All Cirque du Soleil productions have fantastic visuals, but The Beatles LOVE may be the one that actually sounds the best. The show features dancers, acrobats, and aerialists performing to the iconic music of the Fab Four. From “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to “All You Need is Love,” the band’s material has never been more crystal clear, booming from an immersive sound-system in a custom-designed theater inside The Mirage. The original recordings were remixed with the help of the Beatles’ late producer George Martin in reimagined, mashed-up form.
The unique diamond-shaped layout of the stage allows the audience to be unusually close to the action and feel every beat of the music. The sounds are paired with vibrant imagery, beginning with the smokestacks of post-war Liverpool to the joy and celebration of the 1960s flower power movement. The show isn’t afraid to touch on serious topics, including the pain of adolescence and the challenges of the civil rights movement. Yet it also captures the collective wit and charm of John, Paul, George and Ringo via audio, video and animation. Between the teen screams of “Twist and Shout” and the psychedelic euphoria of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” every era of the band is covered.
