Cirque’s ‘One Night’ show headed for network TV

Liberace brought Las Vegas into the living rooms of families across the country in the late-1970s with his CBS-TV specials from the Las Vegas Hilton. His “dancing waters” spectaculars helped reinforce the city’s reputation as a dazzling entertainment destination.

Generations have passed, and Cirque du Soleil has become the pace-setter among Las Vegas production shows. The company’s own “dancing waters” charity show, “One Night For One Drop” is being featured on the very network that once showcased Liberace.

“One Night For One Drop, Imagined by Cirque du Soliel” and sponsored by Colgate, airs at 8 p.m. March 16 in a one-hour special on CBS. The annual charity production show is being taped March 8 from O Theater at the Bellagio.

Colgate, a first-time sponsor of the charity production, is underwriting the national-TV appearance.

“This is big for Cirque, very big,” the company’s president, Jerry Nadal, said Monday afternoon. “We have never had a full performance on network TV. It’s only possible because we’ve got Colgate as a presenting sponsor, and they reached out to CBS with something that could be presented.”

“One Night For One Drop” raises money and awareness for Cirque’s global clean-water initiatives. Colgate’s own Save Water charity campaign also combats international water crises.

“It’s an ideal message, to use Cirque to deliver this message to a national audience,” Nadal said. “We have been talking about this problem for many years, and it is just as important in our own back yard as it is around the world. All you need to do is look at the bathtub-ring effect at Lake Mead to see we need to make this issue a top priority.”

About 50 minutes of the “One Night” production will air on TV, after edits, with limited commercial interruption.

The annual “One Night” show, an all-star collection of Cirque artists and those who have worked in other companies, launched in 2013, also at O Theater. This year’s show is directed by André Kasten and Leah Moyer, who have choreographed “Mystere” at Treasure Island and “Love” at the Mirage. This year, the show’s story arc chronicles “Everyman” as he is led on a journey of enlightenment by his young counterpart, “Drop.”

Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and Strip stalwarts Blue Man Group are also appearing in the production.

Likely, the show’s wide range of cultures and ages and universal theme will appeal to a national audience.

“This will put Cirque in front of eyes that never get to see cirque,” Nadal said. “It’s a way to highlight our creativity while showing our corporate and environmental responsibility.” If the show is a ratings hit, who knows? Maybe we will see annual specials dedicated to existing Cirque resident shows.

“We have been filmed by different groups before,” Nadal said, noting that “O” and “Ka” have been captured for specials in Germany. “We have not pursued network specials in this country, but we’ll see what the response is. I’m anxious to see it myself.”

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