The cast of "American Gods" chat with Kevin Smith on IMDb LIVE at NY Comic Con about the show's success and how the series will continue to veer creatively from Neil. Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live (also called Back to Business) was the third residency show by American recording artist Beyoncé. Announced in March, and held during. 1. Misogynist? I am many things, but misogynist isn’t one of them. 2. I was only stating common sense. This is the 21st century. Once something puts something. Replicants, superheros, and reboots await you in our Fall Movie Guide. Plan your season and take note of the hotly anticipated indie, foreign, and documentary.

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Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live - Wikipedia. Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live (also called Back to Business) was the third residency show by American recording artist Beyoncé. Announced in March, and held during four consecutive nights in May 2. Atlantic City, New Jersey, the concerts were part of the opening of the new entertainmentresort, hotel, casino and spa, Revel. Beyoncé stated that her alter ego Sasha Fierce was brought back to life for the performances and the main concept was the fact that the birth of her first baby made her more grounded.

She promoted the shows by projecting images and releasing behind- the- scenes footage on her official website. The stage included several LED screens and the singer was backed by female background vocalists, all- female band and dancers. The set list contained songs from Beyoncé's four studio albums as well as several covers and "Jumpin', Jumpin'", which she recorded with her former girl group Destiny's Child. She collaborated on outfits with several fashion designers including Ralph and Russo, Swarovski, Dolce & Gabbana, David Koma and her mother, designer Tina Knowles. Critics praised the costumes and Beyoncé's look during the shows. Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live received positive reviews from music critics who praised Beyoncé's vocals and dance abilities during the concerts calling it her post- pregnancy comeback show. Commercially, the shows were also successful with the tickets for all three shows being sold out in one minute on April 6, 2. Watch Mixed Nuts Online Hulu.

Later, when the fourth show was announced, it eventually sold out as well. A preview of the performance of "End of Time" appeared online on May 2. Beyoncé's 2. 01. 3 HBOdocumentary. Life Is But a Dream. Background and development[edit]On March 1. Beyoncé's publicist Yvette Noel- Schure announced that the singer would perform three shows (May 2.

Revel Atlantic City to inaugurate the resort and its Ovation Hall, a 5,0. The concerts were noted as the singer's first performances since giving birth to her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, in January of the same year and her first shows since the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé residency shows in August 2. Rehearsals began in March, two months prior to the date of the concerts as Beyoncé had to lose sixty pounds for the show after her pregnancy.[4][5] James Dinh of MTV News wrote that it was further expected from the concerts to be "much more of a grand spectacle" in comparison with 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé, with high- tech LED display, intense choreography and video backdrops.[4]"Getting this show together and learning choreography and directing something so huge.. For me to do all of this four months after giving birth, I feel like I went from zero to ten and it was really hard, but I did it so I'm hoping that somebody out there can be inspired by that."—Beyoncé Knowles in Making of Revel, Behind the Scenes (Part II)[6]On March 2. Beyoncé were projected on the Big Screen of the NASDAQ on Times Square advertising her show in Revel Atlantic City.[7] On May 2. It showed rehearsals and preparations for the show and a performance of "Halo".[9] In it, Beyoncé stated that she is excited, yet nervous about the shows.[8] She said "[Performing at Revel is] like going back to my old job and it's a little strange."[8] She continued saying that it was vital for her not to lose herself and still have her own passion even after she became a mother, something she was accomplishing with the shows.[8] Director/Choreographer Frank Gatson Jr.

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Beyoncé's career.[8][1. The second behind- the- scenes video detailing the event premiered the next day, on May 2. During the video, Beyoncé stated that she tried to bring back to life her alter ego Sasha Fierce for the show.[6][1.

She further said that she is anxious about the show as her team was doing it in two weeks, unlike her previous shows which were prepared in two months.[6] Beyoncé further revealed the concept of the show saying, "What I'm trying to say with the show .. I had a baby, but it just made me more grounded".[1. The concert was also called Back to Business referencing Beyoncé's song "Run the World (Girls)".[1. Stage and set list[edit]Onstage, Beyoncé was backed by her all- female band consisting of eleven members, background vocalists and ten dancers including the French duo Les Twins.[1. The stage included several LED screens on which grainy- color videos were shown as well as several black and white geometric patterns.[1.

Video interludes with voice- overs recorded by Beyoncé were also shown.[1. Dawn Fallik of The Wall Street Journal noted that the stage set offered "a seemingly endless number of screens and levels" for Beyoncé's all- female band.[1. Jim Farber of the Daily News praised the look of the graphics saying that they were elegant and classic like a zebra's stripes.[1. The light shows during the performances were "modest" as described by Ben Ratliff of The New York Times.[1. Glenn Gamboa of Newsday wrote that the stage set of massive cubes was similar to the Watch the Throne Tour by Jay- Z and Kanye West and noted that the "complicated" system of screens which was used to leave an impression that Beyoncé and her dancers were stepping in and out of black- and- white images was influenced by the opening credits of James Bond films.[1.

He further noted, "There were so many striking visual images both on stage and on screen, the show felt like a Pinterest board come to life - - packed with bold colors and graphics, elegant modern dance positions and video clips."[1. Tris Mc. Call of The Star- Ledger also compared the light- up platforms on the stage with the towering cubes used during the Watch the Throne Tour.[2. In another review, he noted, "The light show was as hypnotic as Laser Floyd, the costumes glittered like mirror balls, and the bass at Ovation Hall was so booming that I often felt like I was standing in a stiff wind."[2.

Chuck Darrow of the Philadelphia Media Network wrote,"Beyonce's name might have been the one on the ticket for the two- hour, 2. The show's visual centerpiece was a stage- spanning video display screen offering an endless array of multi- hued shapes and geometric patterns, not to mention crystal- clear wide shots and close- ups of the star. The result was a dramatic presentation befitting a performer of Beyonce's magnitude."[2. The set list contained songs from Beyoncé's four studio albums as well as "Jumpin', Jumpin'", which she recorded with Destiny's Child.[2. In addition to performing her songs, Beyoncé also covered Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" (1. Halo", Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" (1. Naughty Girl", Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" (1.

If I Were a Boy" and Lauryn Hill's "Ex- Factor" (1. Caryn Ganz of Spin magazine noted that Beyoncé's up- tempo songs were performed at the beginning of the concert.[1. Fallik of The Wall Street Journal noted that the show "relied too much on lesser- known, slower songs that lulled the crowd into their seats instead of bringing them to their feet" and added that "only a couple songs called for much movement".[1. Fashion and wardrobe[edit]The shows featured couture costumes designed by fashion house Ralph and Russo. Designer Tamara Ralph said Beyoncé asked them to be "really creative" while creating items with "an ultra- glamorous feel to them".[2.

The duo's inspiration was "modern showgirl", paying attention to the "comfort and flexibility of each outfit and the ease of getting in and out of the pieces with quick costume changes".[2.