Not exactly fact checked by Letterman. Dion did not take a break from her Vegas show for her twins. Her show closed with no set plan to return. The replacements announced: Cher (hard to forget since she is still performing) and the middling Midler show. Dion’s show closed, and she is returning with a new [...]
During the boom times Las Vegas companies made all sorts of deals with countries that do not grant political rights to their citizens. China, of course, through Macau, is the most obvious way in which the gambling resort companies worked comfortably within the laws established by corrupt and totalitarian regimes. In fact, longtime rivals Sheldon [...]
(all photos: Lanie Crossman)
(Lanie Crossman on Rio sky/floor show)
MGM Grand moves a “popular” show from a theater for productions to a nightclub meant for dancing. How does that make sense? The reason, of course, has to do with popularity. A press release announcing the move–well, sort of announcing the move–opens dramatically: “The phenomenally popular off-Broadway production Girls Night The Musical has extended its [...]
Covering entertainment in Las Vegas I have a very high tolerance for the rights of adults to enjoy themselves. My work has put me in an interesting position regarding the adult film industry. For a decade I have covered the adult industry’s big annual convention and awards show in Vegas (Adult Entertainment Expo and AVN [...]
Broadwayworld.com has just given a rave review to the Beatles themed Cirque show, Love, at Mirage; the show opened in 2006. Reviewer Laura Heywood concludes: “The entire show is entrancing, a 90-minute spectacle that transports the audience into a kind of Wonderland that I, for one, did not want to leave. With the timelessness of [...]
I don’t want to ramble on about how bad Believe is again. I figure at this point everyone knows they are paying for the most embarrassing big ticket show since Storm at Mandalay Bay. But unlike Storm, which swiftly closed, Believe lingers at Luxor with the never quite here date where Cirque will fulfill a [...]
I was talking to two tourists from Seattle at the opening of “Viva Elvis” at CityCenter. Their primary reason for coming to Vegas is to see shows. And, I was amazed to discover that they had never bought discounted tickets because they did not know such things existed. This couple had been coming to Vegas [...]
Yesterday, early evening, the announcement went out that Pure was closing the Pussycat Dolls Lounge. This is interesting timing in light of lounge singer Matt Goss relocating (from a short and less than stellar stint at the Palms’ lounge) to Caesars’ barge shaped lounge where he was to be closer to his mom, I mean, producer, Pussycat [...]
