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Robin Leach: Luxe Life
What's your story? If you are a celebrity in Vegas, Robin Leach wants to know.
02.28.11 · 6:32 PM
Strip Scribbles: Ex-Sopranos star’s new murder-for-hire series
Despite a booming acting career, Steve Schirripa remains an entertainment consultant at the Riviera here. In town over the weekend for the Keep Memory Alive gala, he told me about his new cable TV series Nothing Personal that debuts March 9. It’s as if a producer watched him get unexpectedly whacked as Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos and said, “Now there’s an idea for a TV series!” Sure enough, Steve focuses on hired hitmen, murder-for-hire plots and Mafia disloyalties in ... Read more...
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Facebook02.28.11 · 4:28 PM
Photos: Ginuwine is Mr. Genuine during appearance at LAX
By Nikki Villoria, Vegas DeLuxe contributor R&B star Ginuwine kicked off his Elgin album release party Saturday night at LAX at the Luxor, and not only did he make an appearance and host the event, but he also performed an impressive set for the packed nightclub. Performing multiple songs while jumping around from place to place in the hotspot, Ginuwine got up close with his fans and also spent time walking around the crowd posing for photographs and signing autographs. ... Read more...
02.28.11 · 3:28 PM
Celebrity recap: Glee’s Darren Criss, Robin Thicke, Playboy Club model
It was yet another Glee birthday weekend, this time for Season 2 newcomer Darren Criss, who portrays The Warblers star Blaine. Darren’s 24th birthday celebration weekend included dinner with friends at Tao at The Venetian and dancing upstairs in the mega nightclub on Friday, as well as an official celebration Saturday at sister hotspot Lavo at the Palazzo. Darren posed for photographs with fans and signed autographs on the red carpet before heading inside the Italian restaurant for dinner with ... Read more...
02.28.11 · 1:22 PM
Oscar photos: Vanity Fair party, Lance Burton’s film, Kevin Burke 9 for 10
The gold statuettes were 280 miles west in Hollywood, but Oscar Night Las Vegas also had its own stars and glittering gowns last night. Whereas 127 Hours star and Best Actor nominee James Franco played host at the 83rd Academy Awards alongside Anne Hathaway, his co-star Rebecca C. Olson glowed on the red carpet at Brenden Theaters at the Palms. There were chauffeurs galore causing gridlock in L.A., but here it was a gorgeous and beautiful vintage grand antique limousine ... Read more...
02.27.11 · 2:35 PM
Photos: Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley celebrates her 25th birthday at Vanity
Jersey Shore star Jenni “JWoww” Farley, her boyfriend Roger Mathews and 15 friends celebrated her 25th birthday at Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel last night. JWoww wore a sparkling silver two-piece dress by Richie Rich and danced at her VIP table onstage. JWoww high-fived and shook hands with her fans, and at 1 a.m., DJ Hollywood announced that JWoww was in the club and wished her a “Happy Birthday” with a pink, three-tier cake. JWoww and Roger were affectionate ... Read more...
02.27.11 · 11:54 AM
Photos: Iacocca, Garrett, Romano, Dion surprise at Keep Memory Alive
The surprises never stopped popping up at last night’s glittering Keep Memory Alive Power of Love gala, and the star chefs dinner and auction raised more than $5 million without even counting additional donations. The 15th annual benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, held at the Bellagio, was a star-studded affair that prompted star Chef Jose Andres to marvel and tweet: “This event is as amazing as the Oscars — and so full of stars! ... Read more...
02.26.11 · 1:11 PM
Photos: Awards presented for best celebrity impersonators
The weeklong 20th Annual Production of The Reel Awards and the 11th Annual Celebrity Impersonators Convention wrapped Thursday downtown at the Golden Nugget with look-alikes and sound-alikes from all over North America and Europe. Many Las Vegas impersonators walked away with awards, and contributing photographer Scott Harrison was on duty to capture the parodies, spoofs, tributes and homages for a VegasDeLuxe.com photo gallery. More than 60 impersonators took part in the awards with 16 categories of excellence. The winners were ... Read more...
02.26.11 · 11:02 AM
Kevin Burke’s Defending the Caveman: love, monogamy in Sin City
“I am the only person in Las Vegas selling a show about true love and monogamy in Sin City. I’ve got a corner on the market,” actor Kevin Burke chuckles as he sums up the seven-year success story he’s had here with his one-man show Defending the Caveman written by comedian Rob Becker. Caveman recently relocated from the Excalibur to The Improv at Harrah’s, and I talked with Kevin about its continuing success. Kevin starred in the Broadway tour beginning ... Read more...
02.25.11 · 5:25 PM
Evidence is overwhelming that UFOs are real, retired Army colonel says
Retired Army Col. John Alexander is one heckuva guy with an amazing background in and out of the military. He’s a former Green Beret commander happily married to Victoria Alexander, a film critic for Films in Review magazine. They live quietly here in Las Vegas, a few miles west of the Strip, and we’ve often run into one another at various events. Just a regular Las Vegas power couple? Not so fast because John has just published a new book ... Read more...
02.25.11 · 4:02 PM
Strip Scribbles: Las Vegas headliner Kevin Burke predicts Oscar winners
Mentalist and actor Kevin Burke, who does double duty nightly with his Defending the Caveman at Harrah’s and then his magic and mentalism act downtown at the Plaza, has made his Oscar predictions: Best Picture, The King’s Speech; Best Actor, Colin Firth for The King’s Speech; Best Actress, Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right; Best Supporting Actor, Christian Bale for The Fighter; Best Supporting Actress, Melissa Leo for The Fighter; Best Director, David Fincher for The Social Network; ... Read more...
