‘The View,”Millionaire’ coming to town

Triple digits, anyone? It'll be a hot time in the ol' town as ABC's daytime chatfest, "The View," hits Caesars Palace for a three-day stay. (Live broadcasts start at 8 a.m. today through Wednesday, with additional tapings at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. Wednesday.)

Staffers ask " 'Why can't we take the show on the road to a nice, cool theater?' " says executive producer Bill Geddie. "But what's the point of that?"

Instead, "View" regulars, led by Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg -- along with a guest list featuring Caesars headliner Bette Midler -- will "tough it out" on a set built atop the Caesars fountains, Geddie explains.

"We want to be where people walking down the Strip can look and say, 'Oh my God, that's "The View!" ' " he comments.

"Millionaire" search: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" auditions prospective millionaires from 7 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road.

Along with regular contestants, the show needs players for "Million Dollar Movie Week," "Wedding Week" (featuring engaged couples), "Famous Names Week" (players whose names are the same as famous folk), "Halloween Week" (costumed contestants) and "Three Generations" (which teams three generations of the same family in the show's trademark "hot seat").

Those who pass a timed multiple-choice test will be called back for interviews Wednesday afternoon, says "Millionaire" producer Jennifer Weeks.

"We're looking for people from all walks of life, all ages," she notes, "and we're looking for people to definitely be themselves."

Two "Fine" days: The upcoming Robert De Niro feature "Everybody's Fine" filmed in Connecticut, but a second-unit crew visits Southern Nevada this week to capture "establishing shots" of the Strip, desert vistas and points between, according to location manager Robert Mendel. De Niro plays a widower visiting his children in cities from Chicago to Denver to Las Vegas.

"Sin City" shoot: On Tuesday, London-based Voodoodox concludes the first of several visits for its documentary "Saving Sin City," focusing on ex-hooker turned Christian crusader Annie Lobert, producer Russ Coffey notes.

Locations range from the Clark County Detention Center to Lobert's church, along with background shots of "all the main places that say Vegas," Coffey reports.

Canyon call: Grand Canyon West's Skywalk provides the spectacular backdrop for a National Geographic TV documentary exploring "the challenges faced by the designers and engineers" to construct the glass sightseeing platform 4,000 feet above the canyon, explains executive producer John Scheer of Kaos Entertainment.

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