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Luxe Life Blog • Archive for June 2012
Photos: Paula Abdul toasts 50th with John Caprio at Azure, Tao, Cosmo
By Don Chareunsy Hey, baby, she’s forever your (birthday) girl. Singer and TV judge Paula Abdul (“American Idol,” “The X Factor”) celebrated her 50th birthday and also the birthday of boyfriend John Caprio with family and friends at Tao in the Venetian on Thursday night. Abdul arrived with her man and parents, “Extra” anchor Terri Seymour (Simon Cowell’s ex … hmmm …) and 30 guests and took over an area on the second floor overlooking the larger-than-life Buddha. The birthday ... Read more...
Photos: Jeff Timmons is ready to get ‘Wired’ at GVR’s Ovation
By Don Chareunsy Jeff Timmons is the founder and lead singer of 98 Degrees, but he probably didn’t expect to live in a desert city that is regularly hotter than 98 degrees in the summer. Since guest hosting Chippendales at the Rio in spring 2011 in a hit engagement that was extended, the 39-year-old Ohio native has settled in Summerlin with new wife Amanda Rose and children from a previous marriage, and he couldn’t be happier. Timmons has become a ... Read more...
Celebrity preview: Sara Underwood, Mary Carey, Kelly Bensimon, ’90s acts
Fourth of July fireworks are set for Wednesday, with hotels, casinos, pools and nightclubs continuing to celebrate Independence Day into next weekend after the holiday. Since the holiday falls midweek, it could’ve been celebrated this weekend. While that’s not the case, we still have a bag of colorful sparklers lighting up our skyline. For explosive pyrotechnics this weekend, the emphasis is on the curvy creatures and provocative pulchritude of a slew of brazen beauties led by adult and often-topless actress ... Read more...
‘Frozen?’ ‘Set?’ Not ‘Vegas! the Show,’ still evolving as it turns 2
By John Katsilometes “Vegas! the Show” is designed to take you back in time. But time never stands still for the production at Saxe Theater at Miracle Mile Shops in Planet Hollywood. The show is never finished, always in development, reflecting the restless imagination of producer David Saxe. “I’m not accustomed to how shows work on Broadway,” Saxe says as his most ambitious production turns 2 years old this week. “I’ve been asked if the show is ‘set,’ or ‘frozen,’ ... Read more...
Photos: Rock of (all) ages: Young musicians steal HRC stage
By Andrea Domanick Ten-year-old Kaelin Wilson might be Las Vegas’ youngest rock star. Sporting knee-high checkered Converse and silver streaks in her hair, the local pint-sized performer grips the microphone and bobs her head as her band, Rifftide Legacy, launches into a cover of Dio’s “Rainbow in the Dark.” “Do your demons, do they ever let you go?” she snarls, pumping a leather-cuffed fist in the air. She steps back to let guitarist Ian Rollwitz, 16, lead the band out ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Motley Crue’s Vince Neil aims for his pilot license
After two days of filming the new PBS series “The Aviators,” hometown rocker Vince Neil has made his first runway takeoff as a pilot. Cameras are taping him as he earns his pilot license on the two-week, accelerated pilot training program filming until July 11. Vince studied textbooks on his just-completed European tour while he performed in Moscow, Finland, Paris and Milan. “The Aviators” is filming Vince’s entire flight training experience, from the first flight to the first solo to ... Read more...
Up for grabs at One Drop at the Rio: the $35 million, WSOP platinum bracelet
This Sunday the largest buy-in poker tournament ever conceived with its $1 million-per-player entry fee goes cards up. The dream and vision of Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte for the ultimate poker game will be realized as the winner after three days of play walks away with a eight-figure payday expected to exceed $35 million — plus, the first ever World Series of Poker platinum bracelet. It makes sports and gaming history with the largest amount ever awarded in ... Read more...
Counter Intelligence: ‘Eating Las Vegas,’ ‘Iron Chef,’ Rice & Co., Spago
Las Vegas food critics John Curtas, Al Mancini and Max Jacobson have nearly finalized their Top 10 and Top 50 listings for the third edition of “Eating Las Vegas: the 50 Essential Eats, which is shipped to the printers in mid-August. The new rankings, with changes to the Top 10 and Top 50, will be unveiled in November. Meantime, Al and John have teamed up for a new Travel Channel pilot filmed on location in Chicago where they emulate “Siskel ... Read more...
Photos: McCarran’s Terminal 3 opens with Las Vegas-style fanfare
By Conor Shine As a Virgin Atlantic flight taxied up to Terminal 3 at McCarran International Airport, the pilot came over the loudspeaker to make an announcement. “He said not to worry about the fire engines,” said Daniel Roberts, who was flying into Las Vegas from London. The water fountain arch created by the pair of firetrucks on the tarmac was the first of many surprises for passengers aboard the flight, which was the first to arrive at the brand-new, ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Marilyn Monroe immortalized as a diva in diamonds
They might be the world’s most unique and expensive pinup paintings, and they’re headed to Las Vegas. Hollywood celebrity photographer Dick Zimmerman has created a process melding his artwork with mixed-media compositions of diamonds and other gems applied to canvases. Each of the three Marilyn Monroe spectaculars contain $135,000 in diamonds, and for the first time his “Diamonds Diva” collections will be for sale here in August. “I believe Marilyn was the first and original Hollywood diva,” Dick told me. ... Read more...
Photos: U.K. reality TV stars Sam, Billie Faiers party at Chippendales
They are the lookalike sexy sisters of Britain’s answer to MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and “The Hills.” Sexy shop owners Sam and Billie Faiers have been all over Las Vegas on a wild, all-girls weeklong celebration, and London tabloids and paparazzi are chasing them like crazy. Billie and Sam are the cleavage-baring models of “The Only Way Is Essex,” now in Season 6 after debuting in October 2010. The sisters of “TOWIE” bared their bounteous bodies at Tao in the Venetian, ... Read more...
‘Surf the Musical’ opens at Planet Hollywood after five-day glitch
After a five-day delay due to technical glitches, the cast of “Surf the Musical” will ride the waves to splash down onstage for its beach party at Planet Hollywood tonight. With the music of the Beach Boys, “Surf” re-creates the leisurely ocean-side life of 1960s sunny Southern California. Think of this as a nostalgic jukebox musical using many of the 200 songs in the Boys’ catalog acquired over years of negotiations with the hit-makers. Think of this as a Frankie-meets-Annette ... Read more...
