|
This topic comprises 2 pages: 1 2
|
Author
|
Topic: Las Vegas: Recommend ONE show
|
|
|
|
Paul Mayer
Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under!
![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubbmembers/355b.jpg)
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All times are Central (GMT -6:00)
|
This topic comprises 2 pages: 1 2
|
Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classicTM
6.3.1.2
The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion
and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.
|