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| Sunday, January 30, 2005 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
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| Copperfield Illusions Return, Magician Takes Seven-Day Challenge, 'La Femme' On DVD, 'Forbidden Vegas' Laughs, Good-By Johnny, Designer Trunk Shows Jewelry, Joe Trammel Tapps Keg, Wheel of Fortune Spins Winner, NASCAR Auction Benefits Children, Penn & Teller Blood Drive Rewarding, Marlene Ricci Leaves, Natural History Museum Tops Record, More... | |
Master magician and illusionist David Copperfield will return to the MGM Grands intimate 740-seat Hollywood Theatre from Feb. 18-27 and again March 14-April 12 with his latest stage production show, An Intimate Evening Of Grand Illusion. His show times are 7:30 and 10 p.m. nightly and also on Saturday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $97 inclusive and $79.90 for matinees, call 702-891-7777 or 800-929-1111.
Copperfield, whom the New York Times calls our era's giant of magic, once again has new illusions and one is Lottery. He is always charting new territory. During each performance, Copperfield transports himself and a member of the audience from the stage to a deserted island on the other side of the planet. Within seconds, travel is complete and they are seen on a live satellite uplink at their chosen destination. Unbelievably, they are wearing the items of clothes, carrying the personal mementos and holding the signed photograph that they collected from the audience before they left.
Over the years, Copperfield has done network television events, worldwide tours, and a Broadway show that set box-office records, been featured on the covers of Forbes, Architectural Digest and Esquire, performed seven times for presidents of the United States and been inducted into the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame.
Magician Nathan Burton starring in Wayne Newton's 10-part Sunday night reality series The Entertainer on E! is undertaking his most provocative stunt yet: 1 Magician, 7 Showgirls, Sealed in 1 Box for 7 Days. Burton will tackle the life-threatening stunt where he will be suspended in mid-air in the Desert Passage in front of the V Theatre at the Aladdin from March 9-15. He will be accomplishing this feat sandwiched between seven sexy, scantily-clad showgirls without food or water and with only an endless supply of energy drinks.
Upon completion of the seven-day challenge, the glass box will be transported under heavy security to a Hollywood network television studio to be opened before a live national audience.
Newton's reality series featuring 10 entertainers will culminate with the winner becoming a headliner with a $1 million contract to star at the Las Vegas Hilton. Burton is currently starring in La Femme (pronounced La Fahm), which is an exact replica of the acclaimed Crazy Horse show in Paris, now has a full-length DVD on sale at the La Femme Theater in the MGM Grand. It was shot in high definition at the Crazy Horse Saloon on Avenue George V in Paris.
Entitled Crazy Horse, Le Show, the DVD is priced at $25 U.S. and features a full-length close-up performance of the show including popular numbers no longer in the current version, a making-of a segment, an in-depth look at the dance troupe on tour, previously unreleased sequences of the dancers and their lives backstage, a feature on the show's debut at MGM Grand in 2001, and much more.
Established in 1951, La Femme has evolved into a French cultural phenomenon famous for its productions celebrating beautiful women and the art of the nude. La Femme's dancers are expertly trained in ballet and balance sensuous choreography with their skin bathed in a kaleidoscope of colors and textured designs.
La Femme performs nightly except Tuesdays at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Tickets cost $59 plus taxes and fees and they include a show program, call 702-891-7777 or 800- 929-1111.
Forbidden Vegas at the Westin is an innovative, satirical production from the creator, writer, and producers of Forbidden Broadway, which has been a 23-year hit in New York. Nothing and no one is safe with this musical comedy revue that spoofs the Entertainment Capital of the World. With more than 30 parodies of famous current and vintage Las Vegas headliners, attractions and entertainment productions, Forbidden Vegas lampoon the likes of Celine Dion, Mamma Mia!, Elton John, Liberace, Rita Rudner, Wayne Newton, Cirque du Soleil, Cher, and many more in a witty, tongue-in-cheek format.
The cast that includes Carter Calvert, Valerie Fagan, Eric Lee Johnson, Kim Steiner and Michael West is small but mighty. Showtimes are 8 p.m. nightly except Sunday. Ticket prices are $39.95, plus applicable taxes and fees, call 866-212-7026.
Las Vegas appreciates Johnny Carson for his years of headlining on the Strip and fellow Las Vegas entertainers like magician Lance Burton at the Monte Carlo had their careers influenced by the comedic genius and talk show host.
Burton comments, "Like countless other entertainers, I owe Johnny Carson a huge debt of gratitude. My first appearance on national television was on the Tonight Show on Oct. 28, 1982. He was personally responsible for my big break in show business."
A Meet the Designer Trunk Show will be held at Moonbeans in the MonteLago Village on Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nathalie Sherman, the San Diego designer of Sophia & Chloe jewelry, which is named after her two beautiful daughters who provide much of the inspiration for her work, will be appearing at the free event. Her pieces, which combine beautiful semi-precious stones with 14K gold / sterling silver are sold all over the nation.
