With Adam Lambert again out front, Queen will rock the Park Theater in its “Crown Jewels” residency. The 10-show series opens Saturday and Sunday and runs through Sept. 22.
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You might recall that Las Vegas vocalist Daniel Emmet had been dismissed from the series on July 17, despite a bold and beautiful rendition of the Italian ballald “Caruso.”
Bagans has purchased David Koresh’s infamous 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. The leader of the Branch Davidians parked the car at the cult’s compound near Waco, Texas, throughout the 51-day siege by federal agents in 1993.
The first Official Raiders Watch Party at Downtown Las Vegas Event Center on Friday night drew 3,000 fans.
You had to know him. That’s how it was with Robin Leach.
You might remember, or not, that when Criss Angel opened at Luxor in October 2008, he was dating Holly Madison. She soon took over the Bo Peep character in “Peep Show” — at Planet Hollywood.
Among Las Vegas Strip production shows still running, only “Legends in Concert” (1983) and “Crazy Girls” (1987) pre-date “Tournament of Kings” at Excalibur. Now Troy Burgess is joining the Las Vegas institution.
What led to Bryan Lindsey’s ouster has not been formally explained. Neither he nor hotel spokeswoman Lori Nelson have returned texts and phone messages asking for the “why” of it all.
Eighteen-year-old Sarah Hodge, who was born with cystic fibrosis, was treated to a surprise party at Intrigue, where she was given a MacBook Pro with a suite of music-editing software installed.
You’ll notice some gaps in Aerosmith’s 18-show series at The Park Theater: April 6, April 8, April 11, April 13, like that. No consecutive-night performances as the band thunders through the Strip to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The show has been twice delayed since its July 11 opening was announced. This week, the show received word that another co-producer, Marty Romley, was pulling out of the project.
The duo are celebrating 40 years since the release of their stoner-comedy movie, “Up in Smoke,” and 10 years since theironstage reunion at The Comedy Festival at Caesars Palace.
The effective closing date for “Marylin” was retroactively set at June 18. The show’s final performance was June 17; it was performed 23 times after opening for previews May 12.
Interviewer David Marchese pointedly asked Jillette, who was twice a contestant on the NBC series, if producer Mark Burnett has tapes of President Trump saying “damaging” things as the show was filmed.
The Westgate’s SuperBook brand is going nationwide, under the leadership of longtime Westgate Vice President of Sports Operations Jay Kornegay.