2:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $43.50-$54.50 (260-7200).
AMAZING JOHNATHAN
9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the main room at Harmon Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $68.95-$79.95 (836-0836).
'AMERICA'S GOT TALENT LIVE'
7 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and Sundays, 4 and 7 p.m. Saturdays in the CHI Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $70.35-$114.35 (785-5055).
'AMERICAN STORM'
10 p.m. Fridays and 11:30 p.m. Saturdays in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $59.99 (260-7200).
'AMERICAN SUPERSTARS'
7 p.m. Sundays through Tuesdays, and 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the Theater of the Stars at the Stratosphere, 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $46.25; $51.25 for show, buffet, two drinks and a tower pass; $35.45, children ages 5-12, children younger than 5 will not be admitted and anyone younger than 21 must be accompanied by an adult (380-7711).
LOUIE ANDERSON
7 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays in the Thunder From Down Under Showroom at Excalibur, 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $62.90. No one younger than 18 will be admitted (597-7600).
CRISS ANGEL: 'BELIEVE'
7 and 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Criss Angel Believe Theatre at Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $69.90-$181 (262-4400).
(C+) The shotgun marriage of Cirque du Soleil and TV magician Criss Angel seems to tie the hands of both parties. Cirque's darkly beautiful visuals aren't enough to perk up predictable illusions, and the down-the-rabbit-hole story is an awkward showcase for Angel's persona. (11/1/08 M.W.)
DIRK ARTHUR: 'XTREME MAGIC'
4:10 and 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays in the Tiffany Theatre at the Tropicana, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $31.50 for the early show, $42.50 for the 7p.m. show (739-2411).
(B-) By attrition, this magician now has the only show with exotic tigers, and the animals and illusions dominate a brisk hour. Arthur doesn't try to outshine more charismatic magicians in the personality department. (4/25/08 M.W.)
'BARBRA AND FRANK -- THE CONCERT THAT NEVER WAS'
8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and Sundays in the Le Bistro Theatre at the Riviera, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $73-$83 (794-9433).
(B) Sharon Owens and Sebastian Anzaldo pull off the wacky premise of teaming a '90s-era Barbra Streisand with the Frank Sinatra of the '50s, with great vocals on both sides and a good chemistry together. (1/16/09 M.W.)
'BITE'
10:30 p.m. Fridays through Wednesdays in the Theater of the Stars at the Stratosphere, 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $49.45 (380-7711).
(C) This campy topless vampire revue embraces its outrageous premise with classic rock songs instead of self-aware jokes. It's fun-bad, trashy in concept but not inept in execution. (8/22/08 M.W.)
'BLUE MAN GROUP'
7 and 10 p.m. daily in the Blue Man Group Theater at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $76.50-$126 (414-7469). For locals, one free child's ticket will be offered for the purchase of one regularly-priced adult ticket by mentioning the code "Kids Free." The offer is for children ages 3 to 12.
(A) Most people are now dialed into the blue-dude aesthetic of silent-movie comedy and mad science. The now-familiar ritual plays like entertainment comfort food. (8/15/08 M.W.)
BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB
8 p.m. Thursdays, 8 and 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the Showroom at Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave., $34, locals receive a $10 discount with valid ID. An Improv show is at 7 p.m. Sundays, $12 (547-5300). The Adam Ace Comedy show will perform today and Saturday. Stand up comics Adam Hunter and Kathleen Dunbar perform Thursday through Nov. 28.
GORDIE BROWN
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in The Gordie Brown Showroom at Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., $46.95-$112.95 (866-946-5336).
(B+) Brown isn't the most accurate impressionist in town; his bits are more like stand-up comedy set to music. But that makes him the funniest for those who lock into his winningly adolescent humor. (3/27/09 M.W.)
LANCE BURTON: 'MASTER MAGICIAN'
7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Lance Burton Theatre at the Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $71.50-$77.50 (730-7160).
(B) The family-friendly showcase for this nice-guy magician is showing its age a bit, but Burton's mastery of traditional magic transcends time and trends. (11/28/08 M.W.)
