ABC NEWS TO TELEVISE
SIEGFRIED & ROY’S FINAL PERFORMANCE
Siegfried
& Roy, Magicians of The Century, will perform their final, highly-anticipated
night of magic at the “Power of Love” Gala fundraiser for the local Lou Ruvo
Brain Institute foundation on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Bellagio. ABC News is
producing “Siegfried & Roy:
The
Magic Returns,” a special edition of “20/20” about the Las Vegas entertainment
icons and their farewell performance, scheduled to air 9 p.m. ET Friday, March
6, and be anchored by Elizabeth Vargas. Building completion of the Lou Ruvo
Brain Institute, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, is projected
by mid-2009. It will be the premier research and treatment facility for all
chronic brain disorders.
MONSTER CIRCUS WILL OPEN
VIRTUAL BIG TOP AT THE LAS VEGAS HILTON
Platinum Masters’ Monster
Circus will open at the Las Vegas Hilton on Thursday, March 19. This original
spectacle will combine a high-octane live rock concert with sexy dancers, human
circus acts, aerialists, freaks and of course, a tour bus full of platinum
certified rock stars. An irreverent ringmaster along with Sicko The Clown,
Monster Circus’ mascot, will lead the audience along the 75-minute journey
through the powerhouse rock and metal anthems of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
Rock star debauchery will
begin with an all-star lineup of the Circus band featuring artists Rudy Sarzo
(Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Dio), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Ratt),
Fred Coury (Cinderella), Bruce Kulick (KISS), and Tony Montana (Great White).
Various guest artists will “join the circus” and perform the hits they
personally rock out to, creating an evolving set list. In addition, there will
be special theme nights dedicated to the songs of a single legendary band.
The circus will be in town
six times a month on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights with 11 p.m. shows.
March dates will be 19-21 and 26-28 with after-show parties that will keep the
circus going. Tickets are $39-$66, and a VIP package is $86, call 800-222-5361.
PAUL McCARTNEY WILL OPEN THE
NEW JOINT AT THE HARD ROCK
The
legendary multi-Grammy award winning Paul McCartney will headline the grand
opening weekend of the New Joint at the Hard Rock on Sunday, April 19. Tickets
are on sale, call 800-745-3000.
The $60 million New Joint
will be double in size while keeping the same atmosphere of the original venue
with the furthest seat in the house being only 155 feet from the stage. It will
be a multi-purpose facility featuring an innovative lighting system, WiFi access
throughout the venue, a full blogging station for press covering events, and 38
flat screens.
6TH ANNUAL RACEJAM WILL TAKE
OVER FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE The 6th annual RaceJam will take place at the
Fremont Street Experience downtown, Feb. 27-29, over NASCAR race weekend.
RaceJam will feature free live concerts on two stages and NASCAR merchandise
booths. Tony Marques and his country rock band, country artist Trent Tomlinson,
country rock group Söuthern Stüe, the Artimus Pyle Band, rock ‘n’ rollers
HighWire, the five-member Speaks Brothers, and Emmy® Award-winning country
artist TJ Weaver will provide the free outdoor entertainment.
‘LA CAGE’ HAS CLOSED
AT THE RIVIERA
This week due to the
devastating economy and without fanfare, Norbert Aleman, producer of “La Cage”
at the Riviera closed the famous show after a 24-year run. Frank Marino has
hosted the show and starred as Joan Rivers while the rest of the cast
impersonated dozens of female celebrities. Aleman is in negotiations with
television producers for a backstage-drama type of reality show and hopes to
come back to the Riviera soon and reopen the show.
‘MAGIC’S A DRAG’ STARRING
CASHETTA WILL OPEN AT HARMON THEATER
“Magic’s
a Drag” starring Cashetta, the Queen of Magic, will open on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at
the Harmon Theater located at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood.
Cashetta gives magic a new twist as one of the only female impersonator
magicians in the world. His act includes cards that disappear and reappear in
unlikely places, a five-foot balloon trick, and a gypsy rope illusion. He even
teaches an audience member, dressed in drag, to perform an illusion. Tickets
for the 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday, shows are $44.95 and $59.95.
