Cher At Caesars Palace, The Best?
Cher has joined the Elton John and Bette Midler rotation at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Her presence completes the bill for the venue and, interestingly, says a lot about the how the powers-that-be at the venue perceive the true Las Vegas audience. We’re always reading how this is a hip, cool destination for people under 40. And, surely, it is. But this lineup — boasting an average age of 62 — makes it clear that Caesars (and AEG Live/Concerts West, the producer) is betting on the traditional Las Vegas boomer audience and the Bette and Cher core audience of gays.
Cher brings a huge show to the huge stage. And, like Céline Dion — for whom the stage was built — hers is a very busy show with lots of flash (in the costumes and “audience blinder” lights) and glitz. She sings all her hits from every decade and there are neat videos between songs — some going back to the “Sonny and Cher” days — to provide time for her to change her costumes between numbers. For the record, we counted 13 costume changes, but that could be wrong.
After descending onto the stage from an elaborately rigged 65-foot long steel bridge (that she refers to as the “Flying Wallenda, Evel Knievel Deathmobile”) Cher informed the audience, “You’re going to see a great show. Even if I weren’t in it, it would be a great show. OK, if I weren’t in it maybe it would be a good show. OK, it would be crap.”
And that is how one might define an audience member’s response to the show. Real die hard fans — who were singing along and dancing by their seats — would say it’s a great show. More neutral audience members would say it’s a good show. The rest? Who knows?
The biggest problem with Cher’s show is that it’s so big. There are so many costumes —the gorgeous, over-the-top Bob Mackie costumes we’ve come to expect on Cher — so many people onstage moving hither and yon, dancing and prancing. The stage in the Colosseum is so large that, like the other two who perform there now, Cher literally had to skip to cross it. With Céline gone, it is perhaps time to make the stage smaller and more easily navigated. It can be done.
In all this immensity, the factor that seems to get lost is Cher. She is very funny, very likeable. She can act (a terrific montage of film clips proves that), but we don’t get enough of her being her. And, before you say that she is all those costumes, wigs and flashing lights, please consider that she is also this gifted woman whose brief bits of dialogue hint at better things than we see. It would have been nice to hear her tell a few more stories.
The band and back-up singers complimented Cher and are clearly gifted. It’s great to revisit the fun music (and I must confess that I expected Jack McFarland to join her in “If I Could Turn Back Time”) and, simply, to be in the presence of such a fabulous entertainer.
It could be truthfully said that the sparkle and the pace make Cher’s a quintessential Las Vegas show. In this case, however, something got lost — and that was Cher.
Tickets for Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace can be bought here.
Source: Broadway World
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23 Responses to “Cher At Caesars Palace, The Best?”
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May 16th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
What does the critic mean : “Now that Celine is gone it’s time to make the stage smaller”…Why would this stage be of adequate proportions for Celine and not Cher/Elton/Bette??
May 17th, 2008 at 6:31 am
She looks sexy on the pic.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am
yes,is the best show in the world¡¡
in the universe¡¡¡
yes¡¡
besos¡¡
May 17th, 2008 at 10:43 am
For God’s sake! So much criticism! The show has only being going a few minutes and all reviewers can do is complain. Cher’s show looks fabulous and I for one will go to see it and thoroughly enjoy it! CHER WE LOVE YOU
May 17th, 2008 at 10:43 am
For God’s sake! So much criticism! The show has only being going a few minutes and all reviewers can do is complain. Cher’s show looks fabulous and I for one will go to see it and thoroughly enjoy it! CHER WE LOVE YOU
May 17th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
What amazing career she have…!!!
When I hear that name, I feel fantastic because she’s the best singer with her 44 years of activity is sensation…
THE MUSICS NO GOOD WITHOUT CHER,
THE MUSIC’S NO GOOD AT ALL….
May 18th, 2008 at 3:41 am
^^ hihi “okay, it would be crap”;-) she’s great!
May 18th, 2008 at 3:42 am
^^ hihi “okay, it would be crap”;-) she’s great!
May 18th, 2008 at 6:00 am
the first official show after Cher´s hollydays it´s at 6 august..not at 12 august…
May 18th, 2008 at 6:10 am
what the hell is thsi “too big” crap this show is clearly phenomenal and i cant wait to see it negative statements about cher are so annoying and make so angry ugh
May 18th, 2008 at 6:10 am
what the hell is thsi “too big” crap this show is clearly phenomenal and i cant wait to see it negative statements about cher are so annoying and make so angry ugh
May 18th, 2008 at 6:10 am
what the hell is thsi “too big” crap this show is clearly phenomenal and i cant wait to see it negative statements about cher are so annoying and make so angry ugh
May 18th, 2008 at 6:10 am
what the hell is thsi “too big” crap this show is clearly phenomenal and i cant wait to see it negative statements about cher are so annoying and make so angry ugh
May 18th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Agreed Lovette.
May 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I saw the show May 10, the best thank you Cher.
May 18th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I saw CHER again
May 19th, 2008 at 8:25 am
so jealous of you kathy i cant wait to see her once when i head to vegas in august!
May 19th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Saw Cher on Saturday the 17th. What an amazing performer. The show left me speechless.
May 20th, 2008 at 10:24 am
woooooo
i bet chers show is going fantastic
i would absoulutly love to be there in front row!
from the pictures/videos ive seen it looks great
go cher one and only diva forever and allways!!x
May 21st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
PLEASE CHER IN YOUR musical repertoire, starting with another entry, and sing more songs Believe LIVING PROOF, AND STARS, AND MAN IN THE WORLD !!!!!!
PLISSSSSSSSSS sing other songs, do not use the same OTHER SHOW THAT IN THE DVD, will leave those of the Farewell Tour, and believe TOURRRRRRRRRR, AND LOVE YOU more songs sung by IT IF YOU ARE NOT You have very creative Peg
CHER4EVERR!
HUMAN, DOV L AMORE, STARS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, LOVE IS THE GROOVE, RUNAWAY, TAXI TAXI, REAL LOVE, LOVE IS A LONELY PLACE WITHOUT YOU, THE MUSIC NO GOOD WITHOUT YOU ( THIS SONG IS AMAZING), DIFFRENT KIND OF LOVE SONG, MIRROR IMAGE, WHERE DO YOU GO, COME AND STAY WITCH ME, PLIS LISTEN YOUR FANSSSSSSS
SINGIN other songs, PLISSSSSSSSS
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:05 am
who wrote that?? do u guys think caesars is gonna give 180 millions 4 nothing??? come on, CHER is the biggest diva no matter what… i love her
May 30th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Seen the 5/17 show, what an amazing performer & her back up dancers equally as talented. I was treated to a meet & greet after the show. She was so friendly and really cared what everyone thought of her show. Once in a lifetime experience for me and I will say yes, she definately still has it.
May 23rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm
That stupid dumb overblown bitch ruined a perfect weekend out that me and my wife have been saving up for for yrs her cancelling her show on sat may 22 because she was sick my ass is she back on the booze again or the pills . what the fuck ever happened to the show must go on like the old days we will never book anything in vegas again and will bad mouth you were ever we can A pissed off Canadian