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REVIEW: Pop star shines during special Encore engagement

Can she come back and do this again sometime? It seems like something this child was destined to do. Only next time, can we skip the $1,100 ticket part?

There’s no safer bet for future Cher-style Vegas divahood than Beyoncé Knowles. She’s still a month shy of 28 and, with the box office rake of “Obsessed,” only now starting to explore the full potential of her movie career. Vegas can wait, ’tis true.

But nothing in this career is left to chance. Beyoncé is staking an early claim on her Las Vegas future with a four-night custom run in the Encore Theater, which concludes Sunday night. Cameras are set to roll on the final show, with a planned DVD to give regular fans a chance to see this early and respectable attempt to grow beyond arena-pop mechanics into a more intimate and authentic showcase.

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