A project inspired by the great numbers of some of Broadway’s legendary musicals, “Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers” has abruptly set a closing date of Sept. 30.
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‘Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers’ to end run Sept. 30
Downtown Las Vegas takes on a Boston hue in rockin’ DLV show
The night was a celebration of Boston’s 40th anniversary and DeYoung’s remarkable verve even as he is now DeOld — 69, as he happily told the crowd early in the evening.
‘Raiding the Rock Vault’ sets July 31 closing at Tropicana
The Las Vegas rock musical that has outlasted a series of ownership and venue changes is set to pull the plugs and pack the amps July 31. “Raiding the Rock Vault” is ending its residency at Tropicana Theater at the end of the month.
In ‘Love’ celebration, Cirque plans for tomorrow and revamps ‘Yesterday’
Cirque’s stage shows opened 20 years ago with “Mystere” at Treasure Island, and with the most recent activity on the Strip completed, there is a feeling the company has finally settled on the right amount of “content” (or, shows) in Vegas.
Giles Martin reshapes, and protects, the Beatles’ legacy
Giles Martin was seated on a director’s chair onstage at the Love Theater at the Mirage when he was unexpectedly upstaged by an underdressed interloper.
Review: ‘Baz’ opens with a little party — and now the real fun begins
Stop me, or not, if you have heard this one: A terrifically talented show boasting an innovative concept and fueled by generous investment has opened on the Strip.
Strip entertainment notes: Matt Goss’ show times out, Penn Jillette’s new book and more
The VegasVille scene is once more a veritable cornucopia of news nuggets. It is time to impart.
Review: ‘Idaho! The Comedy Musical’ ain’t no rectangle
The musical production of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts has formally opened at Reynolds Hall and plows ahead to a Sunday closing.
Mark Shunock makes The Space for ‘Mondays Dark’
Mark Shunock is ready for the next phase of “Mondays Dark,” at least in terms of the “where” of it all. He has secured space at a place he’ll call The Space, a 9,000-square-foot multipurpose events center off Polaris and Harmon avenues …
Drai’s officials tell Chris Brown: We need to talk
In the face of published reports that Chris Brown has been ousted from Drai’s, officials representing the club say that first, they need a conversation with the oft-troubled …
The Gossy run is set to end at Caesars Palace
Matt Goss is set to close out his Caesars Palace run in September. Rumblings around the scene are that the Gossy Room is to be redesigned and reopened under a famous nightclub brand specializing in live music.
‘Idaho!’ at Smith Center rooted in Teller’s ‘Tempest’
The tent at Symphony Park that staged “The Tempest” didn’t much resemble a potato cellar, but what grew out of that enclave was a production centered on spuds …
‘Sewer pipe’ virtuosity has made Chicago’s Jimmy Pankow a Rock Hall of Famer
Jimmy Pankow remembers when he was a kid, his head filled with dreams of being a great musician. His instrument of choice? …
Melody Sweets’ ‘Call of the Wild! Jungle Burlesque’ swings into Caesars on July 30
Having embarked on thematic treks through the Old West, a turn-of-the-century circus and Coney Island, Melody Sweets is taking to the wilderness for her next solo show.
Review: ‘Mindfreak Live!’ is Criss Angel saying, ‘Watch me now!’
Criss Angel wants it. He wants it so badly. He wants to be the biggest, baddest, greatest magician in the history of recorded time, space and dimension. He wants that so bad he can …
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