Singer Smokey Robinson christening new showroom at Aliante Station.
Mike Weatherford
Show bargains offer at least a glint of silver lining in a dire economy. Echoing the months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, locals have a buffet of discounts to choose from.
I’m talking to the biggest player in Las Vegas entertainment on the loading dock in back of Luxor, because it’s a place where he can smoke.
It’s probably a coincidence — isn’t it? — that Irish "hypnomagician" Keith Barry turned up in Las Vegas the same week as Criss Angel’s grand opening. The two couldn’t be more different, except Barry is the one doing the real mind freaks.
Don’t try this on YouTube, kids.
Stomp Out Loud” will beat its last trash can at Planet Hollywood on Jan. 4, though producers hope to move the percussive revue to a smaller venue.
A recent issue of Newsweek magazine responded to the financial meltdown with a yellow cover featuring just three words: “The Bright Side.”
Midway through his new show, Criss Angel turns and asks his audience the night’s big question: “Are you still there?”
It’s easy to tell whether “The Real Deal” is your kind of show — if “show” is even the right word.
Five years ago, it seemed like directing a live show seen by more than 10 million people would be hard to top.
The late, immodest comedian Steve Allen may be turning in his grave.