Troy Burgess left Cher’s 1989-90 world tour for a sitcom set in the 1970s, called “Have a Nice Day.” Burgess would play a stoner kid.
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
Daniel Emmet revisited a tense and triumphant time Sunday night in opening his “All That I Am” residency series at Caesars Palace.
The point of it “Candy World” at Light? It was Guy Laliberte’s 60th birthday, for starters.
Shania Twain has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, and is the top-selling female country solo artist ever.
Spiegelworld’s ‘Atomic Saloon Show’ gets raves in Scotland, opens at The Venetian in September.
Expect Marie Osmond to be onstage in her own show, likely with a different performing partner, in 2020.
“Candy World” is a tease to what might be a resident production at Light by the end of the year.
David Osborn says of his regular gig, “If you sit here long enough, you’ll see the whole world literally walks by the piano here at the Bellagio.”
Of Prince, Elisa Fiorillo says, “There were very few like him, if any.”
Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott says of the band’s Zappos Theater show, “It’s a bit like an actor going into one of these kind of blockbuster summer movies, you know?”
Human Nature appeared on the “Today” show on Monday morning, flying across country and landing Sunday afternoon — just in time to be doused by a flash rainstorm in Manhattan.
Saturday night on Broadway was like the Fanilow Pop Festival.
As it is renovation as Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Hard Rock Hotel will shut down entirely in the first week of February, re-launching in late 2020.
Downtown Las Vegas Events Center has hosted more than 500 music shows, and nearly 100 viewing parties.
The show will continue with ace keyboardist and Fator’s road sidekick Bill Zappia performing the backing music to tracks.