02.25.11 · 1:58 PM
Celebrity forecast: Oscars weekend, Keep Memory Alive and STP
It’s an eclectic weekend of bronzed entertainment offerings, and it looks as if the executives who book the stars here shrugged their shoulders and said Oscar’s gold in Hollywood will grab the spotlight. But there will be a star-studded celebrity turnout for Power of Love, our most glittering gala of the year tomorrow that Keep Memory Alive throws at the Bellagio as its main fundraiser for the work of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health downtown. Ray ... Read more...
02.25.11 · 12:24 PM
Human Nature’s trip home to Australia includes surprise Oprah appearance
The quartet Human Nature who headline at Imperial Palace are Oprah Winfrey fans, but they never guessed a recent trip back to their Australian homeland would put them eye-to-eye with the talk show titan. The Strip sensations who star in the Smokey Robinson presentation of Motown hits took a break from their Las Vegas show to fulfill a series of concerts Down Under with city symphony orchestras. Brothers Andrew and Michael Tierney, Phil Burton and Toby Allen have been together ... Read more...
02.25.11 · 10:26 AM
Stars shine for Keep Memory Alive gala — plus, two surprises
There will be a star-studded VIP turnout for the most glittering gala of the year tomorrow as the 15th Annual Keep Memory Alive fundraiser at the Bellagio celebrates the important work of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health downtown. More than 1,100 well-heeled supporters have shelled out $1,500 a ticket for the extraordinary extravaganza. Comedians Ray Romano and Brad Garrett will kick off the humorous part of the night and after a duo performance will auction off ... Read more...
02.24.11 · 4:01 PM
Strip Scribbles: Win a chance to meet Kim Kardashian at the Paris
To celebrate next weekend’s gala opening of the Sugar Factory candy emporium at the Paris, two weeklong social media contests launch Monday, with two people receiving the grand prize of a meet-and-greet with Kim Kardashian at the March 4 red carpet. The first contest is a Scavenger Rubber Duck Hunt with a riddle each day posted on Twitter @SugarFactory and Sugar Factory on Facebook. Each riddle hints at a location within Paris to seek the hidden duck. Players who want ... Read more...
02.24.11 · 2:22 PM
Carl Edwards leaps from Stratosphere ahead of NASCAR Week
It may have been scarier for NASCAR champion Carl Edwards to leap off the 108th floor of the Stratosphere today than to speed around a track at 200 mph. The leap from 855 feet above The Strip is the highest in the world and the only sky jump in North America. Carl’s jump was recorded and can be viewed at SkyJumpLasVegas.com. TV sports reporter Jamie Little followed Carl, who won the Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ... Read more...
02.24.11 · 1:26 PM
Photos: Criss Angel is youngest illusionist to be named to Hall of Fame
Mindfreak magician Criss Angel is sitting on top of the world today, and that’s no illusion! He woke up this morning to the news that he will become the youngest practitioner of prestidigitation to be inducted into the International Magicians Hall of Fame. The headline star of Cirque du Soleil’s Believe at the Luxor will actually receive two of magic’s highest honors next Wednesday when the World of Magic Seminar kicks off at The Orleans with hundreds of magic aficionados ... Read more...
02.24.11 · 10:58 AM
Photos: Josh Strickland receives support from BFFs at LAX
This has become one super-close-knit family, each member supporting the other when love and loyalty call. Last night was singer Josh Strickland’s first live performance of his debut song “Report to the Floor,” which has blazed up the iTunes dance charts, landing in the Top 5 in just one week of release. Holly Madison, his co-star in Peepshow at Planet Hollywood and on Holly’s World on E!, brought along their gal pals Angel Porrino and Laura Croft to LAX at ... Read more...
02.23.11 · 11:28 PM
Celeb Watch: Chord Overstreet, Tony Parker, Playmate Ashley Mattingly
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor If there was one TV show that took over Las Vegas red carpets last year, it would have to be MTV’s Jersey Shore, with the likes of The Situation, Snooki, DJ Pauly D, JWoww and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro — why no nickname, Ronnie? — popping up everywhere. Well, it’s a New Year, and there’s a new red carpet sheriff in town by the name of Glee. Chord Overstreet, who plays Sam on the award-winning Fox ... Read more...
02.23.11 · 9:58 PM
The Real World Season 25 cast shares history of drug abuse
“We came as strangers but left loving each other and became the family some of us never had.” The seven castmates of the 25th season of MTV’s The Real World will be formally introduced to Las Vegas by past The Real World stars and the cast of MTV’s hit Jersey Shore. The March 5 Spring Break weekend party at Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel precedes the March 9 premiere. The Real World helped revolutionize MTV and created what has ... Read more...
02.23.11 · 4:28 PM
Strip Scribbles: Celine Dion’s Oscar tribute to Michael Jackson
Superstar Celine Dion has revealed the surprising reason behind her decision to perform Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile” at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The song also will be part of the Canadian songbird’s new Caesars Palace show that opens March 15. She flies to L.A. for the live ABC telecast, where she’ll sing the song as photographs of Hollywood’s elite who passed away this past year appear onscreen behind her. The performance is a tribute to Michael Jackson, who often said it was ... Read more...
02.23.11 · 12:24 PM
Star Surveillance: Paris Hilton, Nick Lachey, Matt Leinart and Jay Cutler
Paris Hilton was back in Las Vegas after a weekend in New York celebrating her 30th birthday at the Palazzo’s Lavo outpost there. Paris and boyfriend Cy Waits attended Cirque du Soleil’s Love at The Mirage, and she used Twitter to rave about The Beatles spectacular. Gavin Rossdale and Chris Traynor performed an acoustic set at The Bank at the Bellagio. The duo dined at Chef Akira Back’s Yellowtail, greeted Mira Sorvino at The Bank and sang “The Comedown” and ... Read more...
