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Cirque Finally Learns What We've Known For Ages

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Dec 2014
Cirque du Soleil - purveyors of effervescing acrobatics, psychedelic plumage and hardly pronounceable Can-Franc freakophonic show titles - has finally learned what the rest of the universe has known for at least a half-decade. There are...

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Mandalay Bay Announces Highwire Slackline Megastunt

Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Sep 2013
Mandalay Bay announced that Andy Lewis - known for performing during the Super Bowl halftime show with Madonna - will lead a team of high flying daredevils and members of Cirque Du Soleil in a...

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Mark Fisher, Designer of Cirque, Pink Floyd and Wynn Show Pieces Dies

Posted by Chuckmonster on 27 Jun 2013
Mark Fisher, British designer and architect known primarily for designing iconic stage sets for rock & rolls hugest acts - Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Metallica, Madonna, Pink, Van Halen, Lady Gaga...

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Michael Jackson One, Public Nil

Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Feb 2013
Speaking of Mandalay Bay, they've been stirring the pot for a big exciting announcement this week, with the result being that they've decided on the name for the Michael Jackson themed Cirque du Soleil show.... And...

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Viva Zarkana!

Posted by Chuckmonster on 2 Apr 2012
Golly, the ARIA/Cirque du Soleil PR machine must really be failing as it took reading through the fine print of a CityCenter LLC annual report to learn that the new show coming to ARIA is...

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MGM Grand Gets Wrapped

Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Oct 2011
Sometime in the last month or so, MGM Grand has added a advertising wraps to the Strip and Tropicana facing quadrants of the green monster. To my knowledge this the first time they've ever...

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The King Of Pop Kills Off The Lion King

Posted by Chuckmonster on 28 Oct 2010
The big story. Jungle? Pop. Paws? Gloves. Prancing? Moonwalking. Blood lust? Young lust. Disney? Cirque. Jungle juice? Jesus Juice. Elton John? ...

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Coming Soon: Cirque du Soleil's Viva Elvis - The Album

Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Jul 2010
Cirque Du Soleil has announced that the soundtrack album to Viva ELVIS, the show currently starring at ARIA, will be released in November 2010. Here's teaser: Sounds pretty good... but with one major oddity....

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Five Hundy Dedicates Show To Dio, Cirque Next?

Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Jun 2010
There is now one more reason to love the lovable-for-a-million-reasons Five Hundy By Midnight - The Original Las Vegas Podcast - they dedicated their latest show to my personal rock and roll hero - Ronnie...

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It Gets Worse: MJ / Cirque Casting Via Reality Show

Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Apr 2010
Cirque du Soleil President Daniel Lamarre spoke with MTV news about the Cirque/Michael Jackson shows plans, specifically their plans for casting the show via a reality show. Let's go to the video tape! MTV Shows Check please....

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Cirque Joins the Michael Jackson Gold Rush

Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Apr 2010
In June 2009, entertainer Michael Jackson died of "acute propofol intoxication" ending a life of extreme talent coupled with extreme loneliness and abuse at the hands of handlers, promotors and the celebrity press. Faster than you...

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