Photos: ‘Vampire Diaries’ star Kat Graham rocks the vote at Pure
For the record, there were no blood, bite marks or mad midnight mayhem. Nobody arose from a coffin or brought strings of garlic and a crucifix. There were no fanged teeth or swooping bats. The closest we got was a happy couple enjoying Bloody Marys. But starlet Kat Graham of the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” still drew plenty of excitement as she arrived at Pure in Caesars Palace to host a Rock the Vote party. Just like Transylvania tourists who ... Read more...
Photos: Art in Terminal 3 depicts airplanes, desert and showgirls
By Richard N. Velotta Four international flights arrive today at McCarran International Airport’s new Terminal 3. Passengers will be the first to walk through the 1.9 million-square-foot, $2.4 billion terminal. Besides gleaming gates, shiny carrousels and brand-new amenities, a dozen art pieces will greet the guests. Eight artists, including four from Southern Nevada, created pieces for T3. Each depicts an image of flight or the Southwestern desert landscape, and all are focused on a “dynamic” theme of movement. Ten artists ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: ‘Iron Chef’ films at MGM; Donny & Marie’s 2-month break
Top-secret filming of the Food Network’s hit “The Next Iron Chef” is underway at MGM Grand with host Alton Brown, food writer and broadcaster judge Simon Majumdar and chef Geoffrey Zakarian, who also is a judge on “Chopped.” Geoffrey won the most recent Season 4 of “The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs” in December when he defeated Elizabeth Falkner. Previous winners include Cleveland’s Michael Symon, Chicago’s Jose Garces and Marc Forgione, the son of former Wynn chef and P.J. Clarke’s ... Read more...
Exclusive: ‘Real Housewives of L.V.’? No! Glamorous ‘Vegas Moms’
Six glamorous Las Vegas housewives are set to star in a new reality TV series produced by the creative minds behind the hits “Pawn Stars” and “American Restoration,” both also shot here in Las Vegas. They are real housewives, but this isn’t intended to be “The Real Housewives of Las Vegas” following in the footsteps of Bravo’s “Housewives” franchise in Beverly Hills, Atlanta, Orange County, New York, New Jersey and Miami. Despite rumors of such a Las Vegas show floated ... Read more...
Taylor Hicks begins eight-week summer run at Bally’s
When “American Idol” Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks takes the stage at Bally’s tonight to start an eight-week summer run, not only does a dream come true for him, but he also becomes the first winner or finalist of the Fox hit to also have a Strip residency. Until now, the kid who purchased his first harmonica for $2 when he was 16 has only played one-night guest gigs here for corporate parties. Incredibly, it also marks a homecoming, as ... Read more...
Photos: Playboy Radio’s five broadcasts showcase L.V. adult pools
For five days this week, the Playboy Morning Show with hosts Kevin Klein and Andrea Lowell are broadcasting from Sin City’s topless adults-only pools, and stars, Playmates and Bunnies are hopping into the action as Hugh Hefner’s pinup magazine turns into the audio version. Seven million listeners tune in each day to the sexy antics of the daring duo on Sirius/XM Radio, and for Las Vegas, it means 15 hours of national and international promotion for the perky and provocative ... Read more...
Star Surveillance: NHL stars, Bobby Flay, Tedy Bruschi, Ryan Bowers
NHL stars and fans stayed on after last week’s 2012 NHL Awards at the Wynn to play and party. Presenter Vince Vaughan enjoyed craps at Encore tables. Hollywood super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer dined at STK in the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, who earned this year’s MVP honor, watched Cirque du Soleil’s “Ka” at MGM Grand. Nashville Predators star Mike Fisher, who won the Foundation Player Award, dined at Yellowtail in the Bellagio. At a nearby table, ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Rihanna’s ‘Battlefield’ character based on L.V. range master
Pop princess Rihanna has given credit in her new film “Battleship” to former U.S. Navy rescue swimmer Jacqueline Carrizosa, who is the range master at Machine Guns Vegas. Jacqueline is one of the four beauties who act as guides, guards and instructors at the shooting range and trained Rihanna for her tough-girl role of Petty Officer Raikes in the action-adventure film as U.S. ships battle an alien armada bent on Earth’s destruction. Jackie worked with Rihanna and director Peter Berg ... Read more...
L.V. visitor asks Celine Dion, ‘Have you seen this movie called ‘Titanic’?‘
Travel Channel’s news series “Trip Flip” filmed so much footage during its five days in Las Vegas that it might be turned into two 30-minute episodes, and international singing star and Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion is happily and partly to blame for it. Travel expert host Bert Kreischer had arranged for two Las Vegas tourists to receive an unexpected backstage tour of the Colosseum at Caesars Palace after startling them with tickets to Celine’s show when the superstar herself ... Read more...
Photos: At end of Rainbow, ‘Ribbon of Life’ has worthy home at Smith Center
By John Katsilometes Clint Holmes wafted through a medley from the Rodgers and Hart musical “Higher and Higher” followed by selections from Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies.” Pianist Jeff Neiman’s hands swept across the keys as Holmes closed his eyes and sang. Seated on Sunday afternoon in Reynolds Hall, the performance washing over him, was Smith Center for the Performing Arts executive Paul Beard, tears spilling down his cheeks. This was during sound check. Sometimes the investment is more than financial at ... Read more...
Counter Intelligence: Las Vegas restaurant openings and closings
The legendary Carmine’s Italian restaurant in New York City is expanding in a big way with a massive 700-seat restaurant in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. The eatery will take the place of the former Planet Hollywood venue. Construction has begun, but it will be a year before the restaurant famed for its family-style portions, 9-inch stack of eggplant parmigiana and Titanic sundaes opens. Planet Hollywood moved up to the third level taking the place of Boa Steakhouse. EARL ... Read more...
Photos: Eat their lamb, take their love at LuckyRice at Boulevard Pool
By Sarah Feldberg Hungry. That’s what I am as I walk into LuckyRice Night Market at the Cosmopolitan’s Boulevard Pool on Saturday. I’m not just eager to taste the work of imported and local chefs, not just excited to try cocktails mixed by masters — I’m actually hungry. And this place smells incredible. Almost immediately, we join the arms swooping in to grab Anthony Meidenbauer of Holstein’s Thai pork slider and Shirley Chung of China Poblano’s pork belly street sandwich. ... Read more...
Star Surveillance: Joe Manganiello, Dia Frampton, Sam Trammell, Kaylani
Las Vegas continues to be the platinum party playground of the stars. SAM TRAMMELL HBO’s “True Blood” stud Sam Trammell dined at Public House in the Venetian, where he enjoyed a pub burger and Moscow Mules and chatted with friends. Afterward, he made his way down the red carpet to host at Gallery Nightclub in Planet Hollywood, where he partied with friends at a VIP table. He enjoyed vodka cocktails, danced and happily posed for fans of Sam Merlotte. While ... Read more...
