tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45400778209131050072024-02-06T18:25:24.660-08:00Entertainment BlogBlog by Sara Toomer, Director of Total Entertainment Solutionz.
Thoughts and opinions on theatre, and performance, and providing insight into the entertainment industry and performers lives.Logan and Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340954368085389284noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540077820913105007.post-91115048685046293962014-10-03T04:19:00.004-07:002014-10-03T04:19:34.563-07:00How They Do It in Vegas<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">HUGE is the most fitting description when referring to
Vegas! Huge resorts, huge pools, huge drinks huge theatres, huge budgets, huge casinos,
huge streets, huge meals, huge acts, huge parties, and so it goes on. It is the
epitome of super-sized American culture crammed into 5.8 miles of hedonistic
self-indulgence, but did I enjoy it? Hell yes! It is like and adults only
Disneyland with anything you could possibly want at your beck and call, the
only limitation is how much money you have to spend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We heard numerous people while we were there describe it as
hell on earth, so why do people want to go there? Well that’s like asking a kid
why they want to go into a candy store? Whether it is good for you or not, won’t
change your desire to enter. It is a place we have always wanted to go to, and
what better place to go to if you love live performance? With our own Vegas
show on the horizon, there was all the more reason to go and check out the real
thing! There is so much more than the parties you see on the movies, of course
that and the gambling is a huge part of it, but there is also the
entertainment!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We made a list when we arrived of the different types of
shows we wanted to take in to ensure our experience of Vegas shows was well
rounded, and on finding the half-price ticket booths dotted all down the strip
it was an easy list to work our way through. The challenge was narrowing it
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so Rock of Ages was the perfect show to take in. My
personal favourite music genre is 80’s rock, so there is no beating a musical
comedy with all of your favourite 80’s tunes, topped off with just the right
amount of cheese and bad hair! By the end of the night we had sore cheeks and
stomachs and wanted nothing more than to get up there with them. The perfect
start to the week.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can’t go to Vegas without taking in a magic show, and in
true Vegas style there are a few to choose from. David Copperfield won out for
us as he is the master of grand illusions, perfect for the stage and he’s been
there for 10 years, so he’s got to be good right? Right! He is a fabulous showman,
and has just the right amount of entertaining banter and mind-blowing tricks.
Really, how is it that you can make an entire classic car appear out of thin
air atop poles that audience members are holding up, and then climb into it and
start the engine? I guess that’s why he is paid the big bucks, and worth every
penny!</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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to eight Cirque shows. And how on earth do you choose? We have been to many
Cirque shows over the years and we figured there was no way we could make a bad
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was not like any other Cirque we have seen, for starters it wasn’t in a
marquee, it was in a massive purpose built theatre. On sitting down we discovered
we each had our own surround sound speakers across the back of our chairs –
nothing had been overlooked. The stage was not a traditional stage, more a huge
pit with a pivoting floor on top of it. The bottom of the pit was covered in
nets for when cast members had to ‘fall’ into space, and the stage moved up and
down, and pivoted to a 90 degree angle with people doing tricks with poles,
sand and LED screens on it. The stage would be around 4 storeys high when up on
its end. You name it, this show had it and o a grand scale! It is something
quite out of this world to describe, and the most theatrical Cirque show I have
seen. Of course they have others in Vegas that are set completely in water, and
adult themed Cirques, as well as the traditional shows. My only regret is that
we didn’t see more.</span></div>
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was a traditional showgirl show – what’s Vegas without showgirls right? This
was our only disappointment. There are so many variety shows and showgirl
shows, again it is hard to know which one to choose. We went with the really
traditional choice of Jubilee. The costumes were beautiful and the set was
extremely high tech and fully mechanised, but the show itself was really
disappointing. The choreography felt dated and repetitive, and the singers were
pitchy and uninteresting. It wasn’t a terrible show but lacked the excitement
and pizazz we had come to expect from Vegas.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We stayed in the Excalibur hotel, and so felt compelled to
go to the one show that was on there. It had been highly recommended to us by
our shuttle driver and wasn’t something we would have otherwise
considered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Under the casino is a huge
underground arena. It is all set up like an arena from medieval times where they
do a Tournament of Kings show. WOW! I was on the edge of my seat the whole
night. The jousting on horseback was extremely realistic, choreographed of
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serious injuries! They had proper jousting poles that shattered on impact,
kings falling off horses and fighting to the death with their swords and wooden
shields, there were sparks flying everywhere, and the most amazing indoor
pyrotechnics I have seen. It was all set off with a traditional feast where we
were each served a whole chicken, potatoes and half a head of broccoli….and of
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last on our list was to take in a Burlesque show. We always
try to check these out when we are away with having our Orchid Lounge
Cabaret/Burlesque. We wanted to go to something a bit different so we went to
Zombie Burlesque. This was another fabulous night of entertainment that had us
rolling in our seats with laughter. They did have some major technical issues
with mics and their emcee had to swap out his radio mic for a handheld for the
night. This provided some challenges for him, but it didn’t really detract from
the show as it was just so entertaining. It was a little reassuring for us that
even the pro’s in Las Vegas that are doing it every night have the same issues
from time to time.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We managed to cram in a lot of shows, drinking,
sight-seeing, fairground rides, and even a bit of gambling in the week we were
there, and loved every minute. If someone asked “would you go back?” my
response would be “ABSOLUTELY!” There is still so much more to see and so many
shows to be enjoyed! </span></div>
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