Cher Review: Critic's Summary

Everyone is raving about Cher’s Las Vegas concert spectacle, while tickets have been selling out for the first few shows.

The reviews are in and critics agree that Cher’s new headlining show in Las Vegas is a hit with both staying power and the right amount of sizzle, glitz, and glam.

Here is a list of reviews:

Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times

• “Like the temples of the ancient Roman world that it simulates, the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is an environment suited to extravagant immortals…”
• “Cher…used every possible corner of the stage (as well as several huge screens and the walls) to present a signature performance based upon her larger-than-life story, a mythology of self-reinvention…”
• “Like Vegas itself, the 62-year-old queen of over-the-top pizazz bridges several eras of entertainment…What grounds her many incarnations is a sexy unpretentiousness that’s straight out of the Mae West handbook.”
• “The show was lavish, nonstop fun, with the usual array of outlandish Bob Mackie costumes and stage sets that reworked Cher’s story as a spangled fantasy… Her live band behaved like rockers, with flashy guitar solos and hot moves, even when the music was dominated by dance beats.”
• “Any sixty something who can wear flesh-colored body stockings, even with the hint of a corset beneath, is truly supernatural.”

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Steve Friess, USA Today

• “Cher opened her 200-show, three-year run in the Strip’s most prestigious theater by serving generous helpings of her multi-era hits in that distinctly nasally, low rumble of a belting voice punctuated by large doses of the ultimate chameleon’s nostalgia. The show is already in such high demand that her first four-week run is sold out and additional dates have been added to her next round in August.”
• “Cher barreled with great energy through I Found Someone, All Or Nothing and Love Is A Battlefield, and slowed down appropriately for ballads Love Hurts and Walking in Memphis. A highlight came with the love song After All…Cher’s show is far more a straight-up concert than what her counterparts have done with the vast room.”

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Robin Leach, Vegas Luxe Life

• “The superstar singer proved she’s still a supreme sex symbol and entertainment icon as she strutted in her sequined sparkling gowns, shredded underwear and thigh-high mini’s.”
• “There’s no denying this high-energy non-stop assault of the senses is an extraordinary concert-styled production that showcases Cher’s infamous rock and roll attitude and theatrical affinity to its finest.”
• “In addition [Cher] has aerial and acrobatic acts that give her show a hint of Cirque du Soleil theatrics as they entertain between [Cher’s] costume changes.”
• “Cher’s body and voice are both in perfect shape and she belts out her hits one after the other in a nonstop joyride of ingenious creativity that even includes three super-sized psychedelic pop-up cartoon books.”

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Mike Weatherford, Las Vegas Review Journal

• “Cher has always embraced spectacle…the new show…is a cross between a one-night tour stop and a permanent installation such as Cirque du Soleil's Ka.” Production designer Jeremy Railton notes that Cher wanted a variety of songs, ranging from “beautiful soft twinkle-light sets to hard-ass, rock 'n' roll, in-your-face kind of stuff."

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Sabina Abdel-Kader, World Entertainment News Network

• “CHER is stunning fans in Las Vegas by literally beaming herself up onstage at Caesars Palace.”
• “It's a magical moment – you actually think you're looking at Cher onstage and then she appears in a cage above you."
  

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PRNewsWire News Releases, Chron.com

• “The extraordinary production, aptly titled "Cher," is a high-energy, concert-style show that features the artist's record-breaking hits, including "If I Could Turn Back Time," "Believe" and "Strong Enough." With her infamous rock-and-roll attitude and theatrical affinity, the show treats guests to an intimate look back through Cher's iconic career, with vintage footage of rarely-seen "Sonny and Cher" clips and a marvelous stage that alters its scenery for every song and mood.”
  

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