I have seen the future of Vegas, and I don’t mean Madonna. Very little seems a sure thing in this town, but I am positive guitarist Yuto Miyazawa would be a sensation on a Vegas stage. Oh, he is 10 years-old. Child performers are almost always novelty acts who grow-up and out of their careers. [...]
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 [...]
By combining music sales and concert ticket sales for the past 10 years, The Los Angeles Times music blog has offered a list of commercial champions headed by Celine Dion: “Dion earned the title of Ultimate Top 10 champ for the decade that recently ended, thanks in large part to the money she piled up [...]
A statement released by Steve Wyrick shows that he rivals Criss Angel in his ability to stare reality in the face and see something totally different. Wyrick’s theater in Planet Hollywood’s mall closed last week. At first there was no response from Wyrick’s camp. Then, apparently after taking it through some drafts, a “final” statement [...]
“Time in a Bottle,” a fan in the balcony called out. “I wrote that,” Brooks joked. He then played the song and a couple other Jim Croce songs for good measure. The audience loved it. I lost count of the standing ovations. By any standards, Garth Brooks opening in Vegas was a huge success. Country [...]