Photos: DJ Jazzy Jeff’s summer, summer, summertime at Palms
By Don Chareunsy Summer … summer … summertime. DJ Jazzy Jeff performed at Ditch Fridays in the Palms Pool & Bungalows at the Palms for the first official daytime pool party of “Summertime” last Friday. Sporting a Philadelphia Phillies jersey, shorts and Nike LeBron 9 Low USA kicks (it’s safe to assume that he is a LeBron James, if not necessarily a Miami Heat fan), Jazzy was joined by his hype-man MC Skillz for the performance at the weekly adult ... Read more...
Photos: Nick Cannon finally returns to his DJ residency at Chateau
By Don Chareunsy Just a few days before his hit NBC reality TV competition “America’s Got Talent” airs its three days of auditions in Las Vegas, host Nick Cannon made his highly anticipated (and often-postponed) return to Chateau Nightclub & Gardens at the Paris on Saturday night. The TV host, singer, actor and comedian previously canceled three planned DJ appearances at the Paris hotspot due to kidney and other medical ailments he was battling in recent months. Before making his ... Read more...
Photos: UFC ring girl Brittney Palmer celebrates 25th birthday at Pure
By Don Chareunsy UFC ring girl and Playboy model Brittney Palmer celebrated her 25th birthday at Pure in Caesars Palace on Saturday night, and, unlike Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett’s belated bash and Nicole Scherzinger’s nearly week early soiree, Palmer’s party was almost on the mark — her birthday is Monday. Arriving about midnight, the March 2012 Playboy cover model and her group walked to a VIP booth in the mega-club, where she is a former employee (Palmer’s resume also include “X Burlesque” ... Read more...
Photos: Chris Paul hosts Baller’s Ball at Lavo and parties at Tao
Los Angeles Clippers star point guard Chris Paul hosted the annual Baller’s Ball at Lavo in the Palazzo on Friday night. Paul, who was dressed casually in a pink short-sleeve polo and khakis, posed for photographs on the red carpet and even signed a basketball jersey for a fan. Paul and his group, including his brother C.J. Paul and Clippers rookies Travis Leslie and Trey Thompkins, kicked off Friday night with dinner at Lavo before making their way upstairs to ... Read more...
Photos: Nicole Scherzinger’s 34th birthday at Tao Beach, Tao and Lavo
It’s been a weekend-long early 34th birthday celebration for former Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger, and other celebrities joined in her celebration, including Chris Paul of the L.A. Clippers, who sprayed the “X Factor: U.K.” judge with water instead of champagne. Fresh from a Friday at Tao Beach and dinner at Lavo in the Palazzo with friends and family, including actors Hill Harper and Quinton Aaron and cousin Meleana Brown (“Duets”), Nicole continued her celebration Saturday at Tao Beach ... Read more...
Photos: Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett toasts 27th birthday with Hank at Pure
By Don Chareunsy Reality TV and Playboy star Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett had two reasons to celebrate at Pure in Caesars Palace on Friday night: The star of “The Girls Next Door” and “Kendra” celebrated her belated 27th birthday (her birth date is June 12) and the June 5 premiere of her latest series, “Kendra on Top” on WE TV. NFL unrestricted free agent and husband Hank Baskett joined the blonde bombshell on the red carpet and at the nightclub that celebrated ... Read more...
Celebrity preview: Kendra vs. Nicole vs. Brittney; Def Leppard, Poison
Three sexy stunners are set to sashay the Strip in a battle of beauty — and busts. It’s the Playmate vs. the Pussycat, the blonde vs. the brunette, the stripper-pole vixen vs. the singer-actress-sexpot who sizzled as a dominatrix in the hit “Men in Black III” — and a UFC glamour girl might referee to give herself victory. Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett celebrates her birthday at Pure in Caesars Palace the day before former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger arrives from England ... Read more...
Photos: Youthful exuberance and surviving the heat at Warped Tour
By Andrea Domanick It was a sweat- and hormone-fueled afternoon at the 2012 Vans Warped Tour, which hit the Luxor festival grounds Wednesday. Thousands of fans, largely of the underage, dyed-and-pierced persuasion, braved the 104-degree heat to enjoy the daylong celebration of pop-punk, screamo, metal and more. The grounds were already packed when the festival started just after 2 p.m. It was clearly a decision many regretted, and, for most of the afternoon, there were as many people sitting in ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Robin Leach records for Eminem, Slaughterhouse
Before the weekend begins, it’s time for a few … WICKED WHISPERS & RACY RUMORS There’s buzz about an alleged romance between a Strip headliner beauty and the husband of the married couple who work together in her show. The romance will be denied, but there’s no question that they have become closerthanthis after her split from her monied boyfriend. Are two Strip hotels planning to shake up and shakeout some of their underperforming restaurants? Which restaurant and nightclub group ... Read more...
Jabbawockeez to receive Living Legend of Hip Hop Award in L.V.
The Jabbawockeez will become the first dance crew and Las Vegas headliner stars in Hip Hop International’s 11-year history to receive the Living Legend of Hip Hop Award. The Monte Carlo headliners, who will be moving to a new Luxor theater next year, received the news this afternoon, and the award will be presented to them at the World Championship Finals of the USA and World Hip Hop Dance Championships on Aug. 5 at Orleans Arena. Past award recipients include ... Read more...
Star Surveillance: Finnchel at — where else? — Celine; Deen; Lachey
“Glee” stars Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) and Lea Michelle (Rachel Berry) attended Celine Dion’s show at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Wednesday seats away from TV personality and chef Paula Deen. Cory was in town to attend the 2012 NHL Awards at the Wynn. Also there filming for the Travel Channel’s new “Trip Flip,” show host Bert Kreischer giving two startled tourists VIP seats, a backstage tour and a meet-and-greet with Celine. While in town, Paula also dined at ... Read more...
Photos: Cheryl Burke, Erin Andrews add sizzle to 2012 NHL Awards
Two sexy TV stunners brought sizzle to the male-dominated 2012 NHL Awards at Encore Theater in the Wynn on Wednesday night, and their power-play personalities proved that the show didn’t need a host. They were the two-woman advantage of the breakaway move. “Dancing With the Stars” beauty Cheryl Burke, in a slashed-to-the-thigh, bare-shouldered gown by Gilbert Chagoury, and ESPN sports reporter (and “DWTS” alumnus) Erin Andrews, in a shorter-than-short sparkling mini-dress, had the hunks skating on melted ice. Cheryl and ... Read more...
