The show was created just before COVID-19 hit. It is premiering just days after death of the artist for whom it is paying tribute. The creators of “The Olivia Show” have become accustomed to difficult timing.
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Journey founder Neal Schon is still going strong as the band opens with a full orchestra at Resorts World Theatre.
Former Hartland Mansion owner Garry Hart told his sister, Linda, “It’s probably best that you aren’t here,” as a backhoe tore down their old house.
The Las Vegas New Bureau archive is the largest single collection of post-World War II images in the world.
Cosmopolitan CEO Bill McBeath says MGM Resorts executives need to know the hotel has to have its own identity and personality.
Frank Marino has been headlining in Las Vegas for more than 35 years. He sees the end point.
Brad Garrett volunteered his time and his club at MGM Grand for a St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event.
Luke Bryan played small clubs before gaining fame, and is ready to win over the Theatre at Resorts World.
Adele told interviewer Graham Norton on his BBC talk show that she does plan to be perform “100 percent” this year.
‘The King’ has been consistently depicted on the Strip in a ticketed production show since at least 1978, but there is no longer any Elvis Presley tribute on the Strip and, at the moment, none at all anywhere in the city.
Mark Shunock can’t sit still, which is a good thing for Las Vegas charities as Mondays Dark marks No. 8.
Justin Bieber said he had never started a show at 1 a.m., until hosting a performance at XS Nightclub.
The Barrett-Jackson automobile auction is leaning into Vegas iconography in its upcoming auction at West Hall.
Gov. Steve Sisolak might well battle his “good friend” Sheriff Joe Lombardo for the Nevada statehouse.
Dave Chappelle keeps adding dates, as Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias set a tour launch at MGM Grand Garden Arena.