This collection of entries is from March 25, 2003.
So, Celine flies... she's pretty damn high in the air, too. Hope they check the cables very regularly. I found the segments from the stage show on the CBS Special tonight entertaining, but I still don't think I'd spend the $200 for a ticket..
I had TiVo'd Oprah yesterday to see her show about Celine Dion's new show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas called A New Day... that opens today. Since we love Vegas, and the show was produced by Franco Dragone, the producer of the Cirque du Soleil show at Bellagio, "O", and it's in the brand new Colosseum at Caesars, we wanted to see what this was all about. The show looks really good. The stage is friggin' huge - 120 feet wide - even if she had all 58 performers onstage. No seat in the theater is further than 120 feet from the stage. Now, on the downside - First, Oprah was fawning way the hell too much. I've never really seen Celine at home and, in my opinion, she may be a great performer, but I think she's a bit on the loony side. The main downside to the show? Cost of the ticket. 2nd Mezzanine is $87.50, 1st Mezzanine is $127.50, Orchestra is $150, and VIP/Orchestra is $200! Don't you think that's a little outrageous? (The highest ticket for "O" is $110) They only showed two numbers from the show and they were OK. The stage has the world's largest LED background used on stage - and it's used well. We'll have to see if this is just all hype or if she can sustain 4,000 people a night in that theater. Oh, and that's at 200 shows per year of her three year contract. CBS is airing a special tonight about opening night. Wonder if they'll show more.
Another true sign of spring - as I was leaving for work this morning I noticed the plastic flag on the lawn. Trugreen had come for the first lawn treatment of the year. Can't wait to get rid of the brown, crunchy grass.