The Cirque people know how to put on a good show and if you are a Beatles fan you will enjoy this presentation. The music sounds amazing. The cast is energetic and you will have a hard time knowing what to look at because there is just so much to see. There are some very moving moments in the show - I've seen it twice and loved both performances.
Now let's talk about the problem. The Cirque security team, ushers, bouncers and the like are all poorly-trained, power-hungry, Paul Blart Mall Cop types. Another way to describe them is "thuggish." They were rude to me and my guest both times I went to the show. If you go to the early show they really want to rush you out of there quickly. I was trying to buy gifts in the gift shop when some ape steps in front of me and ropes off the back entrance. He says I have to move on. I asked him if I could simply cross the rope that 10 seconds ago wasn't there. He put his hand in my chest and said no - it was "for my own safety." What he really meant was "This is MY power. This is my chance to pretend I am somebody and I get to tell you what to do." It was silly, unnecessary and downright off-putting. I wasn't drunk (hadn't had one drink,) I was dressed in a suit and tie, I wasn't causing trouble but was run out of there (like anyone else who had the bad luck to be trying to spend money in the gift shop) like I was a deadbeat. I won't be back. Ever.
If you want to go visit the gift shop, my advice is go before the show. And watch out for the so-called "security." It's easy to spot them - they are the typical wannabe cops that couldn't get a job with Metro so they play Barney Fife at the Cirque show and pretend they are bad-asses.
If you do go to the early show do some workouts the week before you go. Then prepare to do some wind sprints down the hallway the second the show is over because they WILL run you out of there like it or not - and they won't be polite about it.