Cashetta, aka Scott Weston,
has headlined at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, Mass., for the past three
seasons, at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Caroline’s Comedy Club on
Broadway, Windstar Cruise Lines, Atlantis Events and toured internationally with
his one “woman” show.
“Magic’s a Drag” replaces the
highly successful “Lucky Cheng’s Dinner Caberet,” which ends its three-year
engagement at the Harmon Theater on Feb. 14.
QUICK CLIPS
Elton John will return to The
Colosseum at Caesars Palace for his final engagement, April 7-22, of his
original hit show “The Red Piano” that debuted at the resort on Feb. 14, 2004.
“The Red Piano” was initially booked for 75 shows over three years. Completing
the original commitment in only 18 months, Caesars Palace extended the agreement
for an additional 166 shows bringing the total to 241 performances. Exclusively
at Best Buy, “The Red Piano” is available on a 2 DVD/2CD set that includes 14
songs and a documentary about the making of the show.
Impressionist, singer and
entertainer Gordie Brown’s new headlining show “Gordie Brown Live” has opened at
the Golden Nugget downtown in a 60-seat theater named after the artist. He was
signed last September to a multi-year headlining contract while he was touring
North America with Celine Dion. Ticket prices start at $39.95.
Cher
is returning to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace with a room and show package
being available from Feb. 22 through March 20. The offer starts at $239 and
includes two tickets to Cher’s show and a one-night stay, call 800-727-5019.
After
building up a following at the Red Rock Resort, the duo Zowie Bowie comprised of
Chris Phillips and Marley Taylor are expected to debut at the Palms on March 6
in a lounge.
Tickets to Disney’s “The Lion
King” will go on sale Saturday, Feb. 28, with a special on-sale event at the
Mandalay Bay Events Center box office from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Purchasing guests
will receive commemorative gifts during the event, while supplies last, and the
first 100 folks in line will receive a full-length CD of the musical. Tickets
will be $53, $86 and $113.50. All other outlets, phone and online sales will
launch sales at 10 a.m.
Earlier this month, the Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino celebrated another milestone in its $750 million expansion
with a topping off ceremony of its second tower, the 15 -story South Tower with
374 suites and eight “spa villas.”
Grammy nominated Little Big
Town will bring their country vocals to Sam’s Town Live at Sam’s Town on Boulder
Highway on Saturday, Feb. 28 following the Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR race. Tickets
begin at $25.
On Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6
p.m. at Sam’s Town Live, the Annual Speedway Children’s Charities NASCAR Drivers
Auction will be held with many drivers making an appearance.
The Mirage has introduced the
newest addition to Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden animal family, a leopard cub
named Java, who was born on Nov. 19, 2008, and is the offspring of two leopards
living in the habitat, Asabi and Mu-gamba.
Lena Prima will perform her
inspiring tribute to her father, legendary Italian singer Louis Prima in “Louis
Prima, That’s My Dad!” at The Club inside the Cannery in North Las Vegas on
March 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door. The Las Vegas native is
the daughter of Prima and singer Gia Maione Prima. She grew up singing and
dancing on stage and touring with her parents.
The new Eastside Cannery on
Boulder Highway is offering “Fab Thursdays” featuring Beatles tribute band, The
Fab, in Marilyn’s Lounge. Beatles fans can enjoy three free 45-minute sets from
7 to 10 p.m.
Funnyman
Dana Carvey will appear at the Suncoast Showroom, Feb. 20-22.
Tickets for his 8 p.m. shows
are $74.95, $89.95 and $104.95.
The new Bonkerz Comedy Club
at Palace Station will feature James Yon with Drew Barth, Feb. 19-21. TV
credits for Yon, who is a Florida native and professional chef, include
appearances on HBO and NBC’s “Stand Up for Diversity.”
The Cirque du Soleil Cultural
Action Department has opened the 5th Annual ‘Collective’ art exhibition with
more than 30 pieces representing a range of art styles created by cast, crew and
staff members from Cirque du Soleil productions. The ‘Collective’ will be on
exhibit Feb. 6 – 27 at the Rever Gallery at the Arts Factory downtown at 107 E.
