‘PEEPSHOW’ WILL OPEN AT
PLANET HOLLYWOOD NEXT SPRING
“Peepshow” starring pop
superstar of Spice Girls fame and television personality Mel B., who will
originate the role as the mistress of ceremonies, and sultry television siren
Kelly Monaco, who will take the stage as “Bo Peep,” a timid girl who the Diva
guides in her transformation into a confident, sensual woman, will open for
preview performances on March 30, 2009, at
Planet Hollywood. There will be an opening night gala on April 18. Ticket
prices range from $65 - $100 with a $165 VIP package and for the preview
performances, prices are $59-$91 and $149 VIP, call 877-333-9474 or
877-307-8667.
Mel B will be coming out
next year as a solo artist and feels this is a good jumping board. Monaco was
the first season champion on “Dancing With the Stars” and plays on “General
Hospital.”
“Peepshow” will be a
modern, highly stylized burlesque production show that will combine sexy
striptease and celebrities with high-level production values and a dash of
passion. “Peepshow” will be a collaboration between Tony award-winning
director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell and Las Vegas entertainment pacesetter
BASE Entertainment.
This show has been
Mitchell’s longtime dream. He has gathered 25 sexy female dancers from film,
video and Broadway and five male dancers for the extravaganza. The plan calls
for featured celebrities to play multiple month engagements and an all-female
band.
As the show begins,
audiences will meet Bo through a short black and white film. Weary and defeated
she will fall asleep reading a beautifully illustrated book of rhymes and fairy
tales. Suddenly she will tumble onto the stage entering the colorful world of
“Peepshow.”
‘THE REAL DEAL!’ ADDS NEW
DIMENSION TO LIVE POKER
“The Real Deal!” at the
Venetian is a new innovative live interactive 90-minute poker-themed stage show
hosted by comedian Vinnie Favorito, who has his own one-man show at the
Flamingo. The fast moving show gives audience members a chance to play against
the world’s best professional poker players, win prizes and bragging rights. Two
members of The Real Deal! professional poker team compete with six amateur
players from the audience in a tournament-style game of Texas Hold ’Em. At the
same time, the rest of the audience is the “ninth player” playing against the
table and gathering points through wagers on the action, side bets and other
games. Everyone in attendance can win cash and prizes. All audience members
have seats with individual devices to play the game.
Show times are Thursday –
Monday at 5 p.m. and Tuesday the “After Hours” show is at 10 p.m. Preview prices
are $45 and $125 for VIP, call 866-641-SHOW or 702-414-9000.
REBA McENTIRE WILL PERFORM
AT ORLEANS ARENA
Country music legend Reba
McEntire is scheduled to perform at the Orleans Arena on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 8
p.m. The concert will feature popular songs from her most recent album, “Duets,”
which debuted atop the Billboard 200, along with hits that span her
award-winning career. Tickets are $60 and $75. From now until Dec. 31, for
each ticket purchased, buyers will receive a free ticket to the Sam’s Town
300—scheduled for Feb. 28, 2009, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
McEntire has sold more
than 55 million albums worldwide, had 33 No. 1 hits, and won more than 45 major
awards. She is an acclaimed film, television and Broadway actress whose prime
time comedy, “Reba,” was a top-rated sitcom for six seasons. In addition,
McEntire is a celebrated author and designer of the REBA brand, which includes
clothing, footwear, home collections and other products.
LEE GREENWOOD RETURNS TO
THE ORLEANS WITH A HOLIDAY SHOW
Lee Greenwood best known
for his patriotic song “God Bless The U.S.A.” will return to The Orleans
Showroom with “A Tennessee Christmas” show on Dec. 7. Tickets are priced from
$29.95, call 702-365-7075.
Musical at an early age,
he taught himself to play saxophone when he was nine. In 1978, Greenwood moved
to Nashville to write and record a demo session with the Mel Tillis Band and it
led to his contract with MCA and his successful career as a country music star.
In 1996, Greenwood opened the Lee Greenwood Theater near Gatlinburg.
