About the Show

This intimate play brings to life a little-known night when John and Paul were becoming the most famous men on earth.

From the show:
After months of performing for arenas of fans, John and Paul find themselves stranded in a cheap motel room in Key West. They do what many young men do when they’re bored—get drunk and have some laughs. But as their talk turns serious, they bond over the revelation of childhood events and find inspiration for the music that changed our lives.

Critic Reviews (11)

CRITIC'S PICK "Lennon and McCartney Wait Out a Storm in ‘Only Yesterday’: Bob Stevens’s fond look at a life-changing night for the young Beatles should satisfy more than die-hard fans."
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"Paul McCartney and John Lennon Are 'Here Today' in New Beatles Play 'Only Yesterday': Playwright Bob Stevens imagines a night in the life of two music icons in a new comedy at 59E59 Theaters."
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"'ONLY YESTERDAY'-A Fascinating Show that Brings Lennon and McCartney Together Again"
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"'Only Yesterday' is sure to put a smile on the face and perhaps bring a teardrop to the eye of Beatles aficionados, especially for those of us who were young and self-absorbed back then and all our troubles seemed so far away."
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4/5 Stars "John Lennon and Paul McCartney Caught in the Rain: Fans will love what Bob Stevens imagines two Beatles get up to on a documented day off"
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3/5 Stars "A Day (and Night) in the Life of Lennon and McCartney: A new play imagines the young Beatles, out of the spotlight"
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"If two Beatles sitting in a hotel room talking sounds boring to you, you're not wrong."
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“As John, Christopher Sears is an enjoyable pill, perfectly offset by Tommy Crawford's Paul whose amiable placidity is almost Buddha-like. More importantly, both actors have impressive musical chops, which wonderfully serves Stevens' truncated overview of Paul and John's tuneful reminiscing about their musical influences...”
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