It's no surprise that Blue Man Group is such an international phenomenon: their witty, rhythmic and colourful appeal is universal, and very carefully pitched at all ages. In...

The Queen of England eschews his patchier recent material for a whirlwind of greatest hits, opening a 100-minute show with 'Bennie and the Jets' and playing everything you'd...

George Wallace's evenly-paced, conversational style of social criticism makes audiences think as well as laugh. Named one of Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-ups of all...

After more than 40 years in the funny business, the jokes here at the Improv are still pretty fresh. The comedy isn't improv at all - it's actually straightforward stand-up,...

Jubilee!'s staging of the sinking of the Titanic and Samson's destruction of the Philistines in the temple are beyond lame. But the production numbers in this long-running...

Sorry you missed Elvis? Came here on a weekend when Tom Jones isn't performing at the MGM? Wish Barbra Streisand didn't charge $500 a ticket? Worry not: they're all here in...

This could have been horrific, a parade of paperback writers coming together in Sgt Pepper's yellow submarine to help Jude get back, or something. Sure, Cirque du Soleil's...

One of the real gems of Vegas's family entertainment roster is also one of its cheapest shows. Sure, there are no big bangs or grand illusions here: the budget extends to a...

The first Cirque du Soleil show to reach Vegas, Mystère holds up very well next to the more spectacular and expensive siblings that have joined it. The reason? It doesn't take...

It's been surpassed in the extravagance stakes by Kà, but this is still the best Cirque du Soleil production in town, and maybe the best show on the Strip. O - a pun on eau,...

One of the most beloved musicals of all time is now one of Vegas's most seductive shows. Housed in a theatre designed to evoke the show's own Paris Opera House, the...

It was already one of the best-sounding concert halls in Vegas before a $25-million makeover in 2000, which explains why this gem was left standing even as the original Aladdin...

In the mood for comedy that's not too blue-blooded, blue-collar or just plain blue? The former chorus girl's observational material is witty without being wanton, classy...

The razor-witted Chicago troupe ditches the stand-up/headliner format in favour of comedy sketches and improv games that riff on topical events and all sorts of Vegas wackiness.