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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Sandy Gelfound’s first gig was at the Improv in Hollywood. She was still a Raiderette, and says, “I was hooked.”
The veteran rocker gets it. She understands she needs to play the hits on tour. Las Vegas crowds, especially, respond to what is familiar.
Katy Perry’s “Play” run is booked through October. She says, “Maybe I will leave Vegas, but I will always want to come back to do a show.”
Diana Ross sang a medley of Supremes classics and solo hits at Cliff Branch’s Pro Football Hall of Fame party in Canton.
The cornerstone has been established for what the Jerry Lewis camp hopes to be a “Nutty” Broadway run.
Mark Davis and the Raiders waited a long time to see Cliff Branch honored. The owner is making it count.
David Saxe opened “Vegas! The Show” in 2010, was forced to close it in 2020, and it’s been dark since.
The Nevada Room co-founder Tom Michel says the club is closing as “ticketing revenue is just not where it needs to be.”
Ben Affleck’s and Jennifer Lopez’s wedding in Las Vegas on July 17 has been made legal.
Film and TV director Nick Nanton was honored Saturday in Las Vegas Walk of Stars’ revival.
Lady Gaga is drawing raves for her delayed “Chromatica Ball” tour. We expect her back on the Strip next year.
Frankie Moreno opened at Kaos on Friday, as former backing singer Crystal Robinson-Welsley took the stage.
Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison has enlisted Cal McCrystal to revamp ‘Opium.’
“Dirk Arthur’s Wild Magic” would be the only show to use exotic cats in Las Vegas, and (we believe) anywhere in the country.
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