Reservation Lines Go Live Featuring Special 'So Totally Over It' Grand Opening Package for Early Bookings

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a new 2,995-room casino-resort opening in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, will welcome its first guests December 15, 2010. Reservation lines are now open for the much anticipated opening of this new luxury resort. 

To celebrate this milestone, The Cosmopolitan is offering guests the option to book the exclusive So Totally Over It package for their stay.  The package includes overnight accommodations in a Wraparound Terrace Suite, a luxurious suite featuring panoramic views of the city. Guests will also enjoy stunning views of the Vegas Strip over complimentary cocktails for two on the terrace.  The So Totally Over It experience is now available for stays between December 15, 2010 and May 29, 2011. The package price starts at $330 and can be reserved by visiting www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com or calling 877.551.7772, booking code BOVR11.  Please note this package is subject to availability and some restrictions may apply.

The Cosmopolitan will feature two 50-story towers across 8.7 acres of land, each featuring oversized residential style living space and expansive one-of-a-kind private terraces.  The spaces are designed by a spectacular team of interior architects including David Rockwell, Jeffrey Beers, Adam D. Tihany and the Friedmutter Group.  

Guests will enjoy diverse dining experiences from the country's top chefs - all new to Las Vegas - including, Jaleo and China Poblano restaurants by Chef Jose Andres, Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill by restaurateurs Bruce and Eric Bromberg; Comme Ca by Los Angeles chef David Myers; New York City's Estiatorio Milos by restaurateur Costas Spiliadis; Scarpetta and D.O.C.G. by award-winning chef Scott Conant; and popular steakhouse STK from The One Group.

Situated at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is located at 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South directly between CityCenter and the Bellagio. The resort's uniquely vertical multi-tower design offers spectacular views of the vibrant city. The new 2,995-room resort features oversized residential-style living spaces with expansive, one-of-a-kind private terraces.  Resort features include 100,000 square feet of casino space; 60,000 square feet of world class shopping; 43,000 square feet of spa, healthclub and salon offerings; three unique pool experiences and multi-level integrated nightclubs. Signature restaurants include: Jaleo and China Poblano restaurants by Chef Jose Andres, Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill by restaurateurs Bruce and Eric Bromberg; Comme Ca by Los Angeles chef David Myers; New York City's Estiatorio Milos by restaurateur Costas Spiliadis; Scarpetta and D.O.C.G. by award-winning chef Scott Conant; and popular steakhouse STK from The One Group. For more information visit: www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Cosmopolitan_LV or find us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/TheCosmopolitan.

Black Jack, Poker, Roulette, Craps and More to Debut Tuesday, July 13th, 2010!

Mount Airy Casino Resort, the landmark Poconos travel destination, today announced the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has set a launch date of Tuesday, July 13, 2010 for the reinvented resort to introduce table games.

Pending a test period and evaluation conducted by the PGCB set for July 11, the historical launch of table games will open with a ribbon cutting at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The public is invited to attend the festivities which will include commemorative giveaways, contests, and the ceremonial first throwing of the dice.

"We are now counting down to a monumental day for all of us here who have lived, breathed and dreamt of the launch of table games at Mount Airy," said George Toth, president and CEO of the travel destination. "As July 13th and the chance to finally announce 'let the games begin' is upon us, we look ahead to an ongoing partnership with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board."

Located 75 minutes from New York City, set in the serene and picturesque Pocono Mountains, Mount Airy Casino Resort offers guests the ultimate experience in casino gaming, golf, outdoor activities, entertainment, five restaurants, lavish guest rooms and deluxe suites. The property also boasts a state-of-the-art spa, salon and fitness center. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved Mount Airy Casino Resort's petition for table games at the travel destination. Poker, blackjack and other table games will be in place by the summer. For more information, visit www.mountairycasino.com.  

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With summer in Vegas in full swing, there's no better place for a getaway. The great weather combined with Tropicana Las Vegas' new, tropical pool and their Summer in Paradise Experience is the perfect excuse for a vacation. The experience, priced at $49 and valued at $300 is available at Tropicana through August 31, 2010.

