There have been years when Nevada Ballet Theatre has opted for famous non-performers for its Woman of the Year honor. But 2019 won’t be one of those years.
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Richard Harrison, the patriarch of the Harrison family and the driving force behind the popular History program “Pawn Stars,” has died.
The show, which has not specified a Vegas venue, is piloted by one of the great architects of dance music and a force as a music producer, Nile Rodgers of Chic. Steven Hoggett, choreographer for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on London’s West End, has signed on as director.
Vinnie Paul’s friends remained in abject shock over the heavy-metal icon’s death on Friday night.
Brent Barrett, the stage great who opened “Phantom — The Las Vegas Spectacular” at The Venetian, is taking on Anthony Newley’s “What Kind of Fool Am I.”
Las Vegas resident Vinnie Paul, a heavy-metal icon and drumming force with Pantera and Hellyeah, has died in Las Vegas, multiple sources have confirmed.
Sam Lewis is asked what her late husband would have thought of having his personal items sold to the public. The person who knew Jerry Lewis best knew that answer.
Joe Jackson, 89, who has a home in Las Vegas, is reported to be in grave condition, as sources have reported to multiple media outlets.
“Bandstand,” the Broadway-fashioned show conceived in Las Vegas that actually made it to Broadway, lives on.
An itchy Alex Ovechkin jersey and a Vegas baby bib marked the end of Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s Stanley Cup Final betting spree.
Crucial to any disappearing act is the reappearing. Penn & Teller are going dark at the Rio on July 10 and will return on Aug. 18.
Encore Theater has been home to such headliners as John Fogerty and Diana Ross ever since “Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers” closed in December. But the resort has not stopped creating original productions.
The construction at Hard Rock Hotel/Virgin Las Vegas is actually deconstructing plans for “The Voice — Neon Dreams.” The show was scheduled to open Sept. 17.
Well, Daniel Emmet learned a new song Tuesday night. He also survived his audition — two of them, actually — on “America’s Got Talent.”
“This will change the Strip, I reckon,” says Spiegelworld founder and “improssario” Ross Mollison. “‘It will be Instagram candy for the Strip. It’ll create a whole new ‘tree-sinct’ for tourists.”
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