An organizer for Tuesday’s We Make Events Red Alert campaign says, “This is a closed set, is is not a gathering place, it is not a protest. It is a visual installation. Period.”
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Smith Center President Myron Martin says of the We Make Events Red Alert campaign: “This is a plea for stagehands and artists who are not getting federal unemployment.”
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.
Entertainment columnist John Katsilometes interviews singer Skye Dee Miles at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. supper club at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Entertainment columnist John Katsilometes interviews singer Savannah Lynx at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. supper club at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
MGM Resorts Internatioal CEO Bill Hornbuckle says of reopening Park MGM, “Without Park Theater being open, it’s a challenge. That is the venue that drives that property.”
Siegfried Fischbacher says Roy Horn’s final words to him spoken as Roy was carted into an ambulance headed for MountainView Hospital: “Don’t let me go, don’t let me go.”
Franky Perez, on his “Crossing The Great Divide” tour: “I played alleys, sidewalks, porches, venues, bridges, health-care facilities, corn fields, lobbies, parks, parking lots.”
Rock legend Bill Medley says, “I’m not an electronics guy, and I’m not interested in trying to reinvent a wheel I know nothing about.”
Producer Pete Housley, who booked Lou Ragland final shows, said, “Since there’s been a way to record or broadcast music, The Ink Spots have been there.”
Frank Cullotta said if he dwelled on his criminal past, “I’d wind up in my car with a gun in my mouth.”
We the Entertainment Community of Las Vegas — WE/EC Vegas in shorthand — is showing its solidarity Wednesday night with a car parade and walking/standing demonstration on the Las Vegas Strip.
Cirque du Soleil CEO Daniel Lamarre says, “Today, we are prepared to build upon the successes of the past and to fulfill our mission to bring Cirque du Soleil’s unique artistic vision to audiences around the world.”
The ex-NFL great and ex-convict says, “Correct me if i’m wrong, through all those presidents, America was great. We were the No. 1 nation there is.”
Lighting director David Schulman says, “We are seeing the effects beyond just the production shows; it’s with all the stagehands who put on live performances everywhere in the city.”