Exclusive: Miss America sets Miss Nevada, Miss Nevada Teen pageants
Six Las Vegas teenagers and three Las Vegas young women are among the 28 contestants competing for the titles of Miss Nevada and Miss Nevada’s Outstanding Teen on July 2 and 3. The winners will represent our Silver State at the respective national competitions: the 86th Annual Miss America Pageant at Planet Hollywood on Jan. 19 and airing on ABC and Miss Outstanding Teen in Orlando, Fla., in August. The state pageant takes place the two days before Independence Day ... Read more...
Star Surveillance: Joey Fatone, Ryan Kwanten, ‘Gigolos,’ Siegfried & Roy
“Dancing With the Stars: Live in Las Vegas” at the Tropicana star Joey Fatone of ’N Sync fame showed off his cooking skills in celebrating the newest Smashburger in Las Vegas at Fiesta Rancho. As these photographs show, Joey took over the grill to season, smash, flip and eat his burger. Then he manned the register to fans’ amusement. Adult-film star Tabitha Stevens and the cast of Showtime’s hit series “Gigolos” partied at “Crazy Horse III” with fellow adult stars ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: New travel series to film with unsuspecting L.V. tourists
TV shows keep cameras rolling on the Strip with a more-than-ever increased production schedule. The newest is Travel Channel’s original series “Trip Flip,” which premieres June 28 with fun-seeker travel-expert host Bert Kreischer. He’s here for four days starting Tuesday filming two unsuspecting vacationers who’ll be invited to trade their plans for his all-expenses-paid, three-day adventure that will challenge them to experience things they never thought possible. It’s the fantasy vacation they never saw coming. One trip will be transformed ... Read more...
Tyson on Broadway; Tim and Faith; Madonna; ‘Spider-Man’ at Venetian?
It’s a new week, and we start it with … WICKED WHISPERS & RACY RUMORS Exactly as we first tipped, boxing legend and Las Vegas resident Mike Tyson was welcomed to Broadway this morning by theater owner and producer James Nederlander and together with director Spike Lee announced a six-day engagement of the former heavyweight champion’s one-man show “Undisputed Truth” that Mike unveiled here at home at MGM Grand in April. Spike will direct the play, also as we first ... Read more...
Photos: Voluptuous Aubrey O’Day hosts at Hard Rock Hotel’s Rehab
It was a case of best curves forward when shapely and sexy singer and reality TV star Aubrey O’Day walked the red carpet Sunday at the infamous daytime party Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel. Aubrey even walked in with her two pooches dressed in bikinis. The buxom — to say the least — blonde bombshell dazzled, wowed and definitely turned heads as fans lined up to see the “Celebrity Apprentice” temptress. Aubrey, who starred here in “Peepshow” as the ... Read more...
Photos: Stanley Cup champions L.A. Kings trade jerseys for board shorts
The Los Angeles Kings are celebrating their NHL championship with stops all over Las Vegas, and their headquarters are at the Palms with their 35-pound Stanley Cub. The Kings, among them Jeff Carter, Trevor Lewis and Jarret Stoll, are Stanley Cup winners for the first time, and several of the players said a Las Vegas visit is the perfect celebration 45 years in the making. On Thursday night, their Stanley Cup was feted like a celebrity at The Venetian, where ... Read more...
‘True Blood’ star Sam Trammell can’t shift into animals in real life
By Don Chareunsy “True Blood” studs have overrun Las Vegas. Last weekend, it was Joe Manganiello (werewolf Alcide Herveaux on the hit HBO series who stars in the upcoming “Magic Mike” as Big Dick Richie alongside Channing Tatum ), and today it’s Sam Trammell, the complicated super-shifter Sam Merlotte, hosting at Gallery Nightclub in Planet Hollywood. Merlotte, who didn’t shift into an animal while being interviewed — as far as we know — chatted about the new Season 5 (which ... Read more...
Celebrity preview: Nickelback, Weezer, The Wanted, Da Vinci, circus
A 16th-century Italian genius and two adorable elephants may upstage all the headline attractions in Las Vegas this weekend. Leonardo da Vinci, who died in 1519, was a painter, architect, sculptor, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor and anatomist who left a treasure trove of creations and breakthroughs still admired and in use today. Widely known as the man who painted the “Mona Lisa” and her smile, da Vinci is the Italian Renaissance man with the mind that laid the groundwork ... Read more...
Photos: Frankie Moreno’s renewal a showstopper … well, not quite
By John Katsilometes About the time Joey Fatone of ‘N Sync fame clambered onstage to sing a two-song medley of “Recipe for Makin’ Love” and “Mustang Sally,” you realized, “This is sort of an abnormal experience.” Unexpected flair was as abundant as shots of Crown Royal at the Stratosphere on Wednesday night as Frankie Moreno celebrated his 100th show and the announcement that his contract with the hotel had been extended two years, running through October 2015. Fatone appeared near ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: NHL and NBA stars are headed to Las Vegas, baby
Get ready for a mass invasion of sports superstars and their Hollywood pals over the next few weeks. First up is the 2012 NHL Awards at the Wynn on Wednesday to be broadcast live on NBC Sports and in Canada on CBC. The two-hour celebration this season’s top performances includes Cheryl Burke (“Dancing With the Stars”), Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”), Ray Liotta, Adam Pally (“Happy Endings”) and Killing Them Softly. They join award presenters Kevin Connolly (“Entourage”), Colin Hanks (“Dexter”), ... Read more...
Laura Croft: How to avoid wardrobe malfunctions when passed out
Also: Do some people dress for Las Vegas without checking a mirror? Also: Men’s and women’s fashions in Las Vegas By Laura Croft It’s another episode in the life of our occasional fashion and party contributor reality TV starlet and Playboy beauty Laura Croft: On a recent night out in Las Vegas, I saw more drunk girls than I have ever seen in my life. I tried to go into three different bathrooms, all on the same property, that were ... Read more...
Photos: New KISS product tested by Mike Tyson is nothing to sneeze at
Las Vegas resident and former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson took on a new task of testing the strength of tissue paper in an evening of hilarious revelry when KISS frontman Gene Simmons launched products at his KISS by Monster Mini Golf opposite the Hard Rock Hotel on Wednesday night. Contributing photographer Erik Kabik was on duty for today’s laugh-a-minute photo gallery, and I am going to refrain from all potty humor and make zero references to toilet training. However, ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: MSNBC bets on Bettie Page; Haze hostess on ‘The Choice’
The sexy, 1950s-styled pinup Bettie Page Clothing is about to share its Las Vegas success story. The growing and profitable retailer that started with one store in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile Shops has become a fashion phenomenon thanks to owners Jan Glaser and Russian-born designer Tatyana Khomyakova. 2011 Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair has been the face of the clothing line that began in 2006. Now there are two Las Vegas boutiques, plus others in San Diego, San Francisco, ... Read more...
