Las Vegas Weekly

March 3, 2009 · 8:32 AM

Strip Scribbles: Sex and the City star Kristin Davis finds Love at The Mirage

By Robin Leach

Kristin Davis and cast members of Love.

Photo: Ana Dobrijevic

It was the first-ever visit to Las Vegas for Sex and the City actress Kristin Davis, and with an unidentified boyfriend at her side throughout, Kristin packed as much in as she could. The beau managed to dodge the photographers who tried to keep up with Kristin.

She checked out The Beatles Cirque du Soleil show Love at The Mirage, where the happy couple snacked on popcorn during the show. They went backstage afterward to meet the cast and crew. They also went backstage at Siegfried & Roy’s special farewell reunion performance at the Keep Memory Alive gala at the Bellagio, where they crossed paths with Muhammad Ali. Then it was back to The Mirage to enjoy dinner at Fix.

Meantime, at The Beatles Revolution ultra lounge were Niecy Nash, best known for her role as Deputy Williams in the Reno 911 series and her unidentified beau, and at a separate table Dr. Gary Motykie from E!’s Dr. 90210.

Celebrities were all over the Strip: Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick King stopped by the Flamingo to meet up with Donny and Marie Osmond after their show. … At the Bank in the Bellagio were Desperate Housewives hunk Josh Henderson with actress-girlfriend Taylor Cole popping Dom Perignon champagne as they celebrated her appearance on NBC’s Heroes.

*Congratulations to Carrot Top, who celebrated his 44th birthday with a 48-hour nonstop party. First Luxor President Felix Rappaport presented the zany comedian with a special cake backstage, and then it was off to Stoney’s Dance Hall for line-dancing with comedian Ron Lucas, magician Amazing Johnathan and late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson. But the highlight was when Carrot Top got to ride laps in the pace car in advance of the NASCAR race!

*Congratulations to the cast of Menopause: The Musical at the Hilton, which celebrated its 1,500th, show last night. Queen Emily, an America’s Got Talent finalist, just joined the show with Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle in Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Cheryl Spencer and Laura Lee O’Connell. The show started at the Hilton in February 2006, but originally began in New York in 2001 and has since played to 11 million people throughout the world.

*Congratulations to hometown pro golfer Natalie Gulbis, who turned up among the 15 contestants on Donald Trump’s new Celebrity Apprentice last night. Natalie is working with former Tiger Woods coach Butch Harmon to fulfill her dream of winning her first major tournament.

*It’ll be the world’s largest image ever put on a building featuring two miracle magic men celebrating 35 years of working together as a team. At 5 p.m. today, a 27,000-square-foot and 26-story tall image of Penn & Teller performing a death-defying illusion will be unveiled at The Rio. This month marks their 35th anniversary of making magic together. They moved to Vegas in 1993 and have spent the past eight years at The Rio, seven of those in their own headliner theater. Penn & Teller launch the seventh season of Bullsh*t, which is Showtime’s longest-running series and has received 11 Emmy nominations. Vegas DeLuxe sends congratulations and Happy Birthday wishes to Penn ahead of his Thursday celebration. The outrageously sized image will grace the southeast side of the resort casino.

*Former Planet Hollywood chieftain Mike Mecca, long loved in the Vegas gaming community, is the newest hometown hero to head over to Macau. Mike confirmed to me that he’s going into head-to-head rivalry against two Vegas strip moguls heading up six of the Galaxy Gaming operations in Asia. That includes existing casino resorts on the main Macau island directly alongside Steve Wynn’s casino there and also on the Cotai Strip island project alongside Sheldon Adelson’s planned Vegas Sands project. He and his wife, Sandy, depart tomorrow on their first house-hunting trip.

Star surveillance

Music legend Barry Manilow and actor Luke Wilson were at separate tables at Tryst in the Wynn, while Kansas City Chiefs running backs Larry Johnson and Jamaal Charles were together at another table. … Next door at XS were Denver Broncos defender Champ Bailey and PGA star Anthony Kim. … Darnell Stapleton of the Pittsburgh Steelers was spotted at Ghostbar inside The Palms in a group of 10 friends enjoying Grey Goose and Hypnotiq. … Rao’s chef Carla Pellegrini told me she cooked Italian home-style favorites for American Idol judge Paula Abdul when she dropped in to visit with a trio of friends. … Super Bowl champion quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Willie Colon kept their weeklong party scene going strong at Lavo into the weekend. They ordered up Grey Goose but were surprised when another guest sent over a bottle of Cristal delivered by a bevy of beauties bearing sparklers. The bribe was to get a photo with Big Ben, who graciously agreed! ... Also at Lavo was General Hospital actress Kristin Storm and girlfriends dancing nonstop to the sounds of DJ Reach. … At sister club Tao next door in The Venetian, actor Adrien Brody was there for two consecutive nights, both times taking a dance floor VIP table. … November 2008 Playboy Playmate Grace Kim was at The Playboy Club inside the Palms for the very first time, so VIP host manager Pasquale Romano gave her a tour while San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis hung out at the bar. … Comedian Ron White was in a party of four for dinner at Wolfgang Puck’s CUT steakhouse inside the Palazzo.

Tonight’s tip

It’s back to the early 1990s and “Ice Ice Baby” when Vanilla Ice headlines the BeatClan Takeover with a live performance at Pure in Caesars Palace. … Hours before the Nightclub and Bar Convention arrives in town, Bad Boy Bill makes his inaugural appearance at Blush in the Wynn. … Funnyman John Henton headlines a three pack of comedy stars including Vince Morris and David Gee for the next six nights at the Improv at Harrah’s. … Slow to Surface with special guests Left Standing and Magna-Fi perform at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel.

Tomorrow’s tease

Up close with Summerlin’s gorgeous Georgina Vaughan, who will represent our state as Miss Nevada USA in the upcoming Miss USA Pageant. Frank Zappa’s son Dweezil pays tribute to his legendary father, and early injuries start to cause drama and challenges for the contestants in the new season of Dancing With the Stars.

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