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Category Archives: Productions
Just because it’s free does not mean it’s good.
(Lanie Crossman on Rio sky/floor show)
How does Vegas spell success: f-a-i-l-u-r-e?
MGM Grand moves a “popular” show from a theater for productions to a nightclub meant for dancing. How does that make sense? The reason, of course, has to do with popularity. A press release announcing the move–well, sort of announcing the move–opens dramatically: “The phenomenally popular off-Broadway production Girls Night The Musical has extended [...]
Trial approaches for former Vegas producer John Stagliano
Covering entertainment in Las Vegas I have a very high tolerance for the rights of adults to enjoy themselves. My work has put me in an interesting position regarding the adult film industry. For a decade I have covered the adult industry’s big annual convention and awards show in Vegas (Adult Entertainment [...]
Rave review for Cirque’s “Love”
Broadwayworld.com has just given a rave review to the Beatles themed Cirque show, Love, at Mirage; the show opened in 2006. Reviewer Laura Heywood concludes:
“The entire show is entrancing, a 90-minute spectacle that transports the audience into a kind of Wonderland that I, for one, did not want to leave. With the timelessness of the [...]
Criss Angel: P. T. Barnum with bling
I don’t want to ramble on about how bad Believe is again. I figure at this point everyone knows they are paying for the most embarrassing big ticket show since Storm at Mandalay Bay.
But unlike Storm, which swiftly closed, Believe lingers at Luxor with the never quite here date where Cirque will fulfill a promise [...]
Vegas show tickets: how to avoid retail prices
I was talking to two tourists from Seattle at the opening of “Viva Elvis” at CityCenter. Their primary reason for coming to Vegas is to see shows. And, I was amazed to discover that they had never bought discounted tickets because they did not know such things existed. This couple had been [...]
Pussycat Dolls Lounge to close
Yesterday, early evening, the announcement went out that Pure was closing the Pussycat Dolls Lounge. This is interesting timing in light of lounge singer Matt Goss relocating (from a short and less than stellar stint at the Palms’ lounge) to Caesars’ barge shaped lounge where he was to be closer to his mom, I mean, producer, Pussycat [...]
Penn takes on the President
If I had to be jealous of one person in Las Vegas it would be Penn Jillette. First off he knows more about Dylan than I do. Then there is the fact that he gets to work with Teller, who like Penn is one of the most brilliant people I have ever interviewed. I do [...]
Gay bashing at “Criss Angel Believe”
Criss Angel’s “Believe” at Luxor is widely agreed to be the worst big ticket show on the Strip. And, if you don’t know that, it may be because the erratic star of the show has generated more notice than “Believe” does. So far Angel’s highlights in Vegas include threatening to poke [...]
