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Published Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 | 3:59 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 | 4:04 p.m.
When I reviewed their new charming show at the Flamingo, I nominated Donny & Marie for president -- or at least for an honorary office here in Vegas.
"Think about it," I said in the Las Vegas Sun on September 29. "America’s First Brother and Sister are running on a pro-lively, antidepressant, universally entertaining platform. They’re pretty much scandal-free. We’ve all seen them grow up on television. They work the stage and screen like lifelong politicians, and no one alive — not even Bill Clinton — can grin, wave, point, wink and make eye contact like they can.
"The toothsome twosome surely smile even while sleeping."
Today, over at Robin Leach's brand-new celeb site Vegas Deluxe, Marie Osmond lets slip that their show is doing so well at the Flamingo that, with option renewals, the brother-sister duo may extend their six-month run and just settle in for a full four-year term.
Last Tuesday, my husband, teen daughter and I set out to fly from the East Coast (exclusively) to see Donny & Marie at the Flamingo Hotel. I have been a huge fan of this family my entire life. Preparations were made; flight, hotel, car and show reservations confirmed. This show was the ULTIMATE I had been waiting for a number of years to see. Marie has spoken about her costumes on QVC, I had visited the website a number of times, viewed the video, and was SO excited to FINALLY be able to see the live show.
To my utter dismay, 3 hours before showtime on Thursday evening , I was alerted via email and phone call the show was cancelled. I thought it must be a joke. What had happened? My family and I had flown across the U.S. exclusively to see a show that was cancelled. The show had such GREAT reviews and described as the best on the Vegas strip. The box office at the Flamingo Hotel could not explain why the show had been cancelled all week. I was SO disappointed, I was crying by dinner time. I have decided I cannot become so anxious to see and be entertained by a celebrity that causes such pain and disappointment when a show is cancelled.