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'Believe' making progress with two weeks to go: CRISS ANGEL:; Thu, Oct 16, 2008 (2 a.m.); By Melissa Arseniuk; Fifteen days stand between Criss Angel and the premiere of his $100-million Cirque du Soleil production, "Criss Angel Believe."

Robin Leach:Luxe Life: What's your story? If you are a celebrity in Vegas, Robin Leach wants to know.; Wednesday, October 15, 2008; By Robin Leach; *LAX nightclub partner Adam Goldstein – DJ AM – is really back on recovery road after his escape from a fiery plane crash. He returns to the stage for the first time tonight after the burn center treatments when he opens for hip-hop mogul Jay-Z’s launch tour at the Hollywood Palladium. Adam will open for Jay-Z at a number of unspecified gigs on the multi-city tour.

Sneak preview of new Hard Rock lounge grabs the governor: Robin Leach:Luxe Life :; Tuesday, October 14, 2008; By Robin Leach; With Nevada's fiscal picture in freefall and looking darker by the moment, our divorce-fraught Gov. Jim Gibbons has been burning the midnight oil, including at nightclubs here on the Strip! First, he was up-close to the octagon when he hit the $800-a-ticket celebrity zone of the UFC fight at Mandalay Bay and then turned up at Tao nightclub’s dance floor in the Venetian.

Fall A+E Guide:Theatre: Saturday, October 11, 2008; Jacob Coakley; This fall there’s no shortage of shows on the serious side. It’s theater’s yin to the shiny happy plastic sexy yang of ultralounges, clubs and casino bars. Every time the Forty Deuce video plays on Mandalay Bay’s freeway LED sign, or the ladies swoon over bartenders on the Kahunaville video, a theater artist writhes in angst, determined to make a statement and get to real emotional truth. Nevada Conservatory Theatre gives us a double dose of grief this fall with productions of Shakespeare’s King Lear (September 19-28)—elderly king gives kingdom to witchy daughters, realizes his mistake too late, goes mad ...

Hef says procreation problems led to breakup with Holly, rebounding with Playboy ‘twin-pack’: Robin Leach: Luxe Life:; Friday, October 10, 2008; By Robin Leach; Playboy king Hugh Hefner might have saved his now-busted seven-year relationship with Girls Next Door favorite Holly Madison -- if she’d become pregnant. In officially confirming his split with the 28-year-old blond beauty, he admitted yesterday (Thursday): “We tried to have a baby earlier this year and it didn’t work out. She became very depressed, because although I planned to spend the rest of my life with her I wasn’t going to get married again.”

Don’t “Believe” the hate: The Intersection: Las Vegas has a history of shows that debuted poorly but went on to become hits; Thursday, October 9, 2008; Steve Friess; The week before Mystère opened at Treasure Island, an enraged Steve Wynn tore into the creator, Franco Dragone. “This is shit,” a red-faced Wynn shouted. “It’s a fucking German opera.”

The Help Desk: Where we sort it all out for you; Thursday, October 9, 2008; Las Vegas Weekly Staff; O.J. Simpson faces life in prison after being found guilty on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping. What a coincidence—he’d been dropping hints that he’d like to spend more time here.

Strip Silence: What happens when a city that has to keep moving suddenly stops?; Thursday, October 9, 2008; By Richard Abowitz; Recently, in a typical two-day stretch for work, I checked out the grand-opening gala of Donny & Marie at the Flamingo and the soft opening of Criss Angel Believe at Luxor. Sadly, the week before, I was out of town during the celebrity-packed openings of SushiSamba and Lavo.

Felix Rappaport: Thursday, October 2, 2008; By John Katsilometes; Following are excerpts from the radio show Our Metropolis, a half-hour issues and affairs program that airs Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on KUNV 91.5-FM and is hosted by the Greenspun Media Group’s John Katsilometes. Tune in next week to hear the rest of this interview with Luxor President Felix Rappaport, or listen to the show at lasvegasweekly.com.

'Believe' audience looking for magic in show's previews: Thursday, October 2, 2008; By Melissa Arseniuk; Criss Angel has 30 days to make believers: His Cirque du Soleil show, "Believe," premieres at the Luxor on Halloween, leaving a month to put the finishing touches on the $100 million production.

The world is nutty, but in Barry we trust: The Playground:; Saturday, September 27, 2008; John Katsilometes; Criss Angel and Barry Manilow performed new or newly revamped shows last night in Las Vegas. Of course, one is an enormously confident, supremely gifted performer on any stage whose holds a cult-like spell over his eerily loyal worldwide fan base.

Angel on “Cloud 9” as Believe opens to staggering sales: Robin Leach: Luxe Life:; Saturday, September 27, 2008; By Robin Leach; Tickets for Mindfreak magician Criss Angel’s new live show are “disappearing” even faster than some of the incredible illusions he performs. Cirque du Soleil officials told me at the Luxor last night (Friday) as the curtain went up on the very first preview of Believe that they’ve sold a mind-boggling $5-million worth of tickets right out of the gate!

A peek behind the curtain of Criss Angel’s “Believe": The Playground:; Friday, September 26, 2008; Jennifer Grafiada; A mischievous white rabbit peeks from behind a red curtain; above it Criss Angel’s Severus Snape eyes stare out of the poster promoting his upcoming Cirque de Soleil show, Believe. The poster begs the question, what’s behind the curtain?

A peek behind the curtain of Criss Angel’s “Believe”: The Playground :; Friday, September 26, 2008; Jennifer Grafiada; A mischievous white rabbit peeks from behind a red curtain; above it Criss Angel’s Severus Snape eyes stare out of the poster promoting his upcoming Cirque de Soleil show, Believe. The poster begs the question, what’s behind the curtain?

After all these years, Donny & Marie suitably entertaining: Robin Leach:Luxe Life :; Friday, September 26, 2008; By John Katsilometes, Robin Leach; You know how there are Stones people and Beatles people? Letterman people and Leno people? There was a time, many years ago, when the world was divided between Osmond people and Jackson 5 people. I was with the Jackson 5 people; I could not stand the Osmonds. The reason I was with the Jackson 5, why I would have been happy to kink my hair into a Tito-esque Afro if not for the cost, was because the Jackson 5 were far more fun/cool than the Osmonds.