“I really thought I was going to be killed that night,” Norm Johnson says of the Watts riots. “I literally drove through a mob.”
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Lady Gaga postponed a “Chromatica” listening party in the wake of protests over George Floyd’s death.
Mayfair Supper Club’s return to the present tense will be watched with great interest as shows return under COVID-19 safety directives.
“The response went through the roof,” the owner of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate said a day after giving away 2,000 flights to tourists across the country.
Marklen Kennedy developed “Labor of Love,” and his premiere party itself was a show.
For 25 years, Megan Belk’s family has touched the Las Vegas entertainment community in myriad ways.
“Absinthe” producer Ross Mollsison says, “When Caesars said that they wanted to do a television commercial that indicates Vegas is really ready to open, I said, ‘I’ll plug the tree in.’ ”
Terry Fator plots his return to the stage: “It’s just a matter of finding the right room for me now.”
Mr. Las Vegas headlined in Las Vegas for 61 years, but until Saturday never rode a bike on the Strip.
Jewel recalls, “When I was living in my car when, I was 18. I was homeless because I wouldn’t have sex with my boss, and I couldn’t pay rent.”
Frankie Moreno says of The Amp in North Las Vegas, “I had never seen this place until a couple of weeks ago and I was totally blown away.”
If these performances come off as scheduled, “Hilarious 7,” late of the Night Owl Showroom at Oyo, would be — at this writing — the first ticketed show in the city to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cirque CEO Daniel Lamarre mapped the company’s ongoing revenue challenges during a phone chat last week.
Before the shutdown, “The Bachelor” came to town. Specifically, “The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart,” recorded in February at Park MGM and T-Mobile Arena.
“Most of the people who watch barrel racing are friends and family,” says Steve Stallworth, general manager of South Point Arena and Equestrian Center.