i read the news today, oh boy.

Mike Weatherford of the Las Vegas Review-Journal offers his review of Cirque du Soleil's highly anticipated show at the Mirage, Love.

SHOW REVIEW: 'Love' >
Cirque's 'Love' doesn't just let it be: Show goes much deeper than acrobatic performances set to classic Beatles songs

By MIKE WEATHERFORD

"Now, you did understand the exploding Volkswagen symbolizes the band breaking up?" Gilles Ste-Croix asks after Tuesday's performance of the new Beatles-themed opus "Love."

Uhm, well, sure. Of course.

Truth be told, I had still been chewing on other aspects of the climactic number, "A Day in the Life."

The epic song is a must for any stage spectacle based on the music of the Beatles. The big question was how it would be used. Cirque du Soleil's answer is one even John Lennon might not have consciously connected when he wrote the lyrics after the auto-accident death of a friend, Tara Browne. Read more.>

I'll be honest, I'm not sure if I'm ready for a Cirque re-telling of Beatles music. It's worth noting George Harrison was collaborating with Cirque folks on this concept before his all-too-soon death. (sidebar: George was my favorite Beatle.)

At any rate, Cirque is as ubiquitous on the Strip as slot machines and immigrants flicking hooker trading-cards at tourists.

(photo from: The Movable Buffet)