I sure didn't hate it. I just walked away with this whole list of things in my head about what I would change to make it better. (As if I know what the heck I'm talking about!? Ha ha.) I haven't seen any other Cirque shows, but I do go to a lot of concerts (e.g. I just went to see Madonna again last week), and have been to a few shows like Phantom of the Opera.What it DID do is make me want to go back six months from now to see how much the show changes. They've evidently put a lot of work into it, so I hope it all turns out.
Did we see the same show?! I DO agree - it's still worth seeing, for the set pieces and the costumes alone. There were some great moments, like the tornado, the poppies and the walking bunny head, but a lot of the great moments were the "Cirque" moments. If I were running the show, I'd shave each number down by about 30 seconds, cut the choreographed numbers down considerably, and cut out any singing and dancing by Criss altogether. And, add more MAGIC. The show was a mishmash. It didn't gel. They need to do a big overhaul, or this thing is going to die a slow death.
I saw this show a couple of weeks back, and the review in the Las Vegas Sun is bang on. Not enough Cirque, not enough magic. WAY too much dancing and choreography for my liking. And I did NOT need to see Criss Angel dancing in choreographed numbers, let alone singing like a rock star. I noticed they mentioned there was a "Co-Director" at the end of the show...Criss needs to step aside and let this person do her job. It seemed like there were way to many cooks in the kitchen.
Both of these two need to eat some Kentucky Fried Chicken or something. They both look sickly.