As the sun shines in Chicago and vaccines finally begin to flow to the younger population of artists, optimism is increasing for the return to work. There is good reason. Assuming the theater community puts its focus on its audience, both new and returning, and gives them both what they want and need as they recover from this hellish era, live shows are about to come roaring back to full houses.
Thereâs real evidence now of pent-up demand. Consider what is happening in Las Vegas.
Cirque du Soleil, which has emerged from bankruptcy and put its famous productions of both âMystèreâ and âOâ on sale last week under the headline âintermission is over,â has seen colossal demand for tickets for performances beginning June 28 for âMystèreâ and July 1 for the aquatic âO,â a spokesman has told me. âBlue Man Groupâ is coming back to Las Vegas this summer, too, and while no announcement has been made about the Chicago produc
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There s an old story about Groucho Marx. One day, when the Marx Brothers were still primarily a stage act, he was too ill to perform. Rather than cancel the show, he told little brother Zeppo, Just put on the glasses, paint on the moustache, and be me. You know the act. No one will know the difference.
So Zeppo takes the stage, and no one notices he s not the real Groucho, who keeps reporting in sick. Then, one night, Zeppo hears a familiar laugh from one of the boxes – it was Julius Henry Marx, the real Groucho. Of course, Zeppo asked him why he was in the seats, and not on stage. Because I ve never had a chance to see myself perform, he deadpanned back.