CIRQUE DU SOLEIL GAINS BEATLES DEAL.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski Canada's Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun") is an entertainment empire based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier. has succeeded where so many others have failed: The theatrical circus has the blessing of Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney , Ringo Starr Noun 1. Ringo Starr - rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) Richard Starkey, Starkey, Starr Beatles - a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and , Yoko Ono Noun 1. Yoko Ono - United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933) Ono and Olivia Harrison to conceive a production around the music of The Beatles. Veteran Beatles producer George Martin is set to oversee the music elements of the show, which had its origins in the friendship and mutual admiration of the late George Harrison and Cirque founder Guy Laliberte. ``We want to bring the magic of Cirque du Soleil together with the spirit and passion behind the most beloved rock band of all time to create a single, simple statement of delight,'' Laliberte said in the announcement. The yet-to-be-titled project will open in 2006 at the Mirage resort in Las Vegas. |
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