Cork Proctor worked the lounge circuit in Las Vegas and Reno beginning in the 1970s, when he opened for such stars as the Supremes and Mel Tillis.
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Chazz Palminteri knows talent, and he knows the Bronx Wanderers. This is how a hit show came to be.
Rapper Flavor Flav dropped in to Red Lobster on Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue last week, ordering the entire menu for himself and his family.
The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender, George Clinton and P-Funk, and Zach Bryan lead this week’s entertainment lineup.
The company seeks another sellout as its presents Giacomo Puccini’s classic “La bohème” this weekend.
Enoch Augustus Scott and Anne Martinez, two Las Vegas favorites, have opened “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” at House of Blues in what producers hope is an extended run.
Bernie Williams played a jazzy version of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and joined Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns for a run through “Wishing Well.”
If VIP access to sporting events is not your thing, a walk-on to a Brett Ratner movie might be.
Backstreet Boys are performing to sold-out houses at Axis theater, and the good time shows no signs of abating.
A hit at the Rio for 16 years, Penn & Teller routinely sell out on the road — including an upcoming tour of the United Kingdom.
August is a boon for Yes fans, with versions of the band playing The Joint and Reynolds Hall just five days apart.
Don Rickles helped host a “showgirl” contest on Vicki Lawrence show “Vicki!” in the early 1990s. Frank Marino, a famous showman and showgirl, took the top prize.
Don Rickles was in the Navy, but it wasn’t until he got to Vegas that he learned to water ski.
Britney Spears plans a world tour this summer, and might record or tour instead of returning to Vegas after her contract expires in December.
Britney Spears is playing Tel Aviv’s largest park on July 3. That date is, or was, set for the Labor Party’s primary elections.