Las Vegas
Way better shows in Vegas for the money. Sorry I am very passionate about how much I dislike Zumanity. My saying for Zumanity is "there went an hour of my life I can't forget and won't get back"
For a REAL Cirque show see O.
Ka was good but O was better by a lot.
Fun show: Tournament of Kings (LOL, I love medieval times)
New show: Well, I'd rather see O over and over than take a chance on a new show
Old show: Cher of course! (Still want to see it)
Cirque: O O O O O and O!
Memory: During O when the divers get beached and flop around (or the guy on fire reading the paper)
So can you tell I loved O? See O if you haven't. It will blow every other show out of the water (PUN INTENDED).
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1) blue man group (3x it's that's good! The second time they took me on stage for the twinkee part.)
2) penn & teller (it was ok. More tricks lets political.)
3) Zumanity (in a love seat with a client - the only good thing about it)
4) jubilee (loved it!)
5) peep show w/holly (barf)
6) peep show take two w/coco (amazinggggg!! Her man was two rows in front of us, that was akward.)
7) Cher (oh my god! It's Cher! My seat was fourth row at the side so between her and I was a short barricade about as high as my hip!)
8) jabbawockeez (this list is in no way order of favorites - they were so good!!!)
9) Beatles cirque (ehhh no thanks. I left part the way through to play craps)
10) million dollar quartet (loved it! Would totally see it again!)
11) Frank marinos divas (great!)
I so want someone to take me to absinthe!! It's on the top of my list!
Second on my list? BRITNEY!!!
Blue Man Group is great. I saw the show twice in its original home, at the Astor theatre (?) in New York when *nobody* knew what the heck it was. It first opened at the Luxor in Vegas in 2000, and has moved a few times since. I think I've taken three different bunches of (civvie) friends to see it since. I would see it again with a provider if I thought they would enjoy it.
Penn & Teller is also lots of fun.
Cirque: When Mystere and then O hit town, I thought they were excellent. After that, the string kind of played itself out. Haven't really enjoyed any of them since. Saw Zumanity once with wife (meh) when it first opened, earlier this year with a provider (more fun, but still not a great show). Any guy who wants to see this show anyway: I strongly advise springing for the love seats up front AND taking at least two providers with you (the house will happily accommodate a party of three or four, as long you're all happy to squeeze in)--then drape a trench coat across everybody's laps and let the fun begin.
I did see Zarkana with a provider a few months ago. Show was just ok, company was great. LeReve (not technically a Cirque show, but done by several former Cirque'ers) was boring. And even though I'm saying all these not-so-great things about Cirque, I'm such a sucker for The Beatles that I would like to see Love at some point.
Prolly the most fun show I've seen in Vegas was one that nobody else cared for: "Avenue Q"--I don't think it lasted even a year at Wynn--but I loved it. If you can ever catch it on tour in another city, definitely check it out.
Every once in a while, "Davi Sings Sinatra" pops up in town, and I've missed it every time 
Some younger providers might not appreciate it, but Davi more or less channels Frankie--I have the album and it's a fun reminder of the "old" Vegas.
I'm only vaguely aware of Absinthe--will have to check that one out.
Oh, and I know this will make me sound like a curmudgeon, but I HATED Mama Mia, sorry....
Great topic, OP, thanks for starting.
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I saw that in London!! I loved it!!
I have seen so many shows in New York and other cities, if I started listing them well... 