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| Sunday, October 17, 2004 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
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| Dolly Parton Plays Colosseum Country, Bob Newhart Opens Show, Hugh Hefner Plans Las Vegas Playboy Club, Brian Boitano Skates In, Amazing Johnathan Gets Scary, Beacher's Comedy Madhouse Returns, Roy Horn Turns 60, Puck-toberfest, Andy Griggs Rocks Through, It's "Scary-okee" Karaoke, More... | |
Country music superstar Dolly Parton will headline The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 10:30 p.m. Tickets range from $65 to $100 with tax included, call 702-474-4000,
This special one night only Las Vegas performance is part of her most extensive tour in 20 years. The "Hello, I'm Dolly" tour marks the very first time audiences will get to travel with the iconic singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist through her extensive and eclectic songbook, and relive the songs from every era of her stunning, four decades-long career.
Boasting a fan-friendly feel, the "Hello, I'm Dolly" arena venues will be transformed to enhance the intimate experience. The show will feature an exciting array of superior sound, quality lighting, original set design and large video screens that will highlight the striking images of Dolly throughout her illustrious career.
Parton's last tour in 2002 hit the small club circuit in support of her most recent bluegrass album, "Halos & Horns."
Television star and stand-up comedian, Bob Newhart, will perform a special one-night engagement in the Tiffany Theatre at the Tropicana on Saturday, Nov. 13. Tickets are $49 plus tax and surcharge, call 702-739-2411.
Newhart is a household name to generations, thanks in part to his two extremely successful, long-running television series, "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart." Today he performs his quirky humor at concerts all over the world. His material comes from a combination of his unique style and the day's news and he also performs his early classic routines.
Newhart has had numerous screen credits with the most recent being back- to-back co-starring roles with Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde II" and with Will Ferrell in "Elf."
In the record arena, Newhart's album "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart," became the first comedy album to go to No. 1 on the charts. Seven more successful albums followed and sold millions of copies.
Palms' owner George Maloof has signed a licensing deal with Playboy to open the first Playboy Club since the last one closed 16 years ago. The club will occupy the top floors of the Palms new 40-story, 400-foot tower, scheduled to open in early 2006; the tower's facade will feature the Playboy logo, a giant neon rabbit head. The cocktail waitresses will wear some version of the bunny costume and a logo shop will sell Playboy paraphernalia.
In addition, the tower will house a two-story, 12,000-square-foot Playboy Mansion-style penthouse suite to serve as a home-away-from-home for the 78-year-old Hefner. It will be named the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa and have its own glass elevator that overlooks the Strip. The Palms has already hosted three highly successful Playboy-related events.
Olympic gold-medalists Brian Boitano and Kristi Yamaguchi will return to the Mandalay Bay Events Center to star in the "Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular," presented by Aflac on Saturday, Dec. 18. Tickets range from $26.25 to $68.25 with tax included. The event will be broadcast on NBC, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2005.
The show will feature live musical performances by American Idol and pop superstar Diana DeGarmo, as well as a special performance by Carly Patterson the 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Women's Individual All-Around and team Silver medalist.
Other guests slated to appear in solo and team production numbers include World Bronze medalist and three-time U.S. National Champion John Zimmerman, National Champion Jason Dungjen, eight-time British Champion Steven Cousins, Italian National Champion Silvia Fontana and Elena Leonova & Andre Khavalko, two-time World Professional Pairs Champions.
"The Amazing Johnathan Show" at the La Cage Theater in the Riviera will feature special 10 p.m. Halloween performances Oct. 24-27 and 29-31. Tickets are $49.95 plus taxes and fees, call 702-794-9433.
As a regular showman, Amazing Johnathan is known as a macabre, eccentric comic magician with raw humor and abrasive wit-but Halloween has a special meaning for him. His show will produce bloodcurdling screams one minute and unstoppable laughs the next.
During these special engagements, Amazing Johnathan will perform disturbing illusions. Before guests enter the theater, they'll see a horrific display of a coffin holding a dead body and prior to the show they'll see clips from scary movies. As the show begins, revving chainsaws will roar through the theater and Amazing Johnathan will present a new illusion using a real guillotine, and perform a ghastly surgical operation onstage, sending body parts flying. It will be a bloody mess at The Amazing Johnathan Show this Halloween.
Beacher's Comedy Madhouse has started up again this month at The Joint in the Hard Rock.
A birthday celebration took place recently at The Mirage for celebrated Magician Roy Horn. His 60th birthday was a gala event attended by numerous celebrities. It was also the first time in almost a year that Horn, and long time partner Siegfried, appeared on stage together.
