Cher in Concert
Cher in Concert, also known as the Take Me Home Tour, was the first solo concert tour by American singer-actress Cher. The tour's debut was at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas with a huge production and cast put together by Joe Layton, who did the same for Bette Midler's "Clams On A Half Shell" and Diana Ross previously. Cher opened her extravagant production on June 29, 1979. The show then became Cher's first world concert tour as a solo artist. The tour reached North America, Europe, South Africa and Australia. The concert  was filmed in Monte Carlo on May 10, 1980 and broadcast on HBO the following September and later taped in Las Vegas in 1981 at Caesars Palace for a broadcast on Showtime on April 21, 1983. Background. The show featured three backing singers, six dancers, three drag queens as Bette Midler, Cher, and Diana Ross, a mechanical bull and twelve costume changes. Cher described the show as "a bit Sonny & Cher-ish" a mixture of cabaret, disco and rock'n'roll. With twelve changes of clothes, Cher wore no costume for more than eight minutes. The concerts were based in part on  her solo television shows "The Cher Show", "Cher... Special" and "Cher... and others Fantasies". During Cher's costume changes, drag performers Kenny Sacha, as Bette Midler and J.C. Gaynor as Diana Ross performed "In the Mood" and "I'm Coming Out" respectively. Cher joined them to end the show with a performance of "Friends". Russell Elliott opened the show as Cher. A Celebration at Caesars Palace. A Celebration at Caesars Palace was the first concert residency by Cher. Shows were performed at the Circus Maximus Showroom at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas (show time were 9:00 pm and 12:30 pm ). Shows from September 25 to October 2, 1980 were performed at the Stateline Showroom at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada.