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\nPaul McCartney, a surprise guest on the final episode of \u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert,\u201d provided a poignant capper to the series by being given the ceremonial honor of turning out the lights in the Ed Sullivan Theater, a location with which he has plenty of history.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe final number had McCartney and Colbert singing the Beatles classic \u201cHello Goodbye,\u201d accompanied by Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste. and joined on stage by a parade of staffers dancing as the house band turned the \u201960s tune into something with a New Orleans-style coda.<\/p>\n

\n\tThen Colbert was seen in a filmed bit taking McCartney back to the breakers and flipping a switch that not only turned the lights out but sent the Sullivan Theater into a green interdimensional portal introduced earlier in the show by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe symbolic gesture followed McCartney\u2019s stint as the show\u2019s final interviewee as well as last musical performer,.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Beatles\u2019 appearance on \u201cThe Ed Sullivan Show\u201d on Feb. 9, 1964 is often credited as being the turning point that helped push the already fast-rising group over the top toward ultimately becoming the most successful group in music history. This crux point for Beatlemania was viewed by a reported 73 million viewers, or about half of the U.S. population at the time.<\/p>\n

\n\tNo musical guest had been announced in advance for Colbert\u2019s final show, although rumors ran rampant it would be McCartney, whose new album, \u201cThe Boys of Dungeon Lane,\u201d comes out May 29. McCartney appeared on \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d last weekend to perform the single \u201cDays We Left Behind,\u201d along with post-Beatles golden oldies \u201cBand on the Run\u201d and \u201cComing Up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tMcCartney had occasionally revisited the Ed Sullivan Theater in the 62 years since the Beatles\u2019 history-making performance there. On July 15, 2009, he and his band played atop the marquee for an episode of David Letterman\u2019s show. After Colbert took over the show from the retiring Letterman, McCartney came by for an interview to promote his children\u2019s book in 2019.<\/p>\n

\n\tMcCartney\u2019s history with Colbert outside of the CBS show dates back to when he did an hour-long interview and performance with the host for his Comedy Central series \u201cThe Colbert Show\u201d in 2013.<\/p>\n

\n\tCBS has announced earlier in the week that the \u201cLate Show\u201d finale would go overtime and not be confined to its usual one-hour time slot. There was precedent for that, with David Letterman\u2019s farewell to the show in 2015 going 17 minutes overtime.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhether the Ed Sullivan Theater will remain dark for long or indefinitely is unknown, with CBS not having announced any future plans for the venue, but no longer having a late-night franchise that requires one. Its historical landmark designation requires it remain in use as a theater, although that could mean continued tapings or a transition back to a legit house.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt opened as Hammerstein\u2019s Theatre in 1927 and operated as a Broadway house for nine years. It was subsequently renamed the Manhattan Theatre, and then Billy Rose\u2019s Music Hall. In 1936 it became a CBS Radio soundstage, transitioning into use as a TV studio in 1948. After hosting Arthur Godfrey\u2019s and Jackie Gleason\u2019s shows, it became the home of Ed Sullivan in 1953, though it was known as Studio 50 until it was officially renamed the Ed Sullivan Theater in 1967. The venue was often dark after he left the air in 1971, but received intermittent filming use before and after it was landmarked in 1988. Letterman moved in and the theater began getting daily use again in 1993, at which point CBS bought the house it had long rented.<\/p>\n

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