Friday, January 21, 2011
"Viva Elvis receives a subtle but instrumental makeover"
Las Vegas Weekly: "It’s almost a classic chicken and egg story. Which came first? Originally, it was the old Elvis Presley recordings that stayed out of the spotlight in Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at MGM CityCenter’s Aria. They were raw -- and to be honest -- ancient in terms of our digital age. As the show continued to change, tweak and polish itself to perfection, the masters of music went to work, and now it’s their new soundtrack that drives the spectacular.
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I was surprised to hear that a Cirque show underwent major revisions after opening; my impression was that things seldom change after previews. I would be interested to know what exactly van Torneau did to change the score of the show, and whether or not that was in collaboration with the show's original creative team. As I recall, this show was not received nearly as well as LOVE, but then again, LOVE had the involvement of Sir George Martin and Giles Martin and might have therefore been more original (in the Cirque tradition) than Viva Elvis.
Actually, Cirque tends to let their shows evolve though the first three tent stops. But even then the show has a (dare I say it) organic nature. With the high possibility of artist injury, they shows can be reordered or acts put in and taken out by the stage manager according the needs of the show. I am glad they decided to make they changes. From what I heard, the show really needed.
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