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PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL (THE PARK); BY KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY IMAGES (MARS); KEVIN MAZUR/WIREIMAGE (CHER); CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (STING); DON ARNOLD/WIREIMAGE (MAROON 5); BRUCE GLIKAS/BRUCE GLIKAS/FILMMAGIC (NICKS) to expect a high-energy performance. This year, Bruno Mars starts the new year out with the first in a mini-residency across MGM properties. Monte Carlo, 866-740- 7711; parktheaterlv.com DECEMBER 31 Sting The Chelsea How does Cosmopolitan continue to top itself ? One word: Sting. Fresh off a summer arena tour with Peter Gabriel, Sting will be at one of Vegas's NYE party zones to ring you in. Cosmopolitan, 877- 893-2003; cosmopolitan lasvegas.com JANUARY 13–14 Van Morrison The Colosseum The reclusive Irish singer pays a rare visit to Las Vegas with a stop at the Colosseum, and the holidays keep on giving, since a copy of his new CD Keep Me Singing is included with the ticket. Caesars Palace, 702-731- 7110; thecolosseum.com JANUARY 18-22 Toruk—The First Flight T-Mobile Arena The newest Cirque du Soleil production is based on Avatar, and you can be among the first to judge whether it can compete with James Cameron's movie —and the Strip's slew of other Cirque shows. 702-692-1600; tmobilearena.com FEBRUARY 8–25 (SELECT DATES) Cher The Park Theater Cher is back with a show heavy on her '70s era classics (but would she really skip '80s anthem "If I Could Turn Back Time" or 1998 comeback single "Believe"?). Monte Carlo,866-740-7711; parktheaterlv.com . CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Cras mi lectus, viverra sed tempor at, pretium a enim. Phasellus malesuada at risus ac sodales. Etiam condimentum vulputate sem pellentesque, eu PARK IT HERE Chris Baldizan, senior vice president of entertainment booking at MGM Resorts International, dishes on MGM's brand-new theater, The Park. Why build The Park Theater? "We're in an extremely competitive market. And we didn't have a proper midsize theater. It gives artists a chance to be more creative than on a normal tour. The theater is the first part of the rebranding of the Monte Carlo hotel, which will eventually be Park MGM." How did you lure away Bruno Mars from the Cosmopolitan? "It wasn't that difficult. It's about merging Bruno Mars's brand with MGM Resorts' brand [and] trying to create something bigger than just a residency. Hopefully this is just the beginning of many things to come with Bruno." Tell us Cher will stay. "Her last residency at Caesars was in the middle of the recession and her numbers were still outstanding. You really can't go wrong with Cher. There's no downside." CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Sting's show at Cosmopolitan will be one for the record books; Maroon 5's NYE show at MGM Grand Garden Arena turns 5 this year; expect full regalia for Cher's run at The Park Theater; Stevie Nicks twirls in to open The Park Theater with special guests The Pretenders. SCENE PERFORMANCE 46 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM