Review: In Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil’s ‘O’ is both an analog throwback and one of the greatest shows ever
LAS VEGAS — When it comes to live entertainment, two trends now rule this famed city in the desert. One is the rise of midcareer musical headliners like Adele and Katy Perry, commanding eye-popping ticket prices. The second is projections. With the late September opening of the Sphere, a $2.3 billion — not a typo — venue at the Venetian Hotel, Vegas gained an 18,000-seat auditorium wherein the entire structure (inside and out) is an LED screen. At 160,000 square feet and with a 16K resolution capable of apparent duplication of actual daylight, the Sphere has the largest such screen in the world. From the
