Las Vegas comes alive at night, when the sun sets and the neon shows brightest. A handful of venues on and near the Strip have put a finger to the city’s pulsing nighttime energy and found a way to turn up the beat as the sun turns down the heat. Nighttime beach concerts bring out [...]
“Kinky Boots,” the Broadway hit about fetish footwear, will have Vegas kicking up its heels when it comes to The Smith Center September 2014. The show won the 2013 Tony Awards for “Best Musical” and “Best Score.” (It also won for its leading man, choreography, orchestration and sound design.) A struggling family-owned English shoe factory [...]
The super-sexy stars of “American Storm” will give a special free performance at 9 p.m. on June 14 at their home at Palms. Portraying soldiers, cowboys, and businessmen, the guys will make all your fantasies come true. “American Storm” has been touring the U.S., flaunting the charm and chiseled physiques that have won them fame [...]
Downtown Las Vegas’ first Life is Beautiful Festival will feature more than 50 musical acts and 60 chefs and restaurants. The Oct. 26-27 festival will show off the city’s best art and offer up wisdom from diverse speakers, alongside recognized and emerging musicians, and purveyors of tastes from simple to swanky. Kings of Leon, Beck [...]
The 3rd Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience will be lit up all summer, with big-name bands playing free shows all season. This weekend, Memorial Day celebrations will hit a high with a joint concert by Fuel and Lit on Saturday beginning at 9 p.m. Fuel rocked the early 2000s with hits like “Innocent,” [...]
Whether you’re looking for a family-friendly getaway or a raucous party, Vegas is the place to be this Memorial Day weekend. Headlining the holiday is the official launch of Cirque du Soleil’s newest creation, “Michael Jackson ONE,” at Mandalay Bay on Thursday. The show brings the music and spirit of the King of Pop together [...]
Emmy Award-winning comic Louie Anderson will begin an open-ended residency at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas on July 10. Anderson just finished a run with the ABC celebrity diving show “Splash.” But even as he launched himself off platforms and springboards, he had comedy on his mind. “Diving is a lot like stand-up,” he [...]
The space at Luxor that used to house IMAX motion simulation rides lay fallow for three years while casino executives waited for the right show to come along to fill the void. Tomorrow night, when Jabbawockeez takes the stage in a brand-new theater on the site, it will be clear that the wait was worth [...]
Kevin Burke, the long-time star of “Defending the Caveman,” passed his spear on to a worthy successor at a send-off celebration on May 13. Burke, who performed in the one-man show at The Improv at Harrah’s for 10 years, gave his last full-time show on Monday. Chris Allen took the reins on Tuesday. “Defending the [...]
The crowd at Napoleon’s Lounge hoots and hollers when Taylor Hicks reaches for his harmonica. He holds the little silver instrument on top of his microphone and cups his right hand over his left. When he begins to play, the audience cheers louder, and their shouts and applause follow the ups and downs of the [...]
