Up In The Air

Overview

In 1985, MTV played the hottest music videos in Power Rotation—once an hour, day and night. Viewers were “obsessed” with Bill Wadhams of the synth-pop band, Animotion as he sang, who do you want me to be, to make you sleep with me, dressed in a Roman warrior’s breastplate and helmet in front of the Hollywood sign. Up In The Air traces one man’s musical journey as he rockets to international fame and seeks to find his true voice, family, redemption, and home.

About the Artist

Bill Wadhams is an actor, singer, guitarist and writer. A top ten artist in the 80s, he joined the Portland, Oregon theatrical community in 2012, playing Dan in the musical, Next To Normal at Artists Repertory Theater. Since then he has composed the music for a musical, Vortex 1 with playwright, Sue Mach. Bill began developing his 1 Man Musical - Up In The Air -  with director Bill Fennelly in 2020. (Fennelly is an associate professor at Drexel) The show debuted in Portland in 2023 at the Coho Theater. Bill is still active with his 80s band, Animotion. They just returned from "The80sCruise" with fellow artists, Wang Chung, Air Supply, Sheena Easton and Debbie Gibson. Animotion will be on tour this summer. 

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