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| - My future MIL is a HUGE Cher fan - like, the biggest ever - so I had to fake interest when she announced that she had bought tickets to see her. I also had to fake amazement at the show once it was over. But I'm gonna let my Yelp buddies in on a little secret... can you keep it? Okay, here goes...
I HATED IT!
Phew. I feel better.
First of all, I got a bad taste in my mouth when Cher came out and immediately began making jokes about the people who were doing construction on her sets. About how dirty and smelly they were. These people were working hard to make her show a success, and you sit there and talk about how they didn't deserve to "kiss your feet because they were too smelly"?? I kid you not... she said that. So already, she was off to a bad start. Most of her monologue and gabgabgabbing (which was CONSTANT) just made her sound stupid. I don't know if she's a moron in real life, but she sounded like one... talking with absolutely no point to anything. Sometimes I don't think she remembered what she was even talking about. But she's Cher, so I guess she can do whatever the hell she wants.
Just like other reviewers I wasn't impressed with the (lack of) cohesion in this show. It just felt disjointed. And she really could have spent more time singing and less time projecting video on jumbo screens. I feel like I spent more time waiting around for Cher to show up onstage than I actually did watching Cher perform.
Although I used to love the typical Bob Mackie-inspired Cher costumes, it's starting to feel a little tired to me. She is getting older now. I always hoped she would age more gracefully than she has. Or maybe I'm jealous because the old bitty's abs are tighter than mine. Who knows.
I gave Cher two stars rather than one because, well, she's Cher. She can do what she wants and she will always command the high ticket prices. There is something to be said for legacy. However, there are plenty of other shows I would have rather been seeing.
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