The King is dead. Long live El Vez! Yes, Elvis has left the building for good. Lucky El Vez is still with us and sees fit to grace us with a royal audience every holiday season. If you have yet to see the Mexican Elvis, run –don’t walk — to this show for an experience as unforgettable as seeing Mr. Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love himself — maybe more so. El Vez’s conceptually brilliant act combines a smoking musical show with live theater and social, political and cultural commentary. The mix will have you laughing, cheering and dancing. It’s far beyond a tribute to Elvis yet also proof positive that Presley’s iconography is so rich that El Vez can mine it, Chicano-style, for years and keep it fresh and thrilling every time.
This article appears in Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2002.