It's no surprise that Blue Man Group is such an international phenomenon: their witty, rhythmic and colourful appeal is universal, and very carefully...
Venetian, 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthThis rather spartan feathers-and-sequins show, a by-the-decades homage to women's attitudes and fashion (including the obligatory can-can), opened in 1959...
Tropicana, 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthJubilee!'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...
Bally's, 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthHaving pushed the boat out for O (literally, in a couple of scenes), Cirque du Soleil had to work hard to top it in this multi-million-dollar extravaganza....
MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthBlessed with all the personal dynamism of a ventriloquist's dummy - his interaction with the audience is still mesmerically awkward, despite the fact that...
Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthLas Vegas's oldest secondary school was nearly razed in the early 1990s, but instead found new life as a magnet school for performing arts and international...
Theatre Department, 315 S 7th StreetLas Vegas's oldest community theatre company has settled well into its new space, with both the main stage and the Fischer Black Box regularly hosting...
Schiff City, 3920 Schiff DriveNamed after mogul Steve Wynn's favourite Picasso painting ('the dream' in French), this big-budget spectacular features diving, acrobatics and amazing...
Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthThis 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,...
Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthLas Vegas's oldest secondary school was nearly razed in the early 1990s, but instead found new life as a magnet school for performing arts and international...
Lowden Theatre, S 9th StreetOne 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...
Harrah's, 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthThe Menopause juggernaut finds a home in a city known for its own frequent hot flushes. Set in the lingerie department of Bloomingdale's, Menopause unites...
Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise RoadThe 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...
Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthIt'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....
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthBurly man-mountain Penn Jillette and the mute, mono-monikered Teller are the Reservoir Dogs to most other magicians' Ocean's Eleven: edgy, angry, and always...
Rio, 3700 W Flamingo Road