Las Vegas Review-Jounal’s own Mike Weatherford once again takes a peek into the world of Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas in his newest column. This time talking with a couple members of the cast on the first 10 years of one Cirque du Soleil’s grandest achievement: «O»
- “Really, it was the turning point for Cirque in a lot of ways,” says Ray Wold, the one and only cast member who hadn’t missed any of the 4,768 performances chalked up by the anniversary day. There is no understudy for the man who calmly sits in a chair and reads the paper while first his foot, then his whole body, goes up in flames.
The 10th anniversary of “O” on Oct. 15 was marked with minimum fanfare. Performers found a cake in the backstage kitchenette, near a table where the show’s two clowns played dominoes. Later, cast and crew members who were on board with Bellagio’s water spectacle since day one assembled for a photo in the training gym.
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{ SOURCE: Las Vegas Review-Journal }
