Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Completes $550-Million Post-Katrina Transformation With Opening of Beau Rivage Theatre
Resort Continues Revitalization of Gulf Coast Tourism With Addition of Three New Gourmet Restaurants and Fazio-Designed Fallen Oak Golf Course
BILOXI, Miss., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will complete its $550-million transformation with the opening of the Beau Rivage Theatre. Widely regarded as the premier entertainment venue in the south, the Theatre will play host to today’s brightest stars in its 1,550-seat showroom and be home to Imaginaya, the Beau’s newest production by acclaimed Russian choreographer Alla Duhova. The theatre features a $3-million, state-of-the-art sound and lighting system and is one of the best-equipped theaters in the country.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Beau Rivage underwent a dramatic renovation to restore its legendary southern charm while adding new amenities and experiences for guests to enjoy. It reopened for business on August 29, 2006. Now boasting enhanced architecture and interior design schemes; 1,740 luxurious guest rooms and suites; a redesigned casino; 11 world-class restaurants including Todd English’s OLiVES, four exciting lounges and bars; 12 retail venues; a lavish spa and salon; tropical pool; convention center; an unparalleled Fazio-designed golf course and the Beau Rivage Theatre; the Beau is back in every sense of the word.
“We are proud to be part of the resurgence of Gulf Coast tourism and to bring some of the biggest names in their respective fields to Beau Rivage,” said George Corchis, president of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. “Our newest partners are all innovators in their own right — from Todd English to Tom Fazio and Alla Duhova — and they deliver a new standard of excellence to the Gulf Coast.” Since Beau Rivage reopened in August 2006, nearly half a million guests have stayed at the property and thousands more have come to dine, shop and indulge.
Beau Rivage’s sizzling new production show Imaginaya, Russian for “imagine,” will run from February 2 through June 3, and was created by Russia’s top choreographer Alla Duhova. Imaginaya features performances by the Russian circus and Russian dance company, Todes. A counterpart of the Russian ballet, Todes exhibits the finest in Russian estrada, or stage dancing. Estrada mixes styles, bends conventions, and combines everything from folk and hip-hop to jazz and classical forms in a spectacular display of athleticism and grace.
The Beau Rivage Theatre also will usher in 2007 with a star-studded lineup of headline entertainers: Four Tops & The Temptations (Dec. 29), Little Richard (Dec. 31), Bryan Adams (Jan. 5), Willie Nelson (Feb. 8), Howie Mandel (Feb. 16), Blue Man Group (Feb. 17), Julio Iglesias (Feb. 22 and 23), Gladys Knight (March 2), Wayne Newton (March 9), Kenny Rogers (March 16), Paul Anka (March 23), Lord Of The Dance (April 13, 14, 15), Beach Boys (May 26 and 27) and Ron White (June 1). Read the rest of this entry »
I was just there this past weekend and stayed at the Beau. The first thing you will want to do after checking in is go and get a players card. Everytime you sit at a table, make sure the dealer swipes your card so you get credit for the time you are there. This way you can get comped for buffets and such.
There are usually a few $4/$8 LHE games going and a bunch of $1/$2 NL games going. They will usually add a $10/$20 LHE game if there is enough demand. Same goes for $2/$5 and $5/$10 NL games. The room has 15-20 tables and is usually filled up between noon and midnight. Oh yeah…there is no buy-in cap on the NL games!!
As far as tourneys go, they had them Fri Sat and Sun while I was there. They started at noon and I’m not sure what the buy-ins were except for Sat which was ~ $110.
I played at IP on Sunday afternoon and they only had one $4/$8 LHE table and two $1/$2 NL tables. The action was great on the NL tables though.
I was told by several locals that the Beau and IP were the only places worth playing most of the time.
Thanks Kevbo from TwoPlusTwo Forum
Growth was all around in 2006 GULFPORT – The year 2006 brought numerous changes to the Coast’s landscape, including the further loss of treasured landmarks and the addition of new sights that might not have been imagined two years ago.
Among the most lamentable losses: Biloxi’s once-majestic Tivoli Hotel, opened on Feb. 19, 1927, fell to the wrecking ball. So did the former Broadwater Beach Hotel, whose glittery spaces had hosted gamblers, golfers and yachtsmen since 1939. Before the demolition crew arrived recently, the formerly proud, art-deco Broadwater had fallen into glum disrepair.
Then there are the new Coast landscape additions:
1.Growth has boomed above Interstate 10. With new subdivisions and shopping areas seemingly sprouting from the Earth north of the cities and in unincorporated Harrison County, this area has seen some of the most dramatic change.
2. The ferry. A new temporary ferry now fills a missing link and chugs from Bay St. Louis to Henderson Point and back, some days successfully, some days not.
3. Bridges. Concrete pilings for new bridges now dot the waters between Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian, and from Biloxi toward Ocean Springs. They are scheduled for full completion Nov. 30, 2007, and April 16, 2008, respectively.
4. Waffle House. Fans of grits, coffee and hash browns have been salivating at the site of several new Waffle House restaurants, being built to replace their hurricane-wasted predecessors along U.S. 90.
5. The Sound. Coastal beaches and waters have been returned more to normality by a continuing cleanup, both ashore and beneath the shallow Mississippi Sound.
6. Gulf waters. The underwater landscape also will become better, and hopefully more productive, by the moving of shells and other matter from Biloxi Bay to the Sound near Cat Island. The objective: Growing new oyster beds.
7. Casinos. The new Silver Slipper Casino at Bayou Caddy opened recently and stands pretty much alone in a mosquito-plagued area that once held fishing camps, shrimp boats and a seafood processing plant.
8. Condos. Like them or not, those irrepressible high-rise condominium projects with quixotic names have popped up on the beachfront along U.S. 90 and appear to be precursors of future growth.
9. Roads. The new Mississippi 605 extension road recently opened, giving motorists an alternative north-south parallel route to U.S. 49, running from the intersection of Lorraine Road and Interstate 10 to Mississippi 67.
10. Tall houses. Hurricane Katrina brought a dramatic change to the old practice of building homes near the water on piers or slabs. Many hurricane replacement homes started this year sit on stilts towering 12 feet or more above the ground – bad for burglars and furniture movers, but encouraging news for purveyors of fire protection equipment and elevators.
