Maynard Tompkins, Fator’s warbling Elvis tribute artist and a fan favorite in his show at the Mirage, opened Terry Fator’s set on “Showtime at the Apollo.”
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
The Kats! Bureau at this writing is the home office in the Arts District. The Bureau went silent for a couple of days for a trip to Disneyland, where I observed Mickey Mouse actually signing autographs.
ACM Awards host Reba McEntire called out previous hosting tandems Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, plus Bryan and Blake Shelton. Operating solo, McEntire said, “I guess they figured it only takes one woman to do the job of two men!”
Vegas entertainer Lorena Peril has sung the national anthem at several L.A. Kings games, butnever when the team has faced the Golden Knights.
A year ago, the Academy of Country Music Awards telecast was held at the then-new T-Mobile Arena. It was a picture-perfect match — until the Golden Knights made the playoffs.
Addressing the scores of fans who turned out for her arrival at Planet Hollywood Resort, Gwen Stefani said, “I’m so excited and I’m going try my hardest to bring the best show that’s ever been here.”
“Finding the right words, and the right clothes,” Reba McEntire says. “Those are the things you focus on when you host this show.”
Stephanie Sanchez took an atypical path to her current position as a powerhouse executive for MGM Resorts International. Her journey wound through the adult revue “Fantasy” at Luxor, where she was the show’s lead singer for nearly a decade.
Typically clad in black and using just a black stool as his stage set, Sebastian Maniscalco’s act is focused on pointed commentary about his upbringing and current family
Gwen Stefani will perform 25 shows through March, drawing from her entire career.
The NHL made it official Monday. Rapper Logic will host a free performance at Toshiba Plaza Square at T-Mobile Arena at 5 p.m. Wednesday, leading into the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup Playoffs opener against the L.A. Kings.
Employing satirized sci-fi as its backdrop, “Opium” has opened at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The show is performed in hotel’s upper cosmos, or in this case the second-level Opium Theatre at Rose. Rabbit. Lie.
Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Robin Leach, an avid fundraiser for the Cleveland Clinic, will be honored with a Dom Perignon 21-cork salute during the UNLVino festivities.
Shecky Greene is often recalled for his appearances on the same bill as Elvis Presley at the New Frontier in April 1956.
The NHL is planning a pre-game concert starring the rapper Logic, to be held outside T-Mobile Arena before the Vegas Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup Playoffs opener Wednesday night.