The production debuted at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 24 September 2012. (previews from 14 Sep 2012). Its run at the venue ended on 19 January 2013, after which it moved to the Savoy Theatre and opened on 1 February 2013. The Broadway production started previews on 13 July 2013 with its official opening night taking place on 24 July 2013, running for a limited engagement at the St. James Theatre until 1 September 2013.[2] The production opened on UK tour in Manchester in February 2014 the show returned to the West End opening at the Garrick Theatre on 9 July 2014. The production is produced by Jamie Hendry Productions & Annerin Productions. In August 2022, they had a limited run at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
SynopsisEdit
Let It Be at the Garrick
The show begins with the four actors portraying an early version of The Beatles' appearance at the Cavern Club in 1962. When this scene closes [The Beatles] journey to America beginning their tour at The Ed Sullivan Show. Moving forward, The Beatles' directions are changing musically while their band grows in popularity performing their largest concert at New York City's Shea Stadium.[3] Subsequent scenes use hallucinogenic[4] and psychedelic designs to further progress the representation of The Beatles' ever increasing experimentation with substances and eastern theory.[5] The show culminates with the breakup of the group in 1970.
The structure of the West End and Broadway productions were essentially similar, The only major difference was the West End production featured a scene with the cast re-enacting The Beatles' 1963 Royal Variety Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre, in place of Ed Sullivan.
CastEdit
Performance of the "Let It Be" musical at the Savoy Theatre in 2013
The Broadway and West End companies each feature multiple casts, who alternate performances.
Original West End Cast
Original Broadway Cast
Original UK Touring Cast
Emanuele Angeletti John Brosnan Gordon Elsmore James Fox Michael Gagliano Ian Garcia Reuven Gershon Stephen Hill Phil Martin Ryan Alex Farmery Michael Bramwell
Graham Alexander John Brosnan Ryan Coath JT Curtis Ryan Alex Farmery Reuven Gershon James Fox Tyson Kelly John Korba Chris McBurney Luke Roberts Daniel A. Weiss Roberto Angelelli
Emanuele Angeletti John Brosnan Ben Cullingworth James Fox Michael Gagliano Reuven Gershon Stephen Hill Luke Roberts Michael Bramwell Paul Mannion Peter John Jackson
The musical received mixed to positive reviews from both West End and Broadway critics with The Daily Telegraph stating that "For those who love the Beatles, this show is as about as good as it gets."[6]
LawsuitEdit
In 2013 the producers of the long-running Beatles tribute bandRain: A Tribute to the Beatles filed a copyright suit against the producers of Let It Be.[7]Rain claimed that in 2005 they and the Let It Be producers agreed to produce a Broadway show, which eventually became the Rain Broadway run from 2010 to 2011. Rain claimed that Let It Be was essentially the same concept, with similar artwork, costumes, and virtually the same song repertoire, and that Rain was entitled to 50% of Let It Be's profits."[7] The case was settled out of court.[8]
^Beatles Concert Show ‘Let It Be’ Coming to Broadway - The New York Times.com
^Brown, Peter. "Review of Let It Be at the Prince of Wales Theatre". London Theatre. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^Billington, Michael (24 September 2012). "Let It Be – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^Lukowski, Andrzej (25 September 2012). "Let It Be". Time Out. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
^"Let It Be". The Daily Telegraph. 25 September 2012.,
^ abGioia, Michael. "Producers of Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles File Copyright Infringement Suit Against Broadway's Let It Be," Playbill (JUL 16, 2013).
^Jones, Chris. "'Let It Be': Why show coming to Rosemont is a Beatles 'celebration'," Chicago Tribune (Feb. 19, 2015).
