Tuesday, September 07, 2004
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NORM: Idle in town for Queen musical
Eric Idle will be at Queen musical opening tonight.
Tony Curtis to be inducted into Hall of Fame at UNLV.
"Downtown" Gordie Brown's show at the Golden Nugget is selling out after opening to just 25 paid customers three months ago.
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Cleaning out the end-of-summer notebook:
Monty Python's Eric Idle is in town for tonight's star-studded official opening of the Queen musical, "We Will Rock You" at Paris Las Vegas. He's working on a new musical, "SPAMALOT," a spoof of the Broadway show "Camelot." It opens in Chicago at Christmas and moves to Broadway at the Shubert Theatre next spring. ...
The Eagles' Glenn Frey dedicated his standing-room-only Saturday show at the Cannery to Dan Chandler, the longtime Kentucky-bred Las Vegas casino host who died the week of the Kentucky Derby. Frey told the audience that this was his only U.S. stop this year before joining The Eagles on their 50-show Asian tour. ...
Was that duet between Harrah's Clint Holmes and 10-year-old Kristin Walters, the state's goodwill ambassador for MDA, during Sunday's Jerry Lewis Telethon as precious as it gets? Take a bow, Las Vegas, for a record $813,801 in donations during the KLAS-TV, Channel 8 telecast from the Las Vegas Hilton. ...
Among the highlights of ESPN's 25th anniversary show on Sunday: a 1989 flashback of former University of Nevada, Las Vegas quarterback Kenny Mayne at KSTW-TV in Seattle, before getting his break, Ickey Woods' "Ickey Shuffle," and Andre Agassi's between-the-legs miracle shot, with his back to the net from the baseline. ...
Siegfried and Roy will be honored Sept. 18 at the Clark County Public Education Foundation Dinner. Harrah's Claudine Williams will be presented the Lifetime Education Achievement Award. Ticket information: 799-1042. ...
Film legend Tony Curtis will be inducted into Nevada's entertainment/artist Hall of Fame Sept. 14 at UNLV. Ticket information: 895-4292. ...
A&E film crews shooting that behinds-the-scene show at Caesars Palace have been spending a lot of time at the Shadow Lounge, putting faces on the provocative screen dancers who rarely come out of the shadows. ...
Bobby and Donna Baldwin are co-hosting with Ben Affleck a Hollywood-heavy "Keep Memory Alive" poker tournament Sept. 16 at the Esquire House in Los Angeles. The winner gets a seat in the World Poker Tour at the Bellagio in December. Others joining Affleck in this month's tournament include Matt Damon, Tobey Maguire, Vince Vaughan, James Caan, Christina Applegate, Dean Caine and former World Series of Poker winners Bobby Baldwin and Doyle Brunson. ...
Another shake-up at Ice Meta Club, formerly Drink, has Ed Williams out as manager. ...
Three months ago, "Downtown" Gordie Brown opened to 25 paid customers at the Golden Nugget. Now his show is selling out. ...
Local celebrity stylist William Whatley, at the national launch party for WB's "Ambush Make- over" at the W hotel in Los Angeles last week. The big moment: When he spotted pal Paige Davis, host of "Trading Spaces." Whatley, one of the style hosts for "Ambush Makeover," did Davis' hair the day of her Las Vegas wedding in December 2001 to Broadway star Patrick Page. ...
Siegfried Fischbacher attended Saturday's closing night of "Havana Night Club" (Stardust). I say this show's too fresh and not likely to land a lengthy engagement real soon.
The Punch Line
"As part of the prenup agreement, Tonya (Harding) gets to keep the pickup truck." -- Charley Steiner, ESPN.
Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@ reviewjournal.com.
