LAS VEGAS (Oct. 29, 2020) – After greater than seven months in lockdown, The Gazillionaire emerged from his million-dollar bunker beneath Caesars Palace yesterday to host a history-making efficiency of ABSINTHE by Spiegelworld, the primary main manufacturing present to reopen in Las Vegas because the metropolis’s stage lights had been dimmed in March. From the second the Green Fairy emerged from her bottle on the high of the present to the on-your-feet finale, final evening’s sold-out efficiency of ABSINTHE was alive with sidesplitting laughter and audible gasps from the viewers. Thrilling, horny, hilarious and ridiculous, ABSINTHE introduced laughter again to The Strip and delivered what showgoers have waited many months for: a quick escape from actuality.
Never one to shy from his personal highlight, The Gazillionaire and his hapless assistant Penny Pibbets made their long-awaited return because the present’s emcee duo, each sporting outlandish security helmets; Pibbets’ clearly a DIY venture gone mistaken and The Gazillionaire’s, a space-age equipment that’s destined to turn into the final phrase in face overlaying high fashion. Even Gaz’s forged of horny circus folks bought in on the security motion with thoughtfully-reworked routines and choreography to satisfy their new spatial necessities, all whereas sporting stunning, extravagant masks and delivering the thrills and intimate power the present is well known for – go away it to ABSINTHE to make security horny!
Between introducing the night’s acts – together with many fan favorites and a few new to the present – The Gazillionaire took time to do what he loves most: heckling showgoers, who had been seated at cabaret tables 25 toes or extra from the performers’ predominant stage.
Upon arrival at ABSINTHE’s spiegeltent, ticketholders every participated in a quick no-contact temperature scan and verbal well being screening earlier than having fun with pre-show drinks within the Green Fairy Garden, the venue’s sprawling outside lobby, which had been overgrown by a area of big illuminated mushrooms. “While I was in lockdown, some idiot named Penny watered the ABSINTHE Electric Oak…I guess she didn’t get the memo that electric-powered trees don’t need water.” mentioned The Gazillionaire. “So, while its leaves are recovering, I told her to do something about it…I don’t know what I expected from someone who thinks ‘The Smurfs 2’ is a cinematic masterpiece, but here we are.” The Shrooms were commissioned by Pibbets from renowned Sydney-based light sculpture artists, amigo & amigo.
Show producer Spiegelworld has applied a lot of enhanced well being and security protocols which meet or exceed tips and necessities put forth by native authorities, working companies and Nevada Gaming Control Board, together with however not restricted to:
- Reduced viewers capability from 660 to 153 patrons seated in events of two to 5 at sufficiently distanced cabaret tables spaced 25 toes away from the performers’ predominant stage.
- Upon arrival, visitors are requested to take part in a quick verbal well being screening earlier than being ushered to their color-coded pod within the outside courtyard. Audiences are introduced out and in of the venue by coloration part in an effort to attenuate congestion at entrances and exits.
- Masks are required to be worn by all artists, workers, and patrons. Guests could briefly take away their masks whereas actively consuming however are in any other case requested to maintain their face overlaying on.
- A cashless, QR code-based cocktail service eliminates strains on the bar.
- ABSINTHE’s world-famous spiegeltent, together with seating areas and all ceaselessly touched surfaces, is sanitized earlier than and after each efficiency.
“This has been the longest seven months of our lives, but now is the time for the show to go on,” mentioned Ross Mollison, Impresario Extraordinaire of Spiegelworld, in a ready assertion. “I am incredibly proud of our entire Spiegelworld family for their hard work that’s gotten us to this point. The return of ABSINTHE tonight is a small but significant step forward for our wonderful city and the entire entertainment community that I know will come back stronger than ever. Our goal is to open safely and to stay open, and we’re confident that the public will do their part in helping us do so. Stay tuned for announcements about the return of our shows OPIUM and ATOMIC SALOON SHOW coming very soon!”
“The #1 Greatest Show in Las Vegas History” as ranked by Las Vegas Weekly, ABSINTHE performs Wednesday by way of Sunday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in its spiegeltent on the foot of Caesars Palace. For tickets and extra info, go to Spiegelworld.com.
ABOUT ABSINTHE
Ranked “The #1 Greatest Show in Las Vegas History” by Las Vegas Weekly and named “Best Show” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and others, ABSINTHE at Caesars Palace is an adults-only circus selection present that includes a cocktail of untamed and outlandish acts. Audiences are handled to an evening of creativeness and extra, because the forged of eccentrics carry out superb feats of energy, stability, hazard and unfathomable flexibility. For tickets and extra info, go to Spiegelworld.com and join the present on social media – @AbsintheVegas on Twitter and Facebook and @Absinthe_Vegas on Instagram. Fans can slide into The Gazillionaire’s DMs on Instagram and Twitter @GazillionaireLV.