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Interview: Kelly Ruggirello on Long Beach Symphony's A BEATLES CELEBRATION with Classical Mystery Tour


Their 2023/2024 season opens on October 28, 2023, with A Beatles Celebration featuring the Classical Mystery Tour band who will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the first Beatles U.S. tour in 1964 as well as the Beatlemania they inspired. I spoke with the group's president Kelly Ruggirello about the upcoming season.

BWW Review: LET IT BE at Fred Kavli Theatre


The newly revamped national tour of 'Let It Be' includes a fantasy 'reunion' of the group on John Lennon's 40th birthday, October 9, 1980, two months before his murder. The group combined note-perfect renditions of two dozen Beatles songs as well as songs from the group members' solo careers during the 1970s in a generally entertaining, nostalgic trip to the glory years of the Fab Four.

BWW Review: LET IT BE at Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts


The Beatles (or the next best thing existing) played KC's Kauffman Center this past weekend. The ersatz Fab Four treated a full auditorium to fifty-five memorable Beatles' melodies during their 2012 re-creation entitled 'Let It Be.'

BWW Review: LET IT BE Honors the Music


LET IT BE celebrates the Beatles music with glimpses of the era from whence it came.

Beatles Show LET IT BE Opens Ogunquit Playhouse's 84th Season Tonight


The Ogunquit Playhouse kicks off its 84th season with the international smash hit direct from London's West End and Broadway, LET IT BE - A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles, rocking the stage from tonight, May 18, to June 11.

Beatles Show LET IT BE to Open Ogunquit Playhouse's 84th Season


The Ogunquit Playhouse kicks off its 84th season with the international smash hit direct from London's West End and Broadway, LET IT BE - A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles, rocking the stage from May 18 to June 11.

Fulton Theatre's THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Opens 4/24


Over fifty years ago, a bespectacled kid from Lubbock, Texas changed the face of popular music. Buddy Holly's meteoric rise to stardom was cut short when at the age of just 22 he died tragically in a plane crash. Fulton Theatre's production of Buddy-The Buddy Holly Story tells the tale of the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist.

Beatles Tribute Concert LET IT BE Ends Broadway Run Today


The Broadway engagement of Let It Be concludes today, Sunday, September 1 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street) following 46 performances and 9 previews. This Beatles concert experience, since it opened, has played to over 50,000 audience members. LET IT BE began previews Tuesday, July 16th and officially opened Wednesday, July 24th.

Meet the Broadway Class of 2013- Summer Edition!


With several new shows having opened on Broadway in the past couple of months, and a constant need for replacements, there has been a solid group of performers making their Broadway debuts this Summer. Meet all of Broadway's newest stars below!

LET IT BE to Conclude Broadway Run at St. James Theatre Early; Closing Set for 9/1


The Broadway engagement of LET IT BE will conclude Sunday, September 1st at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street) following 46 performances and 9 previews. At the time of closing, the Broadway production is projected to have cumulatively grossed between 2 and 2.4 million dollars, playing to over 50,000 audience members. The show began previews Tuesday, July 16th and officially opened Wednesday, July 24th.

Photos and Video: Meet the Cast of Broadway's LET IT BE!


LET IT BE began previews Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Broadway's St. James Theatre and opened on Wednesday night, July 24th. The show will play a limited engagement through December 29, 2013. Meet the cast below!

Photo Coverage: The Fab Four Return to Broadway; Inside Opening Night of LET IT BE!


The Fab Four hit Broadway this summer in Let It Be, a spectacular concert experience direct from London's West End, where it continues its celebrated open-ended run, featuring 40 of The Beatles' greatest hits. Born as a West End production to celebrate the legendary band's 50th anniversary, Let It Be uses state-of-the-art projection technology and 3D sound to put audiences at the heart of The Beatles' meteoric rise from their humble beginnings in Liverpool's Cavern Club, through the heights of Beatlemania, to their later studio masterpieces with live performances of songs including 'Twist and Shout,' 'She Loves You' and 'Drive My Car,' 'Yesterday,' 'Hey Jude,' 'Come Together' and, of course, 'Let It Be.' LET IT BE began previews Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Broadway's St. James Theatre and opened last night, July 24th. The show will play a limited engagement through December 29, 2013. BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening and you can check out complete photo coverage below!

Review Roundup: LET IT BE Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!


The Fab Four are taking Broadway by storm with Let It Be, a spectacular concert experience at Broadway's St. James Theatre. The show opens tonight, July 24th, and will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, December 29th. Let's see what the critics had to say...

TV: The Beatles Are Back on Broadway! Watch Highlights from LET IT BE


The Fab Four are taking Broadway by storm with Let It Be, a spectacular concert experience at Broadway's St. James Theatre. Previews are now underway, with an official opening night set for tomorrow, Wednesday, July 24th. The show will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, December 29th. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released highlights below!

Photo Flash: The Beatles Take Broadway in LET IT BE Tribute Concert!


The Fab Four are taking Broadway by storm with Let It Be, a spectacular concert experience at Broadway's St. James Theatre. Previews are now underway, with an official opening night set for tomorrow, Wednesday, July 24th. The show will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, December 29th. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

LET IT BE Begins Tonight at Broadway's St. James Theatre


The Fab Four hit Broadway tonight with LET IT BE, a spectacular concert experience at Broadway's St. James Theatre, with an official opening night set for Wednesday, July 24th. The show will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, December 29th.

BWW Reviews: Impressive Beatles Tribute RAIN Brings History and Harmony to Providence


'RAIN's' long history - dating back to the 1970s with both US and international tours, as well as a recent limited engagement on Broadway - attests to the high quality of the production. This tour boasts an amazing sound, a sharp, authentic look, and an impressively talented quintet of musicians.

Photo Flash: 'The Buddy Holly Story' at WBT


Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, plays Westchester Broadway Theatre through April 19, and tells the story of the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist. The show features over twenty of Buddy Holly's greatest hits.

'Buddy Holly Story' Starring Pat McRoberts at WBT Begins Feb.14


Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story , to play Westchester Broadway Theatre February 14 through April 19, tells the story of the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist.

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