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Category Archives: Cirque du Soleil
Cosmo: the morning after; “Sinatra” too sexy?
Although I’m still feeling somewhat the worse for wear from last night’s Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opening-night bacchanalia, a quick observations are in order. Filled with people, Cosmo’s virtues are magnified, its vices minimized (with one glaring exception to which … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Dining, Encore, Entertainment, Macau, MGM Mirage, Planet Hollywood, Steve Wynn, TV
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Case Bets: Adelson vs. China; Cirque du Avatar? Indiana wallops Illinois
In a lengthy Asia Times dispatch, the reliable Muhammad Cohen runs through various scenarios about why the government of Macao would pull back two Cotai Strip™ sites from a ‘george’ investor like Las Vegas Sands. Since the acreage will probably … Continue reading
Twilight of the gods?
It’s been obvious since jump street that MGM Resorts International bit off more than it could chew when it upsized its ambitions for the old Boardwalk site into a civic citadel, a Valhalla on the Strip. Behind CEO Jim Murren‘s … Continue reading
“Lion King” to close
Lion King cast members learn they’ll be joining the ranks of the unemployed. MGM Resorts International announced today that it is “extending” The Lion King through the end of next year … which is a nice way of saying they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, Current, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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Jump le sharque: Cirque bombs in Macao
After sinking a reported $150 million into Cirque du Soleil‘s Zaia, Las Vegas Sands may find itself in possession of a very expensive “loss leader.” According to The Australian, “attendances [sic] have been poor and tickets have been heavily discounted.” … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Cirque du Soleil, Current, Detroit, Economy, Entertainment, International, James Packer, Lawrence Ho, Louisiana, Macau, Marketing, Melco Crown Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Tourism, Wall Street
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Murren vs. Angle
Taking a moment from fluffing Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren finally pointed out the elephant in the middle of the room, Sharron Angle‘s laughably primitive grasp of economics. (Except Murren used a nicer word than … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Current, Economy, Election, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, New York
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Must-see TV
Now that The Greatest TV Show of All Time (sorry, Star Trek) is back for Season Four, here’s Christina Hendricks, who portrays my favorite Mad Men character, Joan Holloway. In this interview, she has a Joan Holloway-like effect on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Cretins, Current, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip, TV
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“Yup, it’s in bad shape”
That’s what a correspondent wrote after seeing a ginormous photo of the sadly faded Paris-Las Vegas “balloon” marquee. For the grisly details click here. Planet Hollywood, this could be you. Just give it a few years. On the subject of … Continue reading
Girls, girls, girls!
Whereas, I have just finished (finally!) watching Firefly and am in deep withdrawal, and … Whereas, my girlfriend — who generally likes neither Westerns nor science fiction — has become even more of a newly minted “browncoat” than I, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Entertainment, Movies, TV
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Vegas’ secret shame revealed
Thanks to last night’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, all America knows that Cirque du Soleil has unleashed a campy, fugly Elvis Presley “tribute” show upon the Strip. (I wonder which of the six credited choreographers was responsible for … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip, TV
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Quote of the Day
“Guuuuuuuuuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?!?!?” — friend’s shocked reaction to being vouchsafed the information that elfin Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté was a former lover of forever-in-the-news (and never in a good way) model Naomi Campbell. Now we know why Laliberté hitched a … Continue reading
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Condos in Vegas … still? Manilow in Vegas … again
Undeterred by the complete tanking of the high-rise-condo market in Las Vegas, joint-venture partners Station Casinos and Fisher Bros. had still planned a pair of condo towers on or very near where Richfield Village currently stands (above). That’s probably the … Continue reading
Confidence or desperation?
Casino operators must be feeling very bullish about recent, incremental increases in visitation to Las Vegas, even though customers continue to spend less. (This is the new business model which the industry as a whole is loath to acknowledge: being … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, Current, Donald Trump, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Pennsylvania, Phil Ruffin, Planet Hollywood, Sahara, The Strip, Tribal, TV
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A clarification, a continuation & a poll
Firstly, in defense of both LVA and our research department, they’ve been following the subject of resort fees since the June 16, 2007 Question of the Day. These past couple of weeks we’ve been trying to get a handle on … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, Current, Dining, Economy, Encore, Entertainment, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, Steve Wynn, Technology, The Strip, Tourism
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What are …
… three casinos, two golf courses, a shooting range, a bunch of condos and some miscellaneous real estate worth? If they’re in Mesquite and they’re owned by the disaster area that is Black Gaming, they’re worth no more than $90 … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Economy, Entertainment, Marketing, Mesquite, MGM Mirage, Station Casinos, The Strip
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Elvis: That’s the way it’s gonna be
Herewith my — hopefully — last words on the subject of Cirque du Soleil‘s Viva Elvis, by way of Wizard of Vegas.com. As to the gaping fissure between national and local opinion-makers (myself included), I’ve given it a moderate amount … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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New Donny in town
As in Clay, Donny Clay, played by the versatile Jason Alexander in The Donny Clay Experience. This delightful one-man show will be a peripatetic and hopefully long-lived visitor to Planet Hollywood … unless Gary Loveman‘s crony Frank Biondi (ex-Viacom CEO) … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Current, George Maloof, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Movies, Planet Hollywood, The Strip, Tourism
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Introducing Planet Harrah’s
Newly Harrah’s-ized Planet Hollywood has got a new Web site. OK, it’s a little rudimentary by 2010 standards but we’re in the top of the first inning here. (If for some reason the page doesn’t show in your browser, the … Continue reading