Excalibur magician Hans Klok says, “I cannot play to 20 people — I will be bankrupt by the end of the year.”
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
Veteran Las Vegas show producer David Saxe says, “We’ll be back as soon as we’re legally allowed to be back. If the demand is there, I think we’ll go seven days a week.”
Adhering to the state’s phase two protocols for mass gatherings, FSE announced Friday night it would be holding off returning ambient live entertainment to its outdoor stages.
Pete Vallee’s purely Elvis, all-request, no-cover show is back at Harrah’s Piano Bar.
The NHL is eyeing Las Vegas as a hub city for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, and MGM Resorts is prepping its hotels to potentially host 12 teams.
Westgate Las Vegas GM Cami Christensen says, “We are so excited to welcome back our team members and guests, and provide them with a safe environment.”
The quartet of Andrew and Mike Tierney, Phil Burton and Toby Allen say the coronavirus pandemic has forced the act to move.
Show co-producer Adam Steck of SPI Entertainment says Thunder is the first adult revue to perform in a closed theater.
Says veteran Las Vegas entertainment booker Steve Beyer, “Until showrooms open, the lounges are where you’ll see entertainment.”
John Di Domenico summoned his Donald Trump impression for Howard Stern on Monday morning.
Franco Dragone is joining Guy Laliberte in an attempt to buy back Cirque du Soleil.
One day we’ll have an impressive array of COVID-19 face masks. Maybe we’ll trade them, like Topps baseball cards in the old days. Or maybe stage an exhibit of face covers at a downtown art gallery.
Wayne Newton says of reopening Caesars Palace, “I was standing there across from the Flamingo, where I was headlining in 1966, when Caesars opened.”
Guy Laliberte’s sudden interest in acquiring Cirque is great theater for what was the Strip’s leading production company before it ceased operations entirely in March.
Led by vocalists Steve Judkins and LaShonda Reese, Mayfair’s production showed no signs of rust.
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