Painter said the show is a major departure for audiences used to a certain style of Cirque performances. The rotating cast will include comedian Brad Williams, rapper Chris Turner, and lead vocalist Xharlie Black, the great-nephew of Nat King Cole. The show will feature six different acts as well as musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and circus performers. “We’ve taken inspiration from the city’s rich musical history, legendary comedy scene and unrivaled nightlife, and combined it with the wow factor of Cirque du Soleil to create an experience that will feel like a giant party from start to finish.” “Mad Apple will deliver a night of joy and entertainment with the thrilling backdrop of New York City,” Painter said in a statement. Mad Apple will use the theater at New York-New York formerly used by another shuttered Cirque production, the adult-themed “Zumanity.” The theater seats a little more than 1,100 spectators. It joins “The Beatles Love” at The Mirage, “O” at Bellagio, “Mystere” at Treasure Island, “Ka” at MGM Grand, and “Michael Jackson One” at Luxor. The show will open Memorial Day Weekend and give Cirque six active shows on the Strip. You saw the funniest comedian, you saw the craziest bands, you heard someone singing the most beautiful jazz ever, and then you saw somebody doing triple back-flips off the Brooklyn Bridge - all at 4 o’clock in the morning. “You have the greatest night out of your life. “The best way of describing this show is the first time you ever went to New York,” co-producer Simon Painter told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It’s an appropriate venue for the show which producers describe as a gigantic New York-themed party. The company is set to launch “Mad Apple” this spring at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino. Cirque du Soleil is already all over the Las Vegas Strip, and it’s about to have an even bigger presence.