The 300-plus mayors who attended the U.S. Conference of Mayors this week on Monday received these four new Mayor Oscar Goodman bobbleheads as souvenirs of the five-day conference, which ends today.
The producers of "Hairspray" announced Monday that the transplanted Broadway show, which opened at Luxor in February, is being canceled as of Sunday.
Cast members were told 30 minutes before the show.
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"As a production we couldn't be happier, but we just never found the audience. It's very sad," said Myron Martin, the co-producer with Michael Gill.
Sunday's finale would be the 148th performance.
Tony Award-winning star Harvey Fierstein and his sidekick Dick Latessa were recruited for 12 weeks to get the musical off the ground.
But the Broadway success -- eight Tonys since opening in 2002 -- didn't follow in Las Vegas.
"Everyone loves it. We were incredibly proud of the show," said Martin, reached by telephone during the show.
Martin added that breaking the news to the cast was "a terribly tough time."
OSCAR'S GRAND ENTRANCE
Mayor Oscar Goodman saved his most spectacular entrance for last at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
With a big crowd gathered in the pool area at Red Rock Resort at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, a helicoptor circled and landed on the rooftop. The "mayor," wearing a khaki jumpsuit, then rappelled down a brick wall to the pool area, where he was joined by two showgirls.
Spies said a stunt double was involved in a switcheroo.
The 300-plus mayors received four new Goodman bobbleheads as souvenirs of the five-day conference, which ends today.
More on why Goodman urged mayors to boo the media at Saturday's event at Bellagio:
Goodman's rant against the "stupid media" was in reference, we later learned, to a story that was about to break.
The Associated Press on Sunday raised the issue of corporate sponsors providing $1.3 million of the city of Las Vegas' $1.8 million to fund to the mayors conference.
Ethics expert Bob Stern told AP Las Vegas staffer Kathleen Hennessey, "The problem is these (sponsors) want something from Las Vegas, and they want something from the other public officials if they're going to expand to other parts of the country. It's a trend that should stop."
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Wayne Gulliver has adopted a devil-may-care attitude about the mother of all apocalyptic signs. Gulliver, an Air Force retiree from Las Vegas, turns 66 today, on 06/06/06. It's no big deal, he said. "I just take one day at a time."
SIGHTINGS
Celine Dion, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Bai Ling, Tyson Beckford, Vivica Fox, Shaggy, Devean George, Dennis Rodman and Jermaine O'Neal at Pure (Caesars Palace) on Saturday, most of them to check out Chris Aire's jewelry fashion show. ... Food Network celebrity chef Bobby Flay, ordering fried chicken Benedict at Hash House a Go Go on Sunday. ... Tony Curtis, who celebrated his 81st birthday Saturday at Sylvester Stallone's 60th birthday celebration at Curve (Aladdin/Planet Hollywood), stopped by the "Buck Wild" charity car wash Saturday at the new Centennial Terrible Herbst location. The event was to benefit the Shiloh Horse Rescue and Sanctuary, a favorite cause of Curtis and his wife, Jill. ... Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, at OPM nightclub (Forum Shops at Caesars) on Sunday night. ... Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth of "The Apprentice," dining at BOA Steakhouse (Forum Shops at Caesars) on Saturday night and boxer Sergio Mora of NBC's "The Contender" at another table.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Lawyers have feelings too (allegedly)." -- Bumper sticker
