Not underestimating either.
Good info on his career.
]]>I think you’re underestimating both Ricky Martin’s popularity and the importance of Spanish in the United States. Although his last two albums were in Spanish, they debuted at #3 and #20 in the Billboard 200 chart.
In the US, there are roughly 45 million people who speak Spanish as a first or second language. Lots of those people are within driving distance of Las Vegas.
A residency with a music act that has low production costs makes sense. There are lots of bands that may not be on top of the charts now but still have a loyal following that would work well and not be that expensive to book
]]>I get that residencies with bit stars are money in the bank. I’m not a fan of Celine, but she has a huge following. I get that. Classics like Elton John or Rod Stewart? Makes sense. Younger skewing acts that had a string of hits, like Brittney and Jennifer Lopen? Sure thing.
It seems like everybody wants a residency to drive traffic these days rather than find a new show to fill a showroom void. Like everything else, if it works for one, plenty of others will try to replicate the formula and reap the same success.
I am a bit puzzled by the announcement that Ricky Martin is going to have a residency. I realize he has a healthy international career, but his time in America was a relative flash in the pan. Is there really a tourist clientele clamoring for his act? If so, somebody call Snow or Jimmy Ray!
]]>Very good point. I think lack of backing is one problem, and the other is a complete lack of imagination. Who’s thinking up these things? Frickin’ Duck Dynasty gets a real, live stage in the entertainment capital of the Earth?
How many played out magic, topless, and “retro” shows need to fail before Vegas show producers hire someone with an original idea?
Hey Vegas, here’s a hint – NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THOSE SHOWS ANYMORE. You’re welcome.
]]>It seems like a show has to be a smash from day one, or have the backing of the right people, to even have a chance to make it a couple months. I just don’t get the logic behind putting the resources (and belief) into producing the show, but not giving it any real time to work out. If you have no real conviction that it will work, why even begin to produce it?
Best example; that “Duck Dynasty” show that went up at the Rio. I never read from or talked to a single person that thought it would work, but it still got made and proved everyone right… by bombing. Who are the people putting the money behind these things, but not really seeing them all the way out? If it’s going to suck or you don’t have a real conviction about it, don’t do it. If you think it has a chance, give it a (legitimate) chance.
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