NATHAN BURTON: 'COMEDY MAGIC'
4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $37.50-$47.50, half-price for ages 3-12 (733-3333).
(B) Burton is a likable guy who pulls you into his upbeat persona as he redresses classic stage illusions for comic payoff. (6/20/08 M.W.)
FRANK CALIENDO
9:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the Lance Burton Theatre at the Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $59-$95 (730-7160).
CARROT TOP
8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays in the Atrium Showroom at Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $57.95-$68.95. No one younger than 18 will be admitted (262-4400). The show will be dark today through Tuesday.
(B) The prop comic who found himself a perfect fit on the Strip proves it's better to be the king of visual gags than just another stand-up who is pretty good; the show lags when he ignores his trunk of tricks. ( 7/10/09 M.W.)
CHER
7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Dec. 20 in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $100-$255 (731-7110).
(B) You've had 20 years to decide what you think about Cher, and the ageless star doesn't vary her strategy much in a new showcase that's mostly a plopped-down tour with expanded staging and acrobatics. (5/15/08 M.W.)
'CHIPPENDALES: THE SHOW'
8 p.m. daily, and 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the Chippendales Theater at the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, $47.25-$58.25 (777-7776).
(B+) The 14-man revue has dressed up so it can dress down inside a dedicated theater that's part of the Rio's Ultimate Girls' Night Out complex. Upgraded staging allows for more scenery, video and acrobatics. (2/4/05 M.W.)
THE COMEDY STOP
9 p.m. daily in the Congo Showroom at the Sahara, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $29.94-$41.94, $23.94 for Nevada residents with ID (737-2515). Stand-up comics Peaches Rodriguez, John Roy and Michael Finney perform today through Sunday; Greg Vaccarello, Karen Rontowski and Manny Oliveira perform Monday through Nov. 29.
ANTHONY COOLS
9 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays and Tuesdays in the Anthony Cools Experience at Paris Las Vegas, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $52.75-$85.75 (877-374-7469).
(B+) The audience does the dirty work in this raunchiest of hypnosis shows, but Cools holds it all together with his comic timing and reactions. (7/18/08 M.W.)
DAVID COPPERFIELD
7:30 and 10 p.m. today through Dec. 2 with 4:30 p.m. shows on Saturdays in the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $69 (891-7777). There will be an additional 4:30 p.m. show Wednesday, and additional shows at 2 and 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
(A)The veteran magician is a bit on autopilot these days but always reliable. He never loses sight that a magic show can be funny and even touching, but at the end of the day it still has to fool you. (12/26/08 M.W.)
'COUNTRY SUPERSTARS TRIBUTE'
8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays in the showroom Whiskey Pete's, Interstate 15 South at Primm, $21.95 (800-386-7867).
'CRAZY GIRLS'
9:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays in the Mardi Gras Plaza at the Riviera, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $45.50-$73, no one younger than 18 will be admitted (794-9433).
(C) The topless cabaret show that's been around since September 1987 got new costumes and music to help it stay in the game with sometimes campy, sometimes racy fun. (1/26/07 M.W.)
'DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN'
3 p.m. daily with 7 p.m. shows Fridays and Saturdays in the Thunder From Down Under Showroom at Excalibur, 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $47.95-$75.45 for 7 p.m. shows, $42.45-$53.45 for the 3 p.m. shows (597-7600).
(B+) This hit comic play introduced Las Vegas to the long-form comic monologue, in which Kevin Burke winningly uses anthropology to explain miscommunication between the sexes. (1/30/09 M.W.)
DIXIE DOOLEY: 'MASTER MYSTIFIER'
7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays in the Royal Theater and Lounge at the Royal Resort, 99 Convention Center Drive, $19.95 (457-8448).
'FAB FOUR LIVE'
5:30 p.m. Fridays through Wednesdays in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $59.99-$70.99 (260-7200).
'FANTASY'
10:30 p.m. daily in the Atrium Showroom at Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $53-$68.40, no one younger than 18 will be admitted (262-4400).
(B-) The strength of 'Fantasy' is that it's both a show and a booby show, with neither the pop choreography nor the topless strip club eroticism suffering as a result. (2/8/08 M.W.)
