Paul Shaffer and his Shaf-Shifters band are taking over the famed Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace for nine dates wrapped around the holidays in December.
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Legendary entertainer Jerry Lewis is to be honored today at 7:49 p.m. with an 11-minute video tribute on prominent Las Vegas marquees.
It took many years, and many working hours, to genuinely understand and appreciate Jerry Lewis. I covered his final two years of the MDA Labor Day Telethon in 2009 and 2010, though we hadn’t realized then they would be his final two years.
The video shows the band in a boxing ring set up in the desert, with cutaway clips of the two combatants, showgirls, bikini-clad ladies on beach chairs, and shirtless actor Jake Hunter next to an old RV.
The four “AGT” judges — Mel B, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel — all applauded Billy and Emily England’s latest skating act.
The 4,000 or so attendees at the Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) Black & White Party know how to misbehave. The dress code for this shindig should be, “Thongs Optional.”
“There really was no other location for us than here,” Sarah Jessica Parker says of her new shop at Bellagio.
In his residency at Flamingo Las Vegas, Richard Marx strums his guitar and plays piano through his many hits.
Sax great Dave Koz is back on the Strip this weekend, co-headlining with the groundbreaking bassist Larry Graham Jr. of Sly & The Family Stone in “Side By Side” at the Foundry at SLS Las Vegas.
Rita Rudner performed 21 shows a week at Riviera Comedy Club, launching a long residency (personally and professionally) on the Strip.
Barry Manilow headlined the Las Vegas Hilton and Paris Las Vegas from 2004-2012.
Cementing their affiliation with the city, Human Nature has signed on to perform its “Jukebox” show through March 2019.
About 90 minutes before taking the stage at T-Mobile Arena on Friday night, Lady Gaga sent a tweet to Britney Spears and Cher.
The Hard Rock Cafe closed Dec. 31 after a 26-year run. Something is finally planned for that parcel.
Andrew Dice Clay achieves a balancing act that has made him a comedy star for decades.