"We're kicking off the summer season with our Summer in Paradise Experience," said Arik Knowles, Vice President of Hotel Operations. "Starting at only $49, it's a perfect blend of perks at an incredible value."

The Summer in Paradise Experience, available between June 2 and August 31, 2010 has many fun choices for guests to enjoy, including:

• Complimentary upgrade to a new, best-in-class room that features a fresh, airy, island vibe and 42" high definition plasma TV
• 2-for-1 tickets to Las Vegas' newest comedy show, "Paul Rodriguez and The Whole Enchilada" and "Hypnosis Unleashed"
• Early check-in and late check out
• VIP check-in
• Two guaranteed lounge chairs at the new tropical pool
• $10 in Free Slot Play and a chance to win up to $10,000 dollars

And, if that isn't enough, Tropicana is giving a third night free when two or more nights are booked.

With its Phase 1 $165 million transformation, Tropicana Las Vegas is changing everything, from a wide variety of dining options to new nightlife and entertainment to a new casino complete with a state-of-the-art race and sports book. The transformation gives guests the chance to see, feel and be part of the glamour, style and rhythm of a hot Havana night while enjoying all the action of The Las Vegas Strip.  For more information go to www.troplv.com or call 702-739-2222.

200 poker players are on their way to the nightlife mecca of Spain for the 2010 SPT Ibiza.

It is the first time the Spanish Poker Tour has stopped in Ibiza, and players from across Europe are looking forward to playing poker in one of the world's most popular island destinations.

Many of Spain's top players will be among the 200 players battling it out for a guaranteed prize pool of more than EUR150,000. Ismael Arribas, Leo Margets, Cesar Ordonez, Maria Maceiras, Pablo Ubierna and Javier Martinez Gil will be participating in the SPT Ibiza, as will the 2010 SPT Aranjuez champion, Portugal's Caterina Santos. Other players in attendance include Antoine Saout, the 3rd place finisher of the 2009 WSOP and recent EPT Copenhagen runner up, Francesco de Vivo.

Now in its third season, the SPT is fast becoming one of Europe's most popular poker tours, taking players to most beautiful destinations throughout Spain. After the huge success of the SPT Aranjuez and the crowning of the first female champion, the excitement and adrenaline is building for 2010's second stop in stunning Ibiza.

At every SPT stop, Everest Poker guarantees a prize pool of at least EUR150,000. Each SPT Main Event features the fantastic deep structure with 60-minute levels and at starting stack of 15,000 chips.

Anyone who is unable to attend the tournament can catch all the action at home on the SPT website, where the SPT Ibiza will be broadcast live in cooperation with Turtle Entertainment, the official sponsor of the SPT Live Stream. The Main Event and the live straming will start on May 14 at 8pm.

Steve Wynn unveils Encore, his new, all-suites boutique hotel this afternoon at 5pm. Adjacent to sister resort Wynn Macau, Encore is a unique destination with its own repertoire of suites, dining and shopping.

"Our goal with Encore was to broaden the appeal of Macau as a tourist destination and open the most beautiful hotel in the world. I am grateful to the People's Republic of China and the Government of Macau who gave us this opportunity. As a result, the loveliest hotel in the world is not in London, Paris, Tokyo, New York or San Francisco. It is here in Macau. Encore at Wynn will bring the highest level of service and accommodations to the hospitality industry and will be enjoyed by our employees and guests forever," said Steve Wynn, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer - Wynn Resorts, Limited."

Accommodations at Encore include 414 suites and villas that offer tasteful elegance in a comfortable, residential setting. Encore introduces two new restaurants to the Wynn dining family, and Bar Cristal's jewel-box décor turns a classic lobby bar into a work of art. The serene Spa at Encore offers treatments in eight private therapy suites, each with its own steam room, sauna and aroma-hydrotherapy bath and shower. The Shopping Esplanade is home to three signature stores--Cartier, Chanel and Piaget--showcasing the finest selections, including limited-edition pieces unique to Encore.

Encore suite reservations may be made by calling (853) 8986 9966.

