Wyrick mired in financial woes

The future of the Steve Wyrick Theatre is up in the air, but it's pretty clear we won't be calling it that anymore.

Wyrick has been sidelined since his show and the theater both closed last month at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood. This week, mall management moved to block him from removing fixtures from the theater or subletting it to another production.

A complaint filed in Clark County District Court reveals a key term of the lease: Wyrick had to perform his magic show to hang on to the venue, and the lease can't be transferred without mall management's approval.

That eliminates two scenarios that surfaced in recent weeks. One was that Wyrick would attempt to book another rent-paying production to keep the doors open, buying time for him to line up new investors.

The other was that Wyrick's estranged investors would kick him out and cut a deal with another producer. The primary investor, according to multiple sources, is Tebo Development Co., a Boulder, Colo.-based commercial real estate developer.

But the Miracle Mile operators, doing business as Boulevard Invest LLC, appear to want a fresh start. The court complaint claims Wyrick was $208,546 behind on rent in October, and he confessed to Miracle Mile representatives on Dec. 23 that his Wyrick Magical Productions was "insolvent" and "did not have the ability to cure its default and/or resume operations."

Court documents cite a previous lien of $182,864. The producer of the theater's last tenant, a tribute to the Platters, Coasters and Marvelettes, also has sued Wyrick to recover a disputed $73,000.

On Tuesday, Boulevard Invest won a court injunction to prevent Wyrick from removing equipment and to keep him or his investors from reopening the doors with another production. ...

Casinos often send out announcements that a show is celebrating this or that number of performances. And when the show has been around as long as Bally's "Jubilee!" who could confirm or deny the claim that Saturday marks 17,000 performances of the showgirl revue that opened in 1981?

What is noteworthy is the promotion: A locals offer of $17 tickets for either the 7:30 or 10:30 p.m. show Saturday. If that doesn't work for you, Nevada residents can get two-for-one tickets through the end of February. ...

January is the coldest month on the Strip, but some big-name bookings suggest spring is on its way. "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart does his stand-up act at The Mirage on Feb. 5 and 6. Stewart hasn't performed here since a 2005 date in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace as part of The Comedy Festival.

"Chelsea Lately" host Chelsea Handler returns to the Colosseum on May 29 with her "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" tour.

After two stints at the Palms last fall, Mariah Carey moves to the Colosseum on Feb. 27. This date was, in fact, previously listed for the Palms by some ticketing agencies. ...

Fanilows who can't wait for Barry Manilow to open at Paris Las Vegas on March 5 will be tuned in to QVC on Tuesday to watch the entertainer hawk his new disc "The Greatest Love Songs of All Time" from his new venue and perhaps preview the new show of the same theme.

Contact reporter Mike Weatherford at mweatherford@ reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0288.