Reportedly, and by a quick glance at the photos of his appearance on the Strip, Kevin Hart was showing no ill effects from being dropped from the Oscars telecast.
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Mr. Las Vegas is re-launching “Wayne Newton: Up Close and Personal” at Caesars Palace’s Cleopatra’s Barge.
Many of the same faces, so many who had not been inside the Stirling Club at Turnberry Place for 6 1/2 years, re-ignitedthe building on NYE. More than 600 guests who paid $150 filed in for a shot to pop the cork and ushered in a new era for a regal property.
Kevin Hart found something to host after all. After stepping down from helming the Academy Awards telecast, the superstar stand-up comic and actor appeared at Drai’s Nightclub at the Cromwell on Sunday.
Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Cher, Britney Spears and Aerosmith are among the superstar trend-setters for the modern-day Vegas residency.
Long-running Colosseum at Caesars Palace superstar Celine Dion took in Lady Gaga’s “Enigma” performance at Park Theater and touched off pandemonium backstage, in crowd and across social media.
Gwen Stefani has added more dates to her 2019 schedule at Planet Hollywood, reinforcing her position as one of the city’s leading resident headliners.
The energy Friday night and in to Saturday morning was inside the 11,000-square-foot nightclub for Lady Gaga’s official after-party, where an omnipresent collection of celebs helped the Houston twins open their first Vegas nightclub.
Lady Gaga took a trek through time Friday night at Park Theater, confiding at one point, “The future is scary, Man.”
The next step for Bob Anderson’s Frank Sinatra tribute is simple, but legendarily difficult: Find a theater on Broadway ready to stage the show by its targeted spring 2019 opening.
Ariana Grande has called off — or “bailed on” according to TMZ — her show at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas scheduled for Saturday night.
The Kats! Bureau was all over the scene in ‘18. We close the year with a crash of cymbals and my year-end column in the form of my own awards to the deserving in VegasVille. These honors are heartfelt, mirthsome and — I stress — non-binding.
On this trip, George “Daddy Kats” Katsilometes and I have learned to make yule logs, purchased some fine local art, met some dignitaries and cruised the scene in a 1967 Buick LeSabre convertible — all in one day.
Criss Angel’s new “Mindfreak” show at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas is close to opening, and takes a lot of risks.
HRH has sharpened its timeline in its efforts to evolve into Virgin Hotel Las Vegas. The re-launch and renaming of the property should take hold in the first half of 2020 — and only after an eight-month renovation during which the resort will be closed for four months.
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