The final MGM Resorts hotel-casino to reopen on the Strip could be back in action in the middle of October.
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Paul Shaffer remembers the Righeous Brothers on an old ABC-TV show: “Every week, they always seemed to sing the same song, ‘Koko Joe,’ about a little monkey.”
In ‘Guest House,’ Pauly Shore looks like he reeks, he butts heads with the couple and throws a party that lands the homeowner in jail.
Bruce Williamson sang with the Temptations, Sons of Soul, Lon Bronson Band and David Perrico’s Pop Strings.
Eager to portray a superhero, Alan Silva says, “I wish we, as acrobats, would not get put in the box.”
Usher is going to perform as if it’s pre-COVID, says Caesars Entertainment exec Jason Gastwirth.
Johnny Kats sat down Friday night with Melody Sweets, who originated the Green Fairy role in “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace.
Rumors bubbled over Thursday that the former Bears QB and the “Fox Nation” personality were an item, after being spotted together recently at a bar in Nashville.
Usher says of the Caesars Palace residency, “I have missed performing for my fans live and I am so excited to see them in Las Vegas.”
Gov. Steve Sisolak has reportedly reviewed entertainment-safety initiatives by major Las Vegas resort companies, but there is no plan for the return of live entertainment.
“Salvage Yard” producer Paul Seignthaler says, “We wanted to showcase this in pieces, to show what we have and to also bring some normalcy to people’s lives.”
We Entertainment Community of Las Vegas (WE/EC Vegas) is putting on a show Tuesday night.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas President and CEO Richard “Boz” Bosworth says, “Both the Shag Room and The Bar are contiguous ultralounges, similar to Alibi or Clique, but combined.”
The Mauros are now withstanding criticism after Gov. Steve Sisolak and his dining party were spotted at Monzu on Saturday night.
An organizer for Tuesday’s We Make Events Red Alert campaign says, “This is a closed set, is is not a gathering place, it is not a protest. It is a visual installation. Period.”