New York - August 7, 2006 -- Access Hollywood takes an exclusive in-depth look at the The Beatles LOVE, the highly acclaimed latest Cirque du Soleil production, in a one-hour program hosted by anchors Nancy O'Dell and Billy Bush. The special airs August 19 from 9 - 10 p.m. EST/PST and 8 - 9 p.m. CST exclusively on the NBC Owned and Operated television stations. KXAS, NBC's Owned station in Dallas will air the show on August 20 at noon. LOVE will be rebroadcast on September 2 & 3 on Access Hollywood affiliate stations nationwide in Access Hollywood's regularly scheduled time periods. LOVE brings the magic of Cirque du Soleil together with the spirit and passion of The Beatles music to create a vivid, intimate and powerful entertainment experience. Access Hollywood has been allowed unprecedented access to LOVE, including behind the scenes of the production from its earliest stages and exclusive interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. The special also features interviews with Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté and LOVE director Dominic Champagne, as well as the creative team behind this spectacular production. In addition, Access Hollywood is granted an in-depth look at the music behind LOVE, including footage shot at Abbey Road studios with Sir George Martin and his son Giles, who together, using the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios, created a unique soundscape for LOVE (the album for which is currently being worked on at Abbey Road studios by George and Giles for release later this year.)
This joint artistic venture marks the first time that The Beatles company, Apple Corps Ltd., has agreed to a major theatrical partnership. The project was born out of a personal friendship and mutual admiration between the late George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté. LOVE is performed exclusively at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
Rob Silverstein and David Saltz serve as executive producers for the special with senior producer Claudia Eaton, producer Michael Soares and director Richard Plotkin.
