A-list actor Kevin Hart said in a statement that the telethon was “an incredible opportunity to bring the work of Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association forward.”
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Silverton Chief Executive Officer Craig Cavileer is also CEO of Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District.
Paul Shaffer remembers the Righeous Brothers on an old ABC-TV show: “Every week, they always seemed to sing the same song, ‘Koko Joe,’ about a little monkey.”
In ‘Guest House,’ Pauly Shore looks like he reeks, he butts heads with the couple and throws a party that lands the homeowner in jail.
Bruce Williamson sang with the Temptations, Sons of Soul, Lon Bronson Band and David Perrico’s Pop Strings.
Eager to portray a superhero, Alan Silva says, “I wish we, as acrobats, would not get put in the box.”
Usher is going to perform as if it’s pre-COVID, says Caesars Entertainment exec Jason Gastwirth.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has reportedly reviewed entertainment-safety initiatives by major Las Vegas resort companies, but there is no plan for the return of live entertainment.
“Salvage Yard” producer Paul Seignthaler says, “We wanted to showcase this in pieces, to show what we have and to also bring some normalcy to people’s lives.”
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas President and CEO Richard “Boz” Bosworth says, “Both the Shag Room and The Bar are contiguous ultralounges, similar to Alibi or Clique, but combined.”
An organizer for Tuesday’s We Make Events Red Alert campaign says, “This is a closed set, is is not a gathering place, it is not a protest. It is a visual installation. Period.”
Smith Center President Myron Martin says of the We Make Events Red Alert campaign: “This is a plea for stagehands and artists who are not getting federal unemployment.”
In a pandemic, the Entertainment Capital of the World is a tough room. Las Vegas businesses that stage music along with food and drink are learning this the hard way.
Rock legend Bill Medley says, “I’m not an electronics guy, and I’m not interested in trying to reinvent a wheel I know nothing about.”
“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.