Photos: Venetian’s Carnevale reveals Queen Kimora behind Monarch Mask
Talk about fabulosity! The duchess of design, the sovereign of style, the formidable figure of fashion Kimora Lee Simmons dazzled and radiated golden glamour to kick off the opening of the three-month-long Carnevale celebrations at The Venetian and Palazzo on Monday night. Television’s tantalizing tsarina was the surprise celebrity and arrived on a float hidden behind a custom jeweled-and-feathered mask headpiece that matched her hand-beaded, gold mini-dress from Farah Khan atop the outrageous fabulosity of Giuseppe Zanotti high heels. The ... Read more...
Health scare pre-Friars Club event lands Jerry Lewis in N.Y. hospital
By John Katsilometes Say this for Jerry Lewis: He still has a flair for the dramatic. Lewis felt dizzy shortly before he was to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Friars Club at the Waldorf Astoria in New York and just before he was to present Tom Cruise with the club’s Entertainment Icon Award. Lewis was taken from the hotel to a nearby hospital, where he is under observation. He is scheduled to be released this afternoon, around 3 ... Read more...
Tyrese Gibson’s journey from ghetto and gangs to film and music success
His unlikely and improbable journey to fame and fortune in Hollywood began in the ’hood where he candidly admits a lot of his friends were murdered in gang rivalry. Handsome model turned actor and singer Tyrese Gibson hit the big time in the 2001 film “Baby Boy,” a prequel to “Boyz in the Hood” for John Singleton. Tyrese landed the role after rapper Tupac Shakur died tragically in Las Vegas. Tyrese returned to Las Vegas in a life has gone ... Read more...
Bagatelle and Hakkasan to face off at Tropicana and the LVB
Nightclubs, dayclubs and supper clubs are getting a big boost on the Las Vegas landscape at facing corners of a busy Strip intersection. Bagatelle at the Tropicana and Hakkasan at MGM Grand will shoot it out at Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana. Here’s what we know from details revealed today: New York’s Bagatelle — also in L.A. and St. Bart’s — will have a five-month jump on its London competition. Hakkasan will offer Chinese food and Bagatelle French Riviera cuisine. ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Liberace musical to London? Wynn inks $70M penthouse
On May 9, I exclusively reported plans for a new musical based on the life of the late Liberace. The flamboyant Las Vegas headliner and legend was the king of our Strip for many years, and New York investors secured the rights to his life story and developed a musical. From its Manhattan introductory showcase, I’ve learned that it looks like London producers have rushed in to open it first in the West End. Lawyers are reportedly drawing up the ... Read more...
Photos: Joey Lawrence takes it (T-shirt) off for Chippendales at Rio
Joey Lawrence was concerned about ripping off his T-shirt to go bare-chested for his guest appearance hosting Chippendales at the Rio, but the actor, singer and TV host overcame his fears to show off his “Blossom” beefcake. “I am not doing the Full Monty, though!” he told me on his opening night with the male revue Friday. “I over worried and then I said, ‘Why the hell not?!’ It was always on my bucket list. You see Hollywood girls being ... Read more...
Photos: Steve Wynn’s $4 billion Macau bet, kiss at Mizumi opening
Hotel mogul Steve Wynn knows how to throw a party, even if just two hours earlier, he had landed after an 8,000-mile flight from Macau. No jet lag for wife Andrea or him as they greeted guests for the grand-opening celebration of his restaurant Mizumi in the Wynn. In fact, he remembered that it was the same day four years ago that they’d kissed for the first time after meeting in St. Tropez. So Andrea wore the same dress from ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Liza Minnelli remembers ‘Mama’ Judy Garland
Las Vegas veteran and regular Liza Minnelli commemorated what would’ve been her mother’s 90th birthday Sunday — Judy Garland died in 1969. Liza said: “Today is a day for celebration. We celebrate the privilege of having had Mama touch all of our lives. “She left us with so many feelings we never would have discovered about ourselves until she exquisitely translated them to us with her voice. She is to be missed deeply, yes … but, what if we never ... Read more...
Celine Dion salutes Adele in return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
After a 3 1/2 month absence, superstar Celine Dion has returned in triumph to her run of Caesars Palace shows, and her fans and audience at The Colosseum over the weekend gave her a standing ovation that lasted pretty much her entire performance. Her talented orchestra applauded her numerous times by tapping the bows of their instruments. Celine was felled by a viral throat infection in mid-February, and her medical specialists in Los Angeles led by Professor Gerald Berke of ... Read more...
Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro offer Nobu Caesars peek at NYC party
Restaurant partners actor Robert De Niro and chef Nobu Matsuhisa unveiled more plans for the culinary king’s first restaurant and hotel on the Strip at Caesars Palace on Sunday night in New York. Caesars executives led by President Gary Selesner hosted a party at Nobu in Manhattan to provide a sneak preview of the hotel suites to VIPs, travel agents, convention bookers and media. The party also celebrated the news that Nobu’s restaurant is on schedule to open in October, ... Read more...
Photos: Manny Pacquiao is stopped by Timothy Bradley, ‘three blind mice’
By Don Chareunsy What a memorable Saturday night in The Entertainment Capital of the World. First, an upset and controversial decision at the sold-out Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. WBO welterweight title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena that people are still buzzing about. Bradley scored a split-decision victory that pretty much no one saw coming, perhaps even Bradley. Check out Las Vegas Sun Sports Editor Ray Brewer and reporter Case Keefer’s in-depth and blow-by-blow coverage of the fight, including a ... Read more...
Photos: Night 2 of EDC is shut down amid strong winds, safety concerns
By Andrea Domanick Saturday night at the 2012 Electric Daisy Carnival was anticipated by many to be the most eventful of the three-day festival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but few could have predicted that it would be the result of extreme weather conditions. After increasingly strong winds that started around 8 p.m., the festival was temporarily shut down around 1 a.m. with an estimated 115,000 fans evacuated to the speedway’s bleachers as gales reached 30 mph throughout the Las ... Read more...
Photos: The scene at 2012 EDC: This place is a speedway?
By John Katsilometes It was sometime after I was nearly rammed by a girl riding a bicycle tricked out as a wheeled housefly, and before I encountered a guy dressed as a disco teddy bear, that I thought of the late Ralph Engelstad — one of our city’s mythic figures. He passed away a decade ago of lung cancer, but not before building a lasting legacy in Las Vegas and across the country. Engelstad was the maverick, multimillionaire owner of ... Read more...
