Las Vegas’ recovery from pandemic is in gear, with nearly 40 ticketed shows onstage right now.
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Room operator Dean Coleman said of the “Aussie Heat” premiere, “The show was fantastic. We had to remind the crowd not to get too handsy, which is common in this type of show.”
Bobby Kingston finally got his wish of a formal response Thursday, when an OSHA official called him and told him it was OK to stage his ambient music. Or keep staging it, in this instance.
In a pandemic, the Entertainment Capital of the World is a tough room. Las Vegas businesses that stage music along with food and drink are learning this the hard way.
Angela Stabile of Stabile productions says, “We need to be accounted for. This is the Entertainment Capital of the World, and we need him to make us a priority.”
MGM Resorts International notified a large majority of its entertainment and sports division employees Monday that they will be laid off effective Aug. 31.
Singers are required to wear masks down under their chins, or loop them over an ear, while singing, then pull them back up.
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.
Westgate Las Vegas GM Cami Christensen talked of what makes the hotel special. “It is, without a doubt, our team members. You are the heartbeat of this property.”
Veteran Las Vegas show producer David Saxe says, “We’ll be back as soon as we’re legally allowed to be back. If the demand is there, I think we’ll go seven days a week.”
Show co-producer Adam Steck of SPI Entertainment says Thunder is the first adult revue to perform in a closed theater.
Says veteran Las Vegas entertainment booker Steve Beyer, “Until showrooms open, the lounges are where you’ll see entertainment.”
Wayne Newton says of reopening Caesars Palace, “I was standing there across from the Flamingo, where I was headlining in 1966, when Caesars opened.”
Guy Laliberte’s sudden interest in acquiring Cirque is great theater for what was the Strip’s leading production company before it ceased operations entirely in March.