“House of Dancing Water” in Macau offers a glimpse into reopening a live entertainment venue.
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Las Vegas Boulevard was closed for about 35 minutes between Sahara Avenue and Spring Mountain Road.
“Bar Rescue” star Jon Taffer says, “Rather than freaking out about the pandemic, I’ve just been focused on, ‘What do our businesses look like when we’re open?’ ”
Michael Jordan warned coach Phil Jackson about Chicago Bulls teammate Dennis Rodman’s getaway, “If you let him go to Vegas, we’re definitely not gonna see him.”
Ex-MGM Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas exec Sean Christie says of his new venture, “I think that companies are going to need companies like mine to create content and create ‘wow.’”
Wassa Coulibaly says of her new pandemic pieces, “You can wear these in a variety of ways. You can even wear them after the pandemic is over.”
Wayne Newton was photographed wearing a medical mask 55 years ago while buying a newspaper in L.A.
During the coronavirus crisis, driving down the Strip feels like traveling through a scene from a Hollywood apocalypse film: empty sidewalks, dry fountains, boarded-up buildings.
For Las Vegas residents and the Strip, experts say, “It’s going to be a long time to get back to what we had at the early part of this year — that ‘normal.’ ”
Robbie Williams said of dropping his July dates at Wynn: “I’m very sad that the July Vegas shows are now canceled, but obviously, the current global crisis requires them to be.”
A second Regional Transportation Commission bus driver whose route includes the Las Vegas Strip tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Chippendales managing partner Kevin Denberg says, “Bringing Chippendales to the consumer … is an initiative we’ve been working on for quite some time.”
Mondays Dark founder Mark Shunock says of the upcoming telethon, “Whether you work backstage, in wardrobe, dance, sing, act, The Actors Fund can help you.”
The Space founder Mark Shunock will host the event, in virtual solitude, from the venue’s main stage.
MGM Resorts has pushed all of its shows to June 1, though that is not a binding plan.