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| - With the fountains out front, of course there is a water show at the Bellagio. It's not as good as another aquabatics show, "Le Reve", at the Wynn, but still technically impressive. It's hard to dislike the extensive theatrical setup with a large water-filled stage and elaborate overhead riggings. As expected, the circus acrobatics correctly make you think, "How can they do that with their bodies?"
Clowning Around:) My girlfriend wanted to see a Cirque du Soleil show while in Vegas. As a person with a mathematical background, I told her, "I bought tickets to 'zero' today."
Typical of Cirque du Soleil shows, it's meant to evoke a circus. The popcorn concession is odd when paying $200 a ticket, but it's part of the circus. The pre-show antics of the clowns were a nice touch - and they do touch as a clown patted my backside. During the show, I wasn't a fan of the frantic circus distractions of side activities. The music wasn't circus-like, but grew tiresome - particularly the vocalists. Predictably, the story telling was threadbare and like watching an old TV clip show with a scant fiber to tie the disparate highlights together.
Clowning Around:) Is "O" the theatrical version of Oprah the magazine?
Try to sit in the front half of the orchestra level. The performers appear too small when sitting further back. Very little of the action is high above the stage so there's no advantage sitting higher up in the cheap seats. Sitting close to the stage has no water splashing.
Clowning Around:) The scientist side of me wanted to call the show "H2O". Okay, not so funny, but the clowns in "O" weren't always funny.
The awful Richard MacDonald sculptures available for sale in the lobby didn't remind me of "O", but of a plastination Bodyworlds exhibit. Turning the lobby into MacDonald's version of a Thomas Kinkade Gallery is tacky, but it's Vegas.
Clowning Around:) The sequel to "O" is going to be called "P". Trump's alleged watersport-loving Russian friends are going to love "P".
The show was fairly short at 95 minutes. There is no intermission. Loads of late seating was allowed during the performance.
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