A sizable chunk of the Beatles family will assemble in Las Vegas on June 8 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles-themed show, Love. According to USA Today, surviving band member Paul McCartney will attend the celebration, along with John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, George Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, Harrison’s son, Dhani Harrison, producer George Martin and his son, Giles Martin (who co-produced the Grammy-winning Love soundtrack with his father).
Ringo Starr is unable to attend due to tour commitments, but will send a videotaped message to be played during a special show. Roughly half of the audience for the special performance will be personal invitees of the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil camps. McCartney will host a private party afterward featuring his favorite DJ, Chris Holmes.
Since its premiere in June 2006, Love has played to packed houses and critical acclaim. Based on its success, Cirque du Soleil launched another popular music-based show, Viva Elvis, in 2009, and has scheduled upcoming projects featuring the music of Elton John, Michael Jackson and Danny Elfman over the next three years.
Cirque du Soleil Senior Vice President Jerry Nadal enthused, “Tapping into all these different fan bases has meant a great expansion for us. For the first year or two, we got a lot of hardcore Beatles fans who had never seen a Cirque show. They said, ‘Wow, that's Cirque? I want to see another one.’”
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