Osmonds reunion will be in Vegas

It's official: The long-rumored Osmonds reunion will be in Las Vegas this summer, with a 50th anniversary PBS special Aug. 13-14 at the Orleans Arena, it was learned Tuesday.

The Utah musical family, who churned out teenybopper hits in the 1970s, hasn't performed together in 25 years.

Teen heartthrob Donny Osmond, who turns 50 in December, will be joined by sister Marie and most of his singing brothers.

BANKRUPTCY FILED

Christine Gabell, half of the Zowie Bowie lounge act at Red Rock Resort, has filed for bankruptcy as part of a decade-old legal battle with a former Nashville music executive.

Gabell, who goes by the stage name of Marley Taylor, faces a $1.5 million court judgment in Nashville for defaming Dan B. Wilson, Jr.

She filed for protection under Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 16. Las Vegas attorney Peter Dubowsky, on behalf of Wilson, on Monday served a writ of garnishment on Station Casinos, the parent company of Red Rock. Zowie Bowie reportedly received a $5 million contract from Red Rock a year ago.

HEIDI UPDATE

Before Heidi's studs, Pahrump will get to sample her suds. On June 10, Ms. Fleiss will open a laundromat, she said, by the Wal-Mart.

"Just a plain old, fluff-and-fold laundromat," the former and future madame told the R-J's Corey Levitan, who called offering his stud services for a "Fear and Loafing" column.

It is believed that a G-rated business will help Fleiss' license application for her other project -- although she denied this.

"Why doesn't anyone believe that I just want to open a laundromat?" she asked.

The stud farm is at least eight months off, she said.

THE SCENE AND HEARD

Show producer Jeff Beacher has signed Terra Jole, a 4-foot-2 "Mini Britney," to a one-year contract with "Beacher's Madhouse." She is billed as No. 1 little person female performer in America. Jole has appeared in "Austin Powers 3," the recent TV reality show "Little People, Big World" and the little person band Mini Kiss. ...

Dennis Mitchell's "Breakfast With The Beatles" returns to the air at 7 a.m. Saturday on KUNV-FM, 91.5. The show was on KKLZ-FM, 96.3 for years before a recent programming change. ...

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas unveils Orlando Bloom's character Will Turner of "Pirates of the Caribbean" at 11 a.m. today. The public is invited. ...

Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace ranks No. 2 on Extratv.com's list of where paparazzi hang out to see celebrities. Los Angeles hotspots took the other four spots, topped by The Ivy. Area was No. 3, Kitson fourth and Mr. Chow fifth.

SIGHTINGS

Hip-hop artist Mickey Avalon, putting on a performance at Jet (Mirage) Monday with the Dyslexic Speed Readers (Simon Rex and Andre Legacy). Also in the house: UFC champ Chuck Liddell, with a blonde babe ... Liliana Lovell, the founder of the original Coyote Ugly Saloon in New York, checking out her spinoff at New York-New York on Monday ... Former "Baywatch" hunk Jeremy Jackson, at Lucky Strikes Lanes (Rio) on Monday.

THE PUNCH LINE

"It's Fleet Week for military personnel. It's the last chance for Paris Hilton to have fun before she goes to prison." -- David Letterman

Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.