tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post4473543312103826640..comments2024-03-15T17:03:45.018-07:00Comments on Las Vegas Blog: Steve Friess' VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: Criss Angel Facade Cracks FurtherTHE STRIP PODCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-3879154993118130452009-01-01T07:06:00.000-08:002009-01-01T07:06:00.000-08:00I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and saw the show. W...I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and saw the show. While it was not a "MINDFREAK" episode, I thought the show was GREAT! So GREAT, that I saw the show 3 times while I was out there. I'm not sure what everyone was expecting but I thought it was great. I will definetely be seeing it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-84048726158010938532008-12-23T07:31:00.000-08:002008-12-23T07:31:00.000-08:00Just as some added information, Travelzoo has Cirq...Just as some added information, Travelzoo has Cirque discounts through end of February right now on all Cirque shows. While I do believe "Believe" is having issues. Cirque is heavily discounting all of it's shows it seems on Travelzoo for the next couple months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-49944779425115268812008-12-19T12:17:00.000-08:002008-12-19T12:17:00.000-08:00the discount doesn't work anymore. ugh. I wanna se...the discount doesn't work anymore. ugh. I wanna see this piece of $hitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-16759125832848006042008-12-18T14:33:00.000-08:002008-12-18T14:33:00.000-08:00Ok lets gain some perspective. This show, whateve...Ok lets gain some perspective. This show, whatever its faults, had the bad luck to open right at the same time as the economic meltdown. Heck, even Steve Wynn, at the dawn of his new resort opening, is discounting rooms deeply. Even he recognizes the facts of the current state of economic affairs. It is no shame to discount a show to put bodies in seats. If this show is bad, it won't matter anyway, but lets not use the fact of discounting as further proof that its a bad show. It think its tough for everyone in Las Vegas right now.Tom's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472733024312570812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-53670310817260566362008-12-17T22:20:00.000-08:002008-12-17T22:20:00.000-08:00My wife & I (with deepest regret) saw the show...My wife & I (with deepest regret) saw the show on Monday night. There were several empty seats. In fact, right up to the start of show time, ushers were bringing patrons from the furthest reaches of the balcony down into the lower level. I gather they didn't want Mr. Angel to see a lot of vacant chairs in the first few rows. The show, as virtually critics have rightly observed, is almost unbelievably bad. Given the track record of Cirque, it's amazing that this 90 minute show has about 15 redeeming minutes, and most of them have little to do with Criss Angel. It's the most un-Cirque-like (there's a word for you) Cirque show I've seen. The performers are reduced to being either clowns or dancers. None of the aerial artistry we've come to expect from Cirque du Soleil. If this show is still running by June, then Angel is capable of more powerful wizardry than Houdini, Copperfield and Blaine combined. <BR/><BR/>Bob<BR/>London, ONAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com