sgt. pepper does vegas - View this location on map showtime. the pervasive cirque du soleil performances five at five different hotels and the mammoth ads everywhere make cirque kind of like the starbucks of the entertainment circuit here. but the latest extravaganza, love, a surrealistic, acrobatic take on the music of the beatles at the mirage has created a vegas version of beatlemania. it mixes snippets from original recordings and film clips with intriguing lights and shadows and, of course, a lot of oddly clad people floating and flipping around on wires, cords and other devices. somewhere in there lurks a story. tickets, available at www.cirquedusoleil.com, start at $69 for the way-up cheap seats. NYT 3400 las vegas boulevard south, Las Vegas, NV Cultural

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