02.23.11 · 6:57 AM
Photos: The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant, Big Boi, Linkin Park and 311
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Las Vegas turned music Mecca over the Presidents Day holiday weekend, with recent Grammy Award winners, rappers and rockers all taking the stage in The Entertainment Capital of the World. The Grammy-winning duo The Black Keys performed back-to-back sold-out shows at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan on Saturday and Sunday nights, creating continuing buzz for the brand new and ever-popular casino hotel and traffic headaches for fans and valet. Contributing photographer Erik Kabik told ... Read more...
02.23.11 · 12:31 AM
Photos: P.J. Clarke’s brings a little of New York to The Forum Shops
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Executive Chef Natalie Young knew she had made the right decision to accept a job with P.J. Clarke’s shortly after she embarked on her first trip to New York City last year to observe and train at The Big Apple institution born on 55th Street in 1884. “Hi, darlin’, what can I do for you?” was the greeting upon Young’s arrival at the small brick building amid the skyscrapers in Manhattan. “When I said ... Read more...
02.22.11 · 5:01 PM
Strip Scribbles: Oscar Night America Las Vegas is Sunday at the Palms
It’ll be a night of excitement and glamour a la Hollywood as celebrities led by master magician Lance Burton walk the red carpet at Oscar Night America Las Vegas on Sunday at Brenden Theaters at the Palms. It’s the only Oscar-viewing party in Las Vegas officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Morning Zoo host Chet Buchanan will welcome Lance along with Mayor Oscar Goodman and his wife mayoral candidate Carolyn Goodman, Taylor Barton, Kevin ... Read more...
02.22.11 · 12:36 PM
Photos: Deadmau5 headlines XS’ second-anniversary celebration
By Anisa Buttar, Vegas DeLuxe contributor Deadmau5, the house music sensation heard the world over, played to thousands of revelers at XS at the Encore last night in celebration of the nightclub’s second anniversary. With no other dates scheduled before The Ultra Music Festival on March 26, and this show being Joel Zimmerman’s first in 2011, partygoers were treated to a unique set. The nightclub’s floor and tables started to fill up around 11 p.m., and go-go dancers donned mouse ... Read more...
02.22.11 · 9:56 AM
NBA All-Star photos: Justin Bieber, Scottie Pippen, Kanye, Rihanna, more
It was nearly impossible to tell if the Las Vegas fans who made the desert trek to the NBA All-Star Game over the weekend in L.A. were there for the competition, the players or the entertainers. Everybody from hotel execs to parents with kids to frantic fans begged, borrowed and bought tickets for the Staples Center showcase. They were rewarded with extraordinary superstar entertainment and platinum plays by the sport’s biggest names, and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was there at ... Read more...
02.21.11 · 7:46 PM
Celine Dion’s first week back in town: motherhood, work and Oprah
Superstar Celine Dion was onstage today for her first full rehearsals of her new show opening at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on March 15. She spent the weekend with her family, including baby twins Eddy and Nelson, in the Presidential Suite at Caesars. Husband manager Rene Angelil had a busy round of foreign press interviews but managed a quick game of poker in The Venetian tournament room. Meantime, all eyes were on The Oprah Winfrey Show today as the ... Read more...
02.21.11 · 4:49 PM
Strip Scribbles: XS celebrates second anniversary tonight with Deadmau5
Congratulations to all at the lavish and opulent XS at Steve Wynn’s Encore on its second anniversary tonight. Naturally, it will be the ultimate birthday bash with Dom Perignon served aglow in new magnums and Deadmau5 spinning the wheels of steel. It’s difficult to believe that two years have passed since Steve opened the Victor Drai nightclub for the Dec. 19, 2008, debut of Encore. Watch our video when Steve told me about XS: “You’ve never seen anything like it. ... Read more...
02.21.11 · 2:58 PM
Tina Sinatra reveals Rat Pack secrets, who might star in Sinatra film
Frank Sinatra’s daughter Tina has revealed for the first time that the superstar singer and his legendary pals disliked and resented The Rat Pack label they were given. In a weekend interview for AOL, Tina also revealed that Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese wants Leonardo DiCaprio to play Sinatra in the biopic he’s developing for production. The AOL interview was conducted by Melinda Newman of Spinner.com to tie into a new record collection, The Very Best of The Rat Pack, available ... Read more...
02.21.11 · 12:36 PM
Photos: Holly Madison plays Pied Piper at handprint event at Caesars
Peepshow and Holly’s World beauty Holly Madison played a real-life Pied Piper of Hamelin as she strolled through The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace yesterday, but this fairytale ended in true delight. Holly had her handprints set in clay to go with a dress and a DVD from The Girls Next Door that she donated to Planet Hollywood’s collection there. It was an amazing scene, as she looked the ultimate glamour queen. Holly said that she wanted to pay homage ... Read more...
02.20.11 · 12:54 PM
Photos: Ashley Greene celebrates her 24th birthday with Joe Jonas at Pure
Twilight actress Ashley Greene celebrated her 24th birthday at Pure at Caesars Palace last night and early this morning with a Candy Land-themed party and boyfriend Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Upon arrival, Ashley walked up to the line of fans, posed for photographs and chatted with them. Meanwhile, Joe was escorted inside the newly awarded Mega Nightclub of the Year through the side entrance while Ashley dazzled in a strapless black dress on the red carpet. Ashley showed ... Read more...
