Broadway critics praise Tyson show

Mike Tyson is leaving New York City with some hard-hitting Broadway critics in his corner.

Tyson wrapped up his 12-show run Sunday at Longacre Theater amid a flurry of solid reviews.

"The best thing I've seen all summer. I kid you not," wrote Michael Riedel, the much-feared and often-caustic theater critic for the New York Post.

Tyson "tells it with panache," added Riedel, who ended his review with the ultimate compliment.

"He's my nominee for this year's Special Tony Award," Riedel wrote.

Entertainment Weekly gave the show a B-minus, concluding "every joke may not be a knockout, but Tyson lands an impressive number of jabs."

Mike Marley, longtime sports columnist at the New York Post, called Tyson "marvelous" in "Undisputed Truth" and said all involved in production, including "writer-producer wife Kiki Tyson and co-producer Spike Lee can all be proud of this production."

MEDIA UPDATE

Northern Nevada television and radio stations are being honored Saturday at the 17th Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame gala at Red Rock Resort.

The Northern Nevada contingent will be recognized for its coverage of a series of major news events in 2011, including the Amtrak train wreck in Fallon, the IHOP shooting in Carson City, the Reno air races tragedy and the Caughlin and Washoe fires.

The program will include a special tribute to Reno TV sportscaster JK Metzker, who died after a hit-and-run traffic accident last November. He was sports director at KTVN-TV at the time of the accident.

Other news:

Former Philadelphia/New Jersey radio host Nick Bonsanto launched a weekday national talk show last Monday on Sports Byline USA Network from Score in the Luxor. A 30-year radio veteran, he started his career in Mount Holly, N.J. He moved to Las Vegas from Chattanooga Tenn., where he worked for an ESPN affiliate. The show airs from 3-6 p.m. West Coast time.

Longtime Las Vegas radio host Lark Williams said last Sunday's report here that she was hosting a 10 p.m. to midnight Saturday show on KOMP-FM, 92.3, was prematurely released. She confirmed she has been in talks with the station to co-host the show with local choreographer and comedic actress Lisa Carlson. The discussion has included a reality show piece to the weekly show.

THE SCENE AND HEARD

Young comedian Jacob Williams, currently a semi-finalist on "America's Got Talent," wraps up a two-week stint this week as the opening act for Palace Station headliner Louie Anderson. Williams got the chance after meeting Anderson in Chicago during a comedy seminar a few years ago. Williams returns to "America's Got Talent" on Sept. 4. "AGT" judge Howard Stern recently called Williams' shtick "spectacular." Williams, who opens the 7 p.m. show Tuesday through Friday, features what the Los Angeles Times described as an "awkward-nerd persona."

SIGHTINGS

Actor Kelsey Grammer, dining with his wife, Kayte Walsh, and new baby Saturday at Spago (Forum Shops at Caesars). ... At Toby Keith's show at Red Rock on Saturday: UNLV head basketball coach Dave Rice and Rick Harrison of "Pawn Stars" and his fiancee, DeAnna Burditt, with friends. ... Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, taking in "Jubilee!" (Bally's) on Saturday and tweeting "Like a Cher special from the 1970s." Afterward he met with four showgirls, who demonstrated some showgirl moves. Also backstage: Bally's headliner Taylor Hicks, the Season 5 winner of "American Idol."

THE PUNCH LINE

"He stops at red lights." - From David Letterman's "Top 10 Signs It's Your Cabdriver's First Day"

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