Cirque du Soleil on Broadway? — Page 13

Thanks for bumping, ljay. Brought back some good memories... LOL

LMAO, mama!

and right, LH? I missed this thread, haha.

@Starship It is incredible, I miss it too. A article states that Cirque will be laying off people ONCE AGAIN. Um, what the heck? But supposedly it will not affect the quality of productions and future projects as the article also stated. Yeah, like how they are cramming cyr wheel in every arena touring show now (literally)? Or you know, like cutting acts, characters, and show material in recent shows that are touring in tents? Yes, because that'a the right way to go Cirque! Thumbs up!

Updated On: 7/13/13 at 09:53 PM

Well, as long as Guy Laliberte's Net Worth stays above $2 billion and they continue to afford me the opportunity to buy Category 1 seats that were considered Category 2 just a few years ago, as far as I'm concerned, the rest doesn't matter.

@justincharacter - I was surprised that Seattle wasn't on Ovo's tour schedule...how come it was cancelled? Lack of interest? I know it was a struggle for Cirque to get people to come to the see the show, and I hear a lot of acts are out frequently.

60 artists from Ovo or select artists were let go in various shows equaling 60 total?

Alegria...yeah...I heard that rumor, too. The show is also being billed as it's "20th and final year." It's pretty shocking. That'll be 20 years the show was on the road for.

I was wondering why the Perches act was cut! Now they have a new hand balancing act? Is this what replaced Perches?

Yeah...the high wire act left pretty quickly. And, correct me if I'm wrong, the Vocal Aerial Hoops was temporarily removed due to the artists being on maternity leave and the unicycles act is still in the show.

Again, correct me if I'm wrong, I believe all the touring shows have been cut down to 90 minutes with the 30 minute intermission = 2hrs 10min as opposed to the 2hrs 30min run time the touring shows had previously.

Yeah...Ovo needs a lot of work done. The concept was very weak to begin with, but it still could've worked if they had done it better (in my opinion).

@justincharacter - From Cirque's websites for Totem and Amaluna: Duration 2 hours 10 minutes, including a 30-minute intermission. That would make the show 90 minutes long. Cirque's touring big top shows have always had 30 minute intermissions.

Yes...I completely agree. Bugs just aren't a theme that can hold a show. Especially not one that intends to internationally tour for a long long long time.

I'm sure Taymor will *hopefully* jump on the Cirque wagon soon. I wonder if maybe she was already reached out to for previous creations, but it fell through? I can't imagine reasons why Cirque wouldn't have offered something to her yet.

@justincharacter - That would be correct. As you said, the arena shows and resident shows (that have intermissions) are 20-minutes long.

And honestly...I was pretty intrigued when I saw some of the first drawings of Zarkana. The name was fascinating and the concept was neat. However, to me, the show was literally just a big mess. It had potential, like Iris, but it just didn't live up to it...at all. And the baby is just flat out disturbing. I also think the show was too large and too projection heavy. I think the thing Cirque forgets is that projections often times make the performers seem much smaller. When you're on the MASSIVE Radio City Music Hall and Dolby Theatre stages, those projections screens take away A LOT of the beauty of the performers. I also think Cirque feels the need to cover up their performers and blend them into the scenery and design elements. However, the main focus should be the performers. They are stunning on their own and they don't need to be doused in a buttload of makeup and costume pieces. They just need a stage. Y'know?

This is what I was saying about the human characters. For some reason, the male dancer's makeup reminds me a lot of the Phantom's makeup in the first act(but without the Phantom's lip...and mask)

Updated On: 7/14/13 at 12:11 AM

I have always wondered if they ever thought about creating a dark and thrilling production where it was serious throughout the whole thing(similar to Quidam, but even darker). I have a feeling that Cirque could hit it out the park, I mean some costumes have already established that

See, to me, that's just plain CREEPY.

And in response to your idea, I don't think they would ever go "freak show" unless it was a Vegas production. Cirque plays to the very wealthy adult/senior crowd, and I don't think a haunting and serious production would be popular amongst their target audience. Remember Criss Angel's Believe and oVo? Not very popular. At all.

No, I mean oVo and Criss Angel didn't appeal to their target audience. And yes, I COMPLETELY agree with your statement about Believe. Such a train wreck.

Bump! Wow, the memories. Anywho, Cirque du Soleil revealed their upcoming touring show KURIOS yesterday. Today, they revealed a new theatrical division of the company for only New York shows. I'm very interested to see what shows will be opening off-Broadway and on Broadway. This new division reminds me of the one in Las Vegas, where 7 shows are currently running, and I am hoping it will be just as big in the city. I was wondering when they would make the move since Pippin had open last year, playing to a sell-out house every night. It's nice to see Cirque slowly progressing once again, but making smart decisions this time. Crossing my fingers for major success in the city this time around!