'TERRY FATOR & HIS CAST OF THOUSANDS'
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Terry Fator Theatre at The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $69.90-$146.90 (792-7777).
(B+) The ventriloquist who shot to fame on "America's Got Talent" gives the musty old genre a killer new twist by fusing it with impressions. The comedy doesn't hold its own without the gimmick, but Fator is likable enough to get away with just about anything. (3/20/09 M.W.)
VINNIE FAVORITO
8 p.m. daily with additional 6 p.m. shows Saturday in Bugsy's Cabaret at Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $60.45-$72.55. No one younger than 18 will be admitted (733-3333).
(B) The Boston comedian carries on the Don Rickles tradition of ethnic insult humor, devoting all but the first few minutes to picking on the crowd. It's harmlessly outrageous, kinetic and often impressively improvised. (2/20/09 M.W.)
'FITZ OF LAUGHTER'
9:13 p.m. daily in the showroom at Fitzgeralds, 301 Fremont St., $29-$39 (388-2400).
(B) The title suggests stand-up comedy, but Kevin Burke offers a versatile, classic-Vegas showcase of card tricks, mind-reading and fire-eating; all delivered with winning enthusiasm. (11/14/08 M.W.)
'FREAKS'
9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Showroom at O'Sheas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $36.50 (733-3333).
(B) Understand that sideshow "freaks" are now "Jackass"-type people doing gross and dangerous things, and this little show delivers with more comedy and class than you might expect. (4/3/09 M.W.)
MATT GOSS: 'LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS'
10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in The Gossy Room at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, $25 (942-6888).
'HITZVILLE -- THE SHOW'
6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $54.99-$71.49 (260-7200).
'HUMAN NATURE -- THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION OF THE MOTOWN SOUND'
7:30 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays in the Showroom at Imperial Palace, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $54.95-$65.95 (794-3261).
(B) This Australian vocal quartet gives you a reason not to outgrow "boy bands" with its hard-charging, sharp-dressed and credible take on Motown. But the charm may wear off sooner for some than others, who may find it superficial and repetitive. (6/19/09 M.W.)
'HYPNOSIS UNLEASHED'
9:30 p.m. daily in The Cellar at the Tropicana, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $47.95 (739-2411).
'ICE: THE SHOW FROM RUSSIA'
8 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays in the Versailles Theatre at the Riviera, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $89.95-$99.95, half-price for ages 12 and under (794-9433).
(C+) A Russian circus on ice got a Cirque du Soleil-style makeover by former Cirque choreographer Debra Brown. Acrobats, jugglers and aerialists all perform on skates. (5/18/07 M.W.)
THE IMPROV
8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays at Harrah's Las Vegas, 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $31.95 (349-6315). Stand-up comics Shelly Berman, Darryl Collier and Avi Liberman perform today through Sunday; Maryellen Hooper, Darryl Lenox and Kenny Kane perform Tuesday through Nov. 29.
'JERSEY BOYS'
7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays in the Jersey Boys Theatre at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $70.70-$249.70 (414-9000).
(A) This musical biography of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons might surprise Las Vegas crowds expecting an easy-going revue. A crackling, cinematic staging of the band's biography is deftly meshed with its song catalog. (5/4/08 M.W.)
LARRY G. JONES: SINGING IMPRESSIONIST SHOW HOSTED BY RED SKELTON IMPERSONATOR
9 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays in the showroom at Royal Resort Hotel, 99 Convention Center Drive, $44.95-$49.95, two-for-one special for locals (800-595-4849).
'JUBILEE!'
7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays in the Jubilee Theater at Bally's, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $52.50-$92.50, no one younger than 18 will be admitted. The 7:30 p.m. Saturday show is covered (967-4567).
(B) This classic "feather show" is simultaneously one of the Strip's greatest treasures and the silliest reminder of its excessiveness. (10/29/04 M.W.)
'KA'
7 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Ka Theatre at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $75.90-$165 (891-7777).
