“Ka,” which launched in 2005, trails only “Mystere” and “O” in terms of longevity among Cirque du Soleil’s productions on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Cirque du Soleil exec Mike Newquist says high costs, not low ticket sales, prompted the layoffs of more than 100 employees, impacting Las Vegas and the company’s Montreal headquarters.
Cirque du Soleil, the leading production-show company in Las Vegas, has announced job ‘abolitions’ as part of a major restructuring across several divisions.
‘Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net’ brings out the personalities behind the Las Vegas Strip show’s elaborate makeup and costumes.
The closing of “Love,” enforced by construction as Mirage turns into Hard Rock Las Vegas, has initiated rumors “Ka” will be the next Cirque production to shut down.
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.
A performer is suing Cirque du Soleil after he was paralyzed by a moving platform in June 2023 during a new act during the “O” show on the Strip.
Some Cirque shows exhausted their audience. Others were taken down because of incompatible, architectural ideas.
Hard Rock International will begin putting its touch on The Mirage, more than two years after the company revealed its plans to change the Strip resort.
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.
During the early performance of “The Beatles Love” at the Mirage, the show paused as a male artist appeared to suffer a left-leg injury.
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.