Winning and losing on stage in Vegas

Ciruqe du Soleil's 'Viva Elvis!' shuts noisy . 2012 for just about any major overhaul before reopening sometime afterwards.Subsequent the surprising failure of shows like "The Producers" and "Hairspray," Vegas today hosts only two real Broadway musicals round the Strip. The positive thing is the fact that both tuners prosper.InchPhantom -- the Las vegas Spectacular," because it is been named, celebrated its fifth anniversary in June within the Venetian. Despite the fact that it's every once in awhile required to use discount tickets, like every of Vegas lately, it's looking for the extended haul.Another show with endurance is "Jersey Boys," which opened up up 3 1/24 several weeks ago within the Palazzo which is moving for the Paris through the month of the month of january. Director Des McAnuff states the show works well in Vegas "partially because of sun and rain which makes it work everywhere -- the story, the music activity -- but they're all in some manner elevated in Vegas. All people stuff that comprise the subtext of Vegas -- the mob, rock 'n' roll, gambling, sex, success -- they all are within the forefront in 'Jersey Boys.' It's a demonstrate that feel right in your house inside the city."Cirque du Soleil's "Viva Elvis!," however, has proven to become a significant disappointment, never playing to greater than 60% houses since its opening in February 2009. "Viva Elvis!" needs such drastic surgery ($ten million worth) it's stopping perfs with an indefinite period noisy . 2012 allowing the modifications being made.Cirque's latest, "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour," gets into the Mandalay Bay for just about any limited run of 30 perfs in December. It goes back on the road, but Cirque's Renee-Claude Menard signifies an enduring version will probably be returning to Vegas "in the last quarter of 2013" which Mandalay Bay itself "would finish up a part of an entire Michael Jackson experience."Around the smaller sized scale, inside the longrunning "Blue Guy Group" and "Menopause, the Musical"-kind of entertainment, there's the brand new "Title That Tune -- Live," a reincarnation in the famous Tv program. Superannuated senior citizens can also enjoy it, live, within the Imperial Structure Hotel, every mid-day make their approach to "Phantom" or "Jersey Boys" during the night.BROADWAY As Well As The ROAD 2011Road presenters bank on 'Book' Tuners imagine Broadway landing Winning and losing on stage in Vegas Curtains up for Toronto legit Tour is reserved, options are open Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com