June 30, 2009 · 7:20 PM
Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts is a sleeping beauty
Contestants perform an opening number during the 2009 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Photo: Steve Marcus
As they say, there’s no business like show business. This is true except in instances when there is, in fact, no business. This is a clichéd way of informing that the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, one of the city’s signature entertainment venues, has no shows or concerts on its current events calendar.
The most recent major event to inhabit the Theatre for the Performing Arts (or “TPA” for those who want to refer to the place as if they are something of an insider) was the Miss USA Pageant back in April. After that, on May 15, an '80s and '90s-styled show titled "Freestyle Jam" (featuring Lisa Lisa!) was staged there. But since, nothing -- no boxing, Barenaked Ladies or Bob Dylan. And no shows have been booked for the rest of this year, or beyond.
Addressing the phantom activity in the theater, fittingly, is BASE Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Scott Zeiger. I say fittingly, because BASE books the shows at TPA and also produces “Phantom -- Las Vegas Spectacular,” the lean-and-mean version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway hit, at The Venetian. The stated reason for the inactivity at a hotel that is otherwise brimming with such (see “Madison, Holly: Peepshow”) is because of a pushed-back renovation effort.
“We had some original plans to close for the summer of ’09 to do some renovations, and we decided to continue with that plan in the summer of 2010,” Zeiger said today during a phone interview from the BASE offices in New York. “There is programming coming. It’s just not on the books yet.”
Beyond the Sun
Without offering specifics, Zeiger said the renovations would involve “things like the box office, the dressing rooms,” in a theater that was designed decades ago. The seating capacity, already flexible up to 7,000, will not expand, he said.
“We’re undecided about exactly what we’ll do. There’s a whole sequence of things -- we’re working all that out,” Zeiger said. “We will be able to announce a better comprehensive plan, but the bones (of the theater) are from the 1970s, I believe, and it stands to reason that you could look at any and all aspects of the room. … We want to be competitive at this point.”
Zeiger said there will soon be announcements regarding plans for the theater and what shows will be held in the TPA before it is renovated. “We’ll be announcing more programming, filling in the calendar before the year is out, by the end of the summer,” he said. “Certainly there will be a number of attractions in 2009.” Good, because at this point, we'll take anything. Hans Klok, even.
-
Friday
2012-02-10
Concert
-
Friday
2012-02-10
Henderson
-
Friday
2012-02-10
Las Vegas Hotel
- More ›
-
Saturday
2012-02-11
Suncoast
-
Saturday
2012-02-11
Hard Rock
-
Saturday
2012-02-11
Red Rock Casino
- More ›
-
Monday
2012-02-13
The Strip
-
Monday
2012-02-13
Palms
-
Monday
2012-02-13
Sam's Town
- More ›
-
Tuesday
2012-02-14
Hard Rock
-
Tuesday
2012-02-14
$3 drinks with a text at the door
The Strip
-
Tuesday
2012-02-14
The Strip
- More ›
-
Wednesday
2012-02-15
The Strip
-
Wednesday
2012-02-15
Hard Rock
-
Wednesday
2012-02-15
Drink Specials
- More ›
Most Popular
- Most Read
- E-mailed
- 1. The cult of virginity
- 2. Is Kate Upton next Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover model?
- 3. Nothing says lovin' like 'batteries included'
- 4. The gay miseducation of Carolyn Goodman
- 5. Strip Scribbles: Is Manny Pacquiao getting $25 million for his next fight?
- 6. Celebrity preview: JWoww, Sean Kingston, Ice-T and Coco, Nelly
- 7. A night under the disco ball at the Red Rooster
- 8. Spirit of Sinatra returns as Robert Davi fulfills a childhood dream
- 9. Is Grammy Award-nominated Skrillex worth the hype?
- 10. Star Surveillance: Vince Neil turns 51, Criss Angel, Angel Porrino, ‘Stripped’
Facebook Activity
Featured Cocktail
Feb 8, 2012
by
Sarah Feldberg
The Wynn’s Aphrodite cocktail is liquid flirtation
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love, and she’s often depicted nude with voluptuous curves and come-hither eyes. It makes sense, then, that she gets a ...
Read more...






Discussion:
In an effort to increase the dialogue on our blogs, we will be requiring Facebook accounts to leave comments on lasvegasweekly.com blogs. We believe that Weekly readers are likely to have Facebook accounts already and more apt to comment on this site with that account rather than have to create an account with us. If, however, you do not have a Facebook account, click here to sign up for one. If you have questions, comments or concerns about this new commenting policy, please let us know.
For any other questions related to commenting on Weekly stories, please read our full policy.