace , but Fleetwood had refused as he had planned to include it in this collection as a rarity. The disagreement between Nicks and Fleetwood garnered press coverage and
13298-421: Was altered to contain the song " Oh Well ", which featured consistently in live performances from the time of its release through 1997 and again starting in 2009. Then Play On , which saw the band broaden their style away from straight blues, was written by Kirwan and Green, plus a track each by Fleetwood and McVie. Jeremy Spencer, meanwhile, had recorded a solo album of 1950s-style rock and roll songs, backed by
13420-400: Was becoming alienated from Welch and the McVies. In August 1972, before a concert on a US tour, Kirwan smashed his Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar and refused to go on stage. The band played the show as a quartet, after which Kirwan criticised their performance, and he was subsequently fired from the band. Fleetwood said later that the pressure had become too much for Kirwan, and he had suffered
13542-423: Was believed to have been the main reason for Nicks leaving the band in 1991. The box set also included a new Nicks/Vito composition, " Paper Doll ", which was released in the US as a single and produced by Buckingham and Richard Dashut. There were also two new Christine McVie compositions, "Heart of Stone" and "Love Shines ". "Love Shines" was released as a single in the UK and elsewhere. Buckingham also contributed
13664-588: Was eventually settled out of court, four years later, in what was described as "a reasonable settlement not unfair to either party". In later years Fleetwood said that, in the end, he was grateful to Davis because the lawsuit was the reason the band moved to California. Nobody from the alternative line-up was ever made a part of the real Fleetwood Mac, although some of them later played in Danny Kirwan's studio band. Gantry and Gregory went on to become members of Stretch , whose 1975 UK hit single " Why Did You Do It? "
13786-498: Was held over until April 27. In Vancouver, Hoarse Raven Theatre's production, directed by Michael Fera, opened April 4 featuring Greg Armstrong-Morris as Hedwig and Meghan Gardiner as Yitzhak, and was held over until June 7. Further productions in Canada included a sold out 2007 production by Pickled Productions , and a 2009 Toronto production by Ghost Light Projects. From October 2 through to November 2, 2013, Ghost Light Projects returned
13908-492: Was left with major touring commitments to fulfill and no band. Fleetwood Mac had "temporarily disbanded" in Nebraska and its members had gone their separate ways. Davis was concerned that failing to complete the tour would destroy his reputation with bookers and promoters. He sent the band a letter in which he said he "hadn't slaved for years to be brought down by the whims of irresponsible musicians". Davis claimed that he owned
14030-522: Was located in the ballroom of the Hotel Riverview, which once housed the surviving crew of the Titanic (a fact which figured in the original production). Actors who played Hedwig in this Off-Broadway production included Michael Cerveris , Donovan Leitch, Ally Sheedy , Kevin Cahoon , Asa Somers, and Matt McGrath . This production won the Obie Award , 1998 Special Citations for Stephen Trask and
14152-466: Was not the real Fleetwood Mac and audiences became hostile. The band was turned away from several gigs and the next six shows were pulled by promoters. The band struggled on and played further dates in the face of increasing hostility and heckling. More dates were pulled, the keyboard player quit, and after a concert in Edmonton where bottles were thrown at the stage, the tour collapsed. The band dissolved and
14274-466: Was praised by Ynet as "one of the most refreshing things seen [in Israel] lately." Walla! added "the brilliant show finally made it to Israel, and it's just excellent." Italian Premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch by British Atrocity Tour in 2004: Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in London in 1967 by guitarist and singer Peter Green . Green named
14396-612: Was released by Snapper Music in the late 1990s. "Green Manalishi" was released as Green's mental stability deteriorated. He wanted the band to give all their money to charity, but the other members of the band disagreed. In April 1970, Green decided to quit the band after the completion of their European tour. His last show with Fleetwood Mac was on 20 May 1970. The remaining four members, Fleetwood, McVie, Spencer and Kirwan, set about working on their next album. In September 1970, Fleetwood Mac released their fourth studio album, Kiln House , to generally positive reviews. Kirwan's songs on
14518-502: Was released in August and contained various singles, B-sides and tracks the band had recorded as back-up for Eddie Boyd . On tour in the US in January 1969, the band recorded Fleetwood Mac in Chicago (released in December as a double album) at the soon-to-close Chess Records Studio with some of the blues legends of Chicago, including Willie Dixon , Buddy Guy and Otis Spann . These were Fleetwood Mac's last all-blues recordings, with
14640-399: Was replaced by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito , although Vito left in 1990 along with Nicks. A 1993 one-off performance for the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton reunited the classic 1974–1987 line-up for the first time in six years. A full-scale reunion took place four years later, and Fleetwood Mac released their fourth U.S. No. 1 album, The Dance (1997), a live album marking
14762-425: Was seen by some music critics as a low point for the band in the absence of Buckingham (who had actually made a guest appearance playing on the title track). But Rolling Stone magazine said that Vito and Burnette were "the best thing to ever happen to Fleetwood Mac". The subsequent "Behind the Mask" tour saw the band play sold-out shows at London's Wembley Stadium. In the final show in Los Angeles, Buckingham joined
14884-611: Was written about the touring debacle. Gantry later collaborated with the Alan Parsons Project . Martinez went on to play with the Deep Purple offshoot Paice Ashton Lord , as well as Robert Plant 's backing band. While the fake Fleetwood Mac were on tour, Welch stayed in Los Angeles and connected with entertainment attorneys. He realised that Fleetwood Mac was being neglected by Warner Bros and that they would need to change their base of operation from England to America, to which
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