(A) Those in sync with its grand opera sensibility will revel in Cirque du Soleil's first attempt at linear storytelling. The divisive effort remains a high-water mark for stagecraft and the most money spent (possibly $200 million) for a Las Vegas title to date. (9/4/09 M.W.)
MAC KING: 'THE COMEDY SHOW'
1 and 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Main Showroom at Harrah's Las Vegas, 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $27.45 (369-5111).
(A) The comedy magician's carefully constructed comic persona -- an overgrown kid in a ragtime-era plaid suit -- unifies a consistently funny show that offers baffling magic tricks without having them be the sole focus of attention. (1/19/07 M.W.)
LAS VEGAS COMEDY SHOW FEATURING JOE LOWERS
9 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Las Vegas Comedy Showroom at Alexis Park Hotel, 375 E. Harmon Ave., $29.95, includes one drink (629-0715).
'LE REVE'
7 and 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays in the Wynn Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $108.90-$196.90 (770-9966).
(A-) An aquatic spectacle in-the-round has received near-constant tinkering. The show has become lighter and brighter, with its theme shifting more from dark surrealism to erotic longing. (8/14/09 M.W.)
'LEGENDS IN CONCERT'
7:30 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday and 6:30 p.m. today, Monday and Thursday in the Main Showroom at Harrah's Las Vegas, 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $55.45-$65.45 (369-5111).
(B-) The original tribute show with costumed celebrity impersonators has survived since 1983. It's a modest production by today's standards. (3/9/07 M.W.)
DR. SCOTT LEWIS: 'OUTRAGEOUS COMEDY HYPNOSIS SHOW'
9 p.m. Mondays in the Le Bistro Theatre at the Riviera, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $29.25-$36.95 (794-9433).
'THE LION KING'
7:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in the Mandalay Bay Theatre, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $53-$168.50 (632-7777).
(A-) Julie Taymor's spectacle, which brought stylized, symbolic theater to the "Disney on Ice" crowd, still seems innovative and gorgeous. The cast is first-rate and the open-ended casino run affords a few scenic luxuries missing from the tours. (5/16/09 M.W.)
'LOVE'
7 and 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays in the Love Theatre at The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $108.90-$165 (792-7777).
(A) The Beatles' song catalog, gloriously remixed in surround-sound, re-energizes Cirque du Soleil and gives purpose to its acrobatics. "Love" is the marriage that fulfills Cirque's goal of moving from "circus" to "theater." (1/2/09 M.W.)
'MAGIC'S A DRAG'
7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays in Harmon Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $21.95-$38.45 (836-0836).
(C+) Cashetta (Scott Weston) doesn't offer much in the magic department, but gets a lot of mileage out of doing the trickery in drag. It's thin but agreeable. (3/13/09 M.W.)
BARRY MANILOW: 'ULTIMATE MANILOW: THE HITS'
The show returns Nov. 27-29 in the Hilton Theater at the Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, $110-$253.50 (732-5755).
(C+) In his heart, or rather by its absence at times, Manilow knows when he's being a hack. His Hilton showcase draws a clear line between tossed-off, obligatory hits and compelling detours into less-known material that inspires him. (8/7/09 M.W.)
FRANK MARINO: 'DIVAS LAS VEGAS'
10 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays in the Imperial Theater at Imperial Palace, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $80.50-$91.50 (794-3261).
'MARRIAGE CAN BE MURDER'
6:30 p.m. daily in the Showroom at Fitzgeralds, 301 Fremont St. Showtimes will be 6:30 p.m. daily. Dinner show packages are $60.45-$76.95, $49.95 for Nevada residents with ID (388-2111).
'MATSURI'
8 p.m. Fridays and 4 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays in the Showroom at Imperial Palace, 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $62.08-$73.08, $40.08 for children (794-3261).
(B) The Japanese revue known there as "Muscle Musical" looks more like a Vegas variety show, down to the magic tricks, in its third attempt to crack the Strip. It has a richer look and sound, but remains a speedy acrobatics showcase with an agreeable sense of humor. (9/11/09 M.W.)
GERRY MCCAMBRIDGE: 'THE MENTALIST'
7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Tuesdays in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $54.99-$65.99 (260-7200).
