Amateur hour with the Queens
by HonestAl on 2010-12-27River Rock Casino Resort - RichmondMy wife and I had heard about fantastic "Queen" shows in various cites throughout the US, so we were really looking forward to an evening of entertainment and extravaganza. Even accounting for this show being in Vancouver,BC, it fell far short of anything we'd hoped to see. Starting 20 minutes late, the first half hour of the production (before intermission) consisted of numerous individuals jumping around the stage while lip-syncing to pre-recorded songs. Very little talent was needed for this, and it certainly wasn't entertaining. Don't confuse or equate the applause with audience satisfaction, as it soon became apparent that half of the very sparse audience were friends and family members of the performers. In the second half hour, following intermission, we actually got to see some "Queens" perform...... and when they did, it was very good - "Cher" in paticular. To bad they didn't focus more on their own talents throughout the entire evening.... it would have been much more entertaining, and more of what people came to see.