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Let It Be releases 250k more tickets at Savoy

Let It Be releases 250k more tickets at Savoy

Date: 31 January 2013

Let It Be has released 250,000 new tickets ahead of its re-opening at the Savoy Theatre on 1 February 2013. Following a successful 18-week run at the Prince of Wales Theatre, the Beatles concert show is currently booking until 5 October 2013.

Let It Be showcases the music of the Beatles, in a "theatrical concert" charting the band’s meteoric rise from their humble beginnings in Liverpool’s Cavern Club, through the height of Beatlemania, to their later studio masterpieces. It's the first time that the Grand Theatrical Rights to The Beatles’ back catalogue have been granted by Sony/ATV for a West End production.

Directed by John Maher, the show includes 40 of The Beatles’ greatest hits including: “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”, “Hard Day’s Night”, “Day Tripper”, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, “Strawberry Fields”, “When I’m 64”, “Get Back” and many more.

There are two casts performing in the show, alternating from night to night. The current company, who were put together by producers following an international talent search, including open auditions at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, is comprised of Emanuele Angeletti, John Brosnan, Gordon Elsmore, James Fox, Michael Gagliano, Reuven Gershon, Stephen Hill and Phil Martin.

Each band is joined for several songs by either Ryan Alex Farmery or Michael Bramwell on keyboards.

The cast announced their arrival in the West End by playing an impromptu gig including hits “Twist and Shout”, “Hard Day’s Night” and, of course, “Let It Be”, to an invited audience at the Vista rooftop bar at The Trafalgar Hotel.

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Reader Comments


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...Look at the Let It Be twitter site for some real and positive attitudes and compliments of the brilliant show. Great night out, would recommend to anyone. - Dave

19 May 13

Depressing news, that this shambolic, cheap and tacky 'tribute' to The Beatles should be allowed to continue! Sony/ATV (Simon Cowell) have no shame, the rights to the Lennon & Maccartney backcatolugue should belong to Maccartney and Ono-Lennon, whom They knowingly and outbid. Anyone going along to Let It Be thinking it is approved by any one connected to 'The Fab Four' should know its not! And what they get to see is; two casts alternating one is a reasonable tribute band who look and sound somewhat like the Beatles, and a OK covers band who look and sound nothing like The Beatles. Both bands have right handlers playing the left handed Paul and Ringo a fact which effects the playing technically and the visuals dramatically! No storyline, no acting no humour or feel of any realationship between either the musicians on stage or the people they are portraying its all a bit robotic. Poor poor effort for the unfussy and fanatics only! - Mitchell James

31 Jan 13


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