Matt and Angela Stabile have been X-ing out days on the calendar for months, methodically planning for a full return of their collection of Las Vegas Strip productions.
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In a move that would have been unheard of even a year ago, Cirque du Soleil, the Las Vegas Strip’s preeminent production company for more than two decades, has filed for bankruptcy.
It was a hot, sunny morning in VegasVille on Thursday. We know this because a tuxedoed, masked Phantom of the Opera sought shade under a palm tree near the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.
Producer Hanoch Rosenn says of “Wow” reopening, “We are treating this as a message to our colleagues and friends around the world, who ask me, ‘How is it going?’ ”
The positive test at Mayfair was from a single staffer. The club’s cast and crew are tested weekly.
Mr. Las Vegas headlined in Las Vegas for 61 years, but until Saturday never rode a bike on the Strip.
Roy Horn, of the groundbreaking Las Vegas entertainment team Siegfried & Roy, has died at 75 from complications related to COVID-19.
George Maloof said of “Uncle” Phil Maloof: “He was a great man who loved his dogs and his collection of classic cars, art, and theater pipe organs.”
New York-New York executive Cynthia Kiser Murphey says, “We put the heart up there simply as a message to tell people how much we care about them, in a real simple and authentic way.”
Strip hotels unified for a visually powerful message of unity, illuminating guest rooms so the buildings lit up with hearts and spell the word HOPE.
Acting legend Michael Caine once told me Little Church of the West was one of his favorite Vegas landmarks — he and his wife, Shakira, were married there in 1973.
Cirque du Soleil has let go of nearly 4,700 employees worldwide, including more than 1,300 in Las Vegas.
Penn & Teller have headlined Las Vegas since debuting at Bally’s in 199, and have starred at the Rio since 2001. They have performed together for 43 years.
Cirque du Soleil is halting all of its shows on the Strip because of the coronavirus pandemic.