'MEN OF X'
9 p.m. nightly in the Night Owl Showroom at Hooters Hotel, 115 E. Tropicana Ave., $39.95-$49.95. No one younger than 21 will be admitted (866-584-6687).
(C+) Vampires, werewolves, kung fu and Michael Jackson as a buff guy. Women seem to take their beefcake with more humor than men do girlie shows, and this revue obliges with campy, lowbrow fun. (7/24/09 M.W.)
'MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL'
8 p.m. Tuesdays and 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays in the Atrium Showroom at Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $59.95-$72.40 (262-4400).
(B) Song parodies entirely about "the change" narrow the demographic appeal of this sturdy hit, but the strong performance levels are universal. Most shows feature "Queen Emily (David) from "America's Got Talent," and Paige O'Hara, the voice of Belle in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." (6/26/09 M.W.)
'MENTAL'
7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Showroom at O'Sheas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $36.50 (733-3333).
'MESMERIZED'
10 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $59.99-$70.99 (260-7200).
(B) Marc Savard offers solid, traditional nightclub hypnosis that covers the usual bases with good comic set-ups and doesn't go overboard with the raunch. (11/21/08 M.W.)
'MGM GRAND'S CRAZY HORSE PARIS'
8 and 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays in the Crazy Horse Paris Theatre at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $50.50-$60.50, no one younger than 18 will be admitted (891-7777).
(B) Film and kaleidoscopic projections wash over symmetrical topless beauties, painting them in patterns of light on a "widescreen" stage. The European mock-sophistication isn't for everyone, but does set the revue distinctly apart from the homegrown topless pack. (5/25/07 M.W.)
BETTE MIDLER: 'THE SHOWGIRL MUST GO ON'
The show returns Dec. 30 through Jan. 31 in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $100-$255 (731-7110).
(B+) "The people's diva" is still the queen of dirty jokes and luminous singing, and the energy radiates more from her than from the sometimes belabored production numbers. (3/7/08 M.W.)
'MYSTERE'
7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturdays through Wednesdays in the Mystere Theatre at Treasure Island, 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $66-$119.90 (800-392-1999).
(A) The Strip's first permanent Cirque is a tough act to follow. The mix of acrobatics, comedy and dreamy surrealism is more easily grasped than some of the company's newer ventures. The surprise factor has faded, but "Mystere" was well-constructed to be a show for the ages. (12/7/07 M.W.)
'NAUGHTY BOYS HYPNOSIS SHOW'
9 p.m. daily in the lounge at Harmon Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $47.97-$67.97 (836-0836).
WAYNE NEWTON: 'ONCE BEFORE I GO'
8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Tiffany Theatre at the Tropicana, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $91.99-$113.99, VIP package for $168.99 includes meet-and-greet (739-2411).
'O'
7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays in the Theatre at Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $102.85-$165 (693-7722).
(A) Cirque du Soleil's aquatic spectacular blends acrobatics and surreal theater into an overwhelming visual feast, in which the human performers battle for attention with the wondrous staging in and above a 150-by-100-foot pool. (10/24/08 M.W.)
DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays in the Flamingo Showroom at the Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $102.85-$135.85 (733-3333).
(B) The reunited siblings mostly strike the right balance between acting all grown up and rekindling the '70s cheese of their variety days. But they spend a lot of time separated into solo sets. (10/3/08 M.W.)
'PAGEANTS CAN BE MURDER'
7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays at Alexis Park Resort, 375 E. Harmon Ave., $87.95, includes dinner; $109.95, includes dinner and souvenir. (991-8550).
TODD PAUL
7 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays in the Night Owl Showroom at Hooters Hotel, 115 E. Tropicana Ave., $24.95. No one younger than 21 will be admitted (866-584-6687).
(B+) A Northern California "dude" comic with an oddball act fusing comedy, magic and juggling is as distinctive in his own right as Mac King or Amazing Johnathan are in theirs. (7/24/09 M.W.)
'PEEPSHOW'
9 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the CHI Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $71.50-$110 (785-5000).
