Monday, October 18, 2010

Viva Elvis Cirque Du Soleil Show In Las Vegas


I just returned from a fabulous trip to Las Vegas where I attended the Viva Elvis Cirque du Soleil show at the Elvis Theater at the new Aria hotel located in City Center.

First of all let me start by saying that I was a little over 10 when Elvis died so I am a little too young to have really grown up listening to his music. I found Viva Elvis to be very educational on 'Elvis' life and legacy as well as entertaining. The show displays Elvis' life from the time he is a small child right through his singing career to the time he is drafted in the army, when he gets out of the army, his marriage to Priscilla, and his movie career.

The show, which at times is narrated by Elvis' manager Colonel Tom Parker, combines Elvis's music along with Cirque style dancing complete with amazing acrobatics and impossible looking feats performed by very talented entertainers. There are some very touching moments like when Elvis is drafted into the army and his parents and all of his fans are there when he leaves on the bus and when he marries Priscilla and the song playing is I Can't Help But Falling In Love With You.

The music is sometimes recordings of Elvis, and at other times a very talented female member of the cast does the singing. Some of the songs are You Ain't Nothing But a Hound Dog, One for the Money, Two for the Show, and of course Viva Las Vegas!

My favorite parts were watching video of the wedding of Elvis and Priscilla. The screen is beautiful pink fabric that drapes down from a girl on top of a giant wedding cake. I also enjoyed watching scenes from all of the movies that Elvis starred in. The scenes portrayed Elvis always kissing the leading lady of the film.

This was my first Cirque du Soleil show so I really was not sure what to expect. Overall I thought the show was amazing and very well done. It was much more than I expected and I really enjoyed it. If you are an Elvis fan, or even if you are not, I think you will thoroughly enjoy the show!

No comments:

Post a Comment

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Labels

2012 (1) 2014 calendars (1) 2014 calendars europe (1) 2015 (2) 2015 calendars (1) affordable travel (1) africa (1) agra (1) airline (1) ak (1) al judge (1) alaska (2) alaska travel (1) alaska trip (1) alaska vacation (1) alsace-lorraine (1) anguilla (1) aria hotel (1) arizona (1) asia (1) asian travel (1) atlantis resort (1) australia (2) bahamas (1) balsamic (1) barcelona (1) barge (1) beaches (1) best of las vegas (1) big corona (1) big corona state park (1) blue water (1) bologna (1) calendar (1) calendars 2014 (1) califoria (2) camera equipment (1) cannes (1) canona (1) caribbean (2) carnival (1) chankanaab park (1) chiang mai (1) christmas movies (1) christmas ornament (1) cirque du soleil (1) city center (1) compass fountain (1) cool guesthouse (1) corona del mar (1) cozumel (1) cruise (3) czech (1) czech gifts prague praha magnet fridge refristerator (2) dc (1) deerfield beach (1) Delft (1) digital (1) digital photography (1) directv (1) dresden (1) DSLR (1) DSLR cleaning (1) DSLR sensor (1) dutch (1) elvis presley (1) end of the rainbow sign (1) evergreen (1) evergreen trees (1) fine art photographer (1) fishing (1) fishing charter (1) fl (1) flora photos (1) florida (5) florida keys (2) flower photos (1) france (2) french riviera (1) germany (1) gifts (1) golden (1) guest house (1) hawaii (1) hawaiin islands (1) holiday movies (1) home stay (1) homer (1) homestay (1) hong kong (1) hong kong park (1) honolulu (1) india (1) indiegogo (1) island (1) istanbul (1) italian (1) italian vacation (1) italy (5) italy photography (1) italy photos (1) italy vacation (2) jaipur (1) jamaica (1) key west (4) key west photos (1) KLM (1) korean war memorial (1) lake garda (1) las vegas (3) las vegas calendar 2015 (1) las vegas sign (2) las vegas wedding stamps (1) lincoln memorial (1) lonely planet (1) marigot (1) mexico (1) mi (1) michele strub (1) michigan (2) michigan winter (1) mportable (1) nashville (1) nashville wedding photographer (1) national cathedra. (1) nevada (3) new delhi (1) nv (1) oahu (1) ochos rio (1) old town trolley (2) paradise island (1) perth (1) photo (1) photo backup (1) photographer (1) photography (2) photography books (1) photos (1) pictures (1) portable photo backup (1) prague (1) prague 2015 calendar (1) prague calendar (1) privacy policy (1) rainbow (1) real estate (2) samantha brown (1) san diego (2) san miguel (1) sandiego (1) satellite tv (1) saverne (1) sedona (1) sensor gel stick (1) shopping (1) snow (2) snow on pine trees (1) snow on trees (1) south of france (1) southern california (1) spain (1) st. joes (1) st. joseph (1) strasbourg (1) sydney (1) tennesee (1) thailand (1) the peak (1) theater (1) tour (1) tours (2) travel (7) travel brochures (1) travel calendars (1) travel channel (1) travel deals (1) travel photograph (1) travel photography (1) travel photos (2) travel tips (1) travel to turkey (1) travelbrochures.org (1) trees (1) triangle (1) trip (1) tropical (1) tropical flower photos (1) turkey (1) tuscany (1) tuscany villas (1) us capitol (1) vacation (1) vacation destinations (1) vacationland (2) vegas (1) venice (1) venise (1) villa rental (1) vinegar (1) viva elvis (2) washington dc (1) wedding photographer (1) wedding photography (1) whirlpool fountain (1) white house (1) winter (1) winter scene (1) world travel (1)