The Beatles - Love

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I saw the show when it was in previews back in June(?), two weeks before the official premiere. For perspective, I am a huge fan of Cirque du Soleil. LOVE was a fun show, but IMO it "suffers" from a recent trend in CdS shows (especially the permanent ones in Vegas) to lean more toward dance than acrobatics. Dance is all well and good, but I go to a circus to see something more than that.

LOVE is the first CdS show to be presented completely in the round. I think it worked well for this show and the newly built theater was very cleverly designed for that purpose. However, if you happen to have long legs, be sure to get an aisle seat or you will be cramped with your knees to your chest the entire show.

The sound design is amazing. Not only is the auditorium fitted with a state of the art sound system, each seat has its own set of speakers. They incorporate some of the Fab Four's in-studio dialog and at times you feel like you're standing (well, sitting) right in the middle of them. There were several places (most notably the authentic recordings of Beatles' screaming fans) in the show where the sound was so loud it literally was painful. Hopefully that was ironed out before the premiere, but if you have sensitive ears, you might do well to invest in some cotton.

There's little in the way of plot, but that's par for CdS. However, if you're familiar with the Beatles songs, you'll spot some familiar characters populating the stage.

I saw the show with my mom, step-dad, and two friends who are my age (late 30s). We all thoroughly enjoyed LOVE. So yes, I'd recommend it.