02.20.11 · 8:57 AM
Photos: Stars gather for Raise Your Hand for Africa at Golden Nugget
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Film, music, poker and sports stars gathered at the downtown Golden Nugget on Friday and yesterday for the first Texas Hold’em poker tournament benefiting Starkey Hearing Foundation and Pros for Africa and presented by poker pro Phil Hellmuth and World Poker Entertainment. The scheduled lineup of participants included Steve Martin, Lou Ferrigno, Verne J. Troyer, Don Cheadle, Kevin Sorbo, Kenny Johnson, Johnny Chan, Jason Chan, Joe Reitman, Howard Lederer, Suzie Lederer, Annie Duke, Liz ... Read more...
02.19.11 · 11:49 AM
Celine Dion’s director reveals secrets of her new show at Caesars Palace
Although Celine Dion and her husband and manager Rene Angelil agreed to plan a new show for her return to Caesars Palace the day after she departed The Colosseum three years ago, Grammy Award-winning director Ken Ehrlich has only worked on it with them the past 15 months. I talked with Ken, before Celine’s return to Caesars Palace on Wednesday, about what audiences can expect. Robin Leach: Celine’s new show comes in here with the reputation from doing blockbuster business ... Read more...
02.19.11 · 10:55 AM
Star Surveillance: Lance Armstrong celebrates retirement at Surrender
Hours after announcing his definite retirement from cycling, Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong was at Surrender at Steve Wynn’s Encore with Grammy Award-winning and resident DJ Afrojack, plus resident DJ Steve Aoki. TV legend Dick Clark had lunch at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, and football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus and UFC star Nate Diaz had dinner there. Singer Keri Hilson rocked the crowd at Haze at Aria performing “Turnin’ Me On” and ... Read more...
02.18.11 · 5:33 PM
Strip Scribbles: Tidbits about Pussycat Dolls Burlesque, Gallery
I’m learning more about Robin Antin’s sexy new Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Salon and the new Gallery nightclub set to open this spring in tandem at Planet Hollywood. The 17,500-square-foot Gallery will fuse vintage gothic design with contemporary touches. In the Red Room, subjects in 3D photographs follow guests’ every move, and in the Gold Room, a girl performs a striptease inside an oversized champagne glass. The Main Room will be the center of attention with a dance floor, two bars ... Read more...
02.18.11 · 3:33 PM
S.I. swimsuit photos: Wrapping up, plus a contract renewal
The models of the bestselling Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition all agree that they love Las Vegas, and they plan to keep coming back. In fact, now that their three-year deal with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority ended this week, Time Inc. executives led by S.I. Group President Mark Ford have set the 2012 shindig and are planning further renewals, plus an overseas expansion to benefit Las Vegas. “The girls all love Vegas, and we do, too,” Mark told ... Read more...
02.18.11 · 1:01 PM
AEG/Concerts West’s John Meglen: Celine Dion ‘is better than ever’
John Meglen heads the giant entertainment group AEG/Concerts West that produced Celine Dion’s world tour and her A New Day … Live From Las Vegas that ran at Caesars Palace for five successful years. Now they are teamed with the French Canadian singer and her husband Rene Angelil for a new three-year run of shows that could go longer than now planned. In a conversation as Celine returned to Caesars on Wednesday, John talked about how her new show has ... Read more...
02.18.11 · 10:27 AM
Celebrity forecast: Linkin Park, Chord Overstreet, Ashley Greene, comedy stars
It’s a weekend when the kings of comedy cure all that ails with their various styles of humor, plus some rock and country music stars add to yet another star-studded Las Vegas entertainment scene. George Lopez and Jay Leno are two talk show comics battling for supremacy here, while Gilbert Gottfried and Tom Arnold face off in another battle of one-liners. Add in rock stars 311 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Linkin Park at MGM Grand, ... Read more...
02.17.11 · 5:02 PM
Photos: Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi’s Happy Feet Slippers at 2011 MAGIC
Jersey Shore stars continue to take over Las Vegas. Over the weekend, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro guest starred in Chippendales at The Rio, and Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio took a winner on a date and spinned the wheels of steel at the Palms. On Tuesday, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi promoted her Happy Feet Snooki Slippers at MAGIC fashion showcase at Mandalay Bay, and contributing photographer Scott Harrison snapped Snooki at work. Next month, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Jennifer “JWoww” Farley are ... Read more...
02.17.11 · 4:04 PM
Photos: Day 1 of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models invasion
The stunning swimsuit beauties from the Sports Illustrated 2011 bikini bonanza simply sizzled on their first day on The Strip. They turned heads and stopped traffic everywhere they went. The gorgeous glamour girls landed at 2 a.m. yesterday after a blowout bash thrown for them by Pranna in New York. On Monday, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo’s Russian-born girlfriend Irina Shayk was named the cover girl of the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. The models, all 17 of them, started their ... Read more...
02.17.11 · 2:11 PM
Photos: Madame Tussauds marks Black History Month with Will Smith
To commemorate Black History Month, Madame Tussauds at The Venetian introduced its 27th black wax figure yesterday: Hollywood superstar Will Smith. Napoleon McCallum, director of Community Development for the Sands Corp. and board president of the Las Vegas Urban Chamber of Commerce, was on had to unveil the wax figure. Rosita Chapman, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas general manager, made introductory remarks, and Will Edwards, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas’ events coordinator, sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Thanks to contributing photographer ... Read more...
02.17.11 · 11:07 AM
Celine Dion: ‘I feel wanted and loved, and there is nothing better than that’
It was a homecoming fit for a queen, and the fortunes of Las Vegas, which slipped in global superstar Celine Dion’s absence the past three years, might well be restored single-handedly by her and her extraordinary worldwide fans. Celine returned as royalty to her home-away-from home yesterday at Caesars Palace, and executives raved about how she’ll send box office sales skyward again. Celine will stay in the sprawling 20,000-square-foot Presidential Penthouse at Caesars while a redecorating project at her Lake ... Read more...
