Give it up for “Absinthe.” The Spiegelworld hit is the first large-scale production show in a Vegas hotel-casino to return after COVID-19 shut down live entertainment in March.
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Piff The Magic Dragon is the first faux-reptile to return to the Las Vegas Strip. But ahead of Piff’s re-opening, the female revue “X Country” is back at Harrah’s Cabaret.
Cardi B’s 28th birthday party was desert-themed and camels were actually brought onto the scene.
Magic Murray Sawchuck and Dani Elizabeth of Crazy Girls are teaming on a landscaping business, among other ventures.
Sting has announced a postponement of the opening of his headlining series at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
As the host of all this activity, Mosaic has found itself as an unlikely industry leader among venues able to reopen during COVID.
The veteran Vegas broadcaster says, “We have a lot of people who are suffering right now, because of COVID and other reasons, and I want to lift spirits.”
The Strat’s L.A. Comedy Club will offer the “Redneck Comedy Magic” show and its rotation of comedy headliners nightly.
John Katsilometes estimates he was at least 6 feet away from the performers at Le Cabaret, a distance Gov. Steve Sisolak himself endorses.
Acclaimed director Kenny Ortega was in the original Lake of Dreams creative team, and is back 15 years later.
Room operator Dean Coleman said of the “Aussie Heat” premiere, “The show was fantastic. We had to remind the crowd not to get too handsy, which is common in this type of show.”
Michael Johnson is studying sustainable energy in Oregon. Ray Allaire is planning to farm in Bulgaria. All because of COVID.
“Menopause” is the type of show that should be a cinch to reopen in the adjusted COVID protocols. But protocols make its return a risk.
Jason Aldean was onstage when the Oct. 1 gunfire broke out. “That night was probably the worst night of our lives,” he said on the tragedy’s third anniversary.
John Di Domenico is critical of Donald Trump’s campaign but says “secret” Trump voters will carry him to victory.