11.19.09 · 6:20 PM

Mad-Maddy’s StompFest

Holly Madison isn’t afraid to get her feet wet. The Peepshow starlet drenched her feet, calves and knees yesterday during an event celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau at Paris. The photo op was orchestrated to kick off the annual Georges DuBoeuf Beaujolais Nouveau festival, which continues at Paris through Sunday. Ever the good sport, Madison donned a kitchy dress for the event and sloshed around in a vat of colored water and grapes. “I had a really cute outfit they made me, ... Read more...

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11.19.09 · 8:08 AM

Noteworthy: Sandoval as husband material, McCartney recalls radio career, and Handler paints The Colosseum blue

It has been a while since I’ve blogged in anger. Blame Wayne Newton and Carrot Top, and the massive multimedia projects we’ve been cutting loose in the Sun and Las Vegas Weekly lately. A profile on the Topper, who recently signed a contract extension to keep him at Luxor’s Atrium Showroom through 2015, is the cover story of the new L.V. Weekly. The magazine is out tomorrow morning, and the online versions on both the Weekly and Sun sites will ... Read more...

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11.16.09 · 10:43 AM

New face of Monte Carlo includes all the faces of Caliendo

Maybe those of us in Las Vegas remember where they were when Monte Carlo’s roof caught fire, the images of flames and smoke billowing out of the hotel and charring much of its familiar rooftop sign. But the hotel’s newest headliner Frank Caliendo does not recall that day much at all. “I really couldn’t tell you,” the comic impressionist said last night after the gala premiere of his new show at the Lance Burton Theater. Not that Caliendo was uncaring ... Read more...

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11.12.09 · 2:58 PM

Ten minutes with Chelsea Handler is better than no minutes with Chelsea Handler

I had a phone conversation with Chelsea Handler a bit ago. It was not a long-planned conversation. A PR rep asked me today if I’d like to talk to her today, and yes, I would. Or, did. The reason was that Handler is appearing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. Every so often, you get a late-breaking overture like this to give a performer the best shot at selling out a venue, and I was ... Read more...

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11.11.09 · 1:46 PM

Of tanking, drugs and ‘Slim’: In ‘Open,’ Andre Agassi beats the odds

Andre Agassi, what a force, eh? If he’s not careful, this whole unvarnished honesty thing might catch on. On Monday night, Agassi appeared onstage with journalist Rick Reilly, a recurrently awarded sports writer who is as renowned in his universe as Agassi is in his. The two chatted for a little more than an hour at Encore Theater, which not long ago was the setting for a weekend of sold-out performances by Beyonce. It’s fitting. Both Agassi and Beyonce are ... Read more...

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11.6.09 · 3:17 PM

Vocal strain prompts Wayne Brady to call off ‘Making It Up’ until 2010

Maybe what’s behind Door No. 2 is a spare voice for Wayne Brady. For the second time since the ace improv comic began hosting Let’s Make a Deal, Brady has called off a set of dates to protect his vocal chords. In a news release issued today, Brady announced that Making It Up, his highly regarded stage show at The Venetian, would be postponed until next year. No dates were specified. Brady is under contract with the hotel through the ... Read more...

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11.5.09 · 10 AM

It’s official: ‘Viva Elvis’ is the name for Cirque-Presley production at Aria

The title of the Elvis Presley-Cirque du Soleil show was made official today. Announced this morning is that the show will be called Viva Elvis, playing off the 1965 Presley film Viva Las Vegas. The production show, a partnership between Cirque and Elvis Presley Enterprises, hits the stage when the CityCenter resort Aria opens on Dec. 16. In a release, Cirque trumpeted the show as “created in the image of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll -– powerful, sexy, whimsical, ... Read more...

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11.5.09 · 10:12 AM

Bette Midler’s residency at Caesars Palace to end Jan. 31

“The Showgirl Must Go On” won’t. Bette Midler’s run as headliner at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace ends Jan. 31, the hotel and AEG Live announced today. Her engagement began Feb. 20, 2008, and she has swapped stints with Cher during that run. “What a fabulous two years this has been, and I thank AEG and Caesars Palace for the best partnership a showgirl could imagine. Who knows? These legs have had such a great run in the desert — ... Read more...

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10.30.09 · 11:36 AM

Dawn Gibbons: Andre Agassi disclosure ‘huge’ in fight against meth abuse

Even a week ago, considering Andre Agassi as a spokesman fighting the battle against the dangers of methamphetamine use made about as much sense as expecting him to teach a bocce lesson. But the climate around Agassi swiftly changed this week as details have poured out of his book Open that he used crystal meth in 1997, the year after he’d won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. That was also the year Agassi mystified the tennis ... Read more...

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10.28.09 · 6:19 PM

‘This Is It’ documents Jackson at his best, and a show that never was

Sometimes you don’t know whether to applaud, slap your forehead or kick the screen. This Is It is the type of movie you would want to watch dozens of times but for the tragic, unseen ending. For me, once is enough. It’s exhilarating. It’s fascinating. But it’s also terrifically sad. The new documentary/concert film, which was screened Tuesday night at Brenden Theatres in the Palms, is effective as both a documentary and a eulogy of Michael Jackson’s career. It would ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week Nov 19, 2009
by Xania Woodman

The Jaded Kiss

The bar is open! Or rather, back open. Adjacent to Dos Caminos at Palazzo, itty bitty Fusion Mixology Bar has gotten itself some fresh new beats and mixology talent as ...
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