02.16.11 · 9:58 PM
Caesars Palace welcomes back Celine Dion, family to Las Vegas
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Despite windy weather that delayed her schedule by a few hours, superstar Celine Dion greeted fans upon her arrival at Caesars Palace today in preparation for the March 15 premiere of her three-year engagement at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a venue that was built for her and that has since been the resident home of Sir Elton John, Cher and Bette Midler. Hundreds of fans, plus Mr. Vegas DeLuxe Robin Leach and Senior ... Read more...
02.16.11 · 6:04 PM
Photos: Red carpet for The Black Keys; Holly Madison at MAGIC
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor How do first-time Grammy Award winners celebrate? By going to Las Vegas, of course! AG Adriano Goldschmied celebrated the launch of backstAGe presents: with a private event featuring Grammy-winning duo The Black Keys at Marquee at The Cosmopolitan on Valentine’s Day. The duo, who shared the Marquee spotlight with Kim Kardashian, performed songs from their latest album Brothers. The jam-packed crowd included Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney (aka The Black Keys), Kourtney Kardashian (who ... Read more...
02.16.11 · 3:32 PM
Strip Scribbles: MTV enlists stars to celebrate Real World Season 25
It’s set to be the party of the spring. MTV premieres its 25th anniversary season of The Real World with a blowout bash March 5 at Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel as part of its live Spring Break coverage from Las Vegas, although Season 25 begins airing March 9. MTV executives have confirmed that they’ll fly out several of the stars of Jersey Shore to introduce the new Real World cast. Former Real World cast members also are set ... Read more...
02.16.11 · 12:27 PM
Photos: UFC stars party at XS for Travis Barker’s clothing line
By Nikki Villoria, Vegas DeLuxe contributor UFC fans crowded into the Encore last night, where Travis Barker’s clothing line Famous Stars and Straps hosted The MAGIC Party at XS in collaboration with UFC. Walking the The MAGIC Party’s red carpet: UFC President Dana White; Octagon girl Brittney Palmer; The Best of Pride host Kenda Perez; and UFC fighters including Stephan Bonnar, Gray Maynard and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Additionally, Barker, Bun B, Lil’ B and Holly Madison, who showed off articles ... Read more...
02.16.11 · 9:57 AM
Clash of the titans! Celine Dion, swimsuit models face off in Las Vegas
Traffic is likely to screech to a halt this afternoon on the world-famous Strip, and this will be no ordinary tourist rush hour. Call it a battle of the beauties or a clash of the titans, as their paths cross for the next 48 hours. Photographers and reporters will race between Celine Dion’s touchdown at McCarran Airport and her arrival at Caesars Palace. Simultaneously, the 17 magnificent models from Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Edition shuttle to Diablo’s Cantina at the ... Read more...
02.15.11 · 6:28 PM
Photos: Ronnie Ortiz-Magro takes it off for Chippendales at The Rio
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe Editor With the arrival tomorrow of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition models for two days of nonstop events and parties, it seems only fair that there be something sexy for the ladies, gays — and Jersey Shore fans — too. While DJ Pauly D was a hop, skip, jump away entertaining a pickup line contest winner, one Susan Loo and her two girlfriends from California, at the Palms, fellow bronzed and buffed Ronnie Ortiz-Magro made ... Read more...
02.15.11 · 4:44 PM
Strip Scribbles: Miss USA Pageant back at Planet Hollywood on June 19
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor The 60th anniversary Miss USA Pageant, presented by Donald Trump, Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart and NBC, will be presented at Planet Hollywood’s Theater for Performing Arts on June 19. “We’re very excited to announce that the 2011 Miss USA Pageant will return to Las Vegas. We’ll have 51 of the most beautiful women in the world competing in one of the best live shows on television,” Trump, who will again serve as ... Read more...
02.15.11 · 3:28 PM
Chateau opening to include Drake, Jersey Shore stars, Kim Kardashian
The new $40 million-plus Chateau nightclub and Sugar Factory candy store and brasserie at the Paris have generated big buzz on The Strip, and that’s even before Kim Kardashian unveils her $1 million Couture Pop with 125 carats of flawless white diamonds and 200 grams of 18 carat white gold. The giant 65,000-plus-square-foot complex is an entertainment wonder, and when it opens the weekend of March 4 and 5 with an all-star turnout, it could well cause the downfall of ... Read more...
02.15.11 · 2:06 PM
Photos: Burlesque legend Tempest Storm meets upstart Claire Sinclair
It was the day a burlesque legend met a modern-day burlesque star. Playboy pinup Claire Sinclair, who is the official spokesmodel for the Bettie Page clothing line headquartered at Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile Shops, was at the MAGIC fashion industry convention yesterday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Claire was busy signing autographs and meeting fans when legendary burlesque queen Tempest Storm stopped by to visit. Contributing photographer Erik Kabik, who shot this photo gallery, told VegasDeLuxe.com: “The duo immediately ... Read more...
02.15.11 · 11:27 AM
Photos: Kim Kardashian is belle of the Valentine’s Day ball at Marquee
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Reality TV star Kim Kardashian celebrated Valentine’s Day at Marquee at The Cosmopolitan last night with her girlfriends, including Angela Simmons, Mayte Garcia, Carla DiBello and Joyce Bonelli, as her boyfriend New Jersey Nets star Kris Humphries had a game on the other side of the country. Before heading to Marquee, the ladies dined at Lavo at the Palazzo. The Kourtney and Kim Take New York star walked the red carpet in a va-va-va-voom ... Read more...
