Holly Madison’s new show and venue at Mandalay Bay is titled 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque. The Jacksons’ shows at Planet Hollywood have been trimmed by three weeks, and the reason for the early departure is ...
Facing an entryway that was half the size of the Earth Globe to be used in the annual fundraiser "One Night for One Drop" this Friday night at Mandalay Bay, Cirque du Soleil workers faced the obvious task ...
Eric Jordan Young left "Vegas! The Show" in Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood on Wednesday as his contract with David Saxe timed out. But he has designs on other projects in Las Vegas ...
Long before most of the guests at the funeral of Jackie Gaughan began streaming into St. Viator Catholic Church, Gaughan’s Irish heritage played out in the church parking lot. There, a solitary musician tuned his bagpipes. The sound carried over the church’s asphalt expanse as a fitting tribute to ...
“He was my hero,” Flamingo headliner George Wallace said when asked about David Brenner, who died today in New York of pancreatic cancer. He was 78. “We dined together frequently. He was the first, young, flashy dresser in the ’70s, and we ...
Felix Rappaport makes an appearance in this column, which also includes Fright Dome founder Jason Egan. Rappaport resigned from the Mirage in December after spending more than 20 years in Las Vegas in positions with Station Casinos and MGM Resorts.
The man who has been charged with creating the second-annual water-themed "One Night for One Drop" benefit at Mandalay Bay on March 21 knows all about the importance of water conservation.
Hakkasan chief Neil Moffitt strongly hinted that renovations were upcoming for one of his company’s newest clubs, Pure at Caesars Palace. His company acquired Angel Management Group, and that move was announced Feb. 19.
Comedy-impressionist Terry Fator’s headliner show at the Mirage has a family look and is loaded with puppets, but he also tosses out some pot humor. On Friday night, he toasted to five years on the Strip with a star-studded celebration.
Writing from Mandalay Bay, the nexus for all sorts of happenings, we also touch on the Smith Center and Holly Madison’s ferret habitat. The reason I’m loitering-slash-typing at Mandalay Bay is that earlier, I visited with Cirque du Soleil artist Mukhtar O.S. Mukhtar.
Veronic DiCaire has won the praise and respect of Celine Dion, her mentor and her show's co-producer, during her run at Bally’s. Dozens of voices populate the mind of Veronic, many more than the 50 or so she produces onstage every night.
Stratosphere headliner Frankie Moreno hosted the latest Las Vegas Weekly Unscripted/Stifler show Tuesday night in the Havana Room at the Tropicana, and it was (in a couple of instances) a blinding success.
Las Vegas resident DJ Ashba is gearing up for another run at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel with Guns N’ Roses, but he did speak of his oft-publicized proposal aboard a Metro Police helicopter last August here in town.
Holly Madison took a pair of clippers, claimed that she was a novice at head-shaving, then shaved a head for St. Baldrick’s Foundation on Saturday at New York-New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
Director Frank Gatson Jr. has built his creative team for the challenge of bringing “Jubilee!” “into this time.” Known as the choreographer for Beyonce, Gatson says he is not performing such an overhaul that the legendary showgirl production will be unrecognizable.
“Jersey Boys” band member Jeff Ray, a highly accomplished and respected guitarist, is to be honored at a celebration of his life, music and legacy at Vinyl by many of the artists with whom he collaborated before his tragic death in March.
Kerry Simon, dubbed the “Rock ’n’ Roll Chef,” has been diagnosed with multiple system atrophy, which shares many characteristics with Parkinson’s disease and for which there is no cure. Slow body movement, muscle rigidity and impaired balance are symptoms.
Josh Bell writes TV and film criticism for Las Vegas Weekly, but his really challenging task is appearing on our radio show, “Kats With the Dish,” partly because co-host Tricia McCrone somehow finds a way to bait Bell into an argument.
Criss Angel’s shoulder surgery has shelved “Believe” at the Luxor, but a clip of the operation is now in “Magic Jam” in the same theater. After undergoing the major procedure Jan. 9, Angel was told to take it easy for six months.
Former Mayor Oscar Goodman spent the balance of his three terms in office trying to lure a major-league franchise to Las Vegas. Now the restaurant with his name is sharing space with the Wranglers.
