Kyle Mitrione fractured his C6 vertebrae while performing in “O” on June 28. A new segment had been added to the show two weeks prior, according to the lawsuit.
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Some Cirque shows exhausted their audience. Others were taken down because of incompatible, architectural ideas.
The decision ends a production that opened in June 2006, with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison — the widow of George Harrison — in attendance.
Eric Grilly is the former CEO of VStar Entertainment, joining Cirque in its acquisition of VStar in 2018.
A week after one of its accomplished, experienced artists was injured onstage in “O,” Cirque du Soleil has announced two senior officials are “on leave” from the show.
The “O” artist reportedly fractured his neck in the incident and underwent a five-hour emergency surgery overnight that is said to be a success.
Franco Dragone, who created the first Cirque du Soleil shows to play the Strip and designed Celine Dion’s residency, has died. He was 69.