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"An Evening With Marilyn" starring Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini is scheduled at the Riviera's Le Bistro showroom on Oct. 29 and 30. Five Victoria's Secret supermodels will tour the country in the first-ever "Angels Across America" holiday tour. After stops in New York and Chicago, the Angels will visit the Hard Rock on Thursday Nov. 11, where they'll be inducted into the Hard Rock Hall of Fame. After that, the Angels will stop by Bellagio, where the fountains will stream pink water in their honor. They'll stop later that evening at the Palms. The beautiful Sirens of TI will sing the national anthem at the Los Angeles Lakers NBA pre-season game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, Oct, 24, at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lakers are one of many major sports organizations including NASCAR, the National Finals Rodeo, the Cleveland Browns and San Diego Padres that have all invited the Sirens of TI to sing the national anthem at their competitions. The Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, Puck's newest eatery inside the MGM Grand, is celebrating the first PUCK-TOBERFEST with a themed three-course menu through October 31. The $28 menu features a house-made bratwurst with red pepper marmalade and pretzel bread for the first course followed by roasted pork loin with braised cabbage, potato puree and cider glaze, and culminates with pumpkin bread pudding for dessert. The showgirls from the world famous "Folies Bergere" at the Tropicana will accept the "Key to the City" from Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman on Wednesday, Oct. 20. This December, the legendary show will celebrate an unprecedented history of 45 years performing at the Tropicana, making it the most distinguished production show in Las Vegas history. The Stratosphere has launched Beach Club 25, its newly revamped pool facility that sits atop the roof of the hotel tower on the 25th floor. The new pool features European-style topless sunbathing and is open seasonally from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free for women and $10 for men. Bellagio has been voted the top hotel in the Americas and Caribbean by the readers of "Condé Nast Traveler." The JW Marriott located in the master-planned community of Summerlin northwest of the Strip, offers one of the only hydrotherapy pool circuits in the country at its Aquae Sulis Spa. The word "spa" is derived from the Latin term, "salus per aquae," or "health by water." The pool circuit has six separate, invigorating chambers designed to stimulate the entire body. Each separate chamber focuses on a certain group of muscles and joints. The temperature of the pools is set at a constant 84 degrees and guests are encouraged to spend at least five minutes in each chamber. Nashville's darling, Andy Griggs, will perform in The Hideaway Showroom at the Silverton on Saturday, Oct. 23. Tickets are $19.99, call 702-914-8557 or 1-866-946-4373. Raised in West Monroe, La., Griggs was exposed to country music at an early age by his guitar-playing father, who died of cancer. Griggs older brother Mason was a songwriter and musician working in a country-gospel band, but when Griggs was 18, Mason died of a heart attack. In mourning, Griggs picked up his brother's guitar and began to follow in his footsteps. In 1998, as he began to work on his debut CD, "You Won't Ever Be Lonely," Griggs once again looked back to his mentor, brother Mason, and began writing songs and four appeared on his first collection. For "Freedom," his second CD, Griggs penned six cuts and "This I Gotta See," is his latest effort. "The Dennis George Trivia Party" at the Riviera, Oct. 20-24, is a show that combines a live one-of-a kind game show and variety show. Tickets are $24.95 plus tax and fee, call 702-794-9433. Dennis George, the "Trivia Troubador" and "The Master of Memory," is the host of this fast paced "trivia party," and consistently amazes the audience with his wealth of knowledge from questions and answers without the benefit of cue cards. This is the first of several engagements as part of a West Coast tour for the variety show. From history to horoscopes, music to magic, hockey to Hollywood...any topic is fair game as George unleashes questions lurking in the deep caverns of his brain. He has created a persona reminiscent to a fast talking, fast walking, game show guru. The Imperial Palace is offering a new twist on karaoke with a "Scary-okee" Halloween costume party on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Tequila Joe's, home of the resort's nightly Karaoke Club. Costumes are optional and admission is $10 with the first blood (jello) shooter included. Hosts will be "Rotten Rusty" and "Scary Barry." BiKiNiS Beach & Dance Club at the Rio will present a three-day Halloween party. On Oct. 29, it will be a "Hedonistic Halloween Lingerie Party" with BiKiNiS Beach Girls wearing a hedonistic array of seductive lingerie. Oct. 30 will be "The BiKiNis Haunted Halloween Beach House" featuring acclaimed artist and DJ Biz Markie and a $5,000 costume contest. The final event will be "Los Dias De Los Muertos" on Oct. 31, celebrating the Mexican tradition with Noche Latina and a $1,000 costume contest. Tangerine Lounge and Nightclub at TI will present a Halloween weekend and kick it off on Oct. 29 with acclaimed artist and DJ Biz Markie. Then on Halloween, NYC On The Move and Tangerine will present "The Monster's Ball" with DJ Skribble of MTV and a $1,000 sexiest costume contest.
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