Human Nature may move to Venetian
Construction related to The Linq project at Imperial Palace has become an issue in negotiations between headliners Human Nature and Caesars Entertainment.
A well-placed source told Vegas Confidential on Tuesday that it appeared the Australian Motown group was on the verge of moving to The Venetian.
Human Nature producer Adam Steck said that talks were continuing but acknowledged the construction has had a negative impact on the show, which opened three years ago and got a two-year extension in June 2010.
"With the construction going on, it's been challenging. It's hard to get in," Steck said.
About a year of construction remains on the 18-month, $550 million project that will transform the alley between Imperial Palace and the Flamingo into an entertainment, restaurant and shopping district.
"We're doing everything we possibly can with Caesars," Steck said. "We're trying very hard to make it work, but it's been tough on the performers with the dust and such."
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Dave Hall, morning co-anchor at KVVU-TV, Channel 5, with Heidi Hayes since 2006, is leaving the station on Friday after 11 years. He's moving to Kansas City, Mo., to be morning anchor at CBS affiliate KCTV. ...
KLAS-TV, Channel 8, has hired Paul Joncich, a Cleveland anchor, to fill Gary Waddell's co-anchor chair opposite Denise Valdez at noon, 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., beginning Aug. 13. Joncich, an Emmy-winning reporter who also won Associated Press honors for investigative reporting, will also be reporting for the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts. ...
Dom DeMarco's Pizzeria and Bar may have to rethink its no-delivery policy. Last week the pizzeria made a rare exception after receiving a call to deliver 20 pizzas to a Summerlin home where a Nike commercial was being shot with NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. Another call came Monday for 25 pizzas and 100 salads to be delivered during the dinner break as the World Series of Poker narrowed the Main Event field to nine for the final table. The order was delivered, of course.
SIGHTINGS
Michael Jordan, dining at Jean Georges Steakhouse in Aria (CityCenter) on Tuesday. ... NBA great Walt "Clyde" Frazier, at The Mob Museum on Monday. He was in his element. Frazier, known for his flashy play and flashier fashion statements, was nicknamed after well-dressed gangster Clyde Barrow. Frazier is a color commentator for telecasts of the Knicks games on the MSG Network. ... Oscar nominee Don Cheadle, with friends at Fix (Bellagio) on Monday. ... Real Madrid's young star Mesut Ozil, a member of Germany's national team, hanging with friends at Marquee (Cosmopolitan) on Monday. ... Paris headliner Anthony Cools, celebrating his 46th birthday Monday by giving a $13,000 check to Olive Crest, a charity for abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families. He raised the money by winning The Celeb Charity Challenge on the Internet. ... Five members of the MGM Grand's Crazy Horse Paris troupe had heads spinning Monday when they showed up at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat for a photo. ... Clinton "Ton" Jones from "Auction Hunters," at Pasta Cucina in Texas Station over the weekend.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Jason Kidd was drinking and he got arrested. I thought if I had just signed with the Knicks I would probably start drinking too." - David Letterman
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