'The Beatles Love by Cirque du Soleil' future looks uncertain in Vegas
An empty tricycle trailed by a row of small yellow galoshes sits on the concrete floor.
Along the wall, the massive hands of a Blue Meanie hang next to a skirt of mannequin legs.
Round a corner and behold a half-pipe fitted with measuring sticks at the top, guides for roller-skating acrobats to practice their airborne maneuvers.
They’re all part of the glorious mishmash of props stashed backstage at “The Beatles Love by Cirque du Soleil,” a valentine to the Fab Four as much as it is a colorful uplift powered by one of the headiest catalogs in music history.
The trippy, sound-intensive production – three speakers are embedded in every seat headrest – recently celebrated its 16th anniversary, and is currently the fourth longest-running Cirque among the Las Vegas offerings.
The show’s cast and production team hope to build on that tenure, despite some anxieties about the future of “Love.”
Source: usatoday.com
