“Fuerza Bruta” joins the long-running hit “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace, and the incoming “ Celestia ” at Stratosphere as production shows playing in tents on the Strip next year.
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“I was super-nervous to the point of, ‘Is this really happening?’ ” dancer Briana Chance said. “I’m still on a high from it.”
Human Nature has been at the Venetian since 2013, and perform their annual holiday show — “Rockin’ Holiday Jukebox” — from Tuesday through Dec. 23.
Justin Bieber was developed by designer Chance Wolf, who also worked with Terry Fator on his Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney figures.
Stirling Club’s business model is changing radically. Once sustained entirely by dues-paying members, the updated venue will offer services and amenities to both residents and nonresidents who want to become club members.
As the holidays arrive, so does a tiny gift. The Grays have welcomed Nixon Storm Gray to their brood. The couple adopted the little girl, their third child after sons Nash Danger, 7, and Knox Thunder, 3.
As he moves into his next show at Planet Hollywood, Criss Angel talks of his time at Luxor, his young son Johnny Crisstopher’s health challenges, how he has been perceived by the media, the influence of his family and how he has grown over the past decade.
“AGT” champion and Linq Hotel headliner Mat Franco is seeking $1 million in damages from Base, alleging the company has concealed ticket profits form his show.
Ronn Nicolli, an ex-marketing exec with Wynn Las Vegas; and Ryan M. Craig, late of MGM Resorts; will assist in the hotel’s ongoing, property-wide $690 million transformation expected to be finished by September.
Lance Burton will perform at the Orleans Showroom Friday and Saturday, insisting he’s still retired. His 2015 movie “Billy Topit” makes its Las Vegas debut on Vegas PBS at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Robbie Williams, the British showman, pop artist and TV star, has added six dates to his existing six-show schedule at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.
“Absinthe,” the company juggernaut, will close the year with a party at the Spiegeltent at Caesars’ Roman Plaza. The Dec. 31 event starts at 8:30 p.m. with a champagne toast in the venue’s open courtyard, a 9:30 p.m. performance of “Absinthe,” and a post-show party from 11 p.m.-1 a.m.
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Buddy Valastro recalls well the first time he walked into his restaurant, when he was hit with the weight of his achievement.
The serpent-suited magician who brags of being “The loser of America’s Got Talent” is joining a spinning skating act and a self-muted mime on AGT’s upcoming all-star show.