Cirque du Soleil - O
approx. $100.00 pp (ticket price circa 1998)
Somewhere in the Orchestra section
Ok, now don't get fooled by the ticket price. I am sure it's much more expensive now. I saw their grand opening show about 9 years ago in vegas and was my 2nd. Cirque du Soleil show.
I can vaguely remember anything about the show except a couple of things. The first, of course being the ticket price. It was outrageously expensive at that time and I still remember my jaw dropping when I saw it. The second being the indoor pool. It was innovative at that time and something you won't see in any other traditional vegas shows.
Compare to the other four Cirque shows I'd been to, "O" probably was at the bottom of my list. I'd definitely give them credit for being innovative on the indoor pool, but paying over $100 per head to see synchronized swimming and divings, I think I will pass on that.
The pool certainly limits the creativity and varieties the show could bring to the audience even though the pool works seamlessly between wet (performing in water) and dry (performing on stage) platform.
Of course, this review is based on the show I saw 9 years ago and I am certain that there are many improvements done since then. But I'd think the main focus is still the same.