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| - I ended up at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. on a Friday night for a friends birthday. We had all purchased the Living Social deal. We were seeing the 10 o'clock showing and arrived early to pick up our tickets at will call.
There was an immediate smile on my face when we entered the bar. My first impression of this place was that it reminded me of the newer version of the Great Gatsby movie. There was a small band playing a swing/jazz cover of Macklemore which was great, and there was an act going on right next to them. A girl, 3 legs, and a suitcase. I won't spoil too much here.
It was tightly packed and the rooms are dark and intimate. A peek at the drink list was interesting. I ended up paying $16 for a cocktail. I'm not even going to get into how overpriced this place was. You're on the strip, you know the routine. Even the flatbread pizza has caviar on it, if you see where I'm going with this.
The show started promptly, and if you have a Living Social coupon, you end up getting seated on folding chairs which were not as uncomfortable as we expected. People around us were ordering food at their tables and I have to admit, everything smelled absolutely delicious.
As far as the show goes, it was a fun experience... but I honestly felt bored at times. Particularly by the main announcer and his sidekick. If you have seen Absinthe (if you haven't, GO!) you will definitely see the physical similarities. They just did not have the same charisma and charm as The Gazillionaire and Penny Pibbets, the 2 hosts of Absinthe.
The show is created by Spiegelworld, who also created Absinthe which is why I am comparing the two. Certain acts seemed to really drag on and brought moderate chuckles from our group. Don't get me wrong, the show is still a must see and there were wonderful performances, including LOTS of tap dancing, and a very beautiful and talented beat boxer. My absolute favorite act was the 2 performers with chinese yo-yo's.
If you have the money to see multiple shows on the strip, then by all means go and experience this place. The decor, music, and entertainment is truly fantastic, but I felt as though the marketing really tries to push that this is a new "social experiment" thing. It's a fun bar, with a great vibe. The roaming performers is really interesting, but that's about all there is to say about it. Multiple rooms is not really all that innovative, especially considering the Cosmo's own nightclub Marquee does a great job at doing the exact same thing, just sans performers. The layout here is also an absolute nightmare.
Overall, I feel they were attempting to mock and/or pay tribute to cheezey lounge acts, but a lot of the time it was mostly cheezey. So, yeah, if your budget's tight but you're still looking for burlesque, lounge acts and hilarious/crass humor, Absinthe is really the show to go to.
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