02.14.11 · 6:26 PM
Celebrity recap: Aaron Rodgers, L.C., Pauly D, Jonah Hill, Dr. Oz
Reality TV stars mixed with star athletes and even a celebrity doctor over the MVP VIP warm weather weekend. Super Bowl XLV hero and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers began his Las Vegas romp at Terry Fator’s headliner show at The Mirage and wound up with Jersey Shore’s DJ Pauly D at the Palms, with stops everywhere else in between. Our contributing photographers Denise Truscello, Erik Kabik, Scott Harrison, Joe Fury, Al Powers, Edison Graff and Hew Burney were ... Read more...
02.14.11 · 4:32 PM
Strip Scribbles: Paris Hilton, Diddy arrive for four days of MAGIC
Paris Hilton, P. Diddy and Cedric the Entertainer join MMA stars, fashion designers and manufacturers for the four days of fabulous fashions at the MAGIC convention that began here yesterday. MAGIC, which comes to two in February and August each year, is recognized as the largest fashion trade event with more than 3,000 exhibitors and 60,000 attendees from 80 countries at Mandalay Bay and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Today marks the debut of RideUnitd that has attendees abuzz. George ... Read more...
02.14.11 · 2:41 PM
Kim Kardashian celebrating Valentine’s Day at Marquee tonight
Today is the annual celebration of rose petals, chocolate-covered strawberries, silk sheets, naughty negligees, lacy lingerie, proposals and engagement rings and more weddings than in any other place on Earth. The actual “I Do” ceremonies will translate into the thousands, with one wedding chapel already announcing that it will have 10 ministers on hand to perform the matrimonial services around the clock for 24 consecutive hours. Photographers are traveling in from as far as Phoenix and Sacramento to meet the ... Read more...
02.14.11 · 12:18 PM
Celine Dion flying to L.V. earlier than planned for rehearsals, baptism
More than 200 uniformed Caesars Palace employees will welcome back superstar Celine Dion to her Las Vegas home Wednesday afternoon. They will line the front fountains entrance shortly after she touches down at McCarran Airport after taping The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago, which airs Feb. 21. Celine will be with her manager husband Rene Angelil, their son Rene-Charles and the new twins Nelson and Eddy, now nearly 5 months old. They have set March 5 as the date for ... Read more...
02.14.11 · 10:37 AM
Swimsuit models await S.I. cover girl verdict as they pack for L.V.
For the next few hours, the sexy swimwear models of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition are on pins and needles waiting to find out which one of the 17 of them has been selected as this year’s cover girl. Late-night TV host David Letterman will reveal the winner on his CBS show tonight, and we’ll tweet (@Robin_Leach) the name after its announced. Ten of the issue’s 17 models will appear to read tonight’s Top 10 list on David’s show before he ... Read more...
02.13.11 · 11:32 AM
Photos: Holly Madison hosts Valentine’s Day weekend tryst at Tryst
America’s favorite Girl Next Door Holly Madison hosted her very own Valentine’s Day weekend party Desire at Tryst at the Wynn last night, as the Peepshow and Holly’s World star invited singles and couples to join her to celebrate the weekend of love at the newly crowned Nightclub of the Year. Peepshow and Holly’s World co-stars Josh Strickland and Angel Porrino joined Holly in the celebration, as Tryst Managing Partner Jesse Waits welcomed partygoers to the hotspot. Holly walked the ... Read more...
02.12.11 · 10:57 AM
Photos: Sean Kingston celebrates The Big 2-1 at Tryst at the Wynn
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Singer Sean Kingston celebrated The Big 2-1 at Tryst at the Wynn last night with family, including his mother Janice Turner, and friends, among them DJ Hype King and Andrew Chin. A slimmed-down Kingston walked the carpet, telling media he has lost 35 pounds due to exercise and sporting a diamond-encrusted Bentley gold chain, a platinum diamond watch, a gold diamond bracelet and multiple-carat diamond earrings. Kingston and his group celebrated at a VIP ... Read more...
02.11.11 · 5:31 PM
Strip Scribbles: U.S. men’s rugby team attends Mystere at T.I.
Las Vegas plays host this weekend to USA Sevens Rugby with 44 action-packed games among 16 international teams from as far afield as Australia, Kenya, Fiji and New Zealand at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Hard Rock Hotel serves as the official host hotel, with the tournament wrap party at The Joint on Sunday, with Love Shack heading the show. The U.S. team took some time out to meet the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s Mystere at Treasure Island. In the ... Read more...
02.11.11 · 3:07 PM
Cirque du Soleil, The Light Group join in venue at former Rum Jungle
Cirque du Soleil is partnering with The Light Group for a theatrical nightclub project at Mandalay Bay. Light President Andrew Sasson’s PR executives confirmed this news to me this morning. “The Cirque-themed nightclub will have a show that’s going to happen in the ceiling, in the walls and on the floor,” Andrew said in a statement provided to me. The news comes just days after our VegasDeLuxe.com exclusive that The Light Group also had been heavily rumored to be the ... Read more...
02.11.11 · 10:28 AM
Celebrity forecast: Holly Madison, Kim Kardashian, Jersey Shore stars, more
It’s the ritual of romance on a weekend of weddings! Only Las Vegas could turn Monday’s Hallmark holiday to tie the knot into a four-day weekend of wonders. And it gets even hotter with Jersey Shore stars adding to the fireworks. Even though Las Vegas takes on the mantle of marriage central, with well over 100,000 ceremonies and wedding licenses, there’s numerous other activities that we’ve rolled into one with the Valentine’s parties with a heart-shaped package tied in red ... Read more...