Charleston Blvd.
KRISTAL D’ARC IS FIRST
AMERICAN DANCER TO JOIN ‘CRAZY HORSE PARIS’
The MGM Grand’s “Crazy Horse
Paris” is debuting Kristal D’Arc, the first American dancer to join the
illustrious French cabaret revue. D’Arc earned her position within the esteemed
dance troupe by winning the American auditions held in Las Vegas in March 2008.
After winning, D’Arc spent three months in Paris learning all of the intricate
and sophisticated movements and styles associated with the show that creates a
moving canvas of skin. She is a former Rockette with a hotel management degree.
STUDIO AT THE PALMS ADDS
IMMEDIATE LIVE CONTENT TECHNOLOGY
The Studio at the Palms has a
new partnership with Aderra Inc., adding the next generation of content delivery
to the already state-of-the-art recording studio located inside the Palms.
Through Aderra’s “Live in a Flash”™ USB Technology, the Palms can offer
immediate live recordings of events including concerts, conferences, live DJ
sets and other happenings throughout the resort. The Palms will become the first
property in the world to adopt this new technology allowing patrons to leave an
event with a USB flash drive loaded with their live experience in a wristband,
key fob and other custom styles.
TOWER OF POWER BRINGS MOTOWN SOUND TO THE ORLEANS
“Motown’s
Soul Band” - Tower of Power will bring its time-tested funk to the Orleans
Showroom for three nights, March 6-8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are priced from
$34.95, call 702-365-7075.
With almost 40 years of
recording and touring experience, Tower of Power has been issuing albums and
touring the world steadily since the early ‘70s, in addition to backing up
countless other musicians like Elton John, Smokey Robinson and Rod Stewart.
Founded in 1967, the group’s leader has been tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo,
who was born in Detroit, but opted to pursue his musical dreams in Oakland,
Calif. It was there that he put together a group called “The Motowns” that
specialized in the ‘60s era soul. Eventually Castillo teamed up with a baritone
sax player named Stephen “Doc” Kupka and transformed the group into Tower of
Power.
Over the past few years,
Tower of Power has added new members and a fresh outlook, but the band has
always remained true to itself and to its soul music roots.
O’BRIEN & VALDEZ HEADLINE
RIVIERA COMEDY CLUB
O’Brien & Valdez, a sighted
Chicago Irishman and blind Mexican from California, will headline at the Riviera
Comedy Club with fellow comedians Hiram Kasten and Sandy Stec for seven nights,
March 2-8. Tickets for the nightly 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. shows are $24.99, call
702-794-9433.
The duo from diverse
backgrounds, Jim O’Brien and Alex Valdez, have opened for Jerry Reed, The
Smothers Brothers, Louise Mandrell, Lou Rawls, Paul Rodriquez and Sawyer Brown.
Television audiences have enjoyed their work on The Comedy Channel, Showtime’s
“Latino Laugh Festival,” “A & E On The Road,” “Music City Tonight,” “48 Hours,”
and “Comic Strip Live,” among other shows.
Kasten created and starred in
his own Off-Broadway show, “Whose Act Is It Anyway?” and directed the
award-winning show, “Other Than My Health I have Nothing.” Stec currently hosts
her own midday radio show.
STEEL PANTHER ROCKS WEEKLY AT
TWO STATIONS RESORTS
Due to their success playing
every Friday night since June at the Ovation inside Green Valley Ranch at 11
p.m., the heavy metal band Steel Panther is now performing in the 600-seat
Access Showroom every Saturday night at 10 p.m. at the new Aliante Station in
North Las Vegas. Formed in 1983, Steel Panther has become widely known for
their wild and crazy antics, pristine hairdos and flashy spandex costumes that
don’t leave much to the imagination, and graphic body language. Their debut CD
will come out on June 9.
Steel Panther is teaming up
with comedian Brian Posehn, best known for his roles as the mail clerk on NBC’s
“Just Shoot Me!” and as Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman
Program,” to film the music video for “Death To All But Metal.” The group is
also in discussions with Jeff Tremaine, producer of “Jack Ass,” to create a
true-to-life TV show concept and movie.
