Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Help!, the Magic of the Beatles is coming to town.
The year 1965 saw the Beatles come of age. They conquered America with the legendary Shea Stadium spectacular. Their movie Help! was a major box office hit. The album of the same name was one of the Fab Four’s three chart-topping albums that year. And the film’s title track was one of three No1 singles in 1965.
The Magic of the Beatles not only authentically returns music fans to this golden era, according to show producer Michael Taylor, it takes lovers of the Beatles on a “magical musical trip back to yesterday”.
“Taking you from the Beatles’ Mop Top roots,” he says, “to the psychedelia of Sgt Pepper and beyond, this is the most complete Beatles stage show on tour.”
Michael says that fantastic costumes, brilliant vocals and incredible musicianship Come Together covering all of the Beatles biggest hits – from Love Me Do to Let It Be.
“Help! with The Magic of the Beatles celebrates the most exciting time in pop music history live and in concert,” he says.
About The Magic of the Beatles
“The Magic of the Beatles is a two-hour spectacular featuring superb costumes and a cast of skilled musicians and singers,” says show producer Michael Taylor.
“It authentically recreates the live concert shows of John, Paul, George and Ringo that generated fan hysteria never seen before or since.”
The production has been on a UK-wide tour and visits towns and even, in some cases, venues that presented The Beatles during the early Sixties. The Magic of the Beatles retraces The Beatles infamous live shows and offers an insight into Beatlemania at its height.
Unarguably the greatest band in the world, ever, the cast choose from a set list comprising of more than 50 million-sellers for each show.
Who could have imagined just what was to come when the world was introduced to The Beatles in 1960? Transferring their incredible live shows from residencies in Hamburg to the now-famous Cavern Club, they were eventually discovered by Brian Epstein and signed by George Martin. The rest is the most important chapter of pop music history.
The cast have appeared alongside The Merseybeats, The Searchers, The Hollies, The Bay City Rollers, Madness, Boy George, Kula Shaker, Blue, Snow Patrol, Coldplay and Girls Aloud.
They have performed in virtually every country in Europe including France, Germany, Italy, Holland and Norway, and have also toured Russia, The USA, the Caribbean, China and the Middle East.
