Defending the Caveman is one of the funniest shows I have seen in a very long time. I saw it with a male companion and another couple and we all laughed hysterically.  While it is a one man show exploring the differences between men and women, it does not denigrate either sex or make it an adversarial relationship. It is one man saying what he sees between man and women told in a comic way.  It is insightful, biting and yet so true. I saw myself and my ex-husband and actually began to understand him and the men in my life a little better while laughing out loud. 

Defending the Caveman is based on the play “Caveman” which originally opened in San Francisco in 1991 and soon moved to Dallas. After a year in Dallas, it became a hit in that city and Caveman went on to sold-out engagements in Washington DC, Philadelphia and Chicago, before opening on Broadway in 1995. After running two and a half years, playing 702 performances at the Helen Hayes Theater, Caveman entered the record books as the longest running solo play in Broadway history. 

Until recently, The Golden Nugget was the Las Vegas home of Defending the Caveman. Its run at the Golden Nugget will end on Dec 4 to get the Nugget Theater ready for the return of Gordie Brown.  Defending the Caveman will then have a limited engagement at Excalibur from December 15 - January 11.  

Classically trained performer Kevin Burke stars as the title character.  Burke was the star in the Broadway tour of Defending the Caveman since 2003 before coming to Las Vegas. A native of Chicago, Burke has been featured on OPRAH, THE CBS MORNING NEWS, NPR's TALK OF THE NATION, THE DR. LAURA BERMAN SHOW on XM Satellite Radio, NBC-TV's FRIDAY NIGHT, and ABC-TV's AMERICA'S FUNNIEST PEOPLE which awarded Kevin its grand prize.  Burke was recently named Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year for his work in Defending the Caveman and has performed in the show more than 700 times in Las Vegas. 

According the Burke, his favorite stop on the Broadway tour of Caveman was at the Opera House in Lexington, KY, a former vaudeville theater, where his great-grandmother Hettie Reilly performed in 1908. 

Whether single or married, straight or gay, this is one show you don’t want to miss.  It is that funny! 

Tickets are on sale for shows at the Golden Nugget nightly at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. through Thursday, Dec. 4. Tickets start at $39.95 plus tax and service fee. For tickets and information, call 385-7111 or go to www.goldennugget.com. 

Tickets are also on sale for the limited run from Dec. 15 – Jan. 11 and can be purchased at Excalibur ticket booth or by calling 597-7600 or online at www.excalibur.com.  Show time is 7 p.m. nightly; ticket prices are $39.95, $49.95 and $64.95 plus tax and handling fees. Saturday and Sunday matinee performances are at 3 p.m. with special ticket prices of $34.95 and $44.95 plus tax and handling fees.  The nightly $49.95 ticket price and $44.95 matinee ticket price includes a “Defending the Caveman” t-shirt.  VIP tickets are available for the evening performances only for $64.95, which includes premium seating, souvenir photo and t-shirt.  Guests must be 13 years of age and older to attend.