Friday night, Rockie Brown performs at the release party for her new album, “Rockie Brown Vol. 1,” a collaboration with Vegas producer and musician Jason Tanzer.
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Terry Fator once earned $2,000 while fronting a rock band. Those days are long gone.
Jerry Lewis liked parties. He didn’t like funerals. He loved Labor Day Weekend.
Lewis recalled Sammy Davis Jr.’s final words to him were, “You can’t leave without kissing me, you old Jew.”
Emmy Award-winner Andy Walmsley has designed sets for several Las Vegas Strip shows and productions, including Terry Fator’s production at The Mirage and Marino’s “Divas Las Vegas” at The Linq Hotel.
The Rolling Stones “Exhibitionism” opens at the Palazzo Sept. 23 and runs through Jan. 31.
Two major cities where Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts have employees and customers have been hit wtih tragedy just days apart.
The sign company Yesco actually owns the Hard Rock Cafe sign, in an agreement with Hard Rock Cafe’s parent company dating to the restaurant’s opening in 1990.
Dana Carvey is not an opening act, but he is the first comic onstage during his dual headlining gig with Jon Lovitz.
In a piece of acrobatics maneuver as impressive as one of its productions, worthy of the company’s stage shows, Cirque du Soleil hit three major milestones recently: “O” at Bellagio celebrated its 9,000th performance; “Ka” celebrated No. 6,000 at the MGM Grand, and “Michael Jackson One” notched No. 2,000 at Mandalay Bay.
Dave Keuning’s departure, albeit just for road dates, leaves the band with front man Brandon Flowers and fellow founding member Ronnie Vannucci on drums.
Renowned dancer, director and producer Anita Mann is friends with Miley Cyrus choreographer Michael Rooney, who asked Mann to perform in Sunday’s MTV Awards show.
Conor McGregor took to the VIP terrace of Encore Beach Club and addressed a sold-out crowd: “It didn’t turn out the way we wanted, but we can still party like it did!”
And, adding yet more spice to the spectacle, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took part — remotely — by providing the voiceover for the video leading to the fighters’ entrance to the arena.
Joel McHale jabbed at Mac Reynolds, Paul Shaffer joined Imagine Dragons for “Stand By Me,” and Martin Short dove into Cleopatra’s Barge on Friday night at Caesars Palace.
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