NEW YORK - s4story -- Shangri-La-La, a new one-hour Las Vegas musical comedy inspired by Siegfried & Roy and the Mirage-era reinvention of the Strip, is moving through a 2026 festival run with appearances in Harrisburg, New York City, Rogue Theater Festival's digital edition, and Philadelphia Fringe.

Created by Mike Meier and Peter Giambalvo, Shangri-La-La mixes original songs, show-business satire, Vegas glamour, immigrant ambition, magic mythology, Bugsy Siegel, Steve Wynn, white tigers, and the very human urge to build a dream larger than common sense.

The festival version returns to the birth of the spectacle: two outsiders arriving in America, remaking themselves into global icons, and helping define the Mirage era of Las Vegas entertainment. The result is a comic fable about fame, illusion, reinvention, risk, friendship, and the sometimes ridiculous machinery behind entertainment legend.

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The show has recently been covered or listed by BroadwayWorld, NYCPlaywrights, TheaterMania, StageBuddy, and CityGuideNY, giving the new comedy musical additional visibility as it moves through the summer festival circuit.

2026 Festival Appearances

Harrisburg Fringe Festival: July 19, 2026 | Gamut Theatre | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Tickets (https://harrisburg.ssboxoffice.com/events/)

Midtown International Theatre Festival: July 25 and 26, 2026 | American Theatre of Actors | New York City | Tickets (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shangri-la-la-a-comedy-musical-about-siegfried-roy-tickets-1989267183696?aff=odcleoeventsincollection)

Rogue Theater Festival: Digital / Online Festival Presentation | July 2026 | Tickets (https://cur8.com/17616/project/139957)

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Philadelphia Fringe Festival: September 27, 2026 — 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM | SideQuest Theater at The Adrienne Theater | 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 | Website (https://phillyfringe.org/)

Tickets for the New York performances are available through Eventbrite. Use discount code siib for 50% off New York tickets.

Shangri-La-La is written by Mike Meier and Peter Giambalvo. The one-hour festival version is designed for audiences who enjoy musical comedy, Las Vegas history, show-business mythology, immigrant reinvention stories, magic, fame, illusion, white-tiger spectacle, and theatrical trouble with a wink. More information: themikemeier.com/shangri-la-la-la-musical