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.
Las Vegas’ recovery from pandemic is in gear, with nearly 40 ticketed shows onstage right now.
Singers are required to wear masks down under their chins, or loop them over an ear, while singing, then pull them back up.
Producer Hanoch Rosenn says of “Wow” reopening, “We are treating this as a message to our colleagues and friends around the world, who ask me, ‘How is it going?’ ”
The positive test at Mayfair was from a single staffer. The club’s cast and crew are tested weekly.
Westgate Las Vegas GM Cami Christensen talked of what makes the hotel special. “It is, without a doubt, our team members. You are the heartbeat of this property.”
Veteran Las Vegas show producer David Saxe says, “We’ll be back as soon as we’re legally allowed to be back. If the demand is there, I think we’ll go seven days a week.”
Show co-producer Adam Steck of SPI Entertainment says Thunder is the first adult revue to perform in a closed theater.
Says veteran Las Vegas entertainment booker Steve Beyer, “Until showrooms open, the lounges are where you’ll see entertainment.”
Guy Laliberte’s sudden interest in acquiring Cirque is great theater for what was the Strip’s leading production company before it ceased operations entirely in March.
Led by vocalists Steve Judkins and LaShonda Reese, Mayfair’s production showed no signs of rust.