| Las Vegas prides itself on offering the ultimate | | | | shows currently running and another opening soon. |
| fantasy get-away, and where would the fantasy | | | | Please take a look at our separate article on the |
| be without its spectacular shows? From | | | | the best Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas for |
| thrill-seeking grown-ups to wide-eyed children, | | | | more information on these spectacular |
| there's a show for every taste and every budget. | | | | productions. Frankly, we think you'll be delighted |
| Hotel and casino owners realized early-on that | | | | with any show you select. |
| gambling was not enough to provide sufficient | | | | Blue Man Group at the Venetian |
| entertainment for its patrons - in order to keep | | | | The "Blue Man Group" is another show that has |
| Las Vegas in the number one slot as | | | | been re-worked especially for its Las Vegas |
| entertainment venue of the country, something | | | | audiences. This stunning show is also at The |
| more had to be offered. | | | | Venetian. It's been described by The New York |
| First came the glamorous Vegas showgirls, | | | | Times as "one of the most delightful |
| bedecked with feathers, sequins and little else. | | | | performances ever staged." What to expect |
| More elaborate and escapist production shows | | | | when the three Blue Men take their places under |
| were mounted as hotels competed for high rollers | | | | the lights? A startlingly inventive experience that's |
| and families alike. | | | | both funny and fascinating...and in which the |
| Today, every casino on the Strip has its | | | | audience will probably become part of the action. |
| extravagant show venue, many built just to | | | | See the "Blue Man Group" nightly, with two shows |
| house a specific long-running fantasy show. | | | | on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; one |
| The following are examples of some of the best | | | | show on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. |
| shows that Las Vegas currently has to offer. | | | | Jersey Boys at the Palazzo |
| Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas | | | | "Jersey Boys" is the new show mounted by The |
| "Le Reve," currently playing at Wynn Las Vegas is | | | | Palazzo, and it has definite baby boomer appeal. |
| a show with a venue custom-made for it. And no | | | | This delightful musical tells the story of Frankie |
| wonder - this aqua theater-in-the-round is the | | | | Valli and The Four Seasons, their beginnings as |
| setting for a dramatic display of acrobatic | | | | blue collar kids in Newark, and their eventual rise |
| choreography, dreamlike aerial artistry, and | | | | to Top-Forty fame. Showcased in lavish |
| dazzling special effects. | | | | production numbers are such old favorites as |
| Similar in production values to a Cirque du Soleil | | | | "Sherry," "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," and |
| show, "Le Reve" will hypnotize you with its talent | | | | "Walk Like a Man." See "Jersey Boys" at 7PM and |
| and its staging. See it at Wynn Las Vegas | | | | 10PM Tuesday and Saturday; 7PM Monday, |
| Thursday through Monday, 7 PM and 9:30 PM. | | | | Thursday, Friday and Sunday. |
| Phantom at the Venetian Hotel and Casino | | | | Stomp Out Loud |
| "Phantom of the Opera" may have been around | | | | "Stomp Out Loud," the Las Vegas version of New |
| the world a few times - but wait until you see it | | | | York City's favorite "Stomp" has been described |
| at The Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas! | | | | by the Las Vegas Review-Journal as "the most |
| Still featuring all of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stirring | | | | fulfilling experience on the Strip." Loud, rhythmic |
| songs, the show has been mounted in a room | | | | and hugely entertaining, "Stomp" seems to be a |
| redone to resemble the Paris Opera House. New | | | | show that audiences either love or hate - but love |
| and dramatic effects have been added to this | | | | is clearly winning out at Planet Hollywood. An |
| production, and the chandelier scene is described | | | | energetic young troupe uses street objects - |
| as a true heart stopper. See "The Phantom of | | | | 55-galloon drums, trash can lids, broomsticks - in a |
| the Opera" at The Venetian, Monday through | | | | musical and acrobatic dance spectacle that keeps |
| Saturday, 7PM and 9:30 PM. | | | | its audience fully engaged and entertained. See |
| Cirque du Soleil Shows | | | | "Stomp" at Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino at |
| Let's face it, Cirque du Soleil knows how to put on | | | | 7PM, seven days a week. |
| a superb show! Las Vegas is blessed with six | | | | |