{"id":24302,"date":"2020-08-14T17:03:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T00:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=24302"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T07:12:07","slug":"le-reve-rumored-to-be-closing-permanently-at-wynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/le-reve-rumored-to-be-closing-permanently-at-wynn\/","title":{"rendered":"“Le Reve” to Close Permanently at Wynn Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The inside word is the popular show at Wynn Las Vegas, “Le Reve,” will close permanently.<\/p>\n

“Le Reve” is water-based, Cirque-style show (no association with Cirque du Soleil) and has been closed for several months due to the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n

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Performers in “Le Reve” had dozens of holes drilled in their shoes to let the water drain out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We quite enjoyed<\/a> “Le Reve,” and the closure of the show is yet another blow to the Las Vegas entertainment community.<\/p>\n

“Le Reve” means “The Dream” in French, but the COVID-19 crisis has become a nightmare for Las Vegas theatrical productions, including their casts and crews.<\/p>\n

The show employed about 90 performers (all SCUBA-qualified) prior to the shutdown, as well as 140 technical staff members, including a team of about 16 divers (who spent the entire show submerged).<\/p>\n

The “Le Reve” theater features a 1.1 million gallon water tank.<\/p>\n

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Up to 1,000 towels were used each day at “Le Reve.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Le Reve” opened at Wynn Las Vegas in May 2005, but it’s been “re-imagined” a time or two since then.<\/p>\n

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Sorry, no snark this time. Even our photo captions are bummed about this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The future of the $75 million “Le Reve” theater space is, well, fluid.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at “Le Reve” in 2015.<\/p>\n

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