The talent of “The Cocktail Cabaret” cast members of Eric Jordan Young, Daniel Emmet, Niki Scalera and Maren Wade and pianist Philip Fortenberry is well known around VegasVille.
Kats
John Katsilometes’ column runs daily on Page 3A. Email jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow him at @johnnykats on Twitter and @JohnnyKats1 on Instagram. Listen to the latest episodes of his PodKats! podcast here.
Lionel Richie recalls his early days with the Commodores: “We didn’t make it until I was 26, and we heard ‘No’ all the way through. But to me, it didn’t mean, ‘No,’ it meant, ‘Not now.’ “
Matt Goss has checked in with a new show at a new venue … and a new drink.
Clint Holmes’ original charge was simply to make a great album. But the underlying objective, sometimes mentioned just slyly, was to make it great enough to be nominated for a Grammy.
It could be at least a month before 76-year-old Robin Leach returns to coming the scene and writing his daily column in the R-J.
The band in “Raiding the Rock Vault” has long resisted performing its first encore. That changed Saturday night at the end of 90-minute set Saturday night at Hard Rock Hotel’s Vinyl music club.
A fitness and self-defense instructor from Sedgefield, South Africa, who survived an attempted carjacking this summer, is the new Miss Universe.
‘Tournament of Kings’ offers a feast; ‘Legends’ a tribute buffet
Frankie Moreno is developing a partnership with Madison Square Garden to write songs for Knicks’ performances, and also perform halftime shows at the legendary venu
The ninth annual “Toys for Tots Celebrity Benefit Show” for the United States Marine Corps toy-donation program is set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at Westgate’s Internatioal Theater.
Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno and Washington Nationals all-star outfielder Bryce Harper have been added to the lineup for the Dec. 1 fundraiser at T-Mobile Arena. That battery joins previously announced headliners The Killers, Imagine Dragons, David Copperfield, Boyz II Men , artists from Cirque du Soleil productions (specifically “Mystere” and Blue Man Group) and Penn Teller.
Says Patton Oswalt, “I love Vegas and to be able to perform there and give back to the Victims’ Fund means a lot to me.”
Dirk Arthur’s use of exotic cats has rankled animal-rights groups, who were already mobilizing to protest his “Wild Magic” show at Westgate.
The Neon Musuem is launching an online fundraising campaign next Tuesday — Giving Tuesday — to pay for the transport and restoration of the sign.
In October 2013, a group of Silicon Valley investors purchased Stirling Club for $10.9 million, far below the original $44 million construction cost.