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| - I didn't know what to expect of the show before hand because I don't know Shania Twain's music. I am not a fan of country but I had been told that the show was a wonderful production even if the music wasn't especially my type.
I sat in the first row of the rear orchestra near the sound booth, so I had a great seat. The show started 8 minutes late--about standard for non-Cirque du Soleil shows so that was nothing to be upset about. The first few numbers lulled me into thinking it was going to be a good show. The Colosseum's LED screen was used well. The songs also tended to sound more rock than country. This was part I of the show.
Part II is where the show started going downhill for me. Twain is very good getting out among the audience, pressing the flesh, getting hugs, and participating in selfies. Yes, Virginia, they do allow cameras if she's there and you pull yours out for a shot with her. She waded into the audience twice, and I suppose if you're a fan, this would be the sine qua non for the super Twainer. In between the two forays into the audience, she did a campfire number on the stage with audience members--some pre-selected--but all from the special Twain lovers seating area in the first few rows. She talked briefly with each of the audience members and then had them sit behind this faux campfire which had been burning during her talk with the folks on stage. She sang two songs and asked the audience to join in with the second song. This whole campfire bit was a big fail for me.
We then moved to the last part. As she was changing, a forest appeared on the LED screen with a black horse. A fire was burning in the forest and it seemed like the horse would be trapped, but he managed to make it out. The fire is now out and it begins to snow and the horse changes from black to white. Then Miss Twain rides out on a white horse. It looked like the horse was standing on a padded area and had padded hoof coverings and she removed his sparkly lead. She then sang her iconic, "You're Still the One." Score for me--I know this song. However, the horse loves this song too, and he soon showed very visibly how much he cared for Miss Twain. The people in my area were snickering through much of the song and continued as she led the horse off stage at the end of the song.
The band came out and it almost sounded like they were going to end the show with a rousing rock number. Nope! She came back out and the show ended with two country numbers.
A couple of things that struck me about the show. I love animals and while hiking today, I saw four wild horses in Red Rock Canyon. The last thing an animal lover would think of would be having a horse in a fire. I thought it was an awful premise and I wondered who thought it up. I also wondered if Elton John left a Candle in the Wind on the stage and it set Miss Twain's forest on fire. Second, one confetti drop is enough. This show has three although one is supposed to be part of the snowstorm that changes the black horse white. Third, the folksy bit wore thin quickly with me. She may be a very folksy person but it seemed contrived. Last, her voice is good, but not that good. There were quite a few seats in the first and second mezzanines empty last night. Is the market voting on her show? This wouldn't be a show I'd see again unlike the other performers at the Colosseum.
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