A handout photo. UK artists Cameron Potts and Adam Dickinson are the stars of the internationally acclaimed hit show, The Simon & Garfunkel Story.More often than not, one’s musical taste is informed early on by what one’s parents listened to. If your parents grew up in the ’60s and ’70s, they might have had cassette tapes of Simon & Garfunkel in their collection, with songs like Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Mrs Robinson wafting through your home.
The focus is on the music, not so much on a plot or story per se. Think: “live” tribute concert as opposed to a musical, enhanced by video projection, photos and original film footage, and supported by a trio of musicians. Adam: I think it’s important to bring some of ourselves to the performance as we will never actually be them. If we try too hard to be them, we’d be wasting our time. So, it’s important to try our best to take their mannerisms both vocally and physically, and implement them into our own performance.
There are a couple of moments in the show when, as a performer, I have been encouraged to allow my own voice to come through as well as singing like Art. I don’t look like Art at all - so in order to give me a little height I wear heeled boots and have my hair permed to create his very famous hairstyle!Adam: A woman in her 50s and her dad came to see us at the signing after the show. She told us that her dad had severe Alzheimer’s, and couldn’t even remember her name.
Cameron: I fondly remember when my Dad first shared the music with me. His excitement in response to my excitement at hearing this music is something that will stay with me forever. He was an avid fan, and that shared enjoyment of their music formed in us a happy bond. This is such a credit to Paul Simon’s writing as I was 23 when I first got this job, and I must have known about five or six songs from their catalogue. I also remember hearing my grandma listen to “Mrs Robinson” on the radio.Cameron: I love getting the audience involved in “Cecelia”. It’s a lot of fun, and it feels to me as though, from that point in the show, the party really begins.
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