As the nation mourns the victims of the earthquake in Yushu county, Qinghai province, China, Wynn Macau expresses its deepest condolences. As such, the celebratory activities for the opening of Encore at Wynn Macau have been cancelled. The fireworks display planned for this evening at 8:08pm has been postponed to Thursday, April 22 at 8:08 p.m.

Wynn Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Indexes. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas (www.wynnlasvegas.com), Encore (www.encorelasvegas.com) and Wynn Macau (www.wynnmacau.com). Wynn Las Vegas, a luxury hotel and destination casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip features 2,716 luxurious guest rooms and suites, an approximately 111,000 square foot casino, 22 food and beverage outlets, an on-site 18-hole golf course, approximately 223,000 square feet of meeting space, an on-site Ferrari and Maserati dealership, and approximately 74,000 square feet of retail space.

We opened Encore, an expansion of Wynn Las Vegas, on December 22, 2008. Encore is located immediately adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas and features a 2,034 all-suite hotel, approximately 72,000 square foot casino, 12 food and beverage outlets, a night club, a spa and salon, approximately 60,000 square feet of meeting space and approximately 27,000 square feet of upscale retail outlets.

Wynn Macau is a destination casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and currently features 600 deluxe hotel rooms and suites, an approximately 205,000 square foot casino, casual and fine dining in six restaurants, approximately 46,000 square feet of retail space, a health club, pool and spa, along with lounges and meeting facilities.

We open Encore at Wynn Macau on April 21, 2010. This resort is an expansion of Wynn Macau which adds a fully-integrated resort hotel with approximately 410 luxury suites and four villas along with restaurants, additional retail space and gaming space.

Fireworks Spectacular

Phil Grucci's creativity, vision and management style have positioned him as one of the most imaginative and technically advanced fireworks designers in the world. The fireworks performance at Encore at Wynn Macau will have a total duration of 10 minutes and will be composed of 13 different sets. Among other significant works, The Grucci Family has designed and directed fireworks displays at Times Square in New York, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the Wynn Macau Opening in 2006.

Get ready baseball fans. The all-new $500 million Horseshoe Casino, located just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, is thrilled to announce its newest promotion: "Hit Me. One Fan. $1 Million."  

Beginning on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, Horseshoe will give away one million dollars* to one lucky fan if a Chicago baseball player hits the left-field Horseshoe billboard on the fly during the 2010 season.    

The public will have seven days after the date of the home run to enter for a chance to be the one lucky winner.  Entry will be available for free with a Total Rewards card at a self-swipe kiosk located near the Total Rewards Center at Horseshoe Casino, or by mail.  Total Rewards and the promotion are open to persons over the age of 21 and free of charge to sign up.

"Hitting a rooftop is a monumental feat that becomes legendary and deserves to be celebrated.  The Horseshoe rooftop in left field is a perfect target for Chicago players to set their sights on!  With that in mind, we are offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to award one lucky fan $1 million dollars*," said Joe Branchik., Vice President of Marketing for Horseshoe Casino.

The last time a homerun hit one of the rooftops was on May 11, 2000, when Glenallen Hill stroked a monstrous shot across Waveland Avenue. The baseball was estimated to have traveled over 500 feet before hitting the rooftop.  

For more information and a complete list of promotion rules, as well as more information on free shuttle service to and from Horseshoe, please visit www.chicagohorseshoe.com.  

*$1,000,000, if won, is payable in twenty-five equal installments of $40,000 each, without without interest over 25 years. 

The all new $500 million Horseshoe Casino, a Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. property, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago is the premier entertainment and gaming destination in Chicagoland.  Where legendary gaming lives on, Horseshoe boasts more than 350,000 square feet with over 3,000 slot machines, nearly 100 table games, the largest poker room in the Midwest, and more. The Venue at Horseshoe Casino is proud to offer the ultimate concert and entertainment destination. In conjunction with AEG Live and created by the award-winning designers of Sceno Plus, The Venue offers a premier experience in a flexible space that can hold up to 3,300 guests. Dining elegance is not overlooked and guests can choose from a variety of dining options including; Jack Binion's Steak House which overlooks Lake Michigan and recent winner of the 2009 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, around-the-globe variety at the Village Square Buffet, a taste of Chicago at Benny's Pub and Eatery, and scrumptious fare at J.B.s Gourmet Deli. For more information, please visit: www.chicagohorseshoe.com.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, nearly 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names; Harrah's also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. For more information, please visit: www.harrahs.com.