Sherman is bringing a huge collection of her jewelry including her new spring collection that will only be available during the show. Champagne from Sunset & Vines, hors d'oeuvers, chocolate from Rocky Mountain, etc. will be served.
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The Jean-Philippe Patisserie has opened within Bellagio's new Spa Tower. The bakery features interactive food stations and offers a low-fat menu and a variety of sugar-free sweets for the health-conscious. The eatery is open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Trivia note: the Key Largo Casino on East Flamingo and Paradise Road that closed for good on Jan. 18 opened in 1973 as the Ambassador. It later became La Mirage and Steve Wynn paid $750,000 for the name, which he gave to the famous Stirp resort. Word is Wynn Las Vegas is already sold out for its opening night, April 28. Resort rooms, the property's standard accommodations, are available beginning April 29 at a rate of $329 per night. Comedian Joe Trammel, aka The Man of 1,000 Faces, is one of the stars of V - The Ultimate Variety Show in Desert Passage. Last Sunday, he joined the ranks of other well-known celebrities -- such as Siegfried, Lance Burton, Bill Acosta and lots more -- when he tapped the 40-gallon Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas beer keg. He acted as the Mayor of Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas and led a parade aroudn the 1,200-seat restauarant attraction that is the first licensed authentic replica of the original in Munich since 1589. Trammel is also starring as the comic joker in the The Entertainer, hosted and produced by Wayne Newton. Justin Tranz's show is settling in at the Sahara in the Congo Room. The hypnotist is performing at l0 p.m. nightly except Wednesdays. Tranz also hosts / stars in a national tv show on the PlayBoy Channel: Extreme Truth. Motley Crue's March 20 reunion show sold out so fast at the Hard Rock that a March 27 date was added. Duran Duran is another band adding a Hard Rock show on March 14 after the first show sold out. Social Distortion is yet one more band that has just added a third Hard Rock date next month. More than 5,000 donors came out to support Penn & Tellers Dreaming of a Red Xmas holiday blood drive, 610 of whom were first-time donors. The comedy / illusion duo offered a pair of tickets to their show at the Rio to each donor, resulting in 10,304 tickets being given away at a value of $850,040. This is the second year Penn & Teller sponsored the blood drive that ran from Dec 17, 2004 to Jan 1, 2005 and attracted more than twice as many donors as last year. Penn & Teller perform in the Rio's Penn & Teller Theater nightly except Tuesday at 9 p.m. Tickets priced at $75 plus tax, call 888-746-7784. Singer Marlene Ricci is no longer performing at the Riviera. A 49-year-old man from the Boston area hit a $4 million jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune machine at McCarran International Airport recently. See, some folks do leave as winners. A man from Gardena, Calif. hit the statewide progressive Wheel of Fortune quarter machine at the Tropicana for a jackpot totaling $385,469.27. He spent approximately $100 and played less than an hour. The Rio, which is the new home to the legendary World Series of Poker®, has opened a new 10-table poker room. Games offered include $2-$3, $3-$6, and $4-$8 Texas Hold 'em and $2-$5 no-limit Hold 'em with a $100 minimum and a $300 maximum. No-limit Hold 'em tournaments with a $40 buy-in take place daily at noon. The poker room is open 24 hours, is non-smoking and food is available for pick-up at Toscanos Deli for tableside dining. More than 200 players competed this week in the Imperial Palace's $70,000 Texas Holdem Tourney in the resort's first big All In No Limit Poker Challenge. The hotel features regular tournaments five days per week in the hold 'em only room, has daily lessons at 11 a.m. and provides sandwiches, coffee and snacks for all players. Tickets are now on sale for annual Speedway Chldren's Charities NASCAR Driver Auction being held at Sam's Town Live! on March 10 at 6 p.m. Many NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are expected to participate. The 2004 auction raised more than $213,000. Tickets are $35, call 702-450-8300 or 702-632-8242. Fans will have the opportunity to bid on a ride in a convertible with their favorite NASCAR Nextel Cup Series star during driver introductions prior to the start of the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 on Sunday, March 13. Fans who win auctions for NASCAR Busch Series drivers will have a meet 'n' greet with their favorite participant prior to the start of the Sam's Town 300 on Saturday, March 12. The event also features a silent auction with a variety of racing and non-racing items to bid on, including autographed memorabilia and tickets to various shows in and around Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Natural History Museum welcomed more than 80,000 visitors in 2004, a record six percent increase in attendance over 2003. The Museum promises many more exciting exhibits and events in 2005 including the return home of the Museums' resident 14-foot Burmese pythons Bonnie and Clyde, the display of the world's largest ruby opening at the end of March, an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 23, and the Feathered Dinosaurs traveling exhibit opening in June 2005. Feathered Dinosaurs displays exciting new discoveries that illustrate how some dinosaurs may have had feathers and how this relates them to birds. The Las Vegas Natural History Museum, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, is located at 900 North Las Vegas Blvd adjacent to Cashman Field and next to the Old Mormon Fort, and is one of the largest museums in Southern Nevada. The hours are daily from 9 a.m. To 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for students, seniors and military and $3 for children ages 3 to 12. For information, call 384-DINO (3466).
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