The shows are back, and so are their ever-­escalating prices.

After tallying ticket prices from 91 active shows, the average price comes in at a whopping $104.26 per ticket, the highest total ever recorded in this annual LasVegasAdvisor.com survey and the first time that the average is above $100. And it could have been worse.

While most of the more expensive productions (Blue Man, Absinthe, the Cirque shows) are back, the mini-residency headliners (Rod Stewart, Katie Perry, Lionel Ritchie) still aren’t playing enough dates to include them in the survey. These can cost $300 and up, so if you count those the average skyrockets. The highest average was Donny Osmond at Harrah’s, coming in at $275.19.

Bargain tickets: The lowest base price (doesn’t include taxes and fees) in this year’s survey was for Mike Hammer at the Four Queens, coming in at $34.34. After that, the lowest base prices for tickets are for “The Comedy Works” at the Plaza ($39.24), Hypnosis Unleashed at Four Queens ($39.79) and Gordie Brown at Golden Nugget ($48.12).

Gospel brunch: The latest buffet to return is the Gospel Brunch in the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. Starting April 17, the buffet will be available for $54.50 adults and $27.50 ages 11 and under.

It will be offered one Sunday monthly, at least to start. Previously, it ran every Sunday.

Venetian supper club: The Venetian has announced that it’s opening a new dinner-­entertainment venue along the lines of Mayfair at Bellagio and Delilah at the Wynn. The Villa Azur supper club will debut in the Canal Shoppes sometime this spring.

Question: How many buffets have reopened in Las Vegas?

Answer: Counting the Gospel Brunch, there are 12 buffets.

The others are at Caesars Palace, Bellagio, Wynn, Excalibur, South Point, Cosmopolitan, MGM Grand, Luxor, Rampart, Circus Circus and Main Street Station.

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