How long is a Cirque du Soleil show? (need answer kinda fast)

We’ve got tickets to the Michael Jackson show here in Charlotte tomorrow night and have a sort of conflict later in the evening (have to pick someone up at the airport).

The show starts at 8:00. If we have to leave at, say, 9:15, should we even bother going?

I remembered the shows as being a couple of hours and this backs me up on that. Honestly, I think you’d miss too much. Can your airport person hang on for you?

This. Can they just chill or take a taxi?

(And yes, the show is indeed a couple hours IIRC)

If the airport person can’t wait (is elderly or doesn’t speak the language), perhaps you could arrange to have a friend pick them up?

Based on Charley’s link, it’s 2:10 with the intermission. If it started at 8, I’d guess you’d be actually driving away at 10:30-10:45. I would either skip it or arrange another ride for your friend.
What time does your friend land at? Add 20 minutes for them to get their bags and see if they’re okay hanging out at the airport for a little while. If I were them, I’d be okay for 20-30 minutes, beyond that I’d probably just get a cab, but no matter what the case is you better tell me you already had the tickets before you promised to pick me up. If you have any other mutual friends, see if you can send them.

Thanks, everyone!

For reasons of time and also because it turns out my wife has already seen this show (which I didn’t know when I posted the OP) to skip it and let others use our tickets.

Closed, since the issue has been resolved.