“Hello, Dolly!” is one of those Broadway musicals that everyone thinks they’ve seen, but the Broadway Bound production directed by Michael Vojvodich (with musical direction by Alex Cheney) at the Summerlin Library theater surprises by reminding us just why this Jerry Herman hit was one of Broadway’s longest running and most awarded musicals.
Starring Forest Whitaker as a longtime White House butler and Oprah Winfrey as his boozy wife, the Weinstein Co. biopic debuted in the top spot with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the weekend’s three other major new releases, including the action romp “Kick-Ass 2,” failed to find traction with fans.
Betty Sue Bailey, 77, has lost a few inches since her diagnosis about 10 years ago with osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease. But she’s standing up to the disease with help from the Arthritis Foundation exercise program at the Southwest Medical Associates Lifestyle Centers.
Members of Congress are split over whether the U.S. should cut off military aid to Egypt, highlighting the difficult choices facing the Obama administration amid spiraling violence on the streets of an important Middle East ally.
Staci Linklater and James Reza were downtown pioneers before it was cool. First the duo opened up shop on Charleston and Decatur boulevards, then they moved to 900 Las Vegas Blvd. South at the Soho Lofts to be a part of the Downtown Arts District.
The arrival of Fremont East as a top Las Vegas nightlife destination wasn’t marked by a fancy new restaurant or major concert event. Mainstream validation for the entertainment district came in the form of crowds of boozing, downtown newcomers who surged into the area on recent weekend nights.
After years of gutting its fine arts programs because of budget cuts, Eldorado is making the arts a priority again, thanks to new principal John Anzalone
Sunrise Mountain High School was named one of three new turnaround schools for the 2013-14 school year and replaced their principal along with half its staff.
What if half your performance evaluation was based on your co-workers’ output, not your own?
It smelled of a smell that should never be smelled: His own flesh burning.
They’re hallways, not runways. Still, every year at this time, kids compile a list of must-have fashion items and parents do their best to accommodate them.
Like sands through the hourglass, “Days of Our Lives’ ” time is running out.
Logan Yunker grew up in Las Vegas a UNLV fan, so he felt a little strange when he donned UNR blue.
With police cracking down on drunken partying on Fremont East, the operators of the popular Fremont Street Experience light show are looking for new booze restrictions as well.
It’s a frightening truth for any sophomore about to enter a recruiting season, about to hopefully show Division I coaches what they either missed out on or need or, well, both. Shaquille Murray-Lawrence had no idea where to go, what to do, who to call.
Surrounded by dozens of supporters that hot June night three years ago, the man better known as Bobby G. settled in to watch the incoming primary election results in his race for Las Vegas constable.
Retired sales manager George Franklin stands over an 8-foot-long, 3-foot-wide hole in the ground.
The term appears on headlines and is splashed on food labels everywhere -“super foods” get people talking. But what really is a super food, and how do you cut through confusion to find the foods that truly have a powerful impact on your health and wellness? Consider this insight from the experts.
The tone was set on the first play of the scrimmage when one sophomore faced another, and defensive end Sonny Sanitoa came out the winner by batting down quarterback Nick Sherry’s pass.
Red Rock Canyon: On Monday, join a geologist to discuss the rock formations, plants and animals encountered along a moderate, two-mile hike on the Calico Hills East Trail; for ages 10 and older. On Thursday, observe some of Red Rock’s wild burros on an easy hike for ages 15 and older. On Aug. 25, look for wildlife on a moderate, 2½-mile hike to the First Creek Grotto; for ages 12 and older.
Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about music therapy for Alzheimer’s patients? I’m helping my dad take care of my 80-year-old mother who has mid stage Alzheimer’s disease and thought it might be something worth trying. How do we proceed? — Unmusical Mary
Here are a few items in pop culture that caught our eye last week.
If you haven’t heard of Enroll America yet, you soon will. Although the name may sound innocuous enough, the organization is anything but.
With so much misinformation afoot about cities’ plans to adopt or consider the use of eminent domain on underwater mortgage loans, the Review-Journal can be forgiven its mistakes in describing the plan and its consequences in an Aug. 11 editorial. Mistakes they are, however, and as such, they’re in need of correction.
Just because something might seem fair upon initial review doesn’t necessarily make it so. That’s certainly the case with the vehicle miles traveled tax.
It’s impossible to have a rational conversation about nuclear waste in Nevada. In fact, it’s impossible to have any kind of conversation about nuclear waste in Nevada.
