Cher

Love Cher and she looks great. I just didn't like the constant "medley" format. I came to listen to whole songs. Unfortunately, she is off the stage changing more than she is on it. Didn't come to watch the filler acts either. Very disappointing. Saw Bette 3 times in this venue and she outperformed Cher big time. This surely is for die hard Cher fans. Sadly, the energy just isn't there.

Too much time spent talking at the beginning, shortened versions of songs, poor ending.

Cher's performance was great, but the venue was terrible. As with many other shows in Vegas you are not allowed to take pictures and the audience largely complies. For some reasons the folks at the palace feel that they need to confiscate ALL cameras entering the theater - to be returned by a laborious process after the show. The stupidity of this is quite evident in that any cell phone just about take an equivalent image. Criss Angel, Danny Ganns, "O", "Ka'", Wayne Brady, etc. are not sooooo special that they go to the exteme of confiscating the cameras of hundreds of ticket purchasers. Basically they have you walk through a detector and THEN go over you with a detector and padding you down, then rummaging through ones purse. I thought the President himself was to be there. Also, the sheer numbers of security are 3-4 times the usual amount and they walk around continuously during the performance talking into their headsets during the show - VERY annoying and very distracting. In summary the level of security was a complete joke and in turn I would have rather gone elsewear and simply caught Cher on iTunes. I'm just thankful there wasn't a body cavity search and nobody got tased.

Also the show started about 20 minutes late. Maybe if security wasn't doing background checks (joke) it could start on time.

I really wish I could give Cher's show 4 stars. But I cannot. However, this show is probably the most "Vegas" show I've seen in my 4.5 years of living here. I've seen a lot of shows, and no other show says Vegas to me as much as Cher. Why? Well, the costumes, the opulence, the gaudiness, the skin, the singing, the dancing, the stage, etc, etc, etc. I would actually give the show 5 stars on just being the epitome of Vegas.
Okay, enough with the fluff, on the review. I am not a Cher fan. I only was familiar with 4 of her songs prior to the show. Also, I did not pay for these tickets. My wife was able to score some freebies. I don't think I would have wanted to pay full price for the tickets, but I am very glad I went to the show.
So, the good:
1) Stage: Wow...no wonder the tickets cost so much. The scenes and props are pretty incredible.
2) Cher: She is a diva, but she can sing. She wasn't even 100% (as she admitted), but she is able to belt out the tunes.
3) The performers other than Cher: her "back up" performers (live band, singers, dancers, acrobats, etc) were very talented. It reminded me of Peepshow except these performers have way more talent.
4) The music: Cher performed her songs, as well as a couple songs that are not hers. This was a nice mix (e.g. Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock & Roll).

The so-so
1) Cher: she is a Diva. She likes herself a lot, and it shows. Also, she only actually sang for about 30 minutes. As other reviewers mentioned, she does change costumes after every song. Fortunately the other performers are great so you don't notice too much.
2) The transitions. When the stage was transitioning from one set to another, old video clips of the Sonny & Cher show or movie montages were shown. This was fine and all to see how Cher got to be where she is today, but there were more videos than actual signing by Cher.

As a warning, there is a lot of skin shown (by Cher and others) and Cher enjoys some vulgar language. I didn't expect this, I didn't have a problem with it, but it was not something I would have assumed for Cher's show.

The venue was really great, though a bit cold. It was easy to get in and out of as well.

I'd definitely suggest this show to my parents (if I could get the tickets a little cheaper), but as I mentioned before, you would be hard pressed to find a show that is more Vegasy than this one.

First off, I'm not a Cher fan. At all. It's not that I don't like her, I'm just really apathetic about her. Besides the Sonny and Cher stuff there's only about 3 songs of hers which I like(and out of those 3 there's only 1 which I would go as far as downloading to my iPod). That said, someone offered my mom free tickets to the show. We both figured why not and accepted them.
The show is actually very well done. I wasn't that into it because like I already said, not really a fan but it is impressive. I also liked her stand-up routine at the beginning(even though rumor has it it's the same at every show?)
Pros:
The Colosseum is a very nice venue.
It was free for us.
She performed all 3 of the songs she has which I like as well as Sonny and Cher stuff.
She looks really good for her age.
Cons:
Overpriced at face.
Way too many costume changes and interludes.
Supposed recycled comedy routine.

It is a pretty nice show even if you aren't a Cher fan, but I don't know if it's worth going out of your way for if you don't have a hookup(unless you're a really big fan of hers).

Loved the show -- amazing production value. Simply amazing. I like Cher and her humor and sense of whimsy was refreshing. Loved her warmth with the audience. The costumes -- shoes/clothing/wigs -- WOW! And the videos showing a glimpse at the history of her career were a real treat for our group. We were fine in our seats toward the back of the theater. However, our section was a bit mellow. Very mellow, actually. If your group wants to really party and dance in the aisles, I'd recommend buying a seat in the more upbeat front section.

We enjoyed the show, and are just casual Cher fans. The staging and effects are top-notch, and Cher's voice excellent. There are several minute breaks between numbers where costume changes occur and filled with dancing and video clips, but I thought they were well done and didn't interfere with the show. Not sure I would pay full price for the show, but at 30% off was very satisfied.

Saw Cher at The Park last night. She did justice to her reputation for performing with glamorous costumes, offering comedy and a star quality performance. This show combines the best of Cher with the pizazz of a cirque soleil performance. The standing ovation given is a tribute to the quality of this veteran performer and the exceptional cast and set.

Waited and waited then technical difficulties. Left the show before it started. She was not taking her time she was taking ours... sucks

Let me preface this by saying I am a HUGE Cher fan and I adore her. I adore her bravado, her courage, her perseverance, her music, her wardrobes. I love it all. But I was so, so disappointed by her final show on February 5, 2011.

My husband surprised me with tickets to it for Christmas this past year. He booked my friend and I on a four-day trip, with the Cher concert to be the pinnacle time of the trip. Turns out, it was by far the most disappointing part of the whole trip. It made me so sad, and made me wonder if Cher just had enough of the whole Vegas thing.

Sadly, at least half the show she was not on stage. We saw videos. I don't mind that, but I paid to see her. Not a stinking video I can download on YouTube. I loved seeing the costumes, but I would have way rather had her on stage doing more songs. She said her voice was hoarse that night, and I understand. But she just didn't seem that engaged, and with her final song, Believe, I was still cheering and waiting for the show to go on. It was over. With nothing more than a few bows to the crowd, she finished the song, left and didn't look back. No fanfare. No final hurrah. Just her leaving and not returning even though most of us there continued to cheer and scream for her. Everywhere I looked, people were bewildered it was over. Stunned that she chose to end her 2.5 years there on a very low, uneventful note.

Cher, I love you. I hope some of these reviews come back to you. I adore the woman you are. This could have been so much better. We don't have money to throw about and this was an extraordinarily big deal for our family to pay to have me go to your show. I was so, so bitterly disappointed. I've seen you tour before and it was magical. This was flat. You appeared disinterested and ready to be done. I know it was a long haul over the last 2.5 years and those Vegas crowds can be dull, but it was the last night. People made special trips to see you. It was the low light of my whole trip.

My money was better spent buying half price tickets to Love - that was a remarkable stage show, and what you want in a Vegas show. Cher, I wanted to love it. I wanted to adore you. I left angry and feeling like my dollars meant nothing to you.

Sorry it didn't work out. And don't expect me to be at the upcoming "new" tour you are working on. Like you, I give up.