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.
Music
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.
Human Nature has been a Vegas favorite since 2009. The act is a threesome now, ready to reintroduce itself at South Point Showroom.
Cirque executive Eric Grilly says, “‘Mystere’ has not missed a beat since it’s reopened” in June.
Shaquille O’Neal says, “If the great Adam Levine wants me to come onstage and sing a Maroon 5 song, I’m definitely coming onstage.”
Lorena Peril’s debut of her life story is filled with fellow musicians who have followed her path.
Sandy Gelfound’s first gig was at the Improv in Hollywood. She was still a Raiderette, and says, “I was hooked.”
Katy Perry’s “Play” run is booked through October. She says, “Maybe I will leave Vegas, but I will always want to come back to do a show.”
Olivia Newton-John once said of Vegas, “I was the opening act for a long time. I bounced around to different hotels,” before she opened at the Flamingo in April 2014.
Mark Davis and the Raiders waited a long time to see Cliff Branch honored. The owner is making it count.
David Saxe opened “Vegas! The Show” in 2010, was forced to close it in 2020, and it’s been dark since.
The Nevada Room co-founder Tom Michel says the club is closing as “ticketing revenue is just not where it needs to be.”