Photos: 2012 Electric Daisy Carnival is off to a smooth start
By Andrea Domanick It’s around 4 a.m. when DJ Steve Aoki starts pouring sparkling wine on himself, and one gets the feeling that the first night of Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway is finally beginning to crest. Rapper Iggy Azalea appears alongside Aoki; the spitfire’s set works the crowd further into a frenzy. Whether pressed against the stage or lingering by an “Electric Lemonade” stand, there isn’t a single person who isn’t dancing for as far ... Read more...
Photos: More than 25,000 rubber ducks take over Palms Place pool
By Don Chareunsy The Palms on Thursday night celebrated the return of the Thursday night duck party at Palms Place Pool, as more than 25,000 rubber ducks took to the pool surrounding chef Kerry Simon’s restaurant Simon while partygoers searched for specially marked ducks moonlighting as prizes at the Palms. DJ Stephi K provided the mood of electric dance music — perfect to head into a three-day weekend of the 2012 Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “Rock ... Read more...
Photos: Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley Jr. weigh in at MGM Grand
By Don Chareunsy Two big events share the spotlight in The Entertainment Capital of the World this weekend: the 2012 Electric Daisy Carnival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — three days and nights of electronic dance music heaven for fans — and the WBO welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and the undefeated Timothy Bradley Jr. at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night. Pacquiao smiled, Bradley snarled, and the bruisers dropped trou as they made weight for The Big ... Read more...
Blue Man Group meets a one-man group (Steve Aoki) in EDC’s wee hours
By John Katsilometes What to know about Blue Man Group heading into its collaborative performance with electronic music master Steve Aoki at Electric Daisy Carnival, which goes off at 4 a.m. Sunday morning (or late-late Saturday) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: • The overriding directive Aoki presented to BMG Creative Director Michael “Puck” Quinn was, “Anything goes! Put my life in danger — even better!” As Quinn said, “He’s a riot, really fun to work with.” • Some of the ... Read more...
Photos: ‘Rock of Ages’ rocks on at The Venetian and New York City
The cast of the new musical “Rock of Ages” arriving December at The Venetian will visit nightly with fans after each show in the nearby and just-opened The Bourbon Room named after the bar and club where rock first began on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip and also the setting for the new Tom Cruise movie opening next Friday (June 15). At The Bourbon Room’s opening party, more than 40 dancers in wild 1980s attire performed some of the hits from the ... Read more...
Celebrity preview: Celine, Electric Daisy Carnival, Pacquiao return to L.V.
It’s a 10-count KO weekend that only Las Vegas could deliver, and I’m not talking solely about the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley WBO welterweight battle at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Just look at what’s on deck before they punch out each other’s lights in the one fight that could cost the 33-year-old Filipino Congressman and superstar fighter one of his eight division world championship titles. Timothy is undefeated, and some boxing experts say that this fight could be an upset — ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: ‘Legends’ to Rio? Cirque, Donny & Marie, ‘Jersey Shore’
Just as the weekend is about to begin, we have more … WICKED WHISPERS & RACY RUMORS Following up on my exclusive report Wednesday on the stage musical maneuvers with “Million Dollar Quartet” and “Legends in Concert” at Harrah’s, I’ve now learned that “Legends” will probably move to the Rio in the fall to replace a few shows there. Wall Street bankers are happy with MGM Resorts forecasts that Cirque du Soleil’s “Zarkana” coming to Aria in CityCenter will swing ... Read more...
Celine Dion returns to Caesars, adds songs, cuts Michael Jackson medley
“I had a rough time a few months ago, but I’m back to 100 percent, and I can’t wait to do the show,” Celine Dion said this week in her homecoming to Las Vegas. It’s a triumphant return for her chart-topping residency at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Saturday with a 36-show run continuing through Aug. 19. The throat infection that weakened her right vocal chord temporarily halted her spring performance contract run in February and March, some 100 ... Read more...
It’s a very dignified flash mob as Kirk Kerkorian turns 95
By John Kasilometes To know, know, know him is to love, love, love him. That was the message sent, via flash mob, to resort pioneer and “Father of Las Vegas” Kirk Kerkorian on Wednesday on the event of his 95th birthday. At what was ostensibly planned to be a small celebration at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a favorite Kerkorian hangout, his girlfriend, Joan Dangerfield, summoned a flash mob of a couple dozen dancers from Flash Mob America to perform a ... Read more...
Photos: Stars, pageant princesses sparkle in sexy dresses, diamonds
Million-dollar diamond displays normally outshine everything during the parties at the annual jewelry convention at hotels up and down the Strip, but this year it was revealing and sexy outfits that caught the eye. Actress Lisa Rinna, married to my actor pal Harry Hamlin, stunned in a see-through, low-cut black cocktail dress, and she didn’t know it displayed everything about her 48-year-old body until photographers’ flashbulbs fired off. Lisa was on the red carpet at the Simon G Jewelry Summer ... Read more...
Photos: Kristin Hanggi leads ‘Surf: The Musical,’ ‘Rock of Ages’ to the Strip
The odds of it happening must be more than 1,000 to 1. The odds of it happening for the same woman in just a half-mile stretch of the Strip in the same year must be a lot more than 10,000 to 1. It actually might never be repeated again, but it’s a fascinating story that could only happen in Las Vegas. “I never thought it was going to be my year in Vegas. That hit me by surprise,” director Kristin ... Read more...
Photos: Dagger in garter belt? Gordon Ramsay Steak uniforms dazzle
When people find a great new restaurant, they rave about the food, wine and decor. Rarely do they go away and say the uniforms worn by the staff were just as impressive. Chef Gordon Ramsay and L.A. movie designer Allison Leach are changing that, and diners at his new Gordon Ramsay Steak in the Paris are giving great reviews to the sexy outfits worn by the waiters and waitresses. Allison is not my ex-wife, nor a sister or cousin — ... Read more...
Photos: Holly Madison poses for swimwear portraits at Caesars Palace
Now that the 51 beautiful 2012 Miss USA Pageant contestants have left town, thank goodness we still have our own Las Vegas ambassador to add summer sizzle to the scene. On Dec. 30, Holly Madison says au revoir to her role as Bo Peep in “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood after a three-year-plus run as its headliner. She’s already in discussions with Hollywood producers for a new, non-reality TV series and is ready for a new life in L.A. Inside word, ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Million Dollar Quartet, Tim & Faith, Miss USA, EDC
It’s Hump Day, and we have a few … WICKED WHISPERS & RACY RUMORS On Dec. 4, 1956, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis had a by-chance impromptu jam session in Memphis at Sun Recording Studios. It made history, and now more than 60 years later, that super group inspired a Broadway musical,“Million Dollar Quartet,” which closes June 24. The touring show has a six-night run at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts starting Tuesday, ... Read more...
