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The LAST PLAY AT SHEA (Music by Billy Joel)
The Last Play at Shea is a unique documentary concept intended to escape the traditional narrative and current trend of biographical rock documentaries. Through the prism of Billy Joel's extraordinary career and blue collar perspective, The Last Play at Shea will chronicle the waning days of Shea Stadium through a tapestry of performance, historical documentary and personal journey while at the same time providing audiences with a pop-culture snapshot of a seminal era in New York history.
The film weaves interviews with players and performers and exclusive concert footage—featuring guests like Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer and Roger Daltrey, among others.
The Last Play at Shea world premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and is directed by Paul Crowder and produced by Nigel Sinclair and Steve Cohen, in cooperation with Billy Joel's Maritime Pictures.
Most recently, Mr. Joel became the final artist to perform at the Legendary Shea Stadium. He performed to 110,000 people at the historic "The Last Play at Shea" concert on July 16 and 18, 2008. The shows sold out in record-breaking 45 minutes. This marked the Bronx-born Long Island-raised show business legend as the only artist to perform at Yankee, Giants and Shea Stadium. In 2006, Mr. Joel broke the Madison Square Garden record for the longest sequence of sold-out shows by a single artist. On April 24, 2006, at the twelfth show of that same sold-out MSG run, Billy broke his own record and Madison Square Garden celebrated the event in true New York style, raising a banner to emblazoned with "#12″ to the venue's rafters. Mr. Joel became the first non-athlete ever to be honored with a "retired" number on the rafters of the Garden
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LocationRiverview Theater
3800 42nd Ave So
Minneapolis, MN 55406
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
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| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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