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| - Outstanding show! We've seen many Vegas Cirque shows so far (KA, O, Zarkana, Love, Elvis, Zumanity, and Mystere) and can easily say this is top two. I grew up during MJ's Thriller period, and fondly remember Beat It, Billie Jean, and all the cool MTV and VH1 videos.
The beauty of this show is that you don't need to be a fan or be familiar with MJ to enjoy the show. It's a balance of music that ranges from heart pounding to mellow and soulful. They have some innovative dance routines, some excellent choreography, and innovative use if lights, costumes, and technology. They even weave in an interesting mini story with some Narnia-like subplot involving magical artifacts associated with MJ. Yes they have relatively less stunts than other Cirque shows, but if you combine all the elements you will be amazed and inspired, as MJ did throughout his life and in his legacy.
Note you can't yet get tickets at Half Price tickets - so I got them by iphone at Vegas.com in same day for the 930pm show in section 205, which gave a real good view near center stage. At $150/pp or so it was definitely with every penny.
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