▁at ▁Ca es ars ▁Palace ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Franco ▁Drag one ▁( known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁Cir que ▁du ▁So le il ) ▁and ▁premier ed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁A ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁event , ▁A ▁New ▁Day ... ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁the atr ical ▁entertain ment , ▁a ▁fusion ▁of ▁song , ▁performance ▁art , ▁innov ative ▁stage ▁craft ▁and ▁state - of - the - art ▁technology . ▁D ion ▁was ▁originally ▁contract ed ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁( D ion ▁received ▁about ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million , ▁plus ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁prof its ▁during ▁the ▁three - year ▁contract ), ▁however , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁immediate ▁success , ▁the ▁show ▁continued ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁two ▁years . ▁A ▁New ▁Day ... ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁a ▁five - year ▁run . ▁A ▁New ▁Day ▁... ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁res iden cy ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁gross ing ▁over ▁US $ 3 8 5 ▁million ▁($ ▁million ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁and ▁drawing ▁nearly ▁three ▁million ▁people ▁to ▁ 7 1 7 ▁shows . ▁ ▁D ion ▁returned ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁perform ▁her ▁new ▁res iden cy , ▁C eline . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁creation ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁occurred