Yoko attempts a conversation with Capp: “I’d like to ask you what you said about Joan Baez…” “We don’t want them to do it at Berkeley! We are telling them to protest some other way! If they’d stayed in bed at Berkeley, they wouldn’t have got killed!”
Tickets start at $79.John’s eyes focus angrily on his detractor. takes you into a different world where you are immersed in the music - and let’s face it, it’s great music - and where you leave feeling better,’’ Martin said. “ ‘LOVE’ gives you a chance to put down your phone, forget about your e-mails, put your drink down, and just. Some of the modifications included song changes, like dropping “I Am the Walrus’’ in favor of “Twist and Shout,’’ and adding a high-tech projection component that allows a performer to dance with a virtual partner during “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.’’ “We watched it with a critical eye and made changes that we thought would improve it.’’ “It was a good show, but we wanted to make it better,’’ he said. In an interview before the anniversary performance, Giles Martin told me that he and director Dominic Champagne decided about two years ago to give the show a top-to-bottom makeover and said they focused on the word “vibrancy.’’
While some of the songs are re-imagined, with clever segues and overlaps, they are from the master tapes recorded at Abbey Road Studios, so when they are played on the remarkable sound system, the audio is crystal clear. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,’’ and “All You Need Is Love.’’ In between, the mood ranges from wistful - with beautiful aerial exercises during “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’’ and “Yesterday’’ - to whimsical, as the stage becomes an under-the-sea extravaganza for “Octopus’s Garden,’’ to more serious with political undertones during “Revolution,’’ which segues into “Back in the U.S.S.R.’’ “The Beatles LOVE’’ begins with an a cappella version of “Because,’’ and ends with a rousing trio of singalongs: “Hey Jude,’’ “Sgt.
Not only does the show chronicle the heyday of Beatlemania, with video footage of screaming young women as well as the Beatles performing many of their hits, it takes the audience back to the band members’ childhood days in Liverpool up through their final performance on a London rooftop in 1969.
This was actually the case at the recent 10-year-anniversary celebration, which was attended by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - the two remaining Beatles - and an assortment of family and friends (including John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison’s widow, Olivia). The venue’s 2,000-plus seats have had their speakers replaced, providing a fuller, richer sound that engulfs the audience in all-things Beatles - from the music to the conversations among the band mates that make it seem as if they are in the theater-in-the-round with the audience. The show’s creators (including musical director Giles Martin, who worked with his father, Beatles producer Sir George Martin, on the original “Beatles LOVE,’’ which opened in 2006 and won a Grammy Award for its soundtrack) have revamped the popular show with everything from new props to choreography to special effects. LAS VEGAS - There are many entertainment options in Las Vegas, but “The Beatles LOVE,’’ which just celebrated its 10-year anniversary at The Mirage with a revamped show, is one that should not be missed - especially by fans of the Fab Four.Īnd even those who aren’t into Beatles music would likely enjoy the spectacle of the show, a nonstop flurry of activity that includes mind-blowing stunts and acrobatics, clever props, state-of-the-art technology, and over-the-top costumes.
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