{"id":34210,"date":"2022-10-04T18:14:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T01:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=34210"},"modified":"2022-10-05T00:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T07:04:24","slug":"wynn-las-vegas-officially-reveals-awakening-and-its-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wynn-las-vegas-officially-reveals-awakening-and-its-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Wynn Las Vegas Officially Reveals “Awakening” and It’s Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wynn Las Vegas finally shared details about its new production show, “Awakening.”<\/p>\n

This $120 million show opens Nov. 7, 2022, and it promises to be “unparalleled” and “unprecedented” and “immersive” and “innovative” and “infused with modern day myth and magic.”<\/p>\n

Usually, we snark heartily about such overblown hype, but from what we’ve seen of “Awakening,” Wynn could very well deliver on many of its lofty promises.<\/p>\n

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This is the scene where they pour one out for “Le Reve.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a news release, supremely likeable Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings, said, “Every so often, the bar for spectacle in Las Vegas is raised. State of the art lighting, sound and stage technology, coupled with intricate storytelling, glamorous costumes and large-scale puppetry will make ‘Awakening’ and the Awakening Theater stand out as true innovation in theatrical entertainment and raise that bar for Las Vegas, once again. I am deeply proud of the team that has so carefully crafted this one-of-a-kind experience.”<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at what he’s talking about.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W0W4jLxHij0
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From what we can tell, “Awakening” certainly has a grand scale.<\/p>\n

The show has made the most of the “Le Reve” theater, except everything’s been stripped down and rebuilt for “Awakening.”<\/p>\n

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Wynn shared some great behind-the-scenes videos<\/a>, so we don’t have to do any security breaches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our eyes immediately went to the aforementioned “large-scale” puppetry, especially the massive blue whale.<\/p>\n

During a chat with Michael Curry, Producer and Character Designer for the show, he revealed the whale has a name: Bubble Blue. Curry says the whale was given its name by a cast member who suffers from cetaphobia, or a fear of whales.<\/p>\n

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This bigass whale puppet is insurance this show is going to be a smash hit, all due respect to everyone else involved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We also love the elephant. Name pending.<\/p>\n

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If we claim to have a fear of elephants, can we name it Peanut McTrunky?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before we become too distracted by the giant moving animals, we should probably address what “Awakening” is about, if you’re into that kind of thing.<\/p>\n

The news release says, “Awakening invites audiences to join the quest of a heroine and her two fellow travelers as they seek to reunite two lost lovers. Infused with modern day myth and magic, the show comes to life through a combination of dramatic choreography, technology, fantastic creatures, and a custom sound system
\ndesigned to showcase its breathtaking original musical score.”<\/p>\n

If you didn’t think they were going to work “breaktaking” into this news release, you are sadly mistaken.<\/p>\n

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You know it’s a great show if the stage alone could be its own show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To no one’s surprise, the show’s story isn’t overly-reliant on words. As we know from all the Cirque shows in Vegas, you have to appeal to people from around the world, many of whom may not know English.<\/p>\n

So, you tell the story visually. And musically. And dancilly, which is probably not an official word that exists, but hello, it’s called “suspending your disbelief.”<\/p>\n

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Two words: Bullet. Time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Which is why the production sought out a writer comfortable with visual storytelling, Kelly Sue DeConnick. DeConnick is a comic book writer<\/a> and a noted critic of sexism in the male-dominated comic industry.<\/p>\n

We could go into detail about the other aspects of the production, but that would involve “doing research” or “exerting effort,” and you know damn well that’s not happening.<\/p>\n

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Everything’s bigger in Las Vegas, despite what you may hear from our ex-girlfriends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We do know the show has about 60 performers, virtually all of them very fit, flexible and attractive, so that checks the box for “Shows We Will Attend Despite What Appears to Be Artsy Choreography.”<\/p>\n

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