Wynn Las Vegas closes ‘Le Rêve’ for good

Sad. If this is happening to a show that was extremely popular and did well sales wise, what's going to happen to many of the lesser shows that sell discounted tickets? My visit that was suppose to happen in June, with the exception of KA, which I'm not sure how well they do, was mainly seeing struggling shows like Celestia at the Stratosphere and Opium.

Mr Roxy said: "Sad to hear it is closing. It was one Of the first shows we saw when we started going to Las Vegas for vacation.It will only be the first of many to become a casualty. See no way I can reopen. Forsee a lot of solo performers replacing these shows. It will be a long time before Vegas returns to anything resembling what it looked like pre shutdown .

Read somewhere downtown is really changing and it should be really something if it continues its revitalization"

Downtown is definitely being revitalized with the huge Circa Las Vegas resort opening in October. I agree the production shows may struggle for a bit, but I think Vegas will rebound pretty quickly when all is said and done (at least in comparison to other major cities). People will still go to gamble, there are still family-friendly events to bring the kids to, not to mention two new or relatively new professional sports teams that once the sports world rebounds will bring in lots and lots of folks. So it may look slightly different, but I don't foresee the same major changes there that I would in New York, LA, etc.

KJisgroovy said: "You think people are going to have money for Las Vegas when all of this is over? For the gambling? Hilariously expensive food? Luxurious hotels? You think people are going to get on flights to get there? You think international tourists are in a hurry to return to anywhere in America given the way we've handled everything and how we continue to handle everything?

Las Vegas is almost entirely dependent on tourist dollars. I don't see this kind of extravagant tourism rebounding for most people for quite some time. I certainly hope so. But. Given the facts we're currently working with it doesn't seem likely.

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Well, they already are, which is my point. Obviously revenue is down from last year, but as an example, in June when only about a third of the casinos had reopened, all of which at around 25% capacity, gambling revenue was only down around 50% from last year. That may sound like a lot, but factoring in that they were operating at about 1/12 of the potential capacity they had a year ago, only a 50% drop clearly shows that it's still high in demand. And other gambling markets are already seeing folks returning in waves with huge wait lists and filling to max capacity. Yes, Vegas is more dependent on tourism (especially international travel), but whether people have lost money or not, folks are still coming.

I bet the weekly running costs were insane. A quick Google search tells me that there were about 250 people in the cast and crew.

With this and the Cirque Du Soleil announcement, another reason not to go to Vegas, which is the self styled ‘entertainment capital of the world,’ where? Broadway tried and failed to land on the strip, with some top shows. I want a vacation a bit more than pumping slots all day.

Updated On: 8/26/20 at 06:17 PM

Just got back from there two weeks ago. Many of the shows are not selling. They are not offering discounts. The booths have reopened yet none of the Caesars shows as well as others are participating. Saw a big splashy musical called Extravaganza and only had about 30% seats sold on a Friday night. Had bought my ticket prior to booths reopening. Overpayed, but once there, found out were not participating in the discounts so overpaying was the only way to see it. Also most of the venues had no in person box office staff to purchase a ticket. You had to go to Ticketmaster or other online service for purchase. Chose to go to bed early on my last night then deal with the hassle. So to answer your question...don't know what is going into that theater.

ArtMan said: "Just got back from there two weeks ago. Many of the shows are not selling. They are not offering discounts. The booths have reopened yet none of the Caesars shows as well as othersare participating. Saw a big splashy musical called Extravaganza and only had about 30% seats sold on a Friday night. Had bought my ticket prior to booths reopening. Overpayed, but once there, found outwere not participating in the discounts so overpaying was the only way to see it. Also most of the venues had no in person box office staff to purchase a ticket. You had to go to Ticketmaster or other online service for purchase. Chose to go to bed early on my last night then deal with the hassle. So to answer your question...don't know what is going into that theater."

Hmm.. interesting...

I know that CdS is selling really well since reopening...

ArtMan said: "Just got back from there two weeks ago. Many of the shows are not selling. They are not offering discounts. The booths have reopened yet none of the Caesars shows as well as othersare participating. Saw a big splashy musical called Extravaganza and only had about 30% seats sold on a Friday night. Had bought my ticket prior to booths reopening. Overpayed, but once there, found outwere not participating in the discounts so overpaying was the only way to see it. Also most of the venues had no in person box office staff to purchase a ticket. You had to go to Ticketmaster or other online service for purchase. Chose to go to bed early on my last night then deal with the hassle. So to answer your question...don't know what is going into that theater."

Hmm.. interesting...

I know that CdS is selling really well since reopening...

Showhopper2 said: "ArtMan said: "Just got back from there two weeks ago. Many of the shows are not selling. They are not offering discounts. The booths have reopened yet none of the Caesars shows as well as othersare participating. Saw a big splashy musical called Extravaganza and only had about 30% seats sold on a Friday night. Had bought my ticket prior to booths reopening. Overpayed, but once there, found outwere not participating in the discounts so overpaying was the only way to see it. Also most of the venues had no in person box office staff to purchase a ticket. You had to go to Ticketmaster or other online service for purchase. Chose to go to bed early on my last night then deal with the hassle. So to answer your question...don't know what is going into that theater."

Hmm.. interesting...

I know that CdS is selling really well since reopening..."

I hope that CdS is cirque du soliel. Yes, they, are selling and O very rarely if at all discounts. I did see Mystere (again) on this trip and purchased a ticket through their website with a 35% off discount. My performance was only half sold a couple of weeks prior. But as the performance got closer, many more tickets were sold. These shows were also not at the booth. If you click on any night of Extravaganza or WOW (at the Rio), even the night of show, there are minimal tickets sold. I wanted to see WOW on my last night, but the booth employee was the one who told me there was no in person box office employee. I would have to deal with Ticketmaster. I chose not to.

I was in callbacks to be a singer for it, and then Covid, so was just curious.

I drove through Las Vegas on a recent trip and it felt pretty busy, but I don't know shows like Wow and Extravaganza (both awful names... like calling something fun...) I'd think Vegas would survive on Cirque and concerts for awhile.

Sad they'll be losing the water though. It seemed like a really cool show. Wonder what Cirque has in the kitchen.

I thought I saw pictures in an article posted somewhere where they have already demolished the space.

That is so sad. wow. Guess there won't be a show there for a awhile.