Tom Green has interviewed Dan Rather and Carrot Top and also can rap and tell jokes that draw laughs from Las Vegas to Edinburgh. “I’ve noticed how universal our sense of humor has become, and it’s kind of a sad thing, really,” he says.
Jason Alexander’s new show at Harrah’s, “An Evening With Jason Alexander and His Hair,” hints to the status of his scalp. Alexander often refers to this new hairpiece he’s been sporting over the past couple of years as “revenge hair.”
Blake Sartini believes in expansion, not only in the number of taverns his company runs but in the scope of their demographics
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014
Growth, development, expansion — all are ways to map success, chart fulfillment, and validate the business and personal decisions of Blake Sartini, who has overseen the rapid expansion of the PT's Pub and Sierra Gold brands. The number of Golden Gaming taverns in Southern Nevada has doubled since Sartini took over 15 years ago.
John Payne, who has developed a beyond-credible interpretation of the vocal stylings and stage manner of AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, co-wrote the original template for "Raiding the Rock Vault," which is still playing with gleeful power at LVH.
Wranglers President Billy Johnson said today that Las Vegas’ entrant in the ECHL has reached an agreement with owners of the downtown Plaza to play home games in a leased facility to be built on that property for five years beginning with the 2014-15 season in October.
Melody Sweets is known as a burlesque performer who inhabits the role of the songbird Green Fairy in “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace. But on Feb. 25, she will join the throwback, 1956 rock ’n’ roll musical “Million Dollar Quartet” at Harrah’s.
Frankie Moreno is planning to put his show recorded Tuesday night at the Stratosphere in front of a national TV audience. One interested party is PBS. The idea, too, is for the performance to be issued as a live DVD.
A river of marinara runs through Las Vegas, where the famous and rich convene to deal and pitch. Deals are made, relationships are cemented, and news unfolds (eventually) at throwback Italian restaurants in Las Vegas.
All this craziness turned into some serious business, as a pair of Las Vegas strip clubs have tussled for months over the application of the word “crazy.”
Las Vegas’ Allen & Rossi (Marty Allen and Steve Rossi) were featured during The Beatles’ first run through the U.S., as the comedians were popular guests on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Brody Dolyniuk founded Yellow Brick Road in Las Vegas and brings a classic-rock spectacle to Smith Center on Friday night with Zeppelin USA. This is far more adventurous a performance than a mere recitation of Led Zep’s biggest hits.
Carrot Top welcomed Toby Keith to his headliner show at the Luxor on Saturday night — then drew the crowd's attention back to the stage: “Hey! The shows up here! Eyes here!”
Imagine Dragons make their first appearance on “Saturday Night Live” tonight, and bassist Ben McKee is eager to perform on the same stage where Sean Connery (played famously by Darrel Hammond) chided Alex Trebek (in one of Will Ferrell’s great roles on the show).
Given five weeks to find a new home for the Las Vegas Wranglers, President Billy Johnson plans to issue a memorandum of understanding to the ECHL on Wednesday.
The night begins with Skye Dee Miles and her new Tropicana Nights show at Tropicana Lounge. It is important to note that Miles kicks off this coincidentally aligned weekend of entertainment on the Strip because she unleashes a consistently entertaining show.
Nevada Ballet Theater’s 2014 Woman of the Year has taken many voyages on “The Love Boat,” played at every famous Strip hotel and even worked with Shecky Greene.
Brian "Paco" Alvarez took over as chairman of the Liberace Foundation in 2011 but resigned abruptly today after three years of service when a no-confidence vote was taken among his fellow board members.
Jeff Ray played multiple roles as a musician in “Jersey Boys.” He died, tragically and inexplicably, after being struck by a train Saturday afternoon in Washington state.
Give The Jacksons any sort of stage plot, and they’ll figure out how to make it work. The surviving members of The Jackson 5 are in promotional mode to generate buzz about their 40 appearances beginning Feb. 20 at PH Showroom.
Marc Savard was stunned at the news over the weekend that his friend and fellow Las Vegas hypnotist Scott Lewis had died after a fall from a balcony in Sydney, Australia.
The Jacksons — brothers Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and Tito — will alternate performances in "Rocktellz & Cocktails" beginning Feb. 20 at PH Showroom in Planet Hollywood.