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Author Topic: Las Vegas: Recommend ONE show Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-28-2011 06:37 PM                        So if you were going to Vegas and you only had ONE spare evening (a Tuesday) what show would you recommend? I want to see Penn & Teller, but am not sure how that'd go over with my wife. Anyone?  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-28-2011 07:06 PM                     Definitely Elvis Presley.  |  IP: Logged Matt Johnston Film Handler Posts: 37 From: Fort Myers, FL Registered: Oct 2009 posted 01-28-2011 08:34 PM                     Wife and I saw Ka at MGM. Last time we were there. GREAT show!  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 01-28-2011 09:35 PM                        Can't go wrong with any of the "real"* Cirque shows: Mystere, O, Zumanity, Ka, Love (music of The Beatles), Viva Elvis. Ka is the current tops in the "ginormous stage spectacular" category. If the missus doesn't care for Penn & Teller (nothing lewd that I remember, but the act can be pretty (stage) bloody - tag line: "Fewer audience injuries than last year"), I'd probably avoid Zumanity as well. It is definitely the nude, sexy, Sin City side of Cirque. Jubilee is still going strong after 30 years! It's the last of the "old Vegas" spectacular revue shows. I was a relief stagehand (backstage sound, relief spot operator and relief house sound mixer) on that show back in '82 and '83. I enjoyed Blue Man Group for its musically elemental quirky wierdness. But there are traveling units of Blue Man so maybe this isn't a 'Vegas must see. At the same hotel is the 'Vegas production of Phantom of the Opera. Shorter but bigger 'Vegas production values than the Broadway original. Come Dance with Me - Twyla Tharp choreography set to the music of Frank Sinatra played live by a 17-piece band, something you hardly hear in 'Vegas anymore. At the same hotel is Le Reve but if you're going for a spectacular water-based show, I'd recommend O, also produced by Franco Dragone. For me anyway, Le Reve played like a smaller rehash of O. *AVOID, AVOID, AVOID Chris Angel. It may be produced by Cirque but that is a decision I'm sure they wish they could take back. Lots of ego and attitude. Too bad there's no talent in evidence on that stage. Except for Penn & Teller, all of the magic shows in 'Vegas are played out these days. As you might guess, the town is hurting these days. Lots of good ticket prices available if you look around.  |  IP: Logged David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 01-28-2011 11:05 PM                     I would LOVE to see Penn & Teller. I generally despise magic shows, but these guys...  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 01-29-2011 06:16 PM                        Fuck that. Go hang out at the Pinball Hall of Fame.  |  IP: Logged Chris Mosel Film Handler Posts: 74 From: New Braunfels, TX, USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 01-29-2011 07:42 PM                     I second the pinball hall of fame. Lots of old school pinball machines.  |  IP: Logged Damien Taylor Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 01-29-2011 08:10 PM                     I loved Penn and Teller that was my favourite show. Carrot Top was more bearable than you'd think. I saw David Copperfield too, but he seemed a bit depressed or something.This was during height of the rape/extortion lawsuit, so it was probably that.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 01-30-2011 12:43 AM                     When I saw Penn and Teller I was very disapointed. I really like them but the show was very boring. I would say go see The Amazing Johnathan but I'm not sure if he is still playing any where out there. He was great.  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-30-2011 03:11 AM                        Zumanity was a GREAT show... Can't speak of any others.. it was the only one I ever caught... O was the big show when we were there several years ago...  |  IP: Logged Dennis Udovich Film Handler Posts: 71 From: Sheboygan, WI, USA Registered: Dec 2001 posted 02-01-2011 01:54 PM                        Was at ShoWest 2 years ago and was able to see a couple of shows. The Beatles LOVE was excellent. Also Carrot Top was reasonable and very good too.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 02-03-2011 05:42 PM                     quote: Kurt Zupin I would say go see The Amazing Johnathan but I'm not sure if he is still playing any where out there. He was great. I second, third and fourth that. He's still there, I just don't know where. He'll be in a small, crappy, possibly off-strip casino. It will be a dinky, non-fancy auditorium and you'll have a great time. He is a comedy-magician. Emphasis on the comedy. Nobody I have recommended him to has been disappointed. You can spend a bunch more for a big production, but most of them are not worth it.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-03-2011 07:47 PM                        quote: Sam Graham hang out at the Pinball Hall of Fame. Can the machines be played?  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-04-2011 10:09 AM                    My wife and I enjoyed Penn and Teller when we passed through Vegas on our honeymoon. If I'm not mistaken, Penn plays music during the pre-show entertainment, but he's in disguise and not a lot of folks recognize him, although they walk right by him.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 02-04-2011 10:15 AM                        quote: Mike Blakesley Can the machines be played? Yep. It's really just a pinball arcade. 1610 E Tropicana Ave. Some awesome old machines. Oh no! They have a website!  |  IP: Logged

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