In August of 1977, he saw in the trade papers that they were holding auditions in L.A. for the broadway show "Beatlemania" that was playing in New York at the time (starring Mitch Weissman, Joe Pecorino, Leslie Fradkin and Justin McNeil as the original Broadway cast). The producers had come to Los Angeles to form a west coast cast. He got the part of "George" and was eventually sent to Chicago to perform Beatlemania onstage at the Blackstone Theater.