Hakkasan chief Neil Moffitt strongly hinted that renovations were upcoming for one of his company’s newest clubs, Pure at Caesars Palace. His company acquired Angel Management Group, and that move was announced Feb. 19.
Comedy-impressionist Terry Fator’s headliner show at the Mirage has a family look and is loaded with puppets, but he also tosses out some pot humor. On Friday night, he toasted to five years on the Strip with a star-studded celebration.
Veronic DiCaire has won the praise and respect of Celine Dion, her mentor and her show's co-producer, during her run at Bally’s. Dozens of voices populate the mind of Veronic, many more than the 50 or so she produces onstage every night.
Stratosphere headliner Frankie Moreno hosted the latest Las Vegas Weekly Unscripted/Stifler show Tuesday night in the Havana Room at the Tropicana, and it was (in a couple of instances) a blinding success.
Las Vegas resident DJ Ashba is gearing up for another run at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel with Guns N’ Roses, but he did speak of his oft-publicized proposal aboard a Metro Police helicopter last August here in town.
Holly Madison took a pair of clippers, claimed that she was a novice at head-shaving, then shaved a head for St. Baldrick’s Foundation on Saturday at New York-New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
Andrea Wynn’s 50th birthday party was directed by Philip William McKinley, who took over the troubled “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” on Broadway in 2011. The event starred Hugh Jackman and featured more than 70 dancers and musicians.
Chloe Louise Crawford grew up in Britain, met her Canadian husband in Mexico and now works on the Strip. She also is the Playboy “Cyber Girl of the Month” for February and is a familiar figure year-round as a cast member in “Fantasy” at the Luxor.
OSHA's final rulings eliminated all but one citation issued against Cirque du Soleil in the death of “Ka” performer Sarah Guillot-Guyard last June 29 at MGM Grand. The fine issued by OSHA for the infraction and the formal investigation of the incident are now closed.
Director Frank Gatson Jr. has built his creative team for the challenge of bringing “Jubilee!” “into this time.” Known as the choreographer for Beyonce, Gatson says he is not performing such an overhaul that the legendary showgirl production will be unrecognizable.
As a trio of Strip headliner performers unleashed their offshoot projects in Broadway Rocks Vegas at Vinyl in the Hard Rock Hotel on Monday evening, I undertook another intensive raking of the jam-packed VegasVille scene.
“Jersey Boys” band member Jeff Ray, a highly accomplished and respected guitarist, is to be honored at a celebration of his life, music and legacy at Vinyl by many of the artists with whom he collaborated before his tragic death in March.
Kerry Simon, dubbed the “Rock ’n’ Roll Chef,” has been diagnosed with multiple system atrophy, which shares many characteristics with Parkinson’s disease and for which there is no cure. Slow body movement, muscle rigidity and impaired balance are symptoms.
Josh Bell writes TV and film criticism for Las Vegas Weekly, but his really challenging task is appearing on our radio show, “Kats With the Dish,” partly because co-host Tricia McCrone somehow finds a way to bait Bell into an argument.
Criss Angel’s shoulder surgery has shelved “Believe” at the Luxor, but a clip of the operation is now in “Magic Jam” in the same theater. After undergoing the major procedure Jan. 9, Angel was told to take it easy for six months.