Lady Gaga is not scheduled to perform at all at Park Theater, but MGM Resorts officials say they plan to announce additional residency dates “in the near future.”
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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.
Area15 creative director Chris Wink says of Hilly and Nilly, “They have been quarantined since the 1950s. If anyone knows how to survive, it would be them.”
Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon co-host the major television event and virtual concert, set for 5-7 p.m. Pacific time April 18.
“There is no doubt in my mind that The Smith Center is going to play an important role in the comeback of Las Vegas,” says Myron Martin, president of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.
George Maloof said of “Uncle” Phil Maloof: “He was a great man who loved his dogs and his collection of classic cars, art, and theater pipe organs.”
New York-New York executive Cynthia Kiser Murphey says, “We put the heart up there simply as a message to tell people how much we care about them, in a real simple and authentic way.”
Vocalist Bryan Hopkins of Elvis Monroe sings, “I’ve said stories about my life. Sounds like I’ve lived on the front lines.”
Penn Jillette says, “Everybody does ‘The Ambitious Card,’ but what’s fun is seeing what they do with the trick.”
Strip hotels unified for a visually powerful message of unity, illuminating guest rooms so the buildings lit up with hearts and spell the word HOPE.
Burlesque queen Michelle L’Amour is a great talent with a sharp sense of humor and the vision to assemble “Quarantine Cabaret” web series.
Acting legend Michael Caine once told me Little Church of the West was one of his favorite Vegas landmarks — he and his wife, Shakira, were married there in 1973.
O.J. Simpson says, “There’s not a shred of doubt, in my mind,” what happened to Carole Baskin’s ex-husband in the Netflix documentary series “Tiger King.”
Pop star Justin Bieber cited coronavirus for postponing his upcoming tour: “The health and safety of my fans, team, cast and crew is the most important thing for me.”
Organizers have shelved plans for the parade, which was to run the length of the Strip.
The series kicks off at 7 p.m. Wednesday on the @ParkMGM Instagram Live feed with DJ Crykit, Jamie D Great and Mell Starr.
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