02.11.11 · 7:21 AM
Jabbawockeez sign on through November at Monte Carlo
By John Katsilometes, The Kats Report In the face of news that Blue Man Group will begin headlining at Monte Carlo in the fall of 2012, the future of Jabbawockeez at the hotel is in sharper focus today. The contract for the hip-hop dance troupe’s popular “MUS.I.C.” show has been extended through November. Jabbawockeez’s original contract was to expire next month. An announcement detailing the new extension is expected today. In an interview Thursday morning, Monte Carlo President Anton Nikodemus ... Read more...
02.10.11 · 7:51 PM
Photos: Penthouse princess Taya Parker aims for Strip stardom
She stands only 5 feet tall and weighs just 98 pounds, but this pint-sized powerhouse really packs a punch. Taya Parker stands tall, and her dynamic 32DD-22-32 measurements landed her a dream come true performing on The Strip. But just as stardom got underway as the singer, dancer and headliner in the new show Striptease at the Sahara, an unexpected hiccup halted her plans. But the brown-eyed brunette is vowing: “You certainly haven’t seen the last of me!” Fortunately, there’s ... Read more...
02.10.11 · 3:27 PM
Strip Scribbles: Oprah Winfrey to tape show with Celine Dion next week
Superstar Celine Dion tapes her first full-length TV interview, after the October birth of her twin sons, with Oprah Winfrey next Wednesday. The show airs Feb. 21 and serves as a valuable teaser for her upcoming Caesars Palace shows that start a three-year Colosseum residency March 15. We can confirm that Celine has started rehearsals from her Florida home for the show dedicated to the music of Hollywood movies. She travels here Feb. 22 to join the full orchestra and ... Read more...
02.10.11 · 2:02 PM
Ron White, Margo Rey share love for performing, Las Vegas and each other
By Nikki Villoria, Vegas DeLuxe contributor The Mirage will be hosting a different type of “love” this Valentine’s Day weekend thanks to singer/songwriter Margo Rey and comedian Ron White. White will be performing in the Terry Fator Theater on Friday and Saturday and Rey at B.B. King’s Blues Club on both nights, as well, after Ron’s shows. Though he’s known for his distinctive stance — a cigar in one hand and a scotch in the other — and by his ... Read more...
02.10.11 · 12:39 PM
Holly Madison won’t attend Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris’ wedding
It is only a matter of time after the surprise Christmas Day engagement that Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner and gal pal Crystal Harris will tie the knot, and as he told me, “It will be sooner rather than later.” Although is not likely to take place on Valentine’s Day this Monday, the wedding date isn’t far away. Maybe it will coincide with his 85th birthday April 5? But we can tell you that Crystal, 24, has found the perfect wedding ... Read more...
02.10.11 · 11:24 AM
At Monte Carlo, Blue Man Group enters, Jabbawockeez exit stage left
By John Katsilometes, The Kats Report The blue hue is washing away the plucky youngsters masked in white. When Blue Man Group arrives at Monte Carlo in the fall of 2012, the hip-hop dance production Jabbawockeez will have long bounded from the stage. “Blue Man Group will have the theater to themselves,” Monte Carlo President Anton Nikodemus said in a phone interview this morning, his first since it was confirmed by hotel officials Wednesday morning that the Blue Men would ... Read more...
02.9.11 · 5:31 PM
Strip Scribbles: $750,000 top prize at stake in poker championship
More than 60 of the world’s elite poker players will go all-in in the seventh annual NBC national heads-up poker championship at Caesars Palace from March 3-6. The winning players will share a total of $1.8 million, with the grand prize at its largest: $750,000. Las Vegas’ Annie Duke returns to defend her championship in the GoDaddy.com-sponsored event. The poker pros will include Vanessa Rousso, who was the first woman to reach the finals two years ago, Doyle Brunson, Phil ... Read more...
02.9.11 · 4:40 PM
MTV invades town with Real World, Spring Break — and Jersey Shore?
It’s safe to say that several members of MTV’s hit Jersey Shore have made Las Vegas their second home. Their visits now seem to be every weekend. Is that one of the reasons behind MTV’s decision to move this year’s four days of Spring Break coverage to the Palms starting March 6? It’s also sparked rumors that after the next Jersey Shore season in Italy, Las Vegas will become the next location for the group, but maybe not for Mike ... Read more...
02.9.11 · 2:55 PM
Photos: Recycled Percussion’s official premiere at the Tropicana
It certainly isn’t the elegance of the London Philharmonic! But if you want noise and simultaneous sparks, you won’t find a more unique show anywhere on Earth than Recycled Percussion’s new production at Tiffany Theater at the Tropicana. This is a nonstop cacophony of colanders, cylinders, cans, cutlery and crockery — think of it as an orchestra of appliances. Totally brilliant, totally different and unbelievably unique, Recycled Percussion had the audience on its feet last night cheering using drumsticks to ... Read more...
02.9.11 · 12:48 PM
Photos: Steve Diet Goedde’s Dream Menagerie at Sin City Gallery
Downtown’s Sin City Gallery celebrated its grand opening with a 20-year retrospective from photographer Steve Diet Goedde over the weekend, attracting buyers from all over the country for its inaugural exhibition. “We have received such an incredible positive reaction to the opening of Sin City Gallery from collectors and artists all over the world,” gallery owner and global erotic art expert Dr. Laura Henkel said: “Thankfully, we had several ultra-chromium ink and hand-developed silver gelatin prints to meet the demands ... Read more...
02.9.11 · 10:02 AM
Blue Man Group moving to Monte Carlo from The Venetian in 2012
By John Katsilometes, The Kats Report The wordless dance troupe Jabbawockeez is set to have some similarly inspired company at Monte Carlo Theater. Blue Man Group, who helped usher in an era of multimedia entertainment on the Strip when it opened at Luxor in 2000, is moving from The Venetian to Monte Carlo in the fall of 2012. Founders Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton opened the unique stage show, featuring the now-familiar blue-painted trio performing such acts as ... Read more...
