While Caesars Entertainment has a robust lineup of shows at Harrah’s, Jubilee Theater at Bally’s has been dark for more than a year.
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Pete Vallee began his run as “Big Elvis” 20 years ago, and has since performed at many lounges on and off the Strip.
Brad Garrett is an acclaimed stand-up, but is also effective as a dramatic actor and plays an internet journalist in the CBS pilot of “The Get.”
An original member of “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood and co-star of “Vegas! The Show” Josh Strickland is heading to Germany to play the lead in “Tarzan.”
The Killers, especially front man Brandon Flowers, love the outdoors and have long spoken out against development near Red Rock Conservation Area. But they are not planning full-time activism.
Don’t mess with a full house. True in poker, certainly, and also in the world of music festivals. The Route 91 Harvest Festival has reinforced that adage by staying put at Las Vegas Village.
Frank Marino has portrayed Joan Rivers for 32 years in “Divas Las Vegas,” and is rocking up the show by adding Pat Benatar and Adele, as played by drag star Shannel, to the lineup.
Steve Spector has created thousands of portraits, many of which overlook diners at Palm Restaurant.
Norm Johnson was facing a stint in a juvenile detention center when offered the option of joining the Air Force. He enlisted and served in the Korean War.
Rachel Tyler was a principal singer in “Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers” for 13 months at Wynn Las Vegas, and caught a break when an opening surfaced in the aquatic production “Le Reve.”
Former Atlanta Falcons wideout Roddy White spent Super Bowl weekend partying and gambling with Charles Barkley. Similar to the Falcons’ defense in overtime, they got smoked.
Diana Ross sings, smiles and dresses beautifully. But where is that killer horn section from the first version of her show at Venetian Theater?
Joey Pero’s night was befitting a sad trombone solo as he was knocked down and suffered a broken leg after the first rehearsal of “Bandstand” in New York.
Louie Anderson won an Emmy for playing Christine Baskets on “Baskets,” and now seeks a small space to ply his craft in Las Vegas.
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