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This article is about the musical For other uses see Let It Be Let It Be is a West End and Broadway concert revue based on the career of English rock band The Beatles from 1962 to their breakup in 1970 Let It BeLet It Be Garrick Theatre 2015MusicLennon McCartney Harrison Starr Medley Russell 1 LyricsLennon McCartney Harrison Starr Medley Russell 1 BasisMusical career of The BeatlesPremiere24 September 2012 Prince of Wales Theatre LondonProductions2012 Prince of Wales Theatre West End2013 Broadway2013 Savoy Theatre West End2013 Germany Tour2014 UK Tour2014 Japan Tour2014 Garrick Theatre West End 2022Atlantic City New Jersey Contents 1 History 2 Synopsis 3 Cast 4 Setlist 5 Reception 6 Lawsuit 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe production debuted at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 24 September 2012 previews from 14 Sep 2012 Its run at the venue ended on 19 January 2013 after which it moved to the Savoy Theatre and opened on 1 February 2013 The Broadway production started previews on 13 July 2013 with its official opening night taking place on 24 July 2013 running for a limited engagement at the St James Theatre until 1 September 2013 2 The production opened on UK tour in Manchester in February 2014 the show returned to the West End opening at the Garrick Theatre on 9 July 2014 The production is produced by Jamie Hendry Productions amp Annerin Productions In August 2022 they had a limited run at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City New Jersey Synopsis Edit nbsp Let It Be at the GarrickThe show begins with the four actors portraying an early version of The Beatles appearance at the Cavern Club in 1962 When this scene closes The Beatles journey to America beginning their tour at The Ed Sullivan Show Moving forward The Beatles directions are changing musically while their band grows in popularity performing their largest concert at New York City s Shea Stadium 3 Subsequent scenes use hallucinogenic 4 and psychedelic designs to further progress the representation of The Beatles ever increasing experimentation with substances and eastern theory 5 The show culminates with the breakup of the group in 1970 The structure of the West End and Broadway productions were essentially similar The only major difference was the West End production featured a scene with the cast re enacting The Beatles 1963 Royal Variety Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre in place of Ed Sullivan Cast Edit nbsp Performance of the Let It Be musical at the Savoy Theatre in 2013The Broadway and West End companies each feature multiple casts who alternate performances Original West End Cast Original Broadway Cast Original UK Touring CastEmanuele AngelettiJohn BrosnanGordon ElsmoreJames FoxMichael GaglianoIan GarciaReuven GershonStephen HillPhil MartinRyan Alex FarmeryMichael Bramwell Graham AlexanderJohn BrosnanRyan CoathJT CurtisRyan Alex FarmeryReuven GershonJames FoxTyson KellyJohn KorbaChris McBurneyLuke RobertsDaniel A WeissRoberto Angelelli Emanuele AngelettiJohn BrosnanBen CullingworthJames FoxMichael GaglianoReuven GershonStephen HillLuke RobertsMichael BramwellPaul MannionPeter John JacksonSetlist EditAct ICavern set I Saw Her Standing There Please Please Me It Won t Be Long Royal Variety Ed Sullivan set She Loves You I Want to Hold Your Hand All My Loving A Hard Day s Night set A Hard Day s Night Can t Buy Me Love Do You Want to Know a Secret I Wanna Be Your Man Yesterday Shea Stadium set Help I Feel Fine Ticket To Ride Drive My Car Twist And Shout Day Tripper Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band set Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band With A Little Help From My Friends Eleanor Rigby Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds When I m Sixty Four Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band Reprise A Day in the Life Act IIMagical Mystery Tour set Magical Mystery Tour All You Need Is Love Penny Lane Strawberry Fields Forever Unplugged set Blackbird Two of Us We Can Work It Out Norwegian Wood This Bird Has Flown Here Comes The Sun In My Life The Long and Winding Road While My Guitar Gently Weeps Abbey Road Rooftop set Come Together Get Back Revolution The End Encore Give Peace A Chance Back in the USSR Let It Be Hey Jude Reception EditThe musical received mixed to positive reviews from both West End and Broadway critics with The Daily Telegraph stating that For those who love the Beatles this show is as about as good as it gets 6 Lawsuit EditIn 2013 the producers of the long running Beatles tribute band Rain A Tribute to the Beatles filed a copyright suit against the producers of Let It Be 7 Rain claimed that in 2005 they and the Let It Be producers agreed to produce a Broadway show which eventually became the Rain Broadway run from 2010 to 2011 Rain claimed that Let It Be was essentially the same concept with similar artwork costumes and virtually the same song repertoire and that Rain was entitled to 50 of Let It Be s profits 7 The case was settled out of court 8 References Edit a b Twist and Shout only Beatles Concert Show Let It Be Coming to Broadway The New York Times com Brown Peter Review of Let It Be at the Prince of Wales Theatre London Theatre Retrieved 13 January 2013 Billington Michael 24 September 2012 Let It Be review The Guardian Retrieved 13 January 2013 Lukowski Andrzej 25 September 2012 Let It Be Time Out Retrieved 12 January 2013 Let It Be The Daily Telegraph 25 September 2012 a b Gioia Michael Producers of Rain A Tribute to the Beatles File Copyright Infringement Suit Against Broadway s Let It Be Playbill JUL 16 2013 Jones Chris Let It Be Why show coming to Rosemont is a Beatles celebration Chicago Tribune Feb 19 2015 External links EditOfficial website Let It Be on Twitter nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Let It Be musical amp oldid 1169361272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
