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The showroom at the Sahara hotel and casino in Las Vegas has played host to some great musicalacts over the years. The latest great act to play this historic venue is the Fab Four Mania . In the spirit of the famed "BeatleMania they are a note-for-note re-creation of the Beatles and their legendary music.

As the Las Vegas Shows Reviews blog recently noted:

Functioning as M.C. for the evening, impersonator/comedian Paul Terry gives audiences his best Ed Sullivan, introducing the Lads from Liverpool, and padding the costume changeovers with routines that manage to evoke late-60’s colloquialisms, while also satirizing the genre with a knowing wink. The faux Fab Four hit the ground running from their opener, offering up some of the Beatles’ earliest hits while the crowd keeps busy throughout, providing syncopated claps during "8 Days a Week," twisting at their seats for "Twist & Shout," and singing along with many other standards.

Before the final act Steven Craig (A.K.A. John Lennon) takes to the piano for a solo "Imagine". While all the fans in attendance heartily concurred with Craig’s heartfelt expressions of grief and outrage over Lennon’s fate, the maudlin speech may momentarily take the show’s tone down a notch more than it deserves. Remarks emphasizing Lennon’s life, rather than the nature of his death, might enhance the effectiveness of this set piece. Not to mention that "Imagine," a selection from Lennon’s post-Beatles solo career, digresses somewhat from the "Fab Four Mania" concept. Beatles tracks such as "Let It Be", "Strawberry Fields", "Come Together" all aptly evoke Lennon’s personal spirit and philosophy equally well. Nevertheless, Craig’s "Imagine" gives fans an accurate and respectful recreation of the beloved classic track. And the choice not to insert any cheesy video montages, but rather let the music stand on its own, proves correct.

Kudos do go out to the behind-the-scenes crew as well. They have managed to put together some unique montages of the Liverpool Lads from that era, rather than the usual shots we're all so familiar with. Clips of the real "Penny Lane" and the surrounding area really highlight that number by adding a matching visual to the outstanding audio. Another Beatles medley performed by British people they filmed out and about on the streets of England proves another perspective about how the average person still loves their music even a generation later.

The cast members are all about as close to the originals as you could get. From Paul's left-handed upside-down bass playing, John's signature stance and glasses, George's shy nature and Ringo's happy-go-lucky peronality, you'll be taken back to another place and time. If you close your eyes you'll almost swear you're in the audience in Shea Stadium or watching the Ed Sullivan show. Unfortunately many of my generation didn't get to see the Beatles. But the Fab Four is a close as you can get to the original!

You can read the complete review at: Fab Four Mania Replicates Every Beatles Note Live

Posted by Access Vegas staff

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