From ‘Tonight Show’ to Chippendales, Joey Lawrence has it covered
By John Katsilometes Just a few minutes before Joey Lawrence is to call for an interview to talk about his upcoming role as guest host of Chippendales at the Rio from Thursday through June 24, I suddenly remember an old TV show: “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” When he was 5 years old, Lawrence appeared on the show with Carson, who gently asked the little boy seated Indian-style on the seat next to him, “Have you ever seen this ... Read more...
Donald Trump responds to Miss Pennsylvania USA’s claims of fraud
Business mogul Donald Trump is angrier in real life than he’s ever been on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” and it’s because he’s facing one of the biggest beauty pageant controversies since the Miss USA Pageant began. Just hours after 2012 Miss Rhode Island USA Olivia Culpo was crowned here at Planet Hollywood on Sunday night, 2012 Miss Pennsylvania USA Sheena Monnin resigned in a shocking and blistering attack against him. Sheena, who didn’t make the Top 16 during Sunday’s telecast from ... Read more...
L.V. mixologists put their best cocktail forward at Mixing Star
Also: Check out the Las Vegas Sun version of this story for a photo gallery. By Andrea Domanick It was a battle of the bottles Monday night as some of the best mixologists from across the country faced off in the national finals of the U.S. Bartender’s Guild Mixing Star competition at the Palazzo’s Azure Pool. Seventeen mixologists, including two from Las Vegas, faced off in the competition presented by the guild and Disaronno. Participants went head-to-head to win a ... Read more...
Photos: Tropfest crowns ‘Best of the Best’ at 20th anniversary celebration
By Andrea Domanick It was a big night for the little guys Sunday as Tropfest celebrated 20 years of short films at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’ Boulevard Pool; the evening also marked the inaugural U.S. portion of the international festival. The night was themed “The Best of the Best,” a competition among 16 winning films from Tropfests past screened before a full, but not packed, crowd who came out for the free event. Stars and filmmakers, including judges Toby ... Read more...
Star Surveillance: Cheryl Burke, Glen Campbell, Ryan Labbe, ‘Pawn Stars’
“Dancing With the Stars” pro-dancer stunner Cheryl Burke helped host US Weekly’s Hot Bodies Issue party at Liquid Pool Lounge in Aria, and contributing photographer David Becker of WireImage snapped Cheryl’s party mood playing with beach balls and water guns. Legendary country singer and guitarist Glen Campbell won raves and standing ovations when he performed at LVH on his “Goodbye Tour” stop. The 76-year-old is battling Alzheimer’s but still wowed with his hits “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Wichita Lineman.” He had ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: Kelsey Grammer renews vows; Pamela’s heroic walk
The business of people coming to Las Vegas and using wedding chapels to reaffirm their vows could become big business, particularly since it’s proving so popular with Hollywood celebrities. Year-old married couple Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh recited their renewal vows over the weekend at The Little Church of the West just a month before she’s due to give birth to twins — his fifth and sixth children. For 56-year-old Kelsey, who stars as the mayor of Chicago on Starz’s ... Read more...
Photos: Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley arrive at MGM Grand
By Don Chareunsy Filipino Congressman, singer and, oh, boxer, too, Manny Pacquiao and his opponent Tim Bradley arrived at MGM Grand Garden Arena this afternoon, and hard-working contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was onsite for his excellent coverage of the mayhem. Thanks also to Richard Corey for posting his video of the arrivals on YouTube. Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title against Bradley, who is undefeated, at the arena Saturday night. Both fighters waved to fans, signed autographs and posed for ... Read more...
Spike Lee to direct Mike Tyson’s ‘Undisputed Truth’ on Broadway
Controversial boxing legend and Las Vegas resident Mike Tyson is set to head to Broadway to work with director Spike Lee this summer while juggling filming for “The Hangover, Part 3,” the final installment in the hit film franchise. The two heavyweights have agreed to stage Mike’s one-man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth — Live on Stage” for theater mogul James Nederlander on The Great White Way. Las Vegas producer Adam Steck (Thunder From Down Under at Excalibur, Human Nature ... Read more...
Photos: Star turnout for Murray Sawchuck dazzles like his magic
The celebrity turnout was as dazzling as the magic for the premiere of Murray Sawchuck’s new residency show “Murray: Celebrity Magician” at Tropicana Las Vegas on Monday night, and in a tip of the magician’s hat by Murray, he welcomed Las Vegas singer and guitarist Michael Grimm, the winner of “America’s Got Talent” the same TV season Murray competed. Other Strip stars who walked the red carpet before the show at The Laugh Factory included “Dancing With the Stars” darling ... Read more...
Photos: Sammy Hagar, Kerry Simon celebrate KGB’s 2nd anniversary
Rocker Sammy Hagar helped “Iron Chef” winner Kerry Simon celebrate the second anniversary of KGB (Kerry’s Gourmet Burgers) at Harrah’s and wound up mixing four new cocktail drinks with his new Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum. Believe it or not, Sammy even has an Adult Milkshake that he says is the true breakfast of rock gods. Guitarist Joe Satriani, from Sammy’s band Chickenfoot, joined the party, too. Sammy told me that his rum comes from sugar grown only on Maui, and ... Read more...
Photos: Kim Kardashian at Kardashian Khaos in Mirage, Rehab at HRH
It was a whirlwind, double-duty Las Vegas visit for reality TV star Kim Kardashian over the weekend. Kim put her powered-up New York City romance with rapper Kanye West on hold for 24 hours when she flew into town to party at Rehab in the Hard Rock Hotel. She also cast aside thoughts of the end-of-month legal depositions against New Jersey Nets star Kris Humphries in their divorce when she launched her perfume True Reflection at Kardashian Khaos in the ... Read more...
Photos: ‘Short, chubby nerd’ Olivia Culpo, 20, is the new Miss USA
She has described herself as being “short, chubby and a nerd who played the cello.” Today, Olivia Culpo, a graduate of an all-girls Catholic school, is on top of the world, and she left Las Vegas on an 8 a.m. flight for New York City and the start of her yearlong reign as the 2012 Miss USA. Olivia, the 2012 Miss Rhode Island USA, tells of her journey to the crown: The 20-year-old brunette with an infectious smile was crowned ... Read more...
Strip Scribbles: ‘Hangover 3’ in L.V.; Gordon’s new chef; Celine’s illness
“The Hangover” stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, along with Las Vegas resident Mike Tyson, will be filming the third installment of their box-office smash series here. Just like the first film, scenes will be shot for “The Hangover, Part 3” on and off the Strip and at Caesars Palace. Director Todd Phillips reportedly will shoot much of the new — and final — episode in Tijuana and L.A. Vegas DeLuxe has already reported that the storyline will ... Read more...
