The Beatles’ iconic Abbey Road recording sessions are being made into a live musical to open on the 1st April 2016 at The Royal Albert Hall in London. Fans of the Liverpool group will be given a fresh insight into the famous 1960s studio sessions in a new musical experience. Designed to recreate the atmosphere of the time, the show described as a “musical documentary”, produced by Stig Edgren, will feature a mock studio designed to the exact dimensions (60 x 40ft) of the original London studio.
The show will emulate the band’s work through the years 1962 to 1969 which produced revered albums including Revolver and Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Intended to capture the sound of the British foursome more than their look, Edgren has stated, ‘We’re not trying to look like the Beatles. We [are] trying to sound like them. The idea is you’re watching them in recording-session mode.’ Hiring some of the world’s best Beatles imitators for the performance, the show will also utilise eight singers to re-create the multi-tracked vocal style pioneered by the Beatles and a quintessential element of their sound.
When commenting on the depth of research carried out for the show, producer Jef Hanlon said, ‘All instrumentation, arrangements and vocals will be performed identically to the original recordings’
