![]() “Given the current state of the world and everything else, we wanted to do a piece that was pure entertainment,” said Painter. ![]() ![]() Unlike many of Cirque’s big-top shows, there will be no narrative. “The whole show is set to the soundtrack of New York.” A live band with singers will stay onstage for most of “Mad Apple” performing hits by the likes of Billy Joel and Lady Gaga, including tunes by the Gershwins and notable jazz, culminating in “a big sort of Studio 54 party,” Painter said. Usually, a Cirque show means pre-recorded whimsical and atmospheric worldbeat music, but not here. “That’s really exciting to me because I do like doing things that I’ve never done before.” “I’m the first stand-up comedian to be a part of a Cirque show and doing traditional standup,” said Williams. The bar then transforms into the stage and the show begins, the infamous Cirque clowns replaced by two stand-up veterans - Brad Williams and Chris Turner. Visitors enter the performance space before the show to find a massive bar and are greeted by magicians. In 2020, it had to suspend its productions around the globe as the pandemic crushed live entertainment. “Mad Apple” will be Cirque’s sixth Las Vegas show and the first all-new one since it emerged from bankruptcy protection with new owners. “It’s basically a giant party, the greatest night out in New York.” “We really wanted to do something joyous and something celebratory,” veteran producer Simon Painter told The Associated Press ahead of Tuesday's unveiling. The show - inspired by New York City's eclectic nightlife of jazz cubs, street buskers, comedy shows and live music - will replace “Zumanity” at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino in May on the Las Vegas Strip. “Mad Apple” will feature stand-up comedians, close-up magic and a live band playing pop music onstage alongside Cirque's famous acrobats in a new hybrid form of live entertainment. NEW YORK – Cirque du Soleil is planning a brand new, eye-popping show on the Las Vegas Strip this spring that appropriately flips its typical script.
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