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Julius Caesar
817-212-4200
(phone)
http://www.basshall.com
Neighborhood:
Fort Worth
Schedule
- May 28, 2011 7:30 pm
- June 5, 2011 2 pm
About
Following Pompey's defeat at the hands of Julius Caesar's powerful army, Caesar decides to spare Pompey's life at the behest of his wife. Soon after, the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy kills Pompey and delivers his head to Caesar as a sign of solidarity, but the gesture only serves to anger Caesar (as well as Pompey's son Sesto, who's understandably a bit irked over seeing his dad's head in a box). While Ptolemy's sister, the beautiful Cleopatra, tries to smooth things over by seducing Caesar, Sesto seeks out Ptolemy to avenge his father's death, and the whole thing culminates in a 24-hour marathon cage match at the Bellagio.
Is that last part made up? Maybe... But you'll just have to see the show to know for sure.