Las Vegas Weekly

August 24, 2009 · 1:04 PM

Strip Scribbles: The Hoff judges Holly Madison’s Peepshow a hit

By Robin Leach

David Hasslehoff, center, with the cast of Peepshow.

Photo: Courtesy

America’s Got Talent judge David Hasselhoff gave a thumbs-up verdict at Holly Madison’s adult-cabaret burlesque spectacular Peepshow in Planet Hollywood. The former Baywatch and Knight Rider hero stayed after the show to meet Holly and the cast and congratulate them on their performance and success.

Rumors continue to swirl that Holly will be the first celebrity guest performer to be renewed for another three-month contract. Holly followed in the footsteps of General Hospital star Kelly Monaco.

*I’m reliably told that the entire Cirque du Soleil cast for the new Elvis Presley musical production at MGM’s CityCenter has now arrived and will start final rehearsals in a few weeks. They are using the downtime to become familiar with Las Vegas and organize their housing needs. Click HERE for coverage by our Vegas DeLuxe Editor Don Chareunsy when the first 22 members of the 75-strong cast arrived from Montreal headquarters on Aug. 8. Watch for our stories about the two creative heads of the production as they reveal behind-the-scenes secrets and their plans for the show.

Star surveillance

Award-winning director Steven Spielberg was at BOA Steakhouse in the Caesars Palace Forum Shops with a large group, including his wife and son, to celebrate his birthday, with a Marilyn Monroe impersonator singing “Happy Birthday.” … Inches from my table at Lavo in the Palazzo, actress Missi Pyle and her husband Casey Anderson from National Geographic’s Expedition Grizzly dined at the Italian hotspot for his 34th birthday. Also at a table of 25 Hollywood hotshots and showbiz beauties was Evan Goldberg, writer/producer on the team behind Knocked Up, Superbad and Pineapple Express.

Meantime, next door at Tao, Jermaine Dupri arrived at the nightclub sporting a pinstripe suit. The producer, rapper and Grammy-winning songwriter was with a male friend and his security guard. He danced on a banquette until 3 a.m. and drank Moet Nectar Rose champagne. Actor and DJ Danny Masterson and a group of friends hung out on the catwalk and drank Patron. Jermaine O’Neal of the Miami Heat and Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets were seen enjoying the music, and the next morning, they joined friends at Hash House a Go Go for a brunch of bacon, avocado and swiss scrambled eggs, vanilla waffles and a giant stack of buttermilk pancakes.

Tennis stars Andre Agassi and wife Steffi Graf attended the Daughtry concert at Pure in Caesars Palace, where the king and queen of tennis are investors. (Click HERE for Don Chareunsy’s coverage of the show posted this morning.) … After their concert in The Pearl at the Palms, Depeche Mode hit Rain to wind down and stuck with Fiji water. … Upstairs at Moon were Access Hollywood’s Tony Potts and actor Seth Green at a VIP table with his girlfriend celebrating her birthday. … Actress Sarah Lancaster celebrated her brother’s 21st birthday by taking him and seven friends to The Playboy Club atop the Palms.

Rapper Ice-T and his buxom blonde wife Coco took over the private wine room at Strip House in Planet Hollywood, but Ice-T stuck with Pepsi! He enjoyed the veal T-bone, while Coco had a glass of merlot with her lobster bisque and shrimp cocktail. … Desperate Housewives actress Kathryn Joosten was at Terry Fator’s Mirage show before the headliner raced to make an appearance at the AFAN AIDS benefit in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. (Click HERE for Don and Senior Editor John Katsilometes’ coverage of the Black & White Party.) … Marilyn Manson barred all photographers from snapping his concert at The Joint, but I did discover that Carey Hart and pal DJ AM watched the show. Nearby at Body English, E! Entertainment Daly 10 host Catt Sadler celebrated her birthday with colleague Ben Lyons.

Tonight’s tips

Hometown boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled to host WWE “Raw” with headline fighters Triple H, John Cena and Randy Orton at the Thomas & Mack Center. … Now that Prive in Planet Hollywood has reopened, the Monday Rock Hip-Hop party resumes with Ice-T performing. … It’s the first-ever Shuck and Swallow charity contest with top Las Vegas chefs competing in a battle to see who can devour the most oysters in 10 minutes. The event to benefit the Shade Tree Shelter is at First Food & Bar in the Palazzo at 4 p.m. … Entrepreneur and Vegas DeLuxe guest columnist Jack Colton hosts his twice yearly “9-to-5” party at Jet in The Mirage, handing out $5,000 to winning nightclub back-office employees.

Tomorrow’s teases

Our weeklong Michael Jackson coverage leading up to his 51st birthday Saturday and the tribute concert at the Palms continues as we delve into the tortured, final, chaotic hours inside the Los Angeles mega mansion where he died. We’ve also got photos of our hometown hero UFC fighter Chuck Liddell in his first-day rehearsals with newcomer partner Anna Trebunskaya for the Sept. 21 two-hour ABC Season 9 premiere of Dancing With the Stars. We’ll catch up with Green Day in concert and use our Counter Intelligence to report on Cuisine Carnivale at The Venetian and Treasure Island mogul Phil Ruffin’s new taste treats at his just opened Khotan restaurant.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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