02.9.11 · 9:13 AM
Jesse Waits on Tryst’s Nightclub of the Year Award and fifth anniversary
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Tryst at the Wynn in recent weeks has had two big reasons to celebrate: The hotspot with the ginormous waterfall celebrated its fifth anniversary, a lifetime in the nightlife world of Las Vegas, and the Nightclub & Bar Awards named Tryst its Nightclub of the Year. Coincidentally, I wrote about Tryst when I was working as an A&E editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune five years ago and predicted its success. Here’s my unabashedly ... Read more...
02.8.11 · 5:39 PM
Strip Scribbles: Steve Wynn lends Picasso to new Brett Ratner film
Director Brett Ratner has persuaded his mogul pal Steve Wynn to loan him a Picasso painting for his new film Tower Heist. The film, which stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, Judd Hirsch, Casey Affleck and Tea Leoni, is set as a big pre-Thanksgiving release in November. The plot centers on a Bernie Madoff-inspired Ponzi scheme where swindled staff defrauded by a Wall Street banker get revenge robbing his luxurious penthouse. The disgruntled gang not only get ... Read more...
02.8.11 · 3:56 PM
Recycled Percussion’s Tropicana premiere, trip to Kuwait for troops
Junkyard band Recycled Percussion officially reopens tonight as headliners of their new venue at the Tropicana, and then in just weeks take off to fulfill a promise to nearly 40,000 members of the military serving in Kuwait. The New Hampshire quartet will play five bases over eight days in mid-April for soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors stationed there. VegasDeLuxe.com reported their extraordinary success on China’s Got Talent with 610 million viewers last fall. That appearance led to the request from ... Read more...
02.8.11 · 1:46 PM
Zak Bagans: Unusual readings and activity at Madame Tussauds
The Travel Channel investigator and Las Vegas native Zak Bagans is reporting unexplained activity after being locked in Madame Tussauds at The Venetian overnight for Season 6 of Ghost Adventures. VegasDeLuxe.com reported last week that they were spending 7 hours locked in the wax museum. Zak, who lives here in Las Vegas making documentary films, is teamed with investigator Nick Griff and cameraman Aaron Goodwin for their paranormal investigations that have been award-winning programs on The Travel Channel. He told ... Read more...
02.8.11 · 11:05 AM
Wicked whispers & racy rumors: Is The Light Group buying The Rio?
Is Caesars Entertainment about to announce the sale of its off-Strip The Rio? Is the giant nightlife company The Light Group, which owns Jet at The Mirage, The Bank at the Bellagio, Haze at Aria, plus a slew of hip hotspot restaurants and pool clubs on The Strip, about to announce it’s the purchaser? That’s the growing buzz late yesterday and through the night! And I now have that tip from three reliable sources. I have placed calls for confirmation ... Read more...
02.8.11 · 9:36 AM
Photos: Is Genevieve Morton Sports Illustrated’s 2011 cover girl?
After The Super Bowl and before March Madness, sports fans really have only one other annual event on their calendars to look forward to, and that’s coming next Tuesday with the unveiling of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in New York City, followed by two days of partying here in Las Vegas. I can confirm that the models arrive here early Wednesday next week and will be here for a nonstop, 48-hour celebration. Our Merry Mayor of Mirth Oscar ... Read more...
02.7.11 · 4:44 PM
Lingerie Bowl VIII photos: L.A. Temptation repeats as champions
The gorgeous gridiron girls of the L.A. Temptation held on to their undefeated record yesterday and won the prized Lingerie Bowl trophy for the second consecutive year — by 1 point. The narrow victory, 26-25, over the rival Philadelphia Passion, the Eastern Conference champions, came from a 1-point conversion, one of only three in eight touchdowns scored in the game. While victory champagne gushed at the centerline for Los Angeles, there were emotional tears along the Philadelphia sideline. Both teams ... Read more...
02.7.11 · 2:36 PM
Strip Scribbles: Win a Valentine’s Day weekend date with Pauly D
Jersey Shore star Pauly D has no shortage of female admirers, and now the DJ and reality TV star phenomenon is headed to Las Vegas for a Valentine’s Day weekend date. Paul DelVecchio has teamed with the Palms for a contest that matches him with one lucky girl who’ll get the ultimate romance and roses treatment. Fans know Pauly always causes a commotion with his pickup lines. Now the tables are turned, and the girls have to create the best ... Read more...
02.6.11 · 12:46 PM
Cher’s Las Vegas swan song: costumes, laughs and decades of hits
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor “This is so weird this is the end,” superstar Cher said of her final performance last night in her 200-show, 2 1/2-year run at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to a sold-out crowd that gave the Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner standing ovation after standing ovation. The final show kicked off 20 minutes after the scheduled start time of 7:30 p.m., with Cher descending from the ceiling in what she jokingly referred to a ... Read more...
02.6.11 · 4:40 AM
Photos: Roger Staubach, Miss America’s birthdays at Taste of the NFL
It was a double-birthday celebration at the Taste of the NFL chef and players dinner last night in Dallas. Organizers asked 17-year-old Miss America Teresa Scanlan to help present a surprise birthday cake to football legend Roger Staubach celebrating his 69th birthday. Roger didn’t know he was getting a cake because he thought he was presenting a surprise birthday cake to Teresa! The Gering, Neb., native turns 18 today and will be on the 50-yard line for the Super Bowl ... Read more...
02.5.11 · 11:29 AM
Photos: Chinese New Year at The Venetian, Palazzo and Caesars Palace
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor The Venetian and Palazzo kicked off Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rabbit with a dragon dance, firecrackers and an eye-painting ceremony Thursday, the official first