Havana Night Club is now playing at Stardust for about $60. Here's how to
see it for almost free or maybe even free (and this might work for any show at
Stardust).
When the Havana show ends they are hand out $20 Match Play tickets. They
handed 2 to each of myself and my husband. I asked if I could have extra and
got 2 more. You may be able to look around after people exit and find more
that people throw away. In fact, a woman handed my husband 2 when she saw he
was going to use them (and she didn't want hers).
You are supposed to use just 1 per person per day. But you may be able to
play 1 at craps, then walk around to BJ, then walk to another pit and play one
at BJ or mini-baccarret. In fact, we were able to each play 3 of them. $20
x 3 = 60. Actual value is about half that or $30. With a little luck you
could end up seeing your show for free.
We actually ended up winning $168 because I stayed to play a couple of extra
hands on a BJ table when the first few cards of the single deck showed up as
low cards.
If you manage to get 4 $20 match plays and win half your bets, you'll come
out $40 ahead.
Presumably the Stardust may give out similar match plays at the end of other
shows.
If you are in the casino around 9:30pm, you might want to keep an eye out
for them as patrons exit a show as well.
If you are unable to use them all that night, you can always come back and
use the match plays another day.
-----------review of Havana Night Club-----------
This show has made headlines when the performers from Cuba could not get
Visas from Cuba to leave their country. Then it made more headlines when the
performers reached the US, and even more when they recently all asked for
asylum in the US.
Siegfried & Roy had a hand in bringing this high-energy show to the U.S.A.
The cast of 30 or so dancers plus 10 singers plus 12 musicians do a festive
and fine job as they first perform numbers which show the African roots of
the Cuban culture, then showcase Spanish heritage with emphasis on Flamenco and
Pilon (coffee dance), then showcase the 40's and 50's nightclub scene
(including versions of the cha cha cha, mambo, salsa, and rumba), and finally show
more modern Cuban dancing. High energy is the theme, with the performers
dancing almost continuously for over 1 1/2 hours, with a few solo songs
occasionally giving them a breather. Not only do the dancers dance, so do the
singers, and even some of the band members.
The show is colorful and well-coreographed. The dancers are excellent,
whether dancing fast numbers, barefoot, or in clog-type shoes. The band is
excellent as well.
All in all we very much enjoyed the performance.
All seats in the Stardust's small theater are good, but you might be best
off not to be in the close-up pit or on the far sides of the theater.
Stardust players can try for a comp. I have a Chairman's card, which gives
me 2 free tickets to a show with each stay. Our comped seats weren't too
great though - way over to the side. Request center seats from your host, if
possible.
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