A Year To Remember
A Year To Remember
VEGASHITSHOW
52 weeks ago, Spiegelworld began documenting its epic journey back from shutdown to showtime through the eyes of its resilient Las Vegas artists. In this special anniversary episode, Grace from OPIUM and Petra from Atomic Saloon Show look back at a year of memories, just as Spiegelworld makes a big announcement about the future.
1001: A Space Idiocy
VEGASHITSHOW
OPIUM has resumed flights to Uranus. Chip, the fresh cadet, reports from on board the Starship OPM73 as the crew celebrates 1001 shows and welcomes the newest perversely talented recruits who are helping make the galaxy a wonderfully idiotic place to travel.
Pop My Cork
VEGASHITSHOW
Nurse Chardonnay needs a drink! With opening night fast approaching, Gypsy from OPIUM takes time out from a grueling rehearsal schedule to reflect. She’s bouncing back after 18 months of pandemic hardship with a new act, a new costume and she’s ready to pop! Luckily, cocktail superstar Leo Robitschek is setting up right next door […]
Come Out, Come Out!
VEGASHITSHOW
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of Las Vegas coming back. Only someone forgot to tell Lt. Harriet from the Starship OPM73. Now, if she could only find the rest of the OPIUM crew…
Mark Ogge & The Art of Circus
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Since Spiegelworld began, Australian artist Mark Ogge has been there to commemorate our most important occasions. This tradition started in 2006 with a mural commissioned for the grand entrance archway at Spiegelworld’s first site at the South Street Seaport in New York City. Guests would pass the stinking dumpsters and decaying remains of the Fulton […]
Pop Artist: Julie Atlas Muz
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Absinthe‘s inaugural Green Fairy, neo-burlesque icon Julie Atlas Muz (left) first bounced her infamous, taboo-bursting balloon into Spiegelworld in 2007. In the decade-plus since, the acclaimed actress, director, choreographer and all-around international art star remains a key collaborator, helping subsequent artists like Absinthe’s Gimp and OPIUM‘s LeeLoo, ahem, put their own spin on the crowd-favorite […]
Area 51 Alternatives for Space Tourists
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Area 51 can suck it. Sure, it may have been a worthwhile destination back in the day—and by that, we mean before everyone knew aliens not only live among us, but how to spot the ones running the U.S. government. Now, though? Pffft. Don’t believe the hype. Whatever you think lives behind the U.S. military […]
The Many Moods of Dusty Moonboots
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Dusty Moonboots is the intergalactic glam rocker who once entertained passengers on board the Starship OPM73. One never knew when or in what form the shapeshifting chanteuse would appear, only that her Machine Dazzle-designed wardrobe would be faaaabulous. Sadly, Dusty’s frequency went silent in 2199 and hasn’t been heard since. Rumored to have joined the […]
2021 Holiday Show Schedule
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It happens to the best of us. One day you’re making your list, checking it twice, swearing things will be different. That this year, you’re going to have all your gifts bought, wrapped and ready by Hallow-f’ing-ween. Then you blink, the holidays are here, and your gifts… aren’t. Take heart, procrastinators. It may be too […]