The minute you hear an a cappella version of the famous Abbey Road song “Because,” as acrobats slowly climb ropes, you immediately feel part of a magical world at The Beatles LOVE. Yes, we’ve all heard the music of the Fab Four before, but never quite like this; everything from the classic canon has been remastered and remixed, giving each singular song a new life, and the visuals Cirque du Soleil offers up along with them creates a mesmerizing experience.

Highlights from this colorful, elaborate production? Where do we start? There’s the light show that dances around the theater during “Octopus’s Garden”; a beautiful aerial routine performed to “Something”; a heartbreaking number in which a dancer performs amid digital transcriptions as “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” plays; a Volkswagen Beetle that appears to crack apart during “A Day In the Life”; a large, white sheet that stretches over certain audience members during “Tomorrow Never Knows”; and roller skaters who flip, fly and come dangerously close to one another during “Help!”

There’s also a nice tribute to The Beatles themselves, courtesy of performers who pantomime the quartet in silhouette, shown on a large silk screen. It’s humorous and, at times, touching, especially for those in the audience who remember the foursome’s slapstick antics, both in movies and in real life.

You’ll also see the manifestations of several famous Beatles characters, including Father McKenzie, Eleanor Rigby, Sgt. Pepper and Lucy. Quite simply, your favorite songs come to life in this show—and a state-of-the-art sound system makes you feel like you’re hearing “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Back in the U.S.S.R.” for the first time.

All the way through this production, Cirque’s high standards for production design, music, costumes and choreography are all on full display. As you watch the parade of characters march through the theater—including through the audience before the show even starts—you’re completely drawn into the world Cirque has created, one you want to continue to linger in even after the house lights come up.

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