Tribute act members than the current touring lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd. In 2005, tribute band Beatallica received attention when they were threatened with a lawsuit by Sony Music Entertainment over their unique interpretation of Beatles songs done in a Metallica style. With the help of Metallica drummer/co-founder Lars Ulrich, Beatallica won their legal battle, and still record and tour today. Original Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice has played with members of the Deep Purple tribute band Purpendicular in 2002, 2004 and 2007, and the whole band in December 2008 and March 2012 (which included a surprise appearance of original Deep Purple bassist
Jill Paice in "Chess the Musical" at the Signature Theater in 2010. In 2011, she created the role of Grazia in Maury Yeston's "Death Takes a Holiday" in the original Off-Broadway production by Roundabout Theatre Company. She was cast in the leading role of "I" in the musical "Rebecca", which had been scheduled to open on Broadway in November 2012. The production of "Rebecca" on Broadway has been postponed. On September 3, 2013, she took over the role of "Miss Honey" in the Broadway musical "Matilda The Musical". In April, 2015, Paice opened as Milo Davenport in the Broadway musical "An American