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Mike Weatherford

LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes is a music industry tweener, closer to Taylor Swift in age but Reba McEntire in longevity.

Madame making return to Vegas

Some of the new stars of the Strip are Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Winston the Impersonating Turtle. It seems only fitting for Madame to stage a comeback.

Three divas return to spotlight

Three of Las Vegas’ more storied divas are back to work. And who knows? Maybe they could all work together.

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Frank Caliendo

John Madden has been very good to Frank Caliendo. Except that Madden doesn’t seem to much care for him.

“A Bronx Tale”

They say there is a book in everyone’s life story. But you’d rather read some than others.

A Little Variety

The cliche is “Don’t give up your day job.” And Kevin Skinner’s? Whether it was empathy, comedy or a likely combination of both, America found it funny to be a chicken catcher. And the day job helped make a million-dollar Cinderella story of the Kentucky singer on “America’s Got Talent.”

New Hard Rock Cafe adds to live music scene

The new Hard Rock Cafe brings a new entertainment venue to the Strip, but it’s more modest than the big Joint most Las Vegans associate with the Hard Rock name.

Final curtain not always the end

Four shows closed last week. But the producer of one told me “closed” is a harsh word. That’s because, in their mind, all four will return.

‘Peepshow’

“Peepshow” really is more of one now. How much more? The singer gets topless before the famous Playmate.

One-Man Show

Chazz Palminteri’s life was guided by words of wisdom on a card in his wallet. We might not know them if he hadn’t consulted it in a bathroom one day.

Laugh fest takes break at Caesars

After a four-year run, The Comedy Festival at Caesars Palace is “taking the year off,” leaving the door open to a future return.