Mark Shunock, the man who played the addled theater manager Lonny showed he was impressive off-script, with an ambitious mind concealed under his character’s mullet.
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“I’m in Sunrise Hospital,” Joe Vento said Saturday while taking a break from well wishers. “Nice way to celebrate my birthday, eh?”
You know “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
The KATS! Bureau at this writing is Thomas Mack Center and the 59th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. This year marks the last rodeo for Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Commissioner Karl Stressman, who is stepping down after a decade in ye olde saddle.
Barry Manilow and Westgate Las Vegas have been in talks for months. Whether Manilow’s dream is reality will likely be sorted out by Christmas, if not sooner.
Moviegoers with a limited sense of political and movie history may not appreciate the importance of Tom Hanks’ character in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Oscar contender, “The Post.”
A fitness and self-defense instructor from Sedgefield, South Africa, who survived an attempted carjacking this summer, is the new Miss Universe.
Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno and Washington Nationals all-star outfielder Bryce Harper have been added to the lineup for the Dec. 1 fundraiser at T-Mobile Arena. That battery joins previously announced headliners The Killers, Imagine Dragons, David Copperfield, Boyz II Men , artists from Cirque du Soleil productions (specifically “Mystere” and Blue Man Group) and Penn Teller.
A flu-like illness involving co-star Kendra Wilkinson of “Sex Tips For a Straight Woman From A Gay Man” caused the cancellation of both performances of that show Saturday night.
Clark County Commissioner and Nevada gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak, an increasingly active and ubiquitous elected official, was honored Thursday night at the 26th annual Camelot gala at Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest on West Oakey Boulevard.
O.J. Simpson was reportedly “drunk and unruly” at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, broke some glasses and was invited to finish the night elsewhere.
Jamie Tran, chef/partner of The Black Sheep, has said the restaurant’s name came from her rebellious nature — even though she’s the only one of nine siblings to become a chef like her father. Mr. Tran, your daughter’s doing you proud.
Chris Woods, who has portrayed Diana Ross for 32 years in two shows on the Strip, joined Ross on Saturday night at Encore Theater.
Jason Aldean has kept “When She Says Baby” in his set list, performing it when he resumed his concert tour on Oct. 12 in Tulsa, Okla.
Encore Theater’s comparative intimacy at 1,800 seats, and exclusivity — the six shows are Elvis Costello’s only booked dates for all of 2018 — should boost demand.