Las Vegas Weekly

March 10, 2009 · 10:58 AM

Strip Scribbles: Tiffany’s Vegas fun includes Tao and a Wedding

By Robin Leach

Tiffany at Tao.

Photo: Aaron Thompson

When Tony & Tina’s Wedding producers discovered that 1980s pop icon Tiffany was coming to town on a mini-vacation, they invited her to crash the wacky wedding and ribald reception! The hysterical, over-the-top show is at Planet Hollywood, and Tiffany reveled in her walk-on guest appearances.

Tiffany hosted an ’80s night of music -- including her own -- at Tao in The Venetian, and our contributing photographers Scott Harrison and Aaron Thompson were there on the red carpet for her arrival. Fans decked themselves out in their finest ’80s wardrobes, and the red-haired singer wowed the crowd with her new dance single “Dust Off and Dance” and also sang her hit “I Think We’re Alone Now.” After fans sang it along with her, she told them: “The crazier you get, the better it is, and you were crazy tonight.”

Guest stars at Tony & Tina’s Wedding have included wrestling champion “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Sopranos actor Joe Gannascoli. Click HERE for our Feb. 19 story of the marriage of mayhem that features the nuttiest nuptials in the world.

Director Zack Snyder's Watchmen.

*It was a $55.7 million box office-opening bonanza that made Watchmen the No. 1 movie at the box office last weekend, and director Zack Snyder’s comic book adaptation about a team of twisted superheroes had the biggest opening of 2009 so far -- but not quite as large as the $70 million take of his hit 300 in 2007. Having been named ShoWest 2009 Director of the Year, Zack is headed to Las Vegas for the movie convention’s final night award ceremony at Bally’s and Paris on April 2. More than 5,000 members of the motion picture industry from more 50 countries will be attending ShoWest. Movie attendance so far this year is sky high: Compared with last year, box office receipts have hit $1.9 billion, an increase of 16 percent.

Photo: Scott Doctor/www.greatscottstudios.com

Marie and Donny Osmond.

*You’ll hear Flamingo headliner Donny Osmond call into The Bonnie Hunt Show today because one of the talk show host’s viewers bid $11,000 to win an auction package Donny had donated. During a January appearance on the show, Donny and Marie donated tickets to their Strip show, a backstage tour and dinner with him -- all to benefit a Chicago cancer charity. Said Donny about the winning $11,000 bid: “I didn’t think it would cost that much money to watch me eat!” Impressed with the generous donation, Donny told Bonnie that he also would “bring the winning female bidder up on stage, sit her on a stool and sing ‘Puppy Love’ directly to her.”

Photo: Kirvin Doak Communications

Jersey Boys cast members Erich Bergen, Rick Faugno, Jeff Leibow and Deven May flank Frankie Valli.

*The cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys at the Palazzo jumped for joy last night when they learned that their London production was awarded the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Musical. Original Four Seasons singer-songwriter Bob Gaudio flew to the British capital for the presentation. Before Jersey Boys, only 10 shows had won the Tony Award and the Olivier Award for Best Musical since the early 1970s.

Photo: Vegas Magazine

Leslie Bibb on the cover of Vegas magazine.

*Confessions of a Shopaholic actress Leslie Bibb is the new cover model of our sister Vegas magazine. The 34-year-old star of Talladega Nights and Popular says her Shopaholic character was “deliciously evil.” She told interviewer Elizabeth Hazard: “She’s evil because she’s frightened of losing things. Even though she’s the girl who looks like she has everything, she’s scared on the inside.” Leslie, who is the “going green” spokeswoman and face of Almay Pure Blends, also confessed the dangerous gamble of being an actress: “You’re taking chances all the time if you want to be an actress. You have to do things for the experience. Sometimes a movie doesn’t end how you want it to, but that doesn’t mean you don’t take the job.”

Photo: N9NE Group

Wee-Man at The Playboy Club.

Photo: Denise Truscello

Peter Andre and Katie Price.

Photo: Denise Truscello

Peter Andre, Kerry Simon and Katie Price.

Star surveillance

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine treated band mates to lunch yesterday with healthy sushi and sashimi in Kerry Simon’s Palms Place restaurant, but then ruined the diet by indulging in the Junk Food dessert platter! … The name Jason Bryan Acuna may not ring a bell, but you’ll know him immediately when I tell you he’s also nicknamed Wee-Man. The actor and host hit GhostBar and The Playboy Club at the Palms for Perrier-Jouet champagne. … In the Palms’ NOVE was Earl Stevens, who is also better known as rapper E-40! His entourage of 11 enjoyed shrimp francaise and bone-in rib eye on their debut visit to the Italian eatery before also going up to The Playboy Club. … Also at NOVE was poker prince Phil Ivey, who selected calamari and veal Nove from the menu. … Back at Simon in Palms Place, British TV stars Katie Price and Peter Andre relaxed over dinner of sushi, ahi tuna and the Junk Food dessert platter after filming episodes of their reality show Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter Stateside in a Fantasy Tower sky villa. They’re hoping the British hit will wind up stateside. … Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija took a group of friends to watch the Label Junkie fashion show by Glam at Lavo in the Palazzo, where NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon was downstairs in the restaurant enjoying Pom lemonade cocktails with his tasty menu mouthfuls! … Actor-comedian Kevin James took his family to brunch at BOA Steakhouse in the Caesars Palace Forum Shops just as the restaurant announced the launch of its new three-course Appetite Stimulus Menu that’s available for $45 per person. However, it’s only at dinner Sunday through Thursdays, so Kevin missed those savings!

Photo: Kirvin Doak Communications

General Hospital actor Tyler Christopher is flanked by Jersey Boys cast members Kristopher McNeeley, Rick Faugno, Jeff Leibow and Erich Bergen at the Palazzo.

Photo: Scott Doctor/www.greatscottstudios.com

From Cannes to CineVegas, Dennis Hopper is there.

Tonight’s tips

Mr. Las Vegas himself Wayne Newton will join with Erich Bergen and Rick Faugno of Jersey Boys in a unique acting workshop for the Boys & Girls Clubs today. Our CineVegas film festival folks are sponsoring and hosting the community outreach program at its Henderson headquarters. It’s a five-week teaching project to show kids the art of filmmaking so they can create, write and star in their own short film, which will have a red carpet premiere with festival Chairman Dennis Hopper in June. … The cast of Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity will host the first Erotica Ball at Lavo, so don’t be surprised if some of the ladies are masked and wearing gags! … Sam Fedele and Kenny Kane join comedy headliner John Caponera for a six-night run at the Improv in Harrah’s. … The 2009 Queen of Clubs is crowned tonight at Blush in the Wynn from the Top 30 ladies of our nightlife industry. … Carey Hart has booked Steed Lord with Villains in his Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Photo: Scott Harrison/Retna/www.harrisonphotos.com

Vanilla Ice helps out a friend because he's a giver.

Tomorrow’s teases

We’ll rap with Vanilla Ice on his nightclub visit to the Strip. … Contributing photographer Tom Donoghue has been sitting on the baseball diamond downtown observing the series battle between the White Sox and the Cubs playing away from hometown Chicago -- and we’ve got Tom’s photos. … More and more Strip hotels and local businesses join the Earth Hour blackout -- we’ve got the updated list of exactly who is turning off all the lights.

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