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Shows may play game of musical chairs

It could be time for the “showroom shuffle,” a game of musical chairs that might see “Stomp Out Loud” replace the lamentable “Fuego Raw Talent” at the Sahara.

End near for ‘Mamma Mia!’ cast

You can almost count theater gigs in dog years. “In our business, the average length of a run is six weeks,” says Derrick Trumbly.

Madge, Oscar big draws for MGM

Can Madonna fight Oscar De La Hoya? Why not? She’s cut, he’s cut up, and MGM Mirage shareholders would love to see these two MGM Grand Garden arena draws again in 2009.

‘$1,000,000 Vegas Game Show’

Game shows on the Strip are a lot like news on the Internet: a match made in heaven, until you try to get someone to pay.

Marketing makes a difference in Vegas

When Las Vegas comedians get together for lunch, they must talk about really funny stuff, right? Must be like the Algonquin Round Table, or at least the Friars Club when Uncle Miltie still was around.

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‘Lance Burton: Master Magician’

Not too long ago, the director of “Criss Angel Believe” had some words of wisdom, which I now repurpose as a Thanksgiving-weekend family entertainment tip:

Making Connections

It was another album for Sting, but a brand new career for Chris Botti.

Silverton back in concert game

Entertainment has returned to the Silverton, but don’t get too used to where you find it.

‘Mesmerized’

Going to see a hypnotist is a lot like buying a ticket for a football game. You know the rules, but not the outcome.

Jeff Dunham

Weep not for Jeff Dunham. Just check his tour schedule.

Festival of Laughs

Bruce McCulloch says that whenever he tries to run with the prime-time TV herd, he can “get kind of beat down by explaining what is funny.”

‘Legends’ leaving Imperial Palace

Legends in Concert” is moving right next door, but it’s still a significant move after 25 years at the Imperial Palace.

Strip should think small

It was one of those (far from rare) moments of repeating myself and hoping no one else standing near Irish magician Keith Barry had heard this rant before.

‘Fitz of Laughter’

Every night, Kevin Burke performs "Defending the Caveman," a comic one-man play that expands the horizons of Las Vegas entertainment.

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