Cirque du Soleil News

Prepare to be transported into a world of water, wonder and fantasy as 'WOW,' the internationally-acclaimed production, will make its North American debut with a splash at the Rio Showroom at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas September 26, 2017.

The music of Inti-Illimani has intoxicated audiences around the world. Harris Center is honored to present the return of this beloved and legendary Chilean ensemble in the year of their 50th birthday.

David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Take That's UK Tour of Tim Firth's new musical, THE BAND, with the music of Take That, will begin at Manchester Opera House tonight 8 September, with a national press night on Tuesday 26 September 2017.

On the heels of multiple sold out shows and added performances during his debut U.S. tour in June, Right Angle Entertainment has announced new tour dates for YouTube personality Markiplier, whose channel has more than 18 million subscribers and 6 billion video views. Markiplier's You're Welcome Tour (https://www.youtube.com/user/markiplierGAME) mixes improv games, sketches and a cast of characters to create an on-stage adventure for audiences. YouTubers LordMinion777, Muyskerm, Tyler Scheid and CrankGameplays all round out the show and join Markiplier on the road for this one-of-a-kind stage show.

GYPSY has announced its cast and creative team at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston.

The Aces of Comedy series welcomes Emmy nominated comedian Howie Mandel to the Terry Fator Theater, along with special guest Puddles Pity Party, November 24 - 25 at 10 p.m. inside The Mirage Hotel & Casino. Mandel has starred in countless comedy specials, both on cable and network television. Puddles Pity Party, known as the "sad clown with the golden voice" who recently appeared on "America's Got Talent," will bring his brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing humor with awkward, tender moments.

Boston Court will produce the West Coast premiere of With Love and a Major Organ. Written by Julia Lederer and directed by Jessica Kubzansky, the West Coast premiere will begin previews on September 28 with an October 7 opening.

Cirque du Soleil will bring its new arena show, OVO, to Barclays Center in Brooklyn next week from Today, July 5 through Sunday, July 9, and to NYCB Live in Uniondale, Long Island, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Presented By New York Community Bank, from August 30 to September 3.

Opera Ithaca opens their 4th Season with Ruggero Leoncavallo's hit operatic thriller, Pagliacci, September 23rd thru September 30th at Ithaca's Circus Culture and September 25th at NYC's Slipper Room, marking the 125th anniversary of the opera's world premiere.

Cirque du Soleil's acclaimed LUZIA is the inspiration of a new public mural downtown in honor of Chicago's Year of Public Art. In partnership with Columbia College Chicago and the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC), Cirque du Soleil commissioned Chicago artist Gloria 'Gloe' Talamantes to create the mural. BroadwayWorld has photos from the mural dedication below!

Back by popular demand following three successful years of touring North America, the world's most famous reindeer and a holly jolly cast of iconic characters including Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius and the Abominable Snow Monster will help Santa save Christmas during two North American tours visiting more than 50 cities this holiday season.

On August 24, 2017, The Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra is returning to the stage at The Richard Macdonald Art Gallery presented by Cirque Du Soleil, following a 13-year public absence. New owner, Shea Arender, will join the Orchestra for a performance entitled "The King Symphonic - The Music of Elvis Presley" with a portion of proceeds benefiting 'Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada.'

The Old Globe today announced due to popular demand, that William Shakespeare's exhilarating tragedy Hamlet, has now been extended through September 22. 

Wolfgang Puck's legendary flagship restaurant Spago, recognized for igniting Las Vegas's dining scene into a culinary epicenter, will open its doors at Bellagio Resort & Casino in spring 2018. Marking 25 years since the fine-dining phenomenon debuted in Las Vegas, Puck's now revolutionary restaurant heralded the era of celebrity chefs and haute cuisine that continues to define the city's restaurant scene today.

Direct from China comes the European premiere of this stunning new multi-spectacle show featuring martial arts, physical comedy and dazzling acrobatics performed by Cirque du Soleil alumni, and created and produced by award-winning Broadway and circus artists.

On August 24, 2017, The Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra is returning to the stage at The Richard Macdonald Art Gallery presented by Cirque Du Soleil, following a 13-year public absence. New owner, Shea Arender, will join the Orchestra for a performance entitled "The King Symphonic - The Music of Elvis Presley" with a portion of proceeds benefiting 'Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada.'

How often do you get a chance to see a genre and gender bending horror/love story about two queer women in a rocky romance? Vic and Flo saw a bear, translated and adapted for the stage from Denis Cote's award-winning 2013 film, will be running for two weeks this fall at Montreal's Centaur Theatre.

This September, Australia's next generation of circus talents will be on show when the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) presents PRECIPICE. Leaping into a world of chaos, PRECIPICE defies danger in an effort to celebrate life - through exhilarating tumbles, turns, shifts and falls. Interrogating the impermanence of time, physical and psychological senses.

Cirque du Soleil announces a partnership with Columbia College Chicago and the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC) that will add a new public mural downtown in honor of the city's Year of Public Art. Local artist Gloria "Gloe" Talamantes is creating the mural, commissioned by Cirque du Soleil and inspired by its highly acclaimed production LUZIA, currently playing a limited engagement in Chicago through Sept. 3.

Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre (PBDT), Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director, will present "THE BEST OF KHACHATURIAN," an evening of ballet and instrumental music written by iconic Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.