Best Las Vegas Shows: Cirque, Residencies & Magic
The best shows in Las Vegas — Cirque du Soleil productions, residency concerts at Sphere, magic, comedy, burlesque, and Broadway-style shows
Top Shows
O by Cirque du Soleil
The aquatic Cirque du Soleil production at Bellagio — running since 1998 above a 1.5-million-gallon stage pool.
Mystère by Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil's Vegas debut (1993) at Treasure Island — the original big-top-style Cirque show, still running after three decades.
KÀ by Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil's $165M martial-arts epic at MGM Grand — a rotating vertical stage and the largest Cirque production ever staged.
Mad Apple by Cirque du Soleil
Cirque's 2022 Manhattan-themed residency at New York-New York — stand-up comedy, street performers, and acrobatics in one 85-minute show.
Awakening
Wynn's 2022 original spectacle inspired by fantasy epics — a custom-built 1,500-seat theater, narration by Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson tribute at Mandalay Bay — a custom catalog arrangement performed in a purpose-built theater.
Absinthe
The raunchy, adult-only cabaret in a Spiegeltent on the Caesars Palace forecourt — running since 2011, 21+.
Blue Man Group
The cobalt-painted percussion and multimedia trio at Luxor — Vegas's longest-running non-Cirque residency, since 2000.
Magic Mike Live
Channing Tatum's male-revue production at the Sahara — 21+, running in Vegas since 2017.
Piff the Magic Dragon
The deadpan British magician (and his chihuahua Mr. Piffles) in long-form residency at the Flamingo — stand-up magic since 2015.
Atomic Saloon Show
Spiegelworld's Western-themed raunchy cabaret at the Venetian — the Absinthe creators' 2019 companion production.
Tournament of Kings
Dinner-theater jousting at Excalibur — eat a whole Cornish hen with your hands while armored knights charge at each other.
Postcard From Earth
Darren Aronofsky's 50-minute immersive film built for the Sphere — the venue's signature non-residency experience.
X Burlesque
The long-running topless burlesque revue at Horseshoe (formerly Bally's) — six dancers, a live DJ, and 75 minutes of choreography.
David Copperfield
The Emmy-winning illusionist's long-running residency at MGM Grand's Copperfield Theater — vanishing Learjets, flying audience volunteers.
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