(B) Director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell ("Hairspray," "Legally Blonde") marries Broadway and burlesque in a lavish strip-tease musical done with great style and wit. But it somewhat middles out, perhaps too jiggly for theater buffs, too timid or fabulous (in a gay way) for straight male horndogs. (4/24/09 M.W.)
PENN & TELLER
9 p.m. Saturdays through Wednesdays in the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, $85.80-$96.90 (777-7776).
(A-) Verbose Penn Jillette and silent, single-named Teller mix new and wonderfully warped material with greatest hits in a seemingly random shuffle. (10/26/07 M.W.)
'PHANTOM -- THE LAS VEGAS SPECTACULAR'
7 and 9:30 p.m. Monday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in the Showroom at The Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $75.90-$165 (414-7469).
(A) Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster is all the better for a careful pruning to 95 minutes and a custom theater that surrounds the audience with haunted-house atmosphere and a really big chandelier. Original director Hal Prince oversees a top-notch cast. (1/9/09 M.W.)
'THE PLATTERS, CORNELL GUNTER'S COASTERS AND THE MARVELETTES'
7 p.m. daily in the Steve Wyrick Theatre at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $56-$86 (777-9974).
GREGORY POPOVICH: COMEDY PET THEATER
4 p.m. Fridays through Tuesdays and 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $43.49-$54.49, $21.49 ages 2-12 (260-7200).
(B) Gregory Popovich, a veteran of the Moscow State Circus, offers a throwback to European circus arts mostly left behind in the era of Cirque du Soleil's hip makeovers. (7/21/06 M.W.)
'THE PRICE IS RIGHT -- LIVE'
2:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, and Saturdays, and 7:30 p.m. Fridays in the Jubilee Theater at Bally's, 3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South, s$49.50, contestants must be at least 21 (967-4567).
'THE RAT PACK IS BACK -- THE TRIBUTE TO FRANK, SAMMY, JOEY & DEAN'
7:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays in the Showroom at the Plaza, 1 S. Main St., $57-$73.75, dinner packages available (386-2444).
(B) A respectable tribute to classic Vegas is a good fit for a '70s-era showroom. Sight gags and a fun atmosphere help you forget specific comparisons to the iconic stars. (3/21/08 M.W.)
THE RIVIERA COMEDY CLUB
8:30 and 10:30 p.m. daily at the Riviera Comedy Club, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $25.95 (794-9433). Stand-up comics Larry Reeb, Buddy Flip and Joe Klocek perform today through Sunday; JJ Walker, Stanley Ullman and Matt Morales perform Monday through Nov. 29.
RITA RUDNER
8:30 p.m. today and Monday in the Main Showroom at Harrah's Las Vegas, 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $59.40 (369-5111).
(B) The mild queen of a coarse town, Rita Rudner has been offering incisive couples comedy to Las Vegas audiences as a resident headliner since 2000. (1/12/07 M.W.)
CARLOS SANTANA: 'SUPERNATURAL SANTANA (A TRIP THROUGH THE HITS)'
8 p.m. today through Sunday in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, $55-$155 (693-5583).
(B) It's billed as a showcase hits, and Santana's 100-minute showcase at the Hard Rock Hotel is undoubtedly more concise than his roadshow jams. Yet it still feels loose and free-form, with conga-and-timbale jams to spare, proving more natural for the Strip than many suspected. (5/30/09 M.W.)
SOCIETY OF SEVEN FEATURING JASMINE TRIAS
3:30 and 7 p.m. Fridays through Sundays in the Showroom at Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, $32.95 (251-3574).
'SIN CITY BAD GIRLS'
9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays in the Shimmer Cabaret at the Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, $54.51-$65.51 (732-5755).
(B-) A rock trio and powerhouse singer Lorena Peril perk up the usual topless cabaret format in this well-staged revue. (5/8/09 M.W.)
'SIN CITY COMEDY SHOW'
9 p.m. daily in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $49.49-$60.49, $15 for Nevada residents (260-7200). )
'THE SOPRANO'S LAST SUPPER
7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in The Cellar at the Tropicana, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $86.50 (739-2411).