Paddypowerpoker.com today announces a feast of new promotions to run during April. The promotions include cash giveaways, the return of the poker room's biggest online poker festival and new live event qualification options. There is over US$30,000 in cash prizes to be won in paddypowerpoker.com-exclusive promotions, as well as VIP packages to Las Vegas and the Irish Winter Festival.

"We've got so much going on in April that it's hard to keep up with it all", said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com. "We've got our traditional giveaway promotions alongside new live event qualification and of course the ECOOP VI is making a welcome return - it is going to be busy month for poker enthusiasts!"

    The following promotions are currently live on paddypowerpoker.com:

    - Rakes'n'Ladders (April 5th - May 2nd): a US$20,000 Points Race
    - Double Up STT promotion (April 9th - May 2nd): $14,000 to be won
      by Double Up Sit'n'Go players
    - European Championship of Online Poker VI (May 14th - June 6th):
      over US$5,000,000 guaranteed in one of poker's biggest online
      festivals, with feeders running daily
    - WSOP Blast Off: a variety of World Series of Poker* qualification
      routes are available, with feeders starting from less than a dollar
    - WSOP Warrior: a MTT super league with 10 WSOP packages up for
      grabs
    - Irish Winter Festival qualification: the first Super Satellite is
      scheduled for April 11th, with two packages guaranteed

*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrah's"). Harrah's does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with, paddypowerpoker.com or its products, services, promotions or tournaments.

Note to editors: For further details on Rakes'n'Ladders and Double Up STT promotion, please see: http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/promotions. For further details on ECOOP VI, WSOP Blast Off, WSOP Warrior and Irish Winter Festival qualification, please see: http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/tournaments/.

For more information please contact: Paul Burke, paddypowerpoker.com Press Officer, Tel: +353-1-488-1738, Mob: +353-85-140-0112, pburke@paddypower.com. You can also visit http://www.paddypower.com/ for additional information.

A subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. today completed the integration of its customer-loyalty program, Total Rewards, into the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.  Guests now have the ability to earn and redeem Reward and Tier Credits for nearly all of their entertainment expenditures across the Planet Hollywood resort, including: dining, gaming, live entertainment, golf, spa and retail outlets.  Planet Hollywood A-List member accounts were automatically converted into Total Rewards accounts.

"Harrah's quickly integrated Total Rewards into the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to deliver the program benefits to current and new members," said David Norton, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Harrah's Entertainment.  "Our Planet Hollywood resort will provide our existing Total Rewards members with a beautiful new property to play and former A-List members now have an extensive network of Harrah's resorts to earn and redeem Reward Credits."

Harrah's introduced Total Rewards, the casino industry's first national, multi-brand loyalty effort ten years ago.  Today, Total Rewards is the largest loyalty program in the industry with more than 40 million members and is available at 36 resorts owned, managed or operated by Harrah's affiliates.

Harrah's assumed ownership of the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas on February 19, 2010.  Planet Hollywood is directly south of Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and gives Harrah's seven contiguous resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.  

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now operates casinos on four continents. The company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names; Harrah's also owns the World Series of Poker® and a majority interest in the London Clubs International family of casinos. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. Harrah's is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment. For more information, please visit www.harrahs.com.

Don't miss your chance to see Garth Brooks at the intimate Encore Theater! Tickets for the next series of in-demand concerts go on sale tomorrow, February 27 at 8 a.m. PT. Tickets are $125 plus service charge and tax ($143 total). Brooks performed to sold out crowds and rave reviews at his previous concert series at the Encore Theater.

 

Concert times:

Fridays 8 p.m., Saturdays 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m., Sundays 8 p.m. and Friday, April 9 at 10:30 p.m.