BELLAGIO’S CONSERVATORY
WILL BECOME A SHIMMERING WONDERLAND
The Bellagio’s
Conservatory & Botanical Gardens will run its whimsical winter wonderland
display Dec. 7-Jan. 3, 2009. The free holiday display will feature flying
reindeer made of whole pecans, a 15,000-white carnation snowman, an oversized
21-foot-tall holiday wreath, four grand 15-foot-tall toy soldiers, a
seven-foot-tall rocking horse, six reindeer in mid-flight, and in the center a
32-foot Shasta Fir holiday tree lit with 12,000 lights. There will also be a
brick-lined entry path surrounded by pink and red poinsettias, 13-foot-tall
peppermint sticks, glimmering gift boxes and musical sounds of the season.
The conservatory’s
calendar theme dates for 2009 are: Chinese New Year, Jan. 11 – Feb. 28; Spring,
March 8 – May 16; Summer: May 24 – Sep.12; Fall: Sept. 20 – Nov. 29; and
Holiday, Dec. 6 – Jan. 2, 2010.
FLAMINGO HOSTS THE WORLD
SERIES OF BEER PONG IV JAN. 1 – 5, 2009
Founded in 2001,
BPONG.COM will bring its world-renowned
tournament, The World Series of Beer Pong IV (WSOBP) to the Flamingo, Jan. 1-5,
2009. The winners at the fourth annual, five-day competition will take home a
grand prize of $50,000 and the coveted title of “Beer Pong World Champion.”
Last year’s event drew nearly 600 contestants from 39 states and three
countries. Reigning champs Jeremy Hughes and Mike Orr are expected back this
year to defend their title. The deadline to register for the WSOPB is Dec. 5;
visit
www.bpong.com
for information.
Beer Pong, also known as
Beirut, is a game that has gained immense popularity in recent years. Members of
two-person teams attempt to lob Beer Pong balls (similar to table tennis balls)
into the opposing team’s cups placed at the other end of a long table. The first
team to land balls in each of the defending team’s cups is crowned winner. Cups
are often filled with beer (but for the tournament, beer or water) and may be
consumed by the players if they choose. Beer Pong was introduced to the Strip a
couple of years ago at O’Sheas Casino.
NOBHILL TAVERN DEBUTS AT
MGM GRAND
Nobhill Tavern (formerly
Nobhill) by Michael Mina has infused a new concept into the ever-evolving Las
Vegas dining transformation. Innovative tavern cuisine, an innovative drink
menu that pays homage to classic cocktails, and an expansive lounge area where
guests can relax while listening to music from a variety of genres make up the
Nobhill Tavern experience. Located inside the MGM Grand, Nobhill Tavern is open
nightly from 5:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Some menu options include:
shellfish, American Kobe, caviar, and whole fried chicken for two with truffle
mac & cheese and onion jus. The drink program is highlighted by modern twists on
classic favorites such as Whiskey Cobbler, a mixture of Bulliet bourbon, Luxardo
maraschino liqueur and fresh berries; and the Yuzu Drop, a combination of Hanger
One Citron “Buddha’s Hand,” yuzu juice and lemon sour.
GOLDEN NUGGET PLANS TWO
NEW MAJOR POKER PROJECTS
The Golden Nugget downtown
has announced two new major poker projects. The property has partnered with GSN
to film the fifth season of “High Stakes Poker” in The Grand, Dec. 19-21, as
well as signed a deal with the World Poker Tour to become the new Las Vegas home
for their successful and popular WPT Boot Camp with the first iteration being
its two-day Tournament Camp Jan. 24-25, 2009.
The upcoming “High Stakes
Poker” season’s minimum buy-in is up to $200,000, the largest cash buy in for an
entire television series. In addition to the January camp, the WPT Boot Camp,
which is a special integrated training curriculum session geared to all poker
players from novice to expert, will hold its two-day Cash Edition March 7-8 and
a three-day camp May 23-25.
These announcements come
on the heels of filming the 2009 season of NBC’s “Poker After Dark” at the
Golden Nugget that concluded Nov. 5 and will begin airing Dec. 29.
HARD ROCK ADDS ZZ TOP,
JIMMY FALLON AND MÖTLEY CRÜE
The Joint Concert Venue at
the Hard Rock has added more headliners for 2009. ZZ Top, the longest running
major rock band with original personnel intact since 1969, will perform on Jan.
