On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:22:10 +1200, Bev wrote:

We will be in Las Vegas for 6 days on our trip and want to see some
shows. However I am not familiar with a lot of entertainers I have
seen on the Las Vegas show website.

We like middle of the road stuff and musicals and I am wondering whether
we should book a few shows ahead via the hotel we are staying at i.e.
Circus Circus. I could also book from the show website.

Wayne Newton does an old-school Vegas act - I think he's at
Riveria(?). I saw him when I was a kid and he was performing at the
Indiana State Fair. He was quite an Entertainer (with a capital "E")
back then, and I hear he still is. Harrah's has a long-running show,
"Jubliee", which is an old-school Vegas show - showgirls, singers,
dancers, a bit of topless but nothing too upsetting. I recommend both.


The thing is, how necessary is it to book? Should we not bother and
hope that there will be plenty of entertainment around! Any
suggestions would be appreciated. One friend suggested Wayne Newton.

See above about Wayne Newton.

There's always going to be shows (the "sky" show at Rio is pretty
good, and free!), but advance tickets depends on the show. When I was
last there in 2001 some of the big shows were sold out weeks/months in
advance ("O"/Sigfried and Roy (who aren't an option for you), etc).
Other shows you can get tickets easily. We were staying at Harrahs,
and I called the hotel operator and asked to be connected to the
ticket office at The Orleans (another hotel/casino a few miles away).
They did it right away, without giving me a hassle, and we got tickets
for that night's show.

I think the best show in Vegas is the "dancing" "musical" fountains
outside Bellagio. Be sure to go at night, and get a good spot! We
watched 3 straight shows and they were all different so it doesn't
recycle quickly.

There used to be a very entertaining free "pirate" show (Royal Navy vs
pirates, sailing ships that sail *and* sink, cannons shooting at each
other...) outside Treasure Island, but they changed the show a few
months ago and I hear it's not any good any more (of course your DH
might appreciate the scantily clad women I hear are in it).

Another after dark "To-Do" is the Fremont Street Experience. That's a
several block long area downtown that's been turned into a pedestrian
mall and covered with an "electronic canopy". They do a light and
sound show on the canopy (you stand in the mall and look up) that you
have to see at least once. Again, there are several shows on a
repeating cycle - we stayed for 2 of them and they were different
shows, but like Bellagio's fountains, I don't know how often they
repeat an individual show.

If you haven't already, ask your questions in the usenet group
alt.vacation.las-vegas. Be sure to tell them what sorts of things
you're interested in seeing/doing. That group does have trolls, but
the folks there are usually very friendly and make good
suggestions/recommendations. The good info they gave me for my 2001
trip helped us decide what hotel to stay at, and I continue to read
the group for "entertainment" ^_^




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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