Avenue Q
What: Life's unpredictability is confronted
and pondered by puppets with mouths so foul they would make
Miss Piggy blush. The 2004 Tony winner opens with original stars
John Tartaglia and Rick Lyon and won't tour anywhere in North
America while it's in Vegas for the next four years or so.
Where: Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club,
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
When: Opens Saturday for previews; twice nightly
starting Sept. 9
Tickets: Start at $75.90; 702-770-7000
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Mamma Mia!
What: A bride searches for her father while
singing catchy ABBA tunes. The first full-length musical to
hit it big on the Vegas Strip, it passed its 1,000th performance
last month.
Where: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, 3950
Las Vegas Blvd. S.
When: Sun.-Thurs. at 7 p.m., Saturdays at
6 and 10.
Tickets: Start at $45; 877-632-7400
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We Will Rock You
What: In a world where music is banned, Queen
songs save the day. Born in London, this musical skipped Broadway
for Vegas but has struggled and was cut to 90 minutes this summer.
Where: Paris Las Vegas Resort & Casino, 3655
Las Vegas Blvd. S.
When: 7 and 10 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 8:30
Sundays; and 8:30 Monday-Wednesday
Tickets: Start at $53; (702) 946-4567
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Hairspray
What: A chubby girl achieves her dream of
dancing on a local sock-hop TV show. Original star Harvey Fierstein
will return to open the Vegas production.
Where: Luxor Hotel & Casino, 3900 Las Vegas
Blvd. S.
When: February
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Phantom of the Opera
What: The tale of the haunted Parisian opera
house. Shorn to 90 minutes, this version will include "a chandelier-crashing
scene like you've never seen before," says producer Scott Zeiger
of Clear Channel Entertainment Productions.
Where: Venetian Hotel & Casino, 3355 Las Vegas
Blvd. S.
When: March
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Spamalot
What: A madcap musical based on the old Monty
Python TV shows. The 90-minute edition of the 2005 best-musical
Tony winner will be part of a $50 million Spamalot Experience
and Grail Theatre.
Where: Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd.
S.
When: Early 2007.
