Friday, October 15, 2004
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NORM: Surprises in store in new Cirque show
Oprah Winfrey gets Celine Dion to talk about motherhood.
Pamela Anderson takes in 'We Will Rock You' show.
Celine Dion says son Rene has favorite expressions.
Phyllis Diller in documentary 'Good Night, We Love You.'
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Cirque du Soleil and Beatles reps didn't play all their cards during Thursday's announcement detailing the new Beatles show at The Mirage.
Cirque founder Guy Laliberte would say only that a surprise is in the works when the theatrical production featuring Cirque performers opens in the spring of 2006.
Tentative plans include the incorporation of such Cirque characters as Father McKenzie from the 1966 hit "Eleanor Rigby" and possibly "Lady Madonna." Let your imagination run with the visual possibilities of "Strawberry Fields," "Yellow Submarine," "Penny Lane" and "The Long and Winding Road."
Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr won't be appearing in the show. The Beatles had a total of 20 No. 1 singles in the United States between February 1964 and June 1970.
The 2,000-seat show, which will give Cirque a total of five on the Las Vegas Strip, is the replacement for Siegfried & Roy's long-running magic act that came to a startling end about 12 months ago with the near-fatal mauling of Roy Horn.
The Scene and Heard
A tug of war is breaking out over who's going to host Nicky Hilton's 21st birthday festivities. A Hard Rock Hotel publicist called me late Thursday to say the property has an exclusivity agreement with the hotel heiress, disputing the Palms' announcement that Hilton would be dining at N9NE Steak House tonight. ...
"This is our 32nd Maggiano's but the only one with a sign out the window that reads, `Cold beer and dirty girls.' That's classic Vegas." -- Maggiano's managing partner Bill Billings, at the VIP grand opening on Wednesday. The view from the new Italian restaurant at the Fashion Show mall includes the New Frontier's marquee advertising female mud wrestling. ...
A tip of the top hat to local nightclub guru Steve Davidovici and bride-to-be Charissa Caez. They're tying the knot Saturday.
May I recommend ...
The third annual Las Vegas Comedy Festival includes a free-to-view celebrity poker tournament today, a "Politics, Smalitics" luncheon today ($40), Saturday's gala awards dinner ($150), as well as the complimentary Sunday screening of the documentary "Good Night, We Love You" featuring Phyllis Diller.
For more information: 736-6595 or go to www.lasvegascomedyfestival.com.
Sightings
Celine Dion, on "Oprah" Thursday, announcing she plans to have her second child during a long break after her Caesars Palace contract expires in early 2007. KLAS-TV, Channel 8 accommodated its Oprah fans by running a split screen of "Oprah" and the arrival of President Bush on Air Force One. Meantime, Celine told Oprah and her audience that her son, Rene, 3, has three favorite English expressions: "I don't believe that," "Oh, my goodness," and "No way."... Pamela Anderson, in fifth-row seats at "We Will Rock You" (Paris) and backstage after the show Wednesday. ... Metro Pizza's East Tropicana store delivering 15 pizzas for Air Force One on Thursday to McCarran International Airport.
The Punch Line
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." -- Ann Landers
Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com.
