Awakening (Wynn Las Vegas show)

Awakening
GenreContemporary pop theater
Show typeResident show
Date of premiereNovember 7, 2022
Creative team
Executive ProducerBernie Yuman
Producer and DirectorBaz Halpin
Producer and Character DesignerMichael Curry
Producer for WynnRick Gray
WriterKelly Sue DeConnick
ComposerBrian Tyler
Composer (water and air)Kris Pooley
Production DesignerGeorge Tsypin
Costume DesignerSoyon An
Lighting DesignersJules Fisher
Peggy Eisenhauer
Sound DesignerPeter Hylenski
Illusion DesignerPaul Kieve
Screen Graphics DirectorTom Colbourne
ChoreographersMandy Moore
Phillip Chbeeb
Kevin “Konkrete” Davis Jr.
Tracy Phillips
Alex Suarez
Zoi Tatopoulos
Supervising ChoreographerNolan Padilla
Official website

Awakening is the current marquee theater production at Wynn Las Vegas.  It is set in a 360-degree theater and includes illusions, music, dance and puppetry. It replaced Wynn’s long-running show, La Rêve, following five years of development and $120 million in production cost, including a custom-built 60-foot stage for theater in the round, with custom LED screens built into the stage.  The show’s recorded narration is provided by Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins and led by producers Baz Halpin, Bernie Yuman and Michael Curry.