{"id":15639,"date":"2016-10-13T09:26:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T16:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=15639"},"modified":"2017-01-02T12:05:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T20:05:11","slug":"las-vegas-shows-closed-2016-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/las-vegas-shows-closed-2016-will\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Las Vegas Shows That Have Closed in 2016 (Or Will)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the announcement &#8220;Rock of Ages&#8221; at Rio Las Vegas will close, we&#8217;re reminded once\u00a0again how brutal 2016 has been for Las Vegas shows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13014\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13014 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/jubilee_las_vegas_showgirl.jpg\" alt=\"Jubilee Las Vegas showgirl\" width=\"500\" height=\"749\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Jubilee&#8221; was the last classic showgirl production in Las Vegas. It closed in February 2016 and put tens of thousands of rhinestones out of work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To help keep track of the ongoing carnage, we figured it was time to compile a list of all the Las<br \/>\nVegas shows that have either closed, or will close, in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>1. &#8220;Jersey Boys&#8221; at Paris<br \/>\n2. &#8220;Puppet Up&#8221; at Venetian<br \/>\n3. Paul Zerdin&#8217;s &#8220;Mouthing Off&#8221; at Planet Hollywood<br \/>\n4. Dirk Arthur&#8217;s &#8220;Wild Magic&#8221; at Westgate<br \/>\n5. &#8220;Jubilee&#8221; at Bally&#8217;s Las Vegas<br \/>\n6. Frankie Moreno&#8217;s &#8220;Under the Influence&#8221; at Planet Hollywood<br \/>\n7. &#8220;Zarkana&#8221; at Aria<br \/>\n8. Matt Goss at Caesars Palace<br \/>\n9. &#8220;Raiding the Rock Vault&#8221; at Tropicana<br \/>\n10. Jan Rouven&#8217;s &#8220;Illusions&#8221; at Tropicana (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/magician-jan-rouven-arrested-on-kiddie-porn-charges-tropicana-closes-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">long story<\/a>)<br \/>\n11. &#8220;Twisted Vegas&#8221; at Westgate<br \/>\n12. The Improv at Harrah&#8217;s<br \/>\n13. &#8220;Tony n&#8217; Tina&#8217;s Wedding&#8221; at Bally&#8217;s Las Vegas<br \/>\n14. Zowie Bowie at Downtown Grand<br \/>\n15. &#8220;One Epic Night&#8221; at The Plaza<br \/>\n16. &#8220;Yes, You Can&#8217;t&#8221; at El Cortez<br \/>\n17. &#8220;Spoofical the Musical&#8221; at Planet Hollywood<br \/>\n18. Michael Monge at Encore<br \/>\n19. &#8220;Cherry Boom Boom&#8221; at Tropicana<br \/>\n20. &#8220;53X&#8221; at Paris Las Vegas<br \/>\n21. &#8220;Band of Magicians&#8221; at Tropicana<br \/>\n22. &#8220;Country Superstars&#8221; at Hooters Las Vegas<br \/>\n23. Gordie Brown at Golden Nugget<br \/>\n24. &#8220;Everybody: The Boy Band Review&#8221; at Planet Hollywood<br \/>\n25.\u00a0&#8220;Million Dollar Quartet&#8221; at Harrah&#8217;s<br \/>\n26. &#8220;Shotspeare&#8221; at Planet Hollywood<br \/>\n27.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Men of Steele&#8221; at Tommy Wind Theater<\/span><br \/>\n28. &#8220;Showstoppers&#8221; at Wynn<br \/>\n29. &#8220;Rock of Ages&#8221; at Rio Las Vegas<br \/>\n30. &#8220;Clint Holmes: Between the Lines&#8221; at Palazzo<\/p>\n<p>Alarming, isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>Based upon our nearly 10 minutes of Captain Morgan-fueled research, we&#8217;ve concluded 2016 has had the most shows close in the history of Las Vegas!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14469\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14469 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/jersey_boys3.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas shows Jersey Boys\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/jersey_boys3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/jersey_boys3-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Jersey Boys&#8221; was a great show, but in Vegas, everything runs its course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the world of Las Vegas shows, only the strong survive.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is each closed\u00a0show also represents another new entertainment offerings in the works. (Except in the case\u00a0of &#8220;Zarkana,&#8221; where meeting space is the only thing in works. Sad trombone.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14184\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14184 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/twisted_vegas8.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/twisted_vegas8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/twisted_vegas8-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Twisted Vegas&#8221; closed after just 70 performances at Westgate, or approximately 65 too many.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If we&#8217;ve forgotten anything, please let us know. We&#8217;ll update our list of &#8220;All the Las Vegas Shows That Have Closed in 2016 (or Will)&#8221;\u00a0if there are any more casualties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the announcement &#8220;Rock of Ages&#8221; at Rio Las Vegas will close, we&#8217;re reminded once\u00a0again how brutal 2016 has been for Las Vegas shows. 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