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Frankie Valli and Travis Cloer celebrate Jersey Boys‘ second anniversary on The Strip with a platinum record commemoration at the Palazzo on April 24, 2010.
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 | 7:04 p.m.
Travis Cloer celebrates Jersey Boys' second anniversary on The Strip with a platinum record commemoration at the Palazzo on April 24, 2010.
By night, Travis Cloer shines as Frankie Valli in the hit and award-winning musical “Jersey Boys” at Paris Las Vegas. By day, Travis rehearses for his one-man show “Setting the Standard.”
He brings a six-piece band for his one-night-only performance Monday at Cabaret Jazz in The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. He’ll feature nearly 20 of his Broadway favorites, jazz, pop and his own creations.
Travis told me: “The title of the show kind of has a double meaning. While the show will definitely have that feel and will features some of my favorite standards off my CD of the same name, it also will include some other songs from the worlds of pop, Broadway and R&B.
“Yes, it will be a night of great classic songs, but it also makes the statement that this is the level of entertainment that people should expect from this great venue, singers in Las Vegas and from me personally. It’s classic Vegas done with a modern vibe by a timeless voice.
“Each of these tunes are some of my favorites to sing. I wanted to choose a wide variety of songs to show not only my versatility as a vocalist, but also my range as an entertainer.”
The show band is made up of musicians from Celine Dion’s show at Caesars Palace, “Jersey Boys” and Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns. Keith Thompson from “Jersey Boys” is the director of the show.
My pal Travis added: “I’m excited to share some more of myself with Las Vegas. This town has been amazing to me, and this is a chance for me to give back a little.
“ ‘Jersey Boys’ is my first love in town, and crowds will still be able to see me there. But when time permits, hopefully after this show, they’ll be able to catch me in other venues in Las Vegas, too.”
Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.
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