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Jul 29, 2023

Katy Perry comes back to ‘Play’ in Las Vegas after a balance

Katy Perry is taking her 20-foot toilet and leaving Las Vegas, at least until her next headlining concept. She told People in June that the orange stage commode is “going bye-bye,” but did not go so

Katy Perry is taking her 20-foot toilet and leaving Las Vegas, at least until her next headlining concept. She told People in June that the orange stage commode is “going bye-bye,” but did not go so far as to say she was breaking up with Vegas. She is, however, returning to her current residency, Play, after completing a three-month sobriety pact with fiancé Orlando Bloom, meant to give both halves of the power couple resets and fresh approaches to their respective performances.

While Bloom planned to apply the benefits of his cleanse to a shoot in London, Perry wanted to “let her body bounce back a little bit” and restore balance. She has her own nonalcoholic brand of aperitifs, De Soi, to satisfy her need for crisp, sparkling beverages, but doesn’t need much more motivation to stay sober with both a hit Strip show and toddler to take care of. She’s optimizing her health and maximizing physical functionality.

That’s good news for superfan KatyCats who return to Resorts World Las Vegas to catch Play before the curtain closes on the final show in November. Her No. 1 KatyCat, daughter Daisy Dove, has been known to stay for the first three acts, so the pressure is on mom to be on point. At 38, Perry has left her hangover days behind her.

Eating well, preshow workouts and meditation were already part of her backstage routine prior to the pact. She gives her all in what she’s called the most physically grueling production she’s ever put together. From Teenage Dream track “E.T.” to pre-encore number “Roar,” Perry is a whirlwind of dancing, singing and costume changes.

She’ll need a break before planning her next moves, which will include curating song ideas she’s accumulated since her 2020 album, Smile, and coming up with a concept for the next tour that contrasts with Play. The costumes will be packed up, along with the toilet, which will be stored, until Perry is moved to create a museum collection featuring iconic props and wardrobe from throughout her career.

For now, she’s a living exhibit in a five-act show where one set is a forest of magic mushrooms. Perry dons a glossy red latex bodysuit topped with a mushroom-cap hat during that act, wears a black-and-white tassel-enhanced wrap dress with thigh-high boots and elbow gloves during “California Gurls,” a beer-can themed minidress that dispenses brew from her bosom, and a pink-and-white paean to Barbie that Perry was wearing onstage well before audiences got their first glimpses of Margot Robbie starring as Mattel’s most popular doll.

Perry seems happy to be Bloom’s favorite doll, and is demonstrating that she has successfully found balance between show business and family. A break will ensure she’s more available during her daughter’s crucial preschool stage as the experience of being a mom informs both her songwriting and tastes that inspire set designs. Now is the time for Perry to direct that reset energy into “Dark Horse,” “Waking Up In Vegas” and “I Kissed a Girl” before the next act begins.

Resorts World Las Vegas, axs.com

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