“Naughty Mommy” Maria Walsh beat out 225 comics to win a week headlining at the Riviera Comedy Club. Walsh’s hilarious commentary on parenting and marriage kept judges laughing through every round of the contest, which lasted more than a month. The Long Island, N.Y. resident has toured the country, driving crowds to hysterics by declaring [...]
Las Vegas has loved live music from the beginning. The El Rancho, Vegas’ first resort-style casino (It opened in 1941.) was owned and operated by Thomas E. Hull. Hull, a former member of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, designed the El Rancho to include the “Opera House” — the resort’s showroom. The Opera House would feature top [...]
Singer, comedian and tribute artist Véronic DiCaire will headline a limited-time show at Bally’s this summer. The production will be co-produced by Celine Dion, who noticed Véronic’s talent early and invited her to open shows on her 2008 Taking Chances Tour. Véronic gained notoriety as a musical theater artist in her native Canada, with roles [...]
America’s favorite faceless dance crew, Jabbawockeez, is launching preview performances of its new show “PRiSM” at Luxor next month. The group rose to fame on “America’s Best Dance Crew” and has since captivated audiences and the dance community with its unique style. In white masks and gloves, the Jabbawockeez direct audience members’ attention away from [...]
The Riviera Comedy Club is still searching for its next star comic headliner, but after four semifinal rounds, the judges in the contest are ready to wipe the tears of laughter from their eyes, take a few deep breaths and choose a winner. The four finalists — Mike Merrill from Panorama City, Calif.; Matthew Broome [...]
The hearts of “90210″ fans around the globe simultaneously fluttered when beloved Vegas male revue Chippendales announced its newest guest star yesterday. Actor Ian Ziering, who played heartthrob Steve Sanders on the hit ’90s teen drama and later charmed audiences on “Dancing With the Stars,” will soon don a coveted Chippendales bowtie (and not much [...]
Queen of the Strip Frank Marino is the new face of Dagarcamelle Cosmetics — a makeup line that caters to transgendered individuals. “It’s also for anybody, but it’s … brighter colors [and] it’s really theatrical,” Marino said. He compared the products, which he uses on stage, to MAC and Makeup Forever. Dagarcamelle is sold online [...]
Robert Davi sees the world changing. He knows that music today is different than it was and that most new music won’t last. But he’s hopeful, because he believes in the Great American Songbook, in the power of the American spirit and in voices like his mentor’s soft, smooth tenor. Davi identifies the “something different” [...]
They may be the best band in town today, but they’re billed as a group from decades past. If you’ve seen them live, you might think there are only four members – but there are five. They’ve played eight shows a week together for more than a year, but they don’t have a name of [...]
The Gipsy Kings — one of the most successful foreign-language music act in American music history — will play The Pearl at Palms on Aug. 2. The group’s members are from Arles and Montpelier, in the South of France, where Romani culture thrives. The Gipsy Kings’ unique sound, full of rapid guitar playing and passionate [...]
