Sam Lewis is asked what her late husband would have thought of having his personal items sold to the public. The person who knew Jerry Lewis best knew that answer.
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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.
Joe Jackson, 89, who has a home in Las Vegas, is reported to be in grave condition, as sources have reported to multiple media outlets.
“Bandstand,” the Broadway-fashioned show conceived in Las Vegas that actually made it to Broadway, lives on.
An itchy Alex Ovechkin jersey and a Vegas baby bib marked the end of Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s Stanley Cup Final betting spree.
Crucial to any disappearing act is the reappearing. Penn & Teller are going dark at the Rio on July 10 and will return on Aug. 18.
Encore Theater has been home to such headliners as John Fogerty and Diana Ross ever since “Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers” closed in December. But the resort has not stopped creating original productions.
The construction at Hard Rock Hotel/Virgin Las Vegas is actually deconstructing plans for “The Voice — Neon Dreams.” The show was scheduled to open Sept. 17.
Well, Daniel Emmet learned a new song Tuesday night. He also survived his audition — two of them, actually — on “America’s Got Talent.”
“This will change the Strip, I reckon,” says Spiegelworld founder and “improssario” Ross Mollison. “‘It will be Instagram candy for the Strip. It’ll create a whole new ‘tree-sinct’ for tourists.”
“We had an 8 o’clock show, then a late show at 10 or 11 o’clock, and then we would have movie night,” Todd Fisher recalls. “This was up in one of the old Desert Inn ballrooms. It ran late, but we always found time for these movies.”
Criss Angel was indebted to Rappaport for that 10-year contract, which actually outlasted the man who brokered the deal.
According to a news release issued today by the Palms, Travis Barker “has been ordered by his doctors to refrain from any activity that may cause further damage or cause the clots to travel.”
Daniel Emmet, who performs in “The Cocktail Cabaret” at Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace, is scheduled to appear in Tuesday’s “America’s Got Talent” show on NBC.
“The hardest part for us, is the story,” Siegfried said. “It takes much work, because we have lived such lives.”
Says Stevie Nicks: “The beauty of an event like this is that it is a true representation of the power of radio. It’s an opportunity for artists across all genres to share one stage and what we all love most — music!”