The Mel Brooks comedy The Producers, at Paris Las Vegas, announced this week that critically acclaimed actress Leigh Zimmerman has been cast as the seductive Swedish secretary, “Ulla.” Zimmerman has garnered rave reviews for her work as “Ulla” in the Broadway version of The Producers and is an Olivier Award nominee for originating the role, alongside Nathan Lane, in London’s West End version. She made her New York debut as an original cast member of the Tony Award winning musical, The Will Rogers Follies. Zimmerman’s other Broadway shows include Chicago, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Crazy for You. No stranger to the screen, Zimmerman currently stars as a Scottish police sergeant, Sergeant Beesley, in the BBC America series Feel the Force and was the featured actor in the critically acclaimed motion picture United 93. Zimmerman will join television legend David Hasselhoff for the Las Vegas debut of The Producers in February of 2007.

Featuring a new name and treatment menu, Nurture – The Spa at Luxor offers a chance to unwind amid the exciting hustle and bustle of Las Vegas. Relax in this intimate facility with treatments designed to soothe tired bodies and calm weary minds.  Innovative services include a Peppermint Foot Therapy, a stimulating foot and leg massage complete with a warm peppermint towel wrap; Citrus Marine Detox Body Toner, a three-stage treatment that includes a sea salt and seaweed scrub, a Mediterranean marine mud body mask and a toning and firming gel; or Escape to Sonoma with a full-body, grapeseed oil massage followed by a sea salt scrub and a wine body wrap to nourish dehydrated skin.  Open to the public seven days a week, Nurture – The Spa at Luxor’s hours of operation are 6a to 8p daily.

Polly Esther’s nightclub group from New York City to open the very first mega club in Las Vegas that brings all of their signature nightclubs under one roof at the Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower in February of 2007. The highly successful signature clubs of “Polly Esther’s,” “Nerve Ana” and “Culture Club” are popular throughout North America and are renowned for their extremely detailed “decade themed” venues. Polly Esther’s Las Vegas will debut “Suite 2000,” a club themed around this decade and specially designed for Las Vegas.  Polly Esther’s is a 1970s themed club within the mega venue. A lit up dance floor from “Saturday Night Fever” under a disco ball is the place to do the Hustle, disco dance and groove to classics. There are also twelve-foot statues of 70s icons in the likes of Farrah Fawcett, John Travolta and Rocky Balboa.  Polly Esther’s is open Wednesday through Sunday. Doors open at 8p. Experience the Weird Science of the 1980s in the Culture Club. A “Purple Rain” dance floor, oversized Rubik’s Cube just daring you to solve it, massive murals of 80s icons and a vintage “Back to the Future” DeLorean suspended from the ceiling encourages guests to celebrate the decade of “excess.” One full wall is a working Pac Man game. Culture Club is open Wednesday through Sunday. Doors open at 8p.  Those looking to sip cocktails with names such as “Billy Ray Citrus” and “Ricki Martini” while sitting in a white Ford Bronco a la OJ Simpson can head to the “Nerve Ana” room. Guests can rock out in the 1990s themed club to the likes of Boy Bands and Sir Mix-a-Lot while mingling with Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinski impersonators. Large murals of the decade’s pop culture stars such as the cast of “Beverly Hills 90210” cover the walls. Nerve Ana is open Wednesday through Sunday. Doors open at 10p.  Escape nostalgia in Suite 2000, a spin-off of San Francisco’s premier nightclub Suite One8One with a Las Vegas twist. In an atmosphere that fuses New York, Los Angeles and Miami, DJs will spin today’s hottest hip-hop, house, Detroit funk and rock & roll tunes.  Suite 2000 is open Wednesday through Sunday. Doors open at 11p.

Las Vegas headliner Vinnie Favorito will be a guest panelist on an upcoming episode of the comedic series, “Comics Unleashed” set to air on Saturday, February 3 at 1:30 a.m. on the CW network.  “Comics Unleashed” is a nightly comedy show where a panel of four comedians discuss whatever comes to mind with host Byron Allen and hilarity ensues. Along for the comedic ride with Favorito are comedians David Allen Grier, Pablo Francisco and Sue Costello.  Quick-witted Favorito is no amateur when it comes to improvisation and off-the-cuff remarks. Star of “The Vinnie Favorito Comedy Show,” Favorito takes his audience on a side-splitting trip where the crowd will learn all the stories behind their fellow audience members. Favorito is also known throughout Hollywood as one of the country’s top “roasters” for celebrities including Tom Arnold, Jerry Springer and Larry King. Favorito performs two shows nightly in the 150-seat O’Sheas Theatre, Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30p and 9:30p and one performance on Sundays at 8:30p.

For the first time ever in its 24 years, “Legends in Concert” at the Imperial Palace Casino will headline a comedian to host the show. Beginning Monday, Feb.12, musical comedian and impressionist Stephen Sorrentino stars in the celebrity tribute show with excerpts from his original hit production “Voices in My Head” and reprises his critically acclaimed impersonation of legendary rocker Elton John.  Sorrentino captivates audiences with his cutting-edge wisecracking and ingeniously clever takeoffs that include a whacky “Tribute to Led Zeppelin,” classic voices such as Groucho, Pee Wee Herman, Jerry Lewis, Ethel Merman, Joan Rivers and Donald Trump and a “politically incorrect tribute to Sammy Davis Jr.” Then he rocks showgoers with the No. 1 Elton John impersonation in the world.  Sorrentino credits “Legends in Concert” with giving him his first big break in 1997 – 10 years ago to the day – that launched his successful multifaceted career.  Sorrentino replaces the Blues Brothers and U2 in the current lineup, which also includes Marilyn Monroe, Rod Stewart, Janet Jackson and Elvis Presley. 
“Legends in Concert,” in its 24th year, is a full-production spectacular with dancers, singers and live musicians. Enjoy incredible look-alike and sound-alike performances of an ever-changing lineup of superstars. Shows are nightly at 7:30p and 10p except Sunday. Tickets are $49.95 and $59.95; children 12 and under beginning at $34.95.

World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Featherweight Champion, Marco Antonio Barrera will meet World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday, March 17 at Mandalay Bay Casino. Boxing fans have been waiting a long time for this battle between two of the most recognized Mexican fighters in the world.  Tickets priced at $400, $300, $200, $100 and $50 are now on sale.  The 12-round WBC Super Featherweight Championship, Barrera vs. Marquez, Fearless, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Romanza Boxing and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST.

The Palms Casino Resort announced this week the official grand opening of The Pearl will take place April 21, 9p featuring Gwen Stefani. It will be a sure bet that the nation’s newest concert theater and Las Vegas’ premier intimate venue will have everyone who loves music talking about the state-of-the-art theater.  Tickets are $100, $150, $250 and a limited number of VIP tickets are also available. Tickets go on-sale February 10 at noon.