Stars showing up for ‘Regis & Kelly’

Las Vegas regulars Rod Stewart, David Copperfield, Terry Fator and Howie Mandel will be in the lineup when "Live! with Regis & Kelly" returns to the Encore Theatre at Wynn Las Vegas this month.

Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa are back for the second year in a row to tape four shows Nov. 29 and 30.

Also returning for a second year in a row will be ABC talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel, who grew up in Las Vegas.

The rest of the lineup includes: young stars Selena Gomez and Nicki Minaj, comedian/actor Joel McHale, "Dancing with the Stars" professionals Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough, plus a preview of Twyla Tharp's "Sinatra: Dance With Me," which opens at the Wynn on Dec. 11.

Ripa, who last year visited the wedding chapel where she married Mark Consuelos, will join the cast of Cirque du Soleil's "KA" at the MGM Grand for a segment.

Philbin will seek out "Classic Vegas." Ripa and five new Best Friends Forever, who won the "Girls Night Out Vegas Getaway," will hit the town in another segment.

VIVA LAS LEFSE!

Reality-show producers are looking for a local Norwegian-American who would be flown to Norway for a dating show.

The producers are in Las Vegas this weekend to attend the annual Sons of Norway Vegas Viking holiday bazaar to meet members of the 30,000 lefse-loving Norwegian community here.

The show would follow couples as they date on both sides of the Atlantic, with Las Vegas under consideration as one of the host cities.

But the show isn't just about dating, said producer Per Jorgen Ostby. "It's also about the Norwegian-America experience" and Las Vegas. After all, he said, "Everyone loves Las Vegas."

THE SCENE AND HEARD

A TV reality show featuring bachelorette parties at the Palms hotel-casino is in the works. Oxygen Media is producing the eight-episode series. Joining Palms executive Jon Gray on the organizational side will be V.I.P. hosts Elliot Wronski and Jason "J Roc" Craig, and Gray's assistant, Erin Ketner.

MAY I RECOMMEND ...

Some 100 aircraft salute the history of American aviation at Nellis Air Force Base this weekend for the annual Aviation Nation air show. The U.S. Air Force-sponsored event, which is free, features the Thunderbirds and some of the nation's top civilian air performers. For more information: (702) 652-2750 or check the website at http://www.nellis.af.mil/aviationnation/

SIGHTINGS

Placido Domingo, receiving the Person of the Year Award at the Latin Grammy Awards show at Mandalay Bay on Wednesday night. His son, Placido Domingo Jr., sang a moving tribute for his father. Performers included: Paloma San Basilio, Alejandro Fernandez, Noel Sharjis and Aleks Syntek, Rosario, Eugenia León and Ainoa Arteta. Ricky Martin presented the award. Fernandez later joined friends at Blush (Wynn).

THE PUNCH LINE

"JetBlue is appointing retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal to its board of directors. That's who I want looking for my missing luggage -- the guy who's been trying to find (Osama) bin Laden for 10 years." -- Jimmy Fallon

Norm Clarke can be reached at (702) 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.