Barry Manilow

Bottle and sell whatever it is Barry Manilow’s got and you’d be a millionaire.

When he steps out on stage, women tremble as if George Clooney suddenly appeared on the doorstep with flowers and chocolates. Big biker types wave glow sticks. Cynics come out from behind their wall of ironic detachment to sing along.

The heart-stealing takes place at the Paris Théâtre at Paris Las Vegas, where Manilow has been working his magic for the past year. It’s a new show that the singer calls the most romantic of his career.

It’s a love fest for sure. Along with his own catalog of love songs, Manilow’s performance includes a few of his favorites by other songwriters.

There’s lots of old footage from Manilow’s long showbiz career. A circa-’70s Manilow sings “Mandy” on a gigantic screen, then disappears as the flesh-and-blood version takes over singing duties. Vintage Barry reappears for a duet on “Could It Be Magic.”

The setting is ideal. The red-swathed walls of the 1,500-seat theater evoke something out of fin-de-siècle Paris. The set makes use of authentic French Impressionist paintings.

Manilow came to the Paris after five years at the Hilton. The two-year residency marks his first sit-down gig on the Strip.

March 18 to 20, March 25 to 27,
April 8 to 10 and April 15 to 17,
7:30 p.m.

—Anne Burke, Custom Publishing Writer

BARRY MANILOW
Paris Théâtre, Paris Las Vegas
3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South
800.745.3000, www.ticketmaster.com
www.parislasvegas.com
Platinum tickets: www.manilowparis.com