Barry Manilow show was fabulous! Yeah the glow stick was corny, but it's a lot safer than holding up a lighter!
The show was about 1 1/2 hours and he sang the best of his hits. Of course, the encore was copa-cabana! And what a great way to end the show!
Barry's voice is still beautiful, the notes were dead on!
You'd enjoy this show even if you didn't grow up in the 70's!!'
We bought our tickets directly from the Hilton the day of the show. We didn't opt for the $165 stage seats, instead we paid $105 and were a few rows from the back, which turned out to be great seats! We were center stage, and the arena was so small (fits 1400) that most every seat is a great seat!
Enjoy the show, it's certainly worth it!

Perhaps I was expecting too much having seen the 'Music and Passion' DVD, which lasts for about two hours, but the performance was over and done with in about 1 hour 20 minutes. I suppose that's Vegas for you, they want you back on those slots before you get too tired. Barry sang very well, despite an obviously dry throat, and the atmosphere was great. We paid quite a bit for good seats, but in all truth you really don't need to; you can get the atmosphere and sound for much less in some of the less expensive seats, and with the short length of the show you won't come away feeling a little short-changed. The security was a bit OTT as well, which didn't add to the experience. Don't be dissuaded from going, it's a great show, but just don't pay too much for a seat.

Way back when....at 4 years old...no one has the same name as you...correct?? I believed in my heart as a little girl, Barry wrote the song Mandy just for me...well, until I went to school and 2 other Mandy's thought the same thing....broken heart at the age of 5. *sigh*

Got to finally, at age 40 see his show....nearly cried the whole time, it was GREAT!! Had 2nd row stage seats...unless you get 1st or 2nd row stage seats, I would suggest trying for 1st-2nd row floor seats...just as good imho. However, the all you want champagne and souvinir champaign glasses were the best!

He gets really close to you in the stage seating and even picks a few off the stage to interact with.

AWESOME show...just love him. A true musical mastermind!

I've seen the show three times in Vegas and it is terrific. He plays a lot of his hits, some new songs, doesn’t take himself too seriously, and seems to be having a good time. Each show was quite different in song selection, with a few hits never changing. His voice is still solid and he connects well with audience.

Most questions I get about the show are in regard to seating. I've sat in the stage seats, second row center section on the aisle and front row on the right side of the stage.

At this point, they don't sell these tickets at a reduced price anywhere, so going direct through the Hilton is the best deal. If you call the hotel you can pick out your seats with some help from the operator. I like the aisle so I can drift a bit into it if a tall person sits in front of me. The stage seats were a bit of a disappointment. Though you are really close to him for a couple of songs, and you get all the free champagne you can swallow (that almost evened up the ticket prices in my case), he is in the center of the stage most of the time. The seats on the main floor were much better in my opinion.

If you don't have the need to get real close, you may want to try for front and center in the balcony. Those tickets are about half what they are on the main floor front sections, but for the finale where Barry is on a scaffold at balcony level, they are the best seats in the house. For the rest of the show, they are still a good view. The theater is not too big, it seats 1400, so there aren't any bad seats. I was front row main floor last time and made eye contact with someone diagonally across from me in the first row of the balcony and could read her expression, so they were not far away. I would take balcony over orchestra seating.

Another neat thing about the show is that you can take pictures. You can just about flash right in his face and he doesn't seem to mind. As long as you don't have some paparazzi style zoom lens, you can click away. I wish more performers would do that - the stage lighting is so blinding what's a couple extra watts?