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Thursday, November 15, 2012


Cirque’s big day, and mine

 
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from lasvegascitylife.com
by MIKE PREVATT
November 14, 2012
THERE’S LITTLE activity at Aria by the time I get there at 11:30 a.m. Mine is the only car waiting in the valet line. I have the escalator to myself. There’s no sign of life or lunch near the upstairs eateries. And the red carpet area across from the showroom is empty. You’d never know a new Cirque du Soleil show is debuting tonight, ordinarily an event as ubiquitous as a casino implosion or a Manny Pacquiao fight. It’s going to be a long day for me, as I participate in the press activities for the opening of Zarkana, formerly a touring show that will now find a permanent residency in the same theater that once hosted Viva Elvis. I liked that show, but many did not; and many more simply chose to not see it. The initial hype for Zarkana promises more human fireworks and general Cirqueyness than its predecessor.
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