Wynn Las Vegas
Shows
Le Rêve
The first production show to open was Le Rêve. Le Rêve is set in a 1 million gallon water-oriented theatre where no seat is more than 40 feet (12 m) from the stage. The production was created by Franco Dragone and is similar to the shows produced by Cirque du Soleil.
Le Rêve was the working name of the resort before it was changed to Wynn Las Vegas. “Le Rêve” means “The Dream” in French, and the name of the centerpiece painting that Steve Wynn owns, Le Rêve by Picasso.
Most recently, Wynn Las Vegas brought the rights to the show from Dragone to make some changes, including the logo. Wynn now owns all rights to the show, with Dragone still in the label.
Avenue Q
Avenue Q, a puppet and people musical which enjoyed considerable success on Broadway was the second production show to open at Wynn. It debuted on September 8, 2005 in the 1,200 seat Broadway Theatre and closed on May 28, 2006.
One of the main reasons why Avenue Q closed was, according to Steve Wynn, real estate land and money. Wynn contracted with Spamalot to perform at Wynn Las Vegas. However, in order to house Spamalot, a third theater needs to be built. The only room left for the theater was on the skirts of the golf course or in the middle of the convention spaces for the planned Encore expansion tower. Since Wynn did not want to invade the golf course or cut between the convention spaces of Encore and Wynn Las Vegas, he was forced to terminate the Avenue Q contract. Wynn was quoted as saying “Avenue Q was making money, but not enough money.”
Spamalot, based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, is set to replace Avenue Q. The Broadway Theater will be replaced by the Grail Theater.
Nightclubs
Le Bête
This nightclub catered to high-rollers and tourists and included an attractive entrance with dog feet. The club was unsuccessful with this focus, and Wynn closed Le Bête. When the venue reopened, it was called Tryst; it boasts a large terrace with views of a private lake and towering waterfall.
Tryst
The original full-scale nightclub on the property, Le Bête, was temporarily closed during a redesign to improve performance. Le Bête reopened as Tryst in 2006, with a popular weekly event called Retro on Sunday nights.
Tryst was named as one of the hottest nightclubs on the Strip by critics. It has been debated whether the club's name was meant to allude to a kind of love affair, (see Tryst), or the dance move of the same name. Steve Wynn himself later confirmed on his website that Tryst was indeed an allusion to an intimate romantic interlude.
Tryst rivals competing clubs designed by the Light Group for The Mirage and Bellagio, and is the flagship of the hotel's nightlife scene.
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