all you need is love! - Das Beatles-Musical

In the organizer's words:

25 years after its premiere: the hit musical about the legendary mushroom heads returns to the stage!

In 1960, four young men named John, Paul, George and Ringo formed the band "The Beatles". A decade followed in which the so-called "Fab Four" wrote music history and left hits for eternity. To this day, their music continues to create euphoria around the world. The musical biopic "All you need is love!" celebrated its world premiere on the lake stage at Chiemsee in 2000 and has since delighted an audience of millions. On a major 25-year anniversary tour, the successful production tells the story of the Beatles, from the backing band to world fame, and brings the magic of this time back to the stages in Germany, Austria and Switzerland - the show comes to Aachen on January 23, 2025 at the Eurogress.
With an estimated one billion records sold worldwide, the most No. 1 albums and the most successful composer duo Lennon/McCartney in pop history, the Beatles are undoubtedly one of the greatest bands of all time. In two acts, this musical biography tells the story of the most important stages of the four boys from Liverpool on their way to world fame: from their first gigs at the Star Club in Hamburg to their last joint and world-famous concert on the roof of the record company Apple Records in London. "All you need is love! - The Beatles Musical" presents all the immortal songs of the Fab Four live with over 30 hits, has already thrilled over a million spectators in 14 countries with over 1,000 performances and brings the magic of the past back to the present.

The original band from Las Vegas "Twist & Shout"
Although it is not the originals who perform in the musical produced by Bernhard Kurz, it is their perfectly rehearsed counterparts. The artists not only impress with their professional live singing and the astonishing resemblance to the four role models from Liverpool, their great acting talent also comes to the fore in the recurring spoken episodes and short stories. Authentic costumes and historical video recordings make the illusion perfect and transport the audience back to the 1960s. With songs such as "Help", "Love Me Do", "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude", the band "Twist & Shout" from Las Vegas embodies the legendary mushroom heads so authentically that the atmosphere with which the Beatles once captivated the masses is revived.

The story of the Beatles in two acts: from the backing band to mass hysteria

The audience can relive that legendary decade in which the Beatles seemingly effortlessly churned out one global hit after another and drove the competition to despair. The musical is divided into two acts. In the first part, the performers recount the beginnings of the Beatles, who came to Hamburg in 1960 and initially played as a backing band in strip clubs and pubs, later giving their first concerts and finally making their breakthrough in the USA.
In the second part, "Beatlemania" finally breaks out. The British band brought their fans to ecstasy at their gigs and also set new standards in terms of fashion and lifestyle. At the height of their career, in 1970, the Beatles announced their separation after their last and world-famous concert on the roof of the Apple Records record label in London. But the legend lives on to this day!

Bernhard Kurz, the man with a flair for successful productions

With "all you need is love!", successful producer Bernhard Kurz and tour organizer Oliver Forster have created a monument to the Beatles. For his successful work, Bernhard Kurz was honored with the "Artist Choice Award" for "Best Producer" in Las Vegas. Kurz is also enjoying success throughout Europe with shows about Tina Turner ("Simply The Best") and musical biographies about the life and work of Elvis Presley ("ELVIS - The Musical"). Kurz has been a true great in show business for decades and has become a recognized expert in double act shows with the Berlin-based show series "Stars in Concert" over the course of his career.
Producer and promoter OIiver Forster has also filled concert halls in German-speaking countries in recent years with COFO Entertainment's own productions about world stars such as Falco ("FALCO - The Musical"), Frank Sinatra ("That's Life - The Sinatra Story") and Michael Jackson ("BEAT IT!").