In a recession it is easier to hire people who will pretend to be tricked than to come up with good magic tricks. That is my theory. Criss Angel is releasing a magic kit. Maybe it will be so good that people will be impressed by the tricks?
Well, hint, it does not seem like Criss [...]
Cathouse at Luxor opened as a restaurant with a menu by Kerry Simon and another room made into a nightclub lounge. But for whatever reason the venue never found a core following. Today a press release went out announcing that the restaurant is gone: effective immediately. Of course, the press release [...]
Criss Angel is not a rip off Houdini but a tribute artist. Or, something like that. Despite lending “Believe” its name, I doubt Houdini could have mustered the concentration to sit through the show at Luxor.
There is a funny blog item from Phoenix New Times about Criss Angel’s escape a few days ago from a [...]
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 promise [...]
On the red carpet for “Viva Elvis,” Perez Hilton told me he had heard Criss Angel can not be fired by contract. I have heard similar things. But any contract can be bought out. And, anyone who runs afoul of casino regulators is going to be out of a resort showroom. And, a show that [...]
The recession has taken a lot of hubris out of Vegas. On the other side, many good shows, eateries, and concepts have vanished or never had the chance to thrive.
1. Hairspray (Luxor)
2. Spamalot (Wynn)
3. The two weeks that Cathouse was cool (Luxor)
4. 40 Deuce (Mandalay Bay)
5. 40/40 (Palazzo)
6. The Rainbow Bar & Grill [...]
Criss Angel’s “Believe” at Luxor is widely agreed to be the worst big ticket show on the Strip. And, if you don’t know that, it may be because the erratic star of the show has generated more notice than “Believe” does. So far Angel’s highlights in Vegas include threatening to poke [...]
