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Blue Man drummer played to the end

Being the kit drummer in the Blue Man Group band is “physically demanding,” says the show’s general manager Jack Kenn. But Jason Mackenroth stayed behind the drums throughout his four-year battle with prostate cancer, playing the show through Christmas Eve, 10 days before his death Sunday. He was 46.

Next Las Vegas stars? Potty-mouth puppets

“Puppet Up! — Uncensored”, which blends puppets, improv comedy and audience interaction, opens at The Venetian on a date still to be determined this spring.

Time for the Strip to think Broadway again?

Now that The Smith Center for the Performing Arts hosts most of the original-song, story-driven Broadway tuners, it makes sense that the casinos still have three jukebox musicals that reach beyond fans of traditional musical theater.

John Fogerty feels fortunate to leave past behind

“Fortunate Son” is one righteously angry song. But John Fogerty named his autobiography and run of Venetian shows after his 1969 hit for a different reason.

‘Spoofical’ offers rare new show on Strip

The show is called “Spoofical — A Musical,” and this crude, crazy, try-anything “kitchen sink” of a musical spoof is all producer David Saxe’s idea.

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