A performer involved in the Cirque du Soleil production of The Beatles LOVE was sent to the hospital Monday night after an on-stage incident. Ann Paladie, public relations director for Cirque du Soleil, said a dress rehearsal for the show inside the Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip had to be stopped due to an injury to one of its artists. The performer was in stable condition and transported to University Medical Center for treatment as part of Cirque’s standard safety protocol, Paladie said. The company did not elaborate on the nature or the cause of the artist’s injury. The dress rehearsal was part of The Beatles LOVE’s revamping of its show ahead of its 10th anniversary this summer. An updated production is set to debut Thursday, but dress rehearsals were taking place ahead of it. The on-stage incident required the production to stop without resuming on Monday night.
UPDATE: The Cirque du Soleil performer who fell about 20 feet during a limited-access dress rehearsal Monday night is on the mend, officials said. The performer fell through a hole on stage and was taken to University Medical Center, per the show’s standard safety protocol.The rehearsal was stopped and did not resume that night. The second dress rehearsal is still on for Wednesday as originally scheduled. It is not clear if the injured performer would be able to take part in that show. The new “Love” show will debut to the public Thursday.