Shania Twain adds March and April dates to Caesars Palace residency
Ticket demand for country and crossover queen Shania Twain’s upcoming residency at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace is proving so strong that 14 shows have been added to the March and April schedule, with tickets for the new dates on sale Friday. And it’s still six months before her run begins Dec. 1! Here is Shania’s latest message to her fans: This morning, Caesars executives revealed that Shania herself is the creator and executive producer of her show. They also ... Read more...
Vegas Rocks Magazine Awards to honor Sammy Hagar, David Coverdale
Rocker Sammy Hagar had only hours to spend in Las Vegas between two out-of-town concert dates — arriving from Houston and headed to Portland, Ore. — for his tour with Chickenfoot. The brief visit here was jam-packed, to say the least; he even spent from midnight to 2 a.m. taking a tour of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health after Friday’s concert at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel, where a memorabilia case honoring the group ... Read more...
Photos: Wayne Brady celebrates his 40th birthday at the Mirage
By Don Chareunsy Actor, comedian, TV host and former Strip headliner Wayne Brady celebrated The Big 4-0 with family and friends over the weekend at The Mirage while in town to headline as part of the “Aces of Comedy” series with his show “Making It Up” in the Terry Fator Theater. Brady’s birthday weekend included Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, where he donned a wetsuit and participated in the “Trainer for a Day” program. With the help ... Read more...
Photos: Chickenfoot memorabilia unveiling, concert at Hard Rock Hotel
By Don Chareunsy It was a busy Friday in The Entertainment Capital of the World for Chickenfoot — frontman Sammy Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff and bassist Michael Anthony (like Hagar, formerly of Van Halen) — as the group unveiled a case of memorabilia at the Hard Rock Hotel before performing at the nearby The Joint. The memorabilia case for Chickenfoot includes custom guitars, a drumhead, sunglasses, photographs and more; 3D glasses are attached to the display window ... Read more...
Photos: ‘Free Society’ brings performance art, excess to Artisan
By Andrea Domanick It’s just past midnight in the lobby of the Artisan, and the air is thick with the heat of the writhing bodies that pack the room. A bare-chested temptress with shimmering, snake-patterned skin slithers among them, pouring a mysterious black liquor from a glass skull into the mouths of unsuspecting guests. Above them, a woman with antelope horns towers on hoof-like stilts as a train of shirtless, chiseled men in high heels marches behind her. Presiding over ... Read more...
Photos: Olivia Culpo, 20, of Rhode Island is crowned 2012 Miss USA
Posted at 4:33 p.m. 6/3/12; updated at 2:08 a.m. 6/4/12 SPOILER ALERT: We’ll use Twitter (@robin_leach) and our live blog to report the 2012 Miss USA Pageant from start to finish, keeping pace with the live telecast for East Coast primetime viewing. If you live in Pacific Time (Las Vegas) and don’t want to know details in advance of the tape-delayed broadcast, please don’t read any further. The excitement for the 61st Annual Miss USA Pageant this evening on NBC ... Read more...
Photos: Derek Hough celebrates 27th birthday at Tabu Ultra Lounge
By Don Chareunsy Three-time “Dancing With the Stars” pro-dancer champion and heartthrob Derek Hough celebrated his 27th birthday at Tabu Ultra Lounge in MGM Grand on Saturday night, but rumored love interest Maria Menounos, Hough’s celebrity partner this most recent season (they finished 4th), was not by his side. Pre-Tabu, Hough and a group of close friends dined at chef Tom Colicchio’s nearby Craftsteak. Derek donned a white T-shirt, a gray jacket and dark gray jeans on the arrivals carpet ... Read more...
Photos: Surrender’s 2nd birthday with Skrillex, ‘Le Reve,’ Paris and Floyd
Cast members of “Le Reve — The Dream” at Wynn Las Vegas entertained partygoers with a synchronized swim routine at the second-anniversary celebration of Surrender Nightclub in Steve Wynn’s Encore on late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. The evening also included DJ sets by duo Nervo and Grammy Award-winning headliner Skrillex, who hit the decks at 12:55 a.m., an unheard-of 5 minutes early, as the crowd and go-go dancers went wild. In the packed nightclub and adjoining Encore Beach ... Read more...
Photos: Scott Disick celebrates his 29th birthday at 1 OAK in the Mirage
By Don Chareunsy “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star and model Scott Disick celebrated his belated birthday at 1 OAK in the Mirage on Friday night. (His birthday is May 26, but nobody has time to celebrate their birthdays on their actual birthdays anymore.) The always fashionable and dapper Disick was dressed in a black suit with a casual and crisp open-buttoned white dress shirt and even managed a grin versus his usual stoic self during the celebration. His birthday ... Read more...
Turning 40, Wayne Brady is back in Las Vegas to walk the improv wire
By John Katsilometes Every weekday morning on CBS, Wayne Brady hosts the indefatigable game show, “Let’s Make a Deal.” Yet he says, “I need to place myself in jeopardy.” He is referring to a state of professional risk. Not the game show. Brady further explains, “That’s a basic tenet of improv. It’s an imperfect art, and you want to be in danger the entire time.” With a pair a single keyboardist onstage along with sidekick Jonathan Mangum, Brady is performing ... Read more...
Celebrity preview: Kim Kardashian, Playboy Club, Miss USA, burlesque
There’s an ironic coincidence with the end of The Playboy Club’s six-year run at its happy hutch at the Palms on Saturday: As the curvy creatures in their bunny-tailed leotards hop off, legendary burlesque queens strut their stuff into Las Vegas. Say hello to a full blast of bras and boas and au revoir to the breast-bulging corsets and signature rabbit ears. Please don’t ask me what the 38-DD significance of all that coming and going is about because I ... Read more...
Tropfest toasts 20 years of short films, big ideas at Cosmopolitan
By Andrea Domanick When Australian director Tony Rogers made the short film “Wilfred” in 2001, he didn’t expect much to come from it, save for a good laugh. After all, he’d only been directing for a year or two when his friends, writer and actor Adam Zwar and actor Jason Gann, approached him with their idea: a comedy about the relationship between the eponymous dog Wilfred and his owner’s hapless boyfriend Adam, who sees Wilfred as a man in a ... Read more...
Photos: Old Vegas razzle-dazzle makes The Scintas a top Downtown act
Even without their sister Chrissi, The Scintas scored big at Wednesday night’s grand opening of their residency show at The D Hotel in Downtown ...
Strip Scribbles: Axwell at Eclipse, Santana, ‘Being Oscar,’ Jerry Lewis
It’s more than 24 hours of nonstop activities, and that’s before the huge attractions open up for Memorial Day Weekend. The insanity began ...
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