Tickets may be booked by calling 702.770.1000 or online at www.wynnlasvegas.com/boxoffice. Please note that the name for each individual ticket holder must be provided at time of purchase for the transaction to be completed. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the Wynn Box Office on February 27.  

Garth concert-goers are invited to make a priority reservation for rooms and suites at Wynn | Encore. Room rates start a $209.00/night and include a $100.00 resort credit.  

UNAUTHORIZED TICKET SALES

Specific measures have been put in place in an effort to ensure that the tickets for concerts are accessible to fans at face value and through authorized sales channels exclusively. Fans are discouraged from purchasing tickets through unauthorized channels as these tickets will be cancelled. Wynn is committed to developing and implementing new and improved measures to combat scalping until such a time that the illegal activity ceases. Suspect activity will be investigated and forwarded to authorities for prosecution.  

Please note the following booking procedures and rules and regulations:  

• At time of purchase, the full name of each person attending the concert must be provided in order to complete the transaction. No changes will be permitted after completion of the order.  
• Limit 4 concert tickets per order or per person or per credit card.
• Tickets will be available for pick-up at Will Call at Wynn Las Vegas after 1 p.m. PT on the day of the concert.  Tickets are not available in advance.
• Purchaser will be required to show valid, government-issued photo ID, confirmation number and actual credit card used for payment. Each individual ticket holder must be present with purchaser to collect tickets upon presentation of valid, government-issued photo ID. Individual names will be printed on each ticket.
• Tickets must be picked up no later than one-hour prior to show time or will be subject to cancellation with no refund.
• The age limit for concerts is five years or older; anyone under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult.  
• Cellular phones, cameras, flash photography and audio/video recording devices are not permitted inside the theater.  If you use any of these devices you will be escorted out of the theater.
• All ticket sales are final and are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• Visit www.visitwynn.com/terms/garthtickets for a complete list of terms and conditions.

 

Certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, Garth Brooks has sold in excess of 128 million albums. He is the only solo artist in RIAA history to have six albums top the 10 million mark. His most recent release, The Ultimate Hits, has been certified five times platinum. Garth became the first artist to put out a simultaneous edition of his latest collection for a charitable cause. November 6, 2007 saw the launch of the pink edition of The Ultimate Hits, available only at the Susan G. Komen Web site. His body of work -- including the groundbreaking No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits and Double Live -- propelled country music as a genre to the front pages of newspapers worldwide and the covers of magazines, to the point where Forbes declared on its cover, "Country Conquers Rock," and featured Garth in a major music piece. According to the RIAA, Garth Brooks is the top-selling solo artist of the 20th century.

The key to his record-setting success lies within the personality and talent of Garth Brooks. It has been said that through the 1990s, Garth's only real competition was himself. He brought daring individualism and a love of music to the table. His wide range encompasses a variety of styles which include working-class blues, honky tonk, bluegrass and arena rock. His easy-going, approachable charisma was matched only by his fearless willingness to take chances and step outside the lines. He has had an unprecedented run so far, and opened the doors for many more country artists to follow.

Garth has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist, including two Grammys, 17 American Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association Awards, 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, five World Music Awards, 12 People's Choice Awards and 36 Billboard Music Awards. He was named "Artist of the '90s" at the 1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, received the Artist Achievement Award at the 1997 Billboard Music Awards and was named "Artist of the Decade" at the American Music Awards in 2000 and the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1999.

In the midst of one of the most successful careers in music history, Garth retired in 2001, delivered his last record for Capitol Records and moved back to Oklahoma to raise his children.  While in retirement, when called upon by events greater than his own self-interest, he returned to the stage. The latest of these was when the President himself requested that Garth headline President Obama's Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. He performed as Barack and Michelle Obama, their girls, Joe and Jill Biden and a crowd of over 300,000 lined the mall from the Lincoln Memorial all the way to the Washington Monument. It was a moment in history when all did the "wave" to Garth's performance of "Shout" while the President sang along. Once again, Garth was called upon by the network to perform for President Obama's very first late night TV appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. When the Governor of California asked for Garth's help, he responded by performing five concerts in two days, where proceeds from 83,000 tickets sold were donated to efforts to prevent fire catastrophes. Portions of the live concerts were shown as a TV special, "Garth Brooks: Live in L.A." where viewers donated to the organization Fire Intervention Relief Effort (FIRE).

