Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Joe Brown Reviews: Cirque

  • Chips in the collection plate? Not a problem for Arthur Nelson.
    ‘Chip Monk’ redeems gambling spoils left in collection plates
    “Do you want to see one?” Arthur Nelson said with a raised eyebrow. We were sitting in an office inside the glorious Guardian Angel Cathedral, that peculiarly located church immediately north of Encore Las Vegas on the Strip.
  • "Lonely Hearts" by "Love" dancer LJ Jellison.
    Playing well together
    "A Choreographer's Showcase" is an unfairly boring title for the annual collaboration between Cirque du Soleil performers and Nevada Ballet Theatre dancers, staged last Sunday at the Mystere Theatre at Treasure Island.
  • Cirque du Soleil's Viva Elvis at MGM CityCenter's Aria.
    Review: Cirque repackages rock 'n' roll icon in 'Viva Elvis'
    "Viva Elvis," which officially opened at CityCenter’s Aria Friday night after weeks of paid previews and adjustments, joins six other Strip-resident shows, and it’s likely to be lucky number seven for Cirque du Soleil.
  • A year in, Criss Angel’s ‘Believe’ hasn’t changed much for the better
    A year in, Criss Angel’s ‘Believe’ hasn’t changed much for the better
    It’s time for your annual checkup, Criss Angel.
  • Images of the Beatles are projected on screens at the end of Cirque Du Soleil's Love at the Mirage Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.
    ‘Love’ is constant, ‘Love’ is stunning
    At last, a Vegas show that restores your virginity.
  • Agnes Roux performs "Dance on TV" in Cirque Du Soleil's Zumanity at New York New York on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.
    ‘Zumanity’ sates the senses
    Maybe “Zumanity” isn’t Cirque du Soleil’s best-selling resident show on the Vegas Strip.
  • The Wheel of Death act is one of many staged marvels performed during Cirque Du Soleil's "Ka" at the MGM Grand.
    ‘Ka’ is an adventure for the eyes
    What would contemporary Las Vegas be without Cirque du Soleil?
  • Artists perform the "Duo Trapeze Act" during Cirque du Soleil's "O" at the Bellagio. The show, in its 10th year on the Strip, features squads of aerialists, acrobats and swimmers whose athleticism reflect the joy of moving through water and air. Some of the performers are former Olympic competitors.
    ‘O’ is elegant watersport
    How do you follow an act that forever changed the face of entertainment in Las Vegas?
  • Artists perform the Aerial High Bar act during Cirque du Soleil's "Mystere" at Treasure Island in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008.
    'Mystere': First Cirque a Treasure still
    “Mystere” is Cirque Classique. The first Cirque du Soleil spectacle to make a permanent home on the Las Vegas Strip, it’s still No. 1 in many hearts. “Mystere” celebrates its 15th anniversary this month, and it hasn’t been dated in any essential way. I’d go so far as to call it timeless.
  • Criss Angel and Cirque du Soleil officials discuss the latest Cirque addition to Las Vegas during a Friday news conference. The show premiered Friday night after several weeks of preview performances.
    Illusion is elusive in Angel's 'Believe'
    No wonder. That — among its many, more obvious failings — is the fatal flaw at the heart of “Criss Angel: Believe.” There’s just no wonder in it.