Live Variety Entertainment Abounds - Variety Acts Featured in Variety Shows such as Variety Girls, Sizzle, Cirque Cabaret, Cirque du Soleil, and The Ultimate Variety Show.

Live variety entertainment is not only making a comeback, it is, today, more popular than ever before. Variety shows featuring world-class variety acts - jugglers, magicians, acrobats, dance teams, vocalists, comedians, and more - light up the major casinos in places like Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Monte Carlo, as well as onboard luxury cruise ships.

Patrick James, director of talent and productions for ShowPals International - the leading provider of live variety acts and shows for casinos, resorts, cruise lines, theaters, and corporate events in the world, reports that the demand for variety acts and shows is at an all-time high. "This is attributable to the huge success of shows like Cirque du Soleil, the Ultimate Variety Show, and our new productions," says James, who is presently casting 5 stage shows to open in 2006 - 2007 in Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, and at sea!

ShowPals has hit the right recipe by taking world-class acts and bringing in the best new modern choreographers and technicians to ensure that every performance is unique and ultra-modern. "We take what is great already and make it better," explains James. "There are a lot of highly-skilled artists, but being technically good is not enough."

"We do for the variety show what Cirque du Soleil did for the circus." Another reason for the soaring popularity of variety entertainment agencies and producers like ShowPals International is the novel idea of customizing shows for even the small venues. "A good show does not have to be a big show. We can put a cast of 8 in a any theater and get rave reviews," says James, who points out that ShowPals' five newest productions can vary in cast size from 6 to 60 without compromising quality.

The five new stage shows - Variety Girls (a fast-paced variety show with an all-girl cast of novelty acts emceed by a male comedian); Sizzle (a Las Vegas-style revue featuring energetic song & dance, and today's best comedy, novelty, and musical acts); Comedy Cavalcade (a line-up of top comedians and comedy acts from famous comedy clubs that will tour colleges and corporate events); Star Search Live (like the TV show only the performers will be seasoned professional dance teams, comedians, jugglers, magicians, models, and other performing artists, who will compete for the audience's vote); and Cirque Cabaret (a mesmerizing blend of circus and cabaret to play intimate rooms worldwide).

Presently ShowPals International is conducting world-wide casting of singers, musicians, comedians, novelty acts, circus acts, models, dancers, and other variety performers. "We are looking for the most unique, modern, and energetic performing artists out there," says James, who just returned to New York City from casting stops in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Miami, London, and Frankfurt. "Because today's audiences want the best, and because we want to present the best." For more detals visit showpals.com