The situation... well, it was complicated. The decision to continue his professional dancing career versus returning to his home, layered with leaving all family, all friends, and his life as he knew it… was challenging and clear. Ray Guzman made the life-altering, difficult, yet defiant choice.
Desert Roots Rising Stars is a week-long festival of extraordinary musical feats from both the classical and modern traditions. It showcases four “Rising Star” professional musicians with roots in Las Vegas who perform all over the country.
What started as a look back at the Last Great Beatles Summit almost 18 years ago at the grand opening of “The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil” at The Mirage Hotel & Casino quickly became a loving tribute to the show’s iconic legacy. When Jeremy Louwerse and Stacey Gualandi set out to write this story for Chic Compass, they thought we would have LOVE in our lives through the end of 2024. But Cirque du Soleil’s shocking announcement yesterday that the show will close for good on July 7th saddened our hearts.
World-renowned fashion designers, musicians, artists, interior design experts, writers, and journalists celebrated a special evening at the newly opened Gipsy Night Club in Las Vegas for the launch of the current issue of the luxurious Chic Compass Magazine.
The classic Hollywood story – a beautiful, young actress moves from the Midwest to Los Angeles, desiring to make it big as an artist. She struggles, works as a waitress, gets rejected audition after audition, and then one day, she maneuvers to meet a famous, top-rated indie director who decides she has talent but also desires her romantically.
In just four short years, Steph Payne, the Pasadena transplant has made a name for herself in Sin City as audiences keep boarding the “Steph Payne Express.” But if you’re new to her act, this passionate performer is equal parts sass, soul, and smooth jazz, with a side of gospel.
Gipsy, the oldest gay nightclub in Las Vegas, is stepping back to her place on the throne. Superlatives like the oldest, most popular history, the 2023 November relaunch solidified the phoenix-like rising in the footprint of the original club. The new Gipsy holds court on the corner of Paradise Road at Naples Drive, sharing an intersection with its royal relative, Piranha nightclub.
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) goes to Hollywood with the recent launch of the Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in Los Angeles. Launched in grand Hollywood style, the event was attended by top Hollywood and Fil-Am celebrities, actors, and filmmakers.
Here in the Entertainment Capital of the World, we expect “gee-whiz extravaganzas” on stage both on and off the Strip. But who are the ingenious creators who dream up and execute these astonishing stage experiences that wow us? Meet one Las Vegan who works in Sin City and all over the planet - Axis deBruyn
It’s the interview heard ’round the world! When comedy legend Katt Williams joined former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast on January 3rd, he had a take-no-prisoners attitude throughout a nearly three-hour-long conversation.
