For Now, No Plans For Dancing With The Stars LIVE In Las Vegas
According to the Las Vegas Weekly, there are no plans to reopen a Dancing With The Stars LIVE show in Las Vegas even after the Tropicana redesigned the stage for production requirements. Below is more in detail.
The beautifully redesigned Tropicana Theater will not serve as the home for the stage version of “Dancing With the Stars.” At one point the production was expected to set up for an extended residency beginning in August, but is instead moving its equipment out of the hotel. The chief reason for the room’s lavish redesign was to satisfy the production requirements of that show. No word, yet, as to the why of it all, or what is planned at the Trop in the absence of “DWTS,” which did brisk business last year in the old Folies showroom.
The “DWTS” live show is still being performed on Holland America cruise lines, with performances by former dance pros and contestants scheduled through the summer and again in January. And, at least one popular longtime Vegas entertainer has expressed interest in moving a show into the new Tropicana Theater, a showcase that would be a great fit for that room if it ever could come off.
This is sad. I hope they can find a way to make the show happen in the future as I always looked forward to seeing this show in Las Vegas one day?
By the way, Courtney saw the first Dancing With The Stars LIVE in Las Vegas show. If you’d like to read her fun review and see pictures, see this link.
Well darn. Can’t say I’m too surprised, but still kind of a letdown. I knew a 2nd run of the show was likely in jeopardy when it didn’t return in March, as they had originally stated; but with Andy talking with Joey Fatone as recently as the finale about joining the Vegas show, I have to wonder if this was a very recent decision to put the kibosh on another run. Kind of crazy that the Tropicana even went to the trouble of refitting their theater to accomodate the show – and now it’s not going to happen. I have to wonder if this is just another casualty of the across-the-board cost-cutting measures we might see at DWTS.
I also have to wonder if they figure the DWTS cruises are a more profitable venture than the Vegas show…in Vegas, they only have people on the hook for about $150 tops (that’s a VIP ticket); on the cruises, they can count on a few thousand dollars per passenger. More bang for their buck, maybe?
Regardless, Joey Fatone is probably weeping somewhere right now…
I thought the Vegas show might be a victim of cost cutting on the show as well. Really makes me wonder what the show will look like for the next season.
This makes me sad. I really enjoyed the show and wanted to see how it would evolve. I expect someone from DWTS will do something in Vegas again soon.
Darn it! Well scratch that one off of my Bucket List.
Do I remember some rumors about Derek and Julianne putting together a Las Vegas show?
Karen, that rumor about a Vegas show by those two came from Derek’s mouth. 🙂 I guess we have to wait and see.