Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review-Journal has a piece this morning about Cirque du Soleil’s newest production in Las Vegas – Viva ELVIS. Within he states a combination of construction delays and revisions to the show have delayed Viva ELVIS’ planned gala premiere on January 8, 2010 (what would have been Elvis’ 75th birthday) to February 19, 2010 instead. From the article:
- “The show is not complete, and it’s not what we wish,” Ste- Croix told Weatherford, whose show preview runs in the R-J’s Friday Neon section. Ste-Croix, Cirque’s senior vice president of creative content and new projects development, said CityCenter CEO Bobby Baldwin wanted previews for the Aria opening and holiday season.
The show will basically play as-is during the previews before creators start tearing into it again Jan. 3 to prepare for opening night. Tickets for the show range from $99 to $175 and will be discounted 25 percent during the previews, a publicist said.
The show’s executive producer, Stephane Mongeau, confirmed previous Vegas Confidential reports that the show was undergoing a major reshuffling, among them the recent departure of the main Elvis actor, Leo Days, a top Elvis tribute artist.
Read the full article here.
{ SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal }
