TUSSAUDS UNVEIL MAYOR GOODMAN WAX FIGURE THURSDAY

March 24, 2009 - 5:05 pm

Las Vegas' headline-generating Mayor Oscar Goodman will join Madame Tussauds' collection of wax celebrities on Thursday.

The former mob attorney who has served as mayor for a decade will be inducted into the permanent collection.

Goodman's likeness will be part of the launch of the "Viva Vegas" celebrities who elevated the city's fame.

Madame Tussauds said "Viva Vegas" represents one of the most ambitious and interactive presentations in the attraction's 10-year history.

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 3, 2024 - 8:49 pm

Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah opened September 2015, closing in July 2018. Newton’s own interest in the property is also shut down.

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 3, 2024 - 6:38 pm

Much of “Flight Risk” was shot in Alaska, but Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson filmed for two days in Mesquite last year.

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 3, 2024 - 1:17 pm

Dan Reynolds, front man for the Las Vegas rock band, said “Loom” was inspired by another rock album that he would listen to “from start to finish.”

By C.L. Gaber Special / RJ

July 3, 2024 - 9:07 am

The London native dons the crown as Elizabeth I in the much-awaited new season of “The Serpent Queen.”

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 3, 2024 - 4:55 pm

“Aces of Comedy” was a premier series on the Strip, with such headliners as Jim Gaffigan and Chelsea Handler.

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

July 3, 2024 - 6:31 pm

The county will donate the vacant land in east Las Vegas to the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation for the construction of a Boys & Girls Club.

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 2, 2024 - 12:12 pm

Heart has pulled all dates from its “Royal Flush Tour,” including a December stop at on the Las Vegas Strip.

By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

July 2, 2024 - 3:00 pm

The Newton family sold the ranch in 2019 and it’s now listed as being owned by a company called Smoketree Group.

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 1, 2024 - 7:03 pm

“Jersey Boys” consulting company and box office manager Red Mercury Entertainment has left the building.

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 1, 2024 - 6:13 pm

Jennifer Tuft, a visionary behind Particle Ink, carries an optimism founded when she was a kid watching “Sesame Street.”