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The Colosseum at Caesars Palace: Traveler Reviews


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #142 of 577 attractions in Las Vegas
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Attraction type: Performance, Theater, Concert
Address: 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Tel: 866-276-9468t

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BETTE BETTER THAN EVER, BUT BAD VIBE AT THE COLOSSEUM

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5 of 5 stars
jumpergal   1 contribution
Pennsylvania
Aug 19, 2009

WOW, always wanted to see the Divine Miss M and she did not disappoint. Bette looks and sounds better than ever. She works the stage and really connects with the audience, talks to the audience as though she has known you for years, lovely, lovely feeling.

However, the security staff and colosseum staff in general had bad attitudes. Never had to walk through a metal detector and open my purse to go to a show in Vegas before. During the show, security guards flanked our orchestra section and regularly walked in front of us during the show to "laser light" a patron. While the show was beyond belief SPECTACULAR, securities behavior cast a bit of a dark shadow on the experience. Too bad, really.

Go see Bette, she is well worth it, just be prepared for the security staff with a BAD ATTITUDE!

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A Lot Of Money For Very Little Bette 6/07/09

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2 of 5 stars
phillykid12   1 contribution
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 14, 2009

My Sister-In-Law and I waited a year to see Bette only because of timing. Saw Cher last year instead. Having been a fan of Bette's songs & movies I was so excited to finally see her in person. Payig $250+ per ticket you expect a REALLY good show filled with songs. This was not the case. She opened with a LONG list of her political views. That's not what I came to see or pay for. Although she can still belt out the tunes, they were few and far between. Instead, a lot of time was spent telling stories leading up to the songs. By the time she sang I felt like had had to wake myself up. She is very energetic, but needs to sing more songs and lose the politics & stories. Save your money and buy a DVD.

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bette midler - darling you are a superstar

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5 of 5 stars
tonyswords   15 contributions
blackpool
Jun 10, 2009

Paid $570 dollars for 2 tickets 3rd June 2009 and worth every penny. This Lady has it all
. If Visiting Vegas you must see this show you will love it all from the 3 backing singers to the dancers , from the stage props & costumes to the fantastic medley of her greatest hits.
The show has comedy running through to very high emotions when she belts out some of her greatest like The Rose, , from a distance & of course Wind beneath my wings.
FANTASTIC ! FANTASTIC ! FANTASTIC 10/10

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Cher At The Colosseum

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5 of 5 stars
brentjf   46 contributions
Thunder Bay, Canada
May 18, 2009
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First and foremost, I must admit that I am a HUGE Cher fan and have been for years now. I've seen her Farewell Tour five times and knew that I had to travel to Sin City to see her aptly titled show, "Cher At The Colosseum".

I may be a little biased, but I had a wonderful time. For those who have seen her while she was on her three-year Farewell Tour, it is not the same at all.

During her 90 minute show, Cher dazzles the crowd with many of her big hits and also mixes it up with a few covers, my favourite being a cover of Pat Benatar's hit, "Love Is A Battlefield". Cher has such a strong and determined voice, it suits the song perfectly!

Being a Cher show, you can expect many costume changes and acts including dancers and aerialists. This show also includes many video segments, to the point where it can get a bit annoying. Of the hour and half that the show runs, Cher is probably on stage half, if not less, than that.

If you've seen her Farewell Tour, you'll probably enjoy that memory more than this one. Cher has removed many of her hits from this show, "All or Nothing", "Song For The Lonely", "The Shoop Shoop Song" and "The Way of Love". It's quite sad to see many of her great songs removed, but Caesar's strictly enforces a policy which allows for shows to run no more than an hour and a half.

I attended this show three times while I was in Vegas. For two nights, I had the "cheap seats", 2nd Mezzanine. They are MUCH cheaper ($90) than the Front Orchestra seats and offer a great perspective of the WHOLE show. When sitting in the Front Orchestra seats ($250), you are limited in view by what is in-front of you.

I was fortunate enough to get a seat in FIRST ROW for one of the show's. Great experience, so close to Cher you could hear her bead's jingle! When I go next time I will continue my policy of a night in the Mezz and a night in the Orchestra. This allows for you to have two awesome yet completely different views of the show.

A small note: throughout Cher's stay at the Colosseum, many have noted that Cher does not look interested or energized during her show. Las Vegas crowd's are a bummer. Cher feeds off of her audience's energy. If you do see this show, DO get involved, do NOT feel afraid or out of place to stand up and applaud. The more you give, the more Cher will.

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The Colosseum

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5 of 5 stars
Carol6894   2 contributions
Scotland
Apr 6, 2009

The Colosseum is a beautifully designed theatre. We went to see Cher, my son is a big fan. We went on August 6, we bought $127.27 tickets and we had very good seats. Cher's show was great, but she had the "Vegas" throat when we went which was a bit of a let down. But it still was a fantastic expierence. After the my husband and i went to the Cher store and my son just ran right in there and grabbed alot of Cher merchandise and then a spooted a singed limited edition Cher poster he dropped everything and went over to it and stood in awe, then he turned to me and said give me my money please, i handed him his wallet, how much was it i asked, $227 he said, i was about to say to him no, but its his money and Cher is one of his idols, so i let him carry on, it is now framed with the certificate next to it. This year we are going to see Bette Midler, other one of my son's idols.

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3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV 89109 Tel: 866-276-9468t