Rumor: Wynn secures producer for nuptials
There's buzz that Steve Wynn has talked to Emmy-winning director and producer Kenny Ortega to put together the entertainment program for Wynn's April 30 wedding at Wynn Las Vegas.
Ortega was Michael Jackson's director and creative partner on several of the pop singer's world tours and directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.
Wynn's wedding, which will include a lineup of major entertainers, comes a day after Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding.
Wynn and his fiancée, British divorcée Andrea Hissom, were seen walking the 18th hole of the golf course at Wynn on Sunday, accompanied by his two German shepherds.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
MTV's "Spring Break" got under way with a crowd of 1,500 enjoying 70-degree temperatures Sunday at the Palms pool and bungalows. Las Vegas' triple Grammy-winner Ne-Yo highlights today's entertainment lineup. The party starts about 1 p.m. each of the event's four days. The show will air at the end of March.
SIGHTINGS
Danica Patrick, celebrating her record-setting NASCAR performance Saturday at Piero's Italian Cuisine. Her fourth-place finish was the best by a woman in NASCAR history. Her group included Mark Dyer, former owner of NASCAR Cafe (Sahara) . Patrick had a Morellino Di Scansano, an Italian red wine. ... At the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday: Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf with their kids, Paris Hilton and Cy Waits (wearing Jimmie Johnson caps and hanging out in his area on pit road), Marie Osmond, Pete Rose, former UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar, ESPN radio host Mike Golic, U.S. Rep. Dean Heller, Carrot Top, National Rifle Association executive director Wayne LaPierre, IndyCar star Marco Andretti, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, City Councilman Gary Reese, "Phantom" star Kristen Hertzenberg (who sang the national anthem), golfer Natalie Gulbis and Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway. During pre-race festivities, Caesars Palace headliner Matt Goss sang "Lovely Las Vegas," which he wrote. Las Vegas-based People magazine reporter Mark Gray rode in the pace car, a Dodge SUV which maxed out at 100 mph during Gray's lap several hours before the race. ... Hilton showed up at Marquee Nightclub (Cosmopolitan) on Saturday. Also in the house: NFL players Reggie Bush, Shaun Phillips and DeAngelo Hall, actor Wilmer Valderrama and director Brett Ratner. ... At the grand opening of Chateau Nightclub & Gardens at Paris Las Vegas on Saturday: Bush, celebrating his 26th birthday with a large group . Also at Chateau: Stephen Cooper and Phillips of the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh ... Spotted at the Sam's Town 300 Saturday: Oakland Raiders tight end Zach Miller, Rick Harrison of "Pawn Stars," 15-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force and Suh. ... At Marquee Nightclub (Cosmopolitan): Cee-Lo Green, who won a Grammy last month for "Forget You." ... Kim Kardashian, Nick Cannon, Spice Girl Mel B, Whitney Port, Elaine Wynn, Victor Drai and Josh Strickland, among the horde who turned out for the Friday opening of Chateau Nightclub & Gardens and Sugar Factory American Brasserie at the Paris hotel. ... Mario Lopez, with a group at Lavo (Palazzo) Friday that included girlfriend Courtney Mazza and Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earl.
THE PUNCH LINE
"School's mascot is a giant asthma inhaler" -- From David Letterman's Top Ten Signs Your College Basketball Team Is Not Going To Make The NCAA Basketball Tournament
Norm Clarke can be reached at 702-383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.