Oct. 15, 2009, Brooks announced that he was out of retirement: "I am naturally nervous, but it feels good to be out from under the low ceiling of 'retirement' I put on myself."  Brooks has entered a five-year "relationship" with Las Vegas resort developer, Steve Wynn.

For more information visit garthbrooks.com.

Cirque du Soleil, in partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises, a CKX, Inc (NASDAQ: CKXE) company, celebrates the world premiere of its latest resident show Viva ELVIS™, at ARIA Resort & Casino™ at CityCenter in Las Vegas tonight.

In attendance at tonight's event: Priscilla Presley, Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CKX, Inc., Bill McBeath, President and COO of ARIA Resort & Casino and Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil among other distinguished guests.

The Show

Viva ELVIS, a harmonious fusion of dance, acrobatics and live music, is a tribute to the life and music of Elvis Presley. Nostalgia, modernity and raw emotion provide the backdrop for his immortal voice and the exhilaration and beauty of his music.

Created in the image of The King of Rock 'n' Roll - powerful, sexy, whimsical, truly unique and larger than life - the show highlights an American icon who transformed popular music and whose image embodies the freedom, excitement and turbulence of his era.

Viva ELVIS focuses on the essential humanity of the one superstar whose name will forever be linked with the history of Las Vegas: Elvis Presley. Significant moments in his life - intimate, playful and grandiose - blend with timeless songs that remain as relevant today as when they first hit the top of the charts.

The Music

In paying homage to the music of Elvis, Cirque du Soleil set out to present the songs of the King of Rock 'n' Roll in a contemporary form that evokes the spirit of Elvis in every way.  Thirty of Elvis' songs are used in the production, with remixes designed to accentuate and boost the emotional charge of his performances.  Elvis' voice is the only male singing voice in Viva ELVIS, joined by occasionally live female singers and an energetic live band. The only way to convey the true vitality and seductive charm of Elvis is with Elvis himself.

The Costumes

The Viva ELVIS costumes are inspired by Presley's life, his entourage, his concerts and his films. The fabulous imagination of '50s and '60s America, expressed through the cinema, advertising and magazines of the time, was a source of inspiration for costume designer Stefano Canulli.

The Theatre and Sets

The Elvis Theater, designed by Creation Director Johnny Boivin from Cirque du Soleil, has a conventional proscenium layout reminiscent of an opera house. The stage, the backstage area and wings accommodate the large-scale set elements and the need for speed in changing scenes imposed by the rapid pace of the show. Mark Fisher's set designs illustrate many of the most significant events in the life and career of Elvis.

The Creative Team

Artistic Guide	Guy Laliberté
Artistic Guide	Gilles Ste-Croix
Writer and Director	Vincent Paterson
Director of Creation	Armand Thomas
Musical Director and Arranger	Erich van Tourneau
Set Designer	Mark Fisher
Costume Designer	Stefano Canulli
Acrobatic Performance Designer	Daniel Cola
Acrobatic Equipment and Rigging Designer	Guy St-Amour
Lighting Designer	Marc Brickman
Image Content Designer	Ivan Dudynsky
Sound Designer	Jonathan Deans
Choreographers	Napolean and Tabitha Dumo
	Mark Swanhart
	Catherine Archambault
Props Designer	Patricia Ruel
Makeup Designer	Nathalie Gagné

Viva ELVIS is presented exclusively in the custom-built Elvis Theater at ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter in Las Vegas. The international cast of 76 artists is comprised of dancers, musicians, singers and acrobats.

TICKET PRICES

Viva ELVIS ticket prices are $175, $150, $125 and $99.

Please consult the most current show schedule at www.cirquedusoleil.com/vivaelvis.

Beginning February 21, 2010, Viva ELVIS will be performed Friday through Tuesday at 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm. There will be no shows on Wednesdays or Thursdays.