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Mike Weatherford

Drag is more than a costume

Man wearing dress. Mystic space between heaven and Earth? Or cheap hotel with no ballroom?

Once superpacked show schedule thins out at Riviera

Not so long ago, the Riviera was spilling over with shows. There was the historic main showroom, plus three smaller ones upstairs (sometimes double-booked) and three or four more sharing its enclosed lounge.

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Compiling fantasy team of tribute artists easy in Vegas

There are way too many talent contests on TV now, but still there’s one I kind of miss: the one for celebrity impersonators called “The Next Best Thing.”

Yes, dad thinks son can dance

I knew what Earl Turner was doing Tuesday night: watching his son Aaron tap his way into the top 20 of the Fox competition “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Heckling best left to Twitter

I guess there is one little area where Ron Futrell and I are in agreement. We both thought Bill Maher’s stand-up material was a little dated last weekend at the Palms.

Producer hopes shows will go on

Producer David King says he learned enough about Las Vegas in the past year to put together “a business course on how to open a show in Las Vegas and what to do if you get kicked out of your venue: Follow these six rules.”

Retro-cool rooms nod to vintage Vegas

On Thursday, Showtime restores to its rightful glory the world-famous Plaza showroom, once the proud home of “Nudes on Ice,” “Natalie Needs a Nightie” and “Mind with the Dirty Man.”

Jabbawockeez release positive energy in ‘Prism’

The Jabbawockeez flip the switch from black and white to color in their new show “Prism.” But really, the whole effort at Luxor brings that “Oz”-like illumination.

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