A new show blends AI, theater, and sensory effects to re-create pivotal moments from the music icon’s life.
Stage fright is not a term you’d associate with Elvis Presley, but in 1968 he was all shook up—with nerves. Ahead of his make-or-break “comeback special” after years floundering in Hollywood, the King had cold feet. He told the special’s director, Steve Binder, he was “terrified,” adding, “I don’t know if I can do this . . . just me and a guitar in front of people?” He half-joked to his entourage about retreating to Hawaii.
