Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
She's a tiny woman with a big voice and an even bigger stage presence. Bette Midler has no problem at all commanding the audience in the 4,296-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace. In The Showgirl Must Go On, she works the 7...
Location:
The Colosseum
Caesars Palace
3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Map It
Show Times:
7:30 p.m. Tue. - Wed.; Fri.- Sun.
Prices:
$117.00 2nd Mezzanine
$136.95 2nd Mezzanine & Dinner Pkg
$162.00 1st Mezzanine
$185.00 Promotional Offer: Rear Orchestra Dinner Pkg
$197.00 Rear Orchestra
$272.00 Front Orchestra
|
More Shows!
Best Selling Shows
Production Shows
Adult Shows
Magic Shows
Headliner Shows
Comedy Shows
Tribute Shows Hypnosis Shows Afternoon Shows |
Select a Date and Time for Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On Tickets BelowClick on your date and time to buy now, or call 1-(866) 807-4697. This time has fewer than 2 seats together. Helpful Tip: Vegas sells out fast, book early for better seats.
Show Details & Tips
Show ReviewDivine Diva By Aleza Freeman She's a tiny woman with a big voice and an even bigger stage presence. Bette Midler has no problem at all commanding the audience in the 4,296-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace. In The Showgirl Must Go On, she works the 7,000 square feet of performance space with all her usual charisma -- so much so that even she admits there are times when "the showgirl must sit down." Midler's prolific career spans more than 40 years, with numerous appearances on stage and in film, including the Broadway musical "Gypsy" in the early 1990s and the movies "The Rose" (1979) and "Beaches" (1988). Her albums "Bette of Rose" (1995) and "Bathhouse Betty" (1998) both went gold, while "Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook" was nominated for a Grammy. "The Showgirl Must Go On" is different from other Vegas shows. As the Divine Miss M will tell you, her show doesn't use any French-Canadian circus performers like Cirque du Soleil. Instead there are backup singers, the Staggering Harlots (Jordan Ballard, Kyra DaCosta and Kamilah Marshall) and 20 showgirls, the Caesars Salad girls. The stage is decorated simply, with a mountain skyline and a drop screen projecting various images set upstage behind Midler's 13-piece band. Hanging strands resembling beaded curtains mechanically move and shift into various shapes and configurations throughout the show, creating very simple but elegant scenery such as a forest of trees. Midler keeps the laughs coming with her humorous antics and lineup of wacky characters. Imagine 20 mermaids, led by head mermaid Delores DeLago, performing a Vegas-style kick line -- from wheelchairs. Fresh off her gig at the Sunque du So Low motel, DeLago puts it frankly: "The King is gone. Long live the Queen." As Soph, the oldest living showgirl in the world with a pink feather headdress "half the size of Tennessee," she rattles off a series of scandalous jokes, dirty enough to make even a drunken sailor blush. But beneath all the showgirl glitz and glamour, the strongest moments in the show come when it is just Midler alone on the stage. Her rendition of "When a Man Loves a Woman" is so powerful it drives the entire audience to its feet. It's when singing her hits like "The Rose," "From a Distance" and "Wind Beneath My Wings" that this diva is truly divine. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||
 |
 VEGAS.com guards your privacy and security. We're certified by Verisign. Advertising | Employment | About VEGAS.com | Site map | All contents © 1998 - Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the VEGAS.com Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. |
 |
 |
||