text: Omazing Quite possible nnI think part of Cirque du Soleils WOW factor is dependant on how frequent you see a Cirque du Soleil type show The very first CdS I saw touring in the nineties was frakken OMAZING Back in the day a ticket went a long way towards entertainment I like to think MY PERSONAL support of the Montreal touring troupe helped pave the way to the spectacle currently in Vegas I also invented the Man Hug and originated the saying Play it by ear nnIve seen a few variations of the traveling Cirque du Soleil show and the WOW factor has diminished with each show OMAZING becomes Oright to only Okay I am jaded to the quality of CdS because of the expectation that they will outperform last years show However the core of CdS is the same routine OVER and OVER clowns asian contortionists trapeze artists and mood music By the time the show Dralion toured in their familiar blue yellow tent I thought the routine was BoOringnnHowever O at the Bellagio in Vegas adds an interesting twist to the familiar routine I do not want to take anything away from the many skilled performers musicians and costumes but I think the STAR of O is the ebb and flow of the moving stage that can in seconds morph from an ethereal landscape to depths of danger and excitement Beneath the stage is a little Vegas secret The stage is powered by hundreds of dwarves shoulder atop shoulder But do not quote me on that nnCirque du Soleil tickets are a good gift to give to someone who has never seen the show I think it is also a good gift to give to yourself if you have not been oversaturated with such theatrics You can look for discounted tickets at Showcase on the Las Vegas Blvd near MGM nnThe only thing that I did not like about O wasnnSPOILERnnthe use of audience plants A clown will pull an unsuspecting person from the audience read plant for some onstage fun and then suddenly that person is whisked into the show and diving off ft platforms Hello liability Give Me a break Health care may be free in Canada but no way does that stuff just happen in America These French farts have used this foolery in a few Cirque du Soleil shows The A in America does not stand for absent mindednnWould I go back Going To play it by ear