Joel Fischman, who originally booked Penn Teller at Bally’s in 1993, died Thursday morning of cancer in Las Vegas. He was 70.
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Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison is opening a spot for Katy Perry to perform as the Green Fairy.
Janae Longo said when she heard Adele was canceling her residency, “I got really nervous, because there was a lot of backlash. I didn’t know how to take it.”
Rachel Wolfson is a comic and actress, a cast member in the just-released “Jackass Forever,” with a very Las Vegas legal lineage.
Carlos Santana is returning to the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay after he was forced to take a break after a heart scare in late November.
Las Vegas has won its first Grammy. The music industry’s pre-eminent annual awards show is coming to MGM Grand Garden.
Santana Jackson made sure his assailant was “HIStory” in Fremont Street fight.
‘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.
The R&B star crossed a roped-off barrier at a resort and started throwing punches early Tuesday morning.
Usher parked it with “Backstory Pass,” while Carrie Underwood summoned high tide at Resorts World.
Bob Anderson has achieved the improbable, bringing his Sinatra revue to New York City. Now he wants Broadway.
Wayne Newton is coming back to the Strip for the first time since March 2020.
Shania Twain has added 16 shows, and the Doobie Brothers have announced eight, at Zappos Theater.
The 54-year-old Pineda, who has taken over for Steve Perry with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, is tearing up Las Vegas as Journey wraps up an eight-show residency.
Cirque’s most lavish show, “Ka,” returns with a fourish to MGM Grand.
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