At the center of the The Beatles LOVE 10th anniversary makeover is ... more Beatles. The original incarnation showed the four lads only in silhouette form, mostly, until the very end when they reminded, “All You Need is Love.”
That has all changed, as The Beatles themselves are depicted vividly in classic video and photos, a collective decision involving show co-creators Domenic Champagne of Cirque du Soleil and music producer Giles Martin, son of the late Sir George Martin. Video projections are now displayed in vivid colors along the stage’s surface, and sheer scrims are further employed to show the boys racing across the stage in the A Hard Day’s Night and Yellow Submarine characterizations.
A new and particularly robust moment early in the show is the addition of “Twist and Shout” in the moments when Britain, bombed out from World War II, discovers rock ’n’ roll. The sound in this show, too, is totally refreshed as the theater’s speaker system has been given a complete overhaul—the bass thunders through many numbers, especially “Come Together.”
As we’ve always known, LOVE is a powerful thing, and now more powerful than ever.
