Caesars Entertainment and Spiegelworld are investing $75 million to create three productions at Caesars resorts in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New Orleans.
"DiscoShow," at the Linq Hotel + Experience on the Strip, is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2022. Spiegelworld will also produce a show at Caesars Atlantic City in the first quarter of 2023 and one at Caesars New Orleans (currently Harrah's New Orleans) in 2024.
The two partners began discussing the deal at the height of the pandemic, when Anthony Carano, new president and COO of Caesars Entertainment, met with Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison.
Carano says that Caesars Entertainment is always working to satisfy guests' appetite for new reasons to visit its resorts and found a partner under its roof that was eager to expand its national footprint.
"We are delighted to add Spiegelworld's eye for creative experiences to our plans," Carano said. "Spiegelworld's proven record of long-term success with 'Absinthe' at Caesars Palace Las Vegas makes them the perfect partner."
Several stage shows in Las Vegas
In addition to that critical and popular success that began in 2006, Spiegelworld produces "Atomic Saloon Show" at the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian and "Opium" and the new Superfrico restaurant in the Cosmopolitan.
"It takes vision to be talking to a rambunctious circus company about expanding the entertainment offerings at your resorts around the country while simultaneously developing gaming, sports and headliner acts," Mollison said.
Blue Jackson is a highlight of the "Atomic Saloon Show" at the Grand Canal Shops at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Photo Credit: Erik Kabik
The three custom-built venues and productions will boast Spiegelworld's fast-paced, often bawdy brand of entertainment, Mollison says.
"What drives us is combining genre-defying live entertainment, integrated dining, outstanding beverage programs and specially commissioned art to create an intimate, immersive, surprising total night out, which is unique to each city," he said.
"DiscoShow," three years in development, will be housed in the Spiegelworld Glitterloft to be built at the Linq. The audience will be introduced to characters from the early days of disco and follow them on the streets and at the club.
For its Atlantic City production, Spiegelworld will incorporate the facade of the historic Warner Theatre (which opened in 1931) into the new Spiegelworld Theatre in 2023. The company's new show and theater will be a centerpiece for Caesars New Orleans' $325 million renovation in 2024.