Every time my BFF JJ Snyder and I take in Magic Mike Live, it doesn’t take long to get in the spirit of the long-running male revue based on the hit movies. The experience at Sahara on the Las Vegas Strip is so visceral it always appeals to the senses: sight, smell, sound, and, if you’re lucky, touch. ;)
The Queen of Burlesque has once again earned her crown. Dita Von Teese recently debuted her original stage show DITA Las Vegas: A Jubilant Review at The Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Beginning in December and into 2024, the Modern Showroom Playhouse at Alexis Park will present a series of shows. The visionary dream maker, Pete Housley, has several shows performing there weekly in the Playhouse and the Athena Show Lounge.
Earth Wind & Fire tore down the house on Saturday, October 28th, at the Venetian Theater, Las Vegas. The show was perfect, from the psychedelic lights to the sparkling costumes to the motor-driven performance of the band.
Carpenters Legacy is A MUST-SEE for all music lovers of any age who want to get lost in extraordinary music. The tribute show is cleverly complete with a video wall behind the performers, with videos of Karen and Richard Carpenter mixing with Sally and Ned to seamlessly bring the two sets of siblings into one.
My career as an Entertainment journalist began in Paris, France, in August of 2014. During my stay, a dear friend treated me to the one-man show - How to Become Parisian in One Hour, starring the effervescent and humorous actor/comedian Olivier Giraud.
One must wonder about any woman known as the “Evil Queen,” especially since she is a tall, beautiful woman with a commanding appearance and a quick sense of humor. Lynette Chappell, a Las Vegas entertainment royalty member, was so much more than her stage name while performing with Siegfried & Roy, famous Las Vegas illusionists.
The Las Vegas Jazz Society (LVJS) - one of Nevada’s oldest cultural nonprofits - is celebrating a long, illustrious history while it reinvents itself with two novel projects for the future. Today’s hip-hop and rap generations may not even recognize this 48-year-old organization, conceived during the golden era of live music in Vegas.
On July 2nd of 2023, Westgate Las Vegas Resort celebrated its fifty-fourth anniversary. Other Las Vegas destinations have come and gone in the past five-plus decades, but Westgate continues to thrive. An entertainment event there this fall captured the attention of fans worldwide, and it’s no surprise that Elvis Presley played a role.
If you haven’t heard of Vicki-Ann Bush yet, you will soon be able to recognize her name as the author of the YA Alex McKenna fiction series, as she becomes known for her talent in bringing to light what it means to be transgender in this award-winning short film.
