With 50 Top 40 Hits and 85 million albums…Barry Manilow returns to the International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
2023 Show Schedule:
February- 23-25
March- 23-25, 30-1
April- 13-15, 20-22
May- 18-20, 25-27
June- 8-10, 15-17
July- 13-15, 20-22
September- 14-16
October- 12-14, 19-21
November- 9-11, 16-18, 30
December- 2, 7-9
**Prices may be subject to additional taxes and fees.
This show was reviewed in the September 2018 LVA; some of the information contained in this review may no longer be accurate.
Our review of Barry Manilow’s first show in 2005, at what was then the Las Vegas Hilton, was one of the shortest we’ve ever run and was pretty much summed up with this line: “If you love Barry, this is your dream; if you don’t, nothing here will change that.” This time around, it’s a whole different situation. More than once during the show we heard, “I didn’t think I’d like this, but …,” and we were among those saying it.
Barry Manilow Las Vegas—The Hits Come Home at the Westgate is an entertainment powerhouse, and 90% of that is due to an amazing energy-filled performance by its star. At 75, Manilow is all voice and attitude—an attitude that says, “You’re gonna dig my show,” and darned if you can’t help but do just that. We’ve never seen an audience more engaged, with both young and old bopping and singing along to virtually every tune. “It’s a Miracle,” “Looks Like We Made It,” “Could It Be Magic,” “When Will I See You Again,” “I Write the Songs,” “Daybreak,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” This One’s for You,” “Mandy.” Did he really have that many hits? Manilow also mixes it up with some good big-screen graphics, a 3-D segment (crease the ears on your glasses for a better fit), and a too-cool back-in-time duet with his 1975 open-shirted self for “Mandy.” The finale is an extended “Copacabana,” which morphs into a party with conga dancers bouncing, glow sticks waving, and streamers dropping from the ceiling. This one’s all fun and feel-good and the 90 minutes fly by.
Pricing for this show is much more reasonable than for its predecessor (the 2005 version started at $99.50) and seats are good throughout the theater, though the sound is muffled somewhat if you’re in the wings. The fly in the ointment is the sparse number of dates—only three performances in September and six in October. However, additional shows were recently added on the following dates: Nov. 1-3, 15-17; Feb. 14-16, 21-23; March 7-9, 28-30; April 11-13, May 2-4, 9-11; and June 6-8, 13-15. Book one if you can.