There are only a handful of entertainers whose works truly continue to resonate with audiences long after they have gone. Sinatra and Elvis, certainly. Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson, definitely. But it also goes for the music of Whitney Houston. Play one of her songs at a party, and suddenly everyone is either dancing or swaying back and forth, singing every single word.
Want evidence of that? Head straight to An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Concert, a new Strip production that has all the energy of a Whitney Houston concert—even though the person singing onstage isn’t really there.
Through state-of-the-art technology, Houston appears, along with four live backup dancers and a live band, in various costumes to sing the best songs from her discography—which is to say, some of the greatest songs from the last 30 years. And when the audience hears songs like “Greatest Love of All,” “I Have Nothing” and “All the Man That I Need,” you swear the genuine article was performing before them—they stand up, raising their hands and dancing. The performer may not be real, but the emotion her music generates definitely is.
Obviously, part of a live show is the performer’s interaction with the audience, something that’s impossible here. But Houston’s hologram does address the audience, which gives it a much more personal touch. We may not be able to show her the love we could have when she was alive, but we can certainly show our appreciation for masterpieces like “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Saving All My Love For You” and, especially, “I Will Always Love You,” her chart-topping hit from The Bodyguard.
And when the show ends with Houston dancing to “I’m Every Woman,” the backup dancers enter the audience, turning the entire theater into a massive dance floor. This is a different kind of entertainment, to be sure, but it’s put together with style, flash and heart.
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