A new entertainment revue backed by casino honcho Steve Wynn will “give ’em the old razzle-dazzle ,” Wynn promised during a recent interview with the Associated Press.
“We can’t just surrender to Cirque du Soleil,” said the Wynn Resorts chairman of seemingly endless variations of the circus-inspired extravaganzas. “How many shows can you stand of that stuff? Jumping, popping, swinging. I mean, enough already.”
Though Wynn built the first permanent home for a Cirque show at Treasure Island in Vegas and is a personal friend of Cirque’s founder, he says what the Strip really needs is a Broadway revue. His new show, “ShowStoppers,” will include 20 of Broadway’s greatest songs, performed to a 30-piece orchestra. The show’s home will be the 1,480-seat Encore theater.
“I’m not looking for the next Broadway show I can put here while it tours America. We’ve got to do our own thing here,” Wynn said.
Asked why he did hire a superstar to headline the show, the billionaire replied, “If you hire stars, they get all the money.”