'STEVEN & CASSANDRA BEST: SUPERSTARS OF MAGIC'
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays in the Showroom at Vegas Club, 18 Fremont St., $47.98 (386-2464).
'THE SUPER DUPER KID'S SHOW'
4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays in the Royal Theater at Royal Resort Hotel, 99 Convention Center Drive, $10, $5 for children younger than 12 (431-7059).
RICK THOMAS
7 p.m. daily in the Theatre at the Sahara, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $52.31-$64.31, $28.31 for children younger than 12. Tickets for locals are $30.20 for adults and $18.10 for children (737-2111).
'THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER'
9 and 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays in the Thunder From Down Under Showroom at Excalibur, 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $43.95-$54.95 (597-7600).
(C+) This male revue from Australia has made a home on the Strip by keeping things simpler and a bit less graphic than its chief competitor, "Chippendales: The Show." (8/29/03 M.W.)
'TONY 'N' TINA'S WEDDING'
7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays on the Mezzanine Level of the casino floor at Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd., South, $57.99-$140.80 (949-6450).
(B+) Still surreal after all these years, the mock-Brooklyn wedding and original interactive dinner show now adds D-list celebrities to the nightly spectacle of beer-drinking nuns, stripper step-moms and pregnant bridesmaids. (3/6/09 M.W.)
'TOURNAMENT OF KINGS'
6 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays in King Arthur's arena at Excalibur, 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $64.45 (597-7600). There will only be a 6 p.m. show on Sunday.
(B) The King Arthur pageant is ready for an update, but still whips up convincing stunt action as heroes and villains go at it with lances, swords and battle axes in a dirt-covered arena. One of the few Las Vegas shows with family appeal, as well as the rare show with dinner. (1/27/06 M.W.)
'V -- THE ULTIMATE VARIETY SHOW'
7 and 8:30 p.m. daily in the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $70.99-$81.99 (260-7200).
(B) This is the new old Vegas; a whole revue of the acts that once spelled the big production numbers in the old-fashioned floor shows. (9/21/07 M.W.)
'VOICES' FEATURING LANI MISALUCHA
8 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays in the Shimmer Showroom at the Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, $48.95, $79.95 includes dinner at Benihana (732-5755).
GEORGE WALLACE
10 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays in the Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $48.35-$90.75 (733-3333).
(B+) The veteran stand-up has turned himself into the comic equivalent of a TV game show host, giving away $100 bills at the end of his show and proving himself a true friend of the tourist. (2/3/06 M.W.)
JAY WHITE: 'A NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE'
7 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays in the Le Bistro Theatre at the Riviera, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $68.90 (794-9433).
(B-) White is a convincing '80s-era Neil Diamond, working a small room with a five-piece band and a sense of humor to level the earnest songs. (1/16/09 M.W.)
STEVE WYRICK: 'REAL MAGIC'
9 p.m. daily in the Steve Wyrick Theatre at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $68.95-$99.95 (777-9974).
(B) The magician's "do it yourself" approach to Las Vegas stardom created a custom theater, allowing deft shifts from helicopters to card tricks. (4/27/07 M.W.)
'X' BURLESQUE
10 p.m. daily in Bugsy's Cabaret at Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $54.40-$67.71 (733-3333).
(B-) Fevered choreography and video projections give a hip edge to this fast and furious topless revue. (5/30/08 M.W.)
ZOWIE BOWIE: VINTAGE VEGAS SHOW
7:30 p.m. Sundays in the Lance Burton Theatre at the Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $29.95 (730-7160).
'ZUMANITY'
7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the Zumanity Theatre at New York-New York, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, $75.90-$141.90 (740-6815).
(B+) Cirque du Soleil's naughty cabaret show is a bold attempt to explore new directions, sexing up the familiar acrobatics and blending them with European cabaret theater for an 18-and-older audience. (9/30/05 M.W.)
All reviews are by Las Vegas Review-Journal critics. The date at the end of the capsule review indicates when the original review appeared. Opinions by R-J entertainment writers Mike Weatherford (M.W.) or Carol Cling (C.C.) are indicated by initials. Older reviews are not dated.
