Back in January of 2016, upon attending the opening night of Jennifer Lopez’s All I Have residency at Planet Hollywood, I wrote, “With All I Have, Lopez struts, slides, leans, glides, and shimmies into her new role, with a level of sophistication not generally seen in this town.”
In the ten years since, the rest of the entertainment community has slowly but steadily caught up to the sophisticated levels of production employed by the artist whose name we’ve lovingly abbreviated to JLo. This is not to say that Lopez has lowered her standards in any way. Rather, the generation of artists who have come after her with their own Vegas residency shows have recognized the payoff (especially for the audience) that comes from devoting the resources that Lopez and her team do to such things as production design, wardrobe, lighting design, hairography (I’m convinced Lopez’s hair has its own choreographer), and the like.
And while Lopez (like the rest of us) is ten years older, in her new Jennifer Lopez: Up All Night Live in Las Vegas residency show (aka The JLo Show)—which returns to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for all eight Fridays and Saturdays in March—she is still strutting, sliding, leaning, gliding, shimmying, and completely owning the stage like the masterful performer she is. Don't forget: Lopez’s dancing bona fides trace back to her time as one of the Fly Girls on seasons three and four of Keenen Ivory Wayans’ paradigm-shifting sketch comedy show, In Living Color!
In keeping with her modus operandi of giving her audience everything she possibly can, Lopez packs an insane amount of entertainment into 120 minutes. Breaking this show into four acts, like a theatrical production, the setlist is a heady mélange of JLo hits interspersed with covers of the signature songs of some of the most iconic voices of the recorded age.
So, because she’s still (she’s still) “Jenny from the Block,” you’ll hear such favorites from her catalogue as “If You Had My Love,” “Love Don’t Cost a Thing,” “On the Floor,” “Dance Again,” and “Let’s Get Loud.” And because she’s all supped-up from her star-turn as ‘Aurora’ in the 2025 big-screen adaptation of the 1992 musical stage version of Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lopez also delivers a number of covers of classic songs from Broadway and Hollywood, including “Let Me Entertain You” from Gypsy, the coy “Whatever Lola Wants” from Damn Yankees (originated on Broadway by Gwen Verdon, but mostly affiliated with the great Sarah Vaughan), the jubilant “Get Happy” from Summer Stock (à la Judy Garland), the triumphant “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl (originated on both stage and screen by Barbra Streisand), and the haunting “Young and Beautiful” from The Great Gatsby (originally sung and co-written by Lana Del Rey). You can also look forward to her rendition of Elvis Presley’s soulful “Heartbreak Hotel,” and the sultry “I’m a Woman” (originally recorded by Christine Kittrell, but famously covered by Miss Peggy Lee, and performed on The Muppet Show by Raquel Welsh with Miss Piggy). And of course, since it wouldn’t be The JLo Show without it, “Waiting for Tonight,” which itself is a cover, as it was originally recorded in 1997 by the girl group 3rd Party, before Lopez made it her own two years later.
Make an evening of it by starting or ending your night (or both) in Caesars Palace’s new venues. Within a few minutes’ walk, you’ll find the buzzy and fabulous new Aureus Lounge high-limit room, which feels totally exclusive but is actually open 24 hours to anyone 21 and older. Lean into high-limit energy with one of its build-your-own Old Fashioneds and Manhattans with rare whiskeys or a “Snake Eyes” cocktail made with Mark Wahlberg’s new Flecha Azul extra anejo tequila. For food-focused plans, Stanton Social Prime has refocused as Stanton Social Italian, with shareable Italian plats and a lively bar that suits both pre-show bites and late-night snacks. Nearby, Brasserie B by Bobby Flay and Amalfi by Bobby Flay offer steakhouse-style dishes or coastal Italian seafood, close enough that you can stroll to the Colosseum without obsessively checking the time. After all, you have a date with JLo.
Check show dates at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.