Originally Posted By leemac I haven't seen it (and probably won't before October 1) but our Tokyo correspondents saw the first preview on August 15 and thought it was spectacular (and they have seen a lot of CdS shows). They loved the storyline too - which seems to fit with the Japanese sensibilities. Zaia at the Venetian Macau is also pretty stunning. They seem to be on a tear on late - I hope that Criss Angel Believe also lives up to the hype when it opens next month at the Luxor.
Originally Posted By Malin Hmm just been looking up the Zed website and it appears to be impossible for guest looking to purchase tickets from outside of Japan. Maybe this will change later on, but I don't feel its a good thing, seeing that Cirque du Soleil is such an international hit. Even Zaia at the Venetian in Macau allows online purchasing.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Criss Angel: Believe is not going to be like any other Cirque show. Cirque has never had to deal with a "star" like Angel, who never loses an argument with anyone (whether he's right or wrong). I know Angel well, and it's hard to see how he's going to pull this off because of the lifestyle he's lived for the past five years and the way he's grown accustomed to working. The dude doesn't sleep more than three hours a night, frequently parties all night long, and often shows up late and unprepared for the shoots on his TV show Mindfreak. You can not carry two performances of a Cirque show every night on your shoulders with a lifestyle like that. Perhaps that's why Cirque has taken out a $100 million dollar insurance policy in case he can't perform per his contract. I've been told that the show has been built so that another magician can be brought in if necessary. Maybe he'll straighten out--when he had his stage show in that tiny theater in Times Square a decade ago, he was a hell of a live stage performer. At 41, we'll see if he still has it in him. As for Zed--it means "zero" to me. I'd rather be riding the Haunted Mansion.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Hmm just been looking up the Zed website and it appears to be impossible for guest looking to purchase tickets from outside of Japan. Maybe this will change later on, but I don't feel its a good thing, seeing that Cirque du Soleil is such an international hit.>> That is correct I'm afraid Malin. And it won't change any time soon. Much like the rest of TDR the focus is on Japanese guests and tour groups.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Is it possible a local travel agent could book the tickets for you? They would have contacts in Japan.
Originally Posted By SuperDry If you're going to use a travel agent, I'd recommend using your local office of JTB. They have several offices in the US, and can email their HQ in Japan to get things like this done (I don't know if they can do this particular task, but they are able to do similar tasks).
Originally Posted By NBCFan If you want tickets for the show and you live in the US you might want to try emailing CDS directly from their US website. That's what I did and I was contacted by a representative from Japan who booked my tickets via email conversations. She is holding my tickets in her safe at the theater until my arrival.
Originally Posted By TDRboy38 Loved it, I can't wait for the CD! Unlike any I have seen. Beautiful theater, awesome set, great staging, talented performers. That is all I will say.
Originally Posted By kennect Lee and all others responding, From the photo's and video clips I have now seen both of these new overseas shows look stunning...There seems to be a lot of references to prior Cirque shows, which they are so good at doing, such as La Nouba and a few others...I want to say I actually recognize one preformer doing the Banquine from Quidam... As far as the Chris Angel show goes...Has anyone seen the promo photo's from it? They look stunning....The Raven heads look so great....
Originally Posted By Malin <<< That is correct I'm afraid Malin. And it won't change any time soon. Much like the rest of TDR the focus is on Japanese guests and tour groups. >>> Shame, what happen to OLC considering changing this process as a way to attract more tourist, seeing that TDR core demographic is ageing. <<< If you want tickets for the show and you live in the US you might want to try emailing CDS directly from their US website. That's what I did and I was contacted by a representative from Japan who booked my tickets via email conversations. She is holding my tickets in her safe at the theater until my arrival. >>> That sounds like a good idea and it just goes to show how great the level of customer service is in the whole of Japan.
Originally Posted By TokyoSweets We loved this show and definately will see it again after it opens officially!
