MT shows in Las Vegas

dc89
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:30:57 +0000

ajsurfs, I graduated last year from your son’s high school (as a dance major; I was in a couple of theatre productions though). I go to school out of state and didn’t get to see Sweeney (nor did I get to see the revival, as I had rehearsals for a show I’m in), but I wish I could have. From what I’ve heard, LVA is kind of in a slump right now. Hopefully they get “back in gear” soon. Not just theatre, either; my department isn’t doing so hot either. Hopefully next year the theatre department will realize that going into debt to pay for extravagant sets isn’t the way to go. And maybe they’ll stop charging their STUDENTS $20 to see their friends in a show. When I was a freshman, we paid $15 for the “big” musical, $10 for the “little” one and straight shows, and $7 for the dance drama. Maybe if they went back to that pricing they’d recoup more of their costs…

End rant. :-)

Anothermom, I haven’t seen Bette (if I can’t afford $20 for a high school show, you can bet I can’t afford $100 to see a Strip show! haha), but I’ve heard great things about it.

For those who were wondering about the economy, I know that the hotels are offering heavily discounted rates right now. I work at a dance store and I was talking to a customer who was staying at the Orleans (off-Strip hotel) for a dance competition and he told me that he was paying $49 a night during the week and $79 on the weekend. Yes, it was an off-Strip hotel, but it’s still fairly nice and that’s a very good price. I think there are some show/hotel deals going on too.