New docu-concert about Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ coming to Mirvish’s CAA Theatre

A new show that explores the stories behind Don McLean’s folk rock hit “American Pie” will take up a three-week residence at Mirvish’s CAA Theatre next March. 
“Inside American Pie,” — billed as a “docu-concert” — explores how the American singer and songwriter came to write that classic song. Packed with dense symbolism, “American Pie” is meant to commemorate the early rock ‘n roll icons Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper, who were all killed in a 1959 plane crash. 
Written by Mike Ross and Sarah Wilson, the production arrives in Toronto following a series of four sold-out annual runs in Prince Edward Island, where the show premiered in 2021. Ross will lead the concert along with four other PEI musicians.
He and Wilson are no stranger to the Toronto theatre scene. Both have co-written and starred in multiple musicals, concerts and plays at Soulpepper in the Distillery District. 
Their docu-concert dives into the song’s connections with The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and Charles Manson and answers the question of who exactly was Miss American Pie, referenced repeatedly in the song’s chorus. 
“Inside American Pie” will run from March 12 to 30. Tickets will go on sale Thursday.