Viva ELVIS is the name!  The new show will open at MGM Mirage’s Aria at City Center.

On the Cirque website, the show is described as:  a harmonious fusion of dance, acrobatics and live music.  It’s a tribute to the life and music of Elvis Presley. Nostalgia, modernity and raw emotion provide the backdrop for his immortal voice and the exhilaration and beauty of his music. Viva ELVIS focuses on the essential humanity of the one superstar whose name will forever be linked with the history of Las Vegas and the entire world of entertainment: Elvis Presley.

Aria opens December 16th.

Photo Credit: Las Vegas News Bureau, Glenn Pinkerton

Cirque du Soleil characters surprised the 30 millionth Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil Show ticket holders at the show Mystere.

Tommy and Rachel Sparger are from Springfield, Missouri. The couple won a roundtrip airfare for two to Las Vegas from anywhere in the Continental U.S., two tickets to all six Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas Productions, a dinner for two at the Treasure Island Isla Mexican Kitchen and seven nights in a Treasure Island Tower Suite on the Las Vegas Strip.

Cirque du Soleil performers from KÀ™, Mystère™ and CRISS ANGEL^® Believe™ welcomed the newest members of the Cirque family in Las Vegas on Saturday.  The cast of the new show based on the life and music of Elvis will be treated to a Cirque-style greeting at McCarran Airport.  

The performers have been rehearsing for the past few months at the Cirque du Soleil Creation Studio in Montreal and are now relocating to Las Vegas for rehearsals on stage in the new theatre at ARIA Resort & Casino in CityCenter.  The show is set to open late 2009.

Photo Credit: Erik Kabik/RETNA

Our own local show, Cirque du Soleil’s “Love” is nominated for a Grammy for best compilation soundtrack for visual media. While I’m sure we’ll be rooting for our hometown faves, all eyes will more than likely be waiting to see the fabulously talented trainwreck that is Amy Winehouse. (more…)