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Cirque du Soleil's "Zumanity" uncaged its "creatures of mass seduction" Thursday at its New York-New York opening.
Oh, my.
Puritans frolicking with blowup dolls? Bare-topped, fire-eating dominatrix?
The envelope isn't pushed in this erotic production, it's shredded.
This is Sin City's new poster child.
The cast received a standing ovation, but the post-show comments were mixed.
"Awesome," said a local female TV reporter. "But not something I'd take my parents to."
Her female friend offered, "Erotic, but very artistic. You can't find anything more Las Vegas than this."
One group of men, however, was not happy with the results. "I didn't get it," said a middle-age attendee.
Cirque's newest production was viewed by 1,250 invited guests and media in the spectacularly renovated Broadway Theatre.
The first public performance is tonight. A gala, celebrity-heavy opening is planned Sept. 20.
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