“We could have taken the success of ‘Absinthe’ to produce something even bigger, but I loved the idea of going in the opposite direction, to do something roughly a third of the size of what we had been doing, also because it would present a whole new set of challenges,” Mollison says. Even more impressive, “Absinthe” is performed in a 700-seat theater, while “Atomic Saloon Show TM,” located in a third-floor space at Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian ® Resort Las Vegas, is decidedly more intimate at just 243 seats-a counter-intuitive strategy when you already have a hit show on your hands. Just how successful was “Atomic Saloon Show TM” right out of the gate? Consider that “Absinthe” took six months to break even, Mollison explains, while “Atomic Saloon Show< TM” only required six days. We’re always working and tweaking elements to keep each show feeling fresh and the best it can be.” “Because you have so many choices when you come to this town, that drives us to keep making the shows better and better. They want that feeling of a wild time, so we’ve tried to create a show that encapsulates that crazy sense of what Vegas is all about.” “You see it when they’ve landed or they’re checking into a hotel: they’ve got these wide-eyed expressions, as though they can’t wait for what they’re going to experience. Why do both productions resonate so thoroughly with audiences? “I think we tapped into the desire of so many people who come here to have an incredibly fun time,” Mollison says. That show consistently tops ’s rankings of favorite entertainment options in the city, with “Atomic Saloon Show TM” following at a close second. This style was established by “Absinthe,” which opened in Las Vegas on April Fool’s Day in 2011. The show’s seamless blend of salacious humor and dazzling acrobatics has been key to attracting audiences in the midst of the city’s reopening. That’s when partnerships and relationships really mattered, and I have to say that Brookfield Properties, which hosts our show at The Venetian ® Resort Las Vegas, has been incredibly supportive.” “So many unknowns existed at the time of the shutdown, and everything felt so uncertain, from our shows to the health and safety of our company, which not only includes our cast members and crews, but also our box-office staff, ushers, food and beverage team, and hospitality workers. On the heels of the announcement that shows could resume on May 5 of this year, Mollison returned to Las Vegas following a quarantine in his native Australia. It was garnering rapturous reviews-the Las Vegas Sun deemed it “an instant hit”-before the COVID-19 pandemic caused most of the city’s consumer-facing businesses, including hotels and entertainment, to shut down in mid-March of 2020. “Atomic Saloon Show TM” opened at The Venetian ® Resort Las Vegas in the fall of 2019. With Atomic Saloon, we wanted to create the ultimate show-and-party experience, and our Cocktail Towers have become a key element in that-and they put a smile on everyone’s face when they’re served.”Ĭocktail Towers at the Atomic Saloon Show are designed to be shared during the 75-minute show The show goes on for 75 minutes, and with the Tower, a party of two to six people can enjoy cocktails the entire show, because it’s 14 standard-sized drinks in one. “Among the favorites on the menu are our signature Cocktail Towers, which are beautifully presented in a gallon-sized crystal goblet. “We look at our cocktail program as something that’s super heightened, not only in the specialty cocktails we’ve designed, but also just putting the idea of a cocktail at a Las Vegas show on steroids,” Mollison explains. “The ingredients of ‘Atomic Saloon Show TM’ seem pretty implausible together, but the result is hilarious.” Offered at tables and bars throughout the venue, the imaginative menu is among the reasons audience members linger long after the 75-minute show has ended. Even before the cabaret-style story begins to take shape, guests are getting into the spirit of the event via the show’s cocktail program. I think the show tops everything in its genre, precisely because it’s so unexpected.”Įach performance of “Atomic Saloon Show TM” starts with cast members casually wandering through and interacting with the audience prior to taking the stage. “Our characters range from nuns to a preacher to an outlaw to Boozy Skunkton, a woman who’s just trying to run a saloon, and then you combine that with some incredibly skilled artists from around the world. “The ingredients of ‘Atomic Saloon Show TM’ seem pretty implausible together, but the result is hilarious,” Mollison says. Cast members interact with the audience throughout the performance
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