OGUNQUIT — The Ogunquit Playhouse kicks off its 84th season with the international smash hit, direct from London’s West End and Broadway, “Let It Be – A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles,” The play will rock the stage from May 18 to June 11.

This tribute show follows the Fab Four’s meteoric rise from their humble beginnings in Liverpool’s Cavern Club, through the heights of Beatlemania, to their later studio masterpieces, according to a statement from the playhouse. Let It Be is jam-packed with over 40 of The Beatles’ greatest hits including “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “Hey Jude,” “Come Together,” and, of course, “Let It Be.” The show has been seen by over 2 million people worldwide and touted by The New York Times as “Outstanding! By far the best Beatles show yet!”

The cast of “Let It Be” includes Michael Gagliano, who has spent the last 15 years perfecting his performances of the Beatles’ music on some of the world’s biggest stages from Liverpool’s Cavern Club to the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, as well as on television all over the world; Neil Candelora, who as a 6-year-old saw a recording of the Beatles performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and decided to learn to play guitar left handed; JT Curtis, who made his Broadway debut in “Let It Be” and has performed with several Beatles tribute acts from Los Angeles to New York; Chris McBurney, who also reprises his role from the Broadway production of “Let It Be” and has toured as a drummer and multi-instrumentalist all over North America, Europe and Japan with numerous acts, while continuing to perform and record in New York.

The music director for “Let It Be” is Daniel A. Weiss, a New York City-based musician who was most recently seen music directing and arranging for “West End Recast” in London, a concert featuring many of the West End’s finest singers. He was the assistant musical director and associate conductor for the original Broadway company of “Rent.”

Individual tickets are on sale and prices start at $47 each. To purchase tickets and gift cards, visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org or call the Ogunquit Playhouse Box Office at 646- 5511.