3. Tickets are $49.50. Jimmy Fallon, who will replace Conan O’Brien as host of
NBC’s “Late Night Show” in 2009, will follow on Jan. 9. Tickets are $39.50.
Mötley Crüe will headline on Feb. 6 and 7 with tickets starting at $100. As one
of the first and most influential hair metal bands of the '80s, Mötley Crüe had
a series of hit albums with the biggest and most noteworthy being 1989’s
“Dr.
Feelgood.”
TIGER SHARKS NOW LURK AT
MANDALAY BAY’S SHARK REEF
Two female tiger sharks,
ranked as a species as the second deadliest to the great white sharks, are now
on display daily at the
Shark Reef Aquarium
at
Mandalay Bay.
As the only tiger sharks available for viewing in the United States, these new
additions can be identified by their distinct tiger-striped markings in the
1.6-million-gallon predictor-based aquarium. With a non-discriminating appetite,
these sharks have been known to consume unusual items such as license plates,
tires, baseballs and other debris – earning them the moniker “garbage cans of
the sea.” Currently, Shark Reef’s two tiger sharks are more than six feet in
length, and the species can reach up to 14 feet.
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS WILL
PERFORM AT THE PEARL AT THE PALMS
Rockers Stone Temple
Pilots, commonly called STP, will return to The Pearl Concert Theater inside the
Palms on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $70, $80 and $125, call
702-474-4000 or visit
www.ticketmaster.com.
STP hit the rock scene in
the early ’90s with their debut album “Core” and gained a large fan base with
hits like “Sex Type Thing,” “Creep” and “Plush,” which subsequently won them a
Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. “Purple,” the group’s sophomore effort,
shot straight to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. They made three more albums
before splitting up. Last year, the band reunited and toured for the first time
in almost eight years.
QUICK CLIPS
The rebirth of the Strip
icon –
The Mirage Volcano
will premiere on Dec. 8.
There will be an
underwater Santa in the Silverton’s 117,000-gallon aquarium, Dec. 6-7 and Dec.
13-14 from 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m. and he will take 15-mnute breaks every 30 minutes.
Using a special underwater communication mask, Santa will talk with visitors
about what they would like for Christmas from his submerged holiday throne. The
Silverton mermaids, regular inhabitants of the aquarium, will serve as Claus’
special helpers. Everyone visiting this unusual Santa will receive a holiday
treat.
Jack Mayberry, who has
made more than 25 appearances on “The Tonight Show,” will headline at the
Riviera Comedy Club with Buddy Flip and Lee Levine, Dec. 1-7. The first week
Jay Leno started hosting “The Tonight Show,” he asked Ross Perot-look alike
Mayberry to portray the presidential candidate in a comedy sketch and now he
channels Perot for folks at numerous trade shows.
&T (Tacos & Tequila) at
the Luxor is now offering a Mariachi brunch every Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
with music provided by Mariachi Tapatio starting at noon. The restaurant is
also offering two-for-one Casarita drink specials with the signature margarita
costing $10. For reservations, call 702-262-5225.
The newly redesigned
Postrio located at The Venetian’s Grand Canal Shoppes in St. Mark’s Square is
offering a three-course winter pre-fix menu through Dec. 24 for $49 plus tax,
gratuity and beverage. For reservations, call 702-796-1110.
The Las Vegas Philharmonic
will present the second concert “A Christmas Celebration!” on Dec. 13 at
2 and 8 p.m. and feature performances from guest soloists, The Las Vegas Master
Singers, The University Children’s Chorale and a surprise visit from a special
international guest celebrity. Tickets range from $25 to $65 for the concerts
being held at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on the University of Nevada Las Vegas
campus, call 702-895-2787.
NEW YEAR’S EVE NOTES
New Year’s Eve at Dos
Caminos inside the Palazzo will feature a la carte dining in the restaurant;
4-7:30 p.m. $50 food and beverage minimum and 9-10:30 p.m. $90 minimum with a
champagne toast and party favors included. Entertainment by Carlos Sanchez and
Sweet P, call 702-577-9600.
Celebrity couple Heidi
Montag and Spencer Pratt will host Christian Audigier The Nightclub’s inaugural
New Year’s Eve soirée at Treasure Island on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Advance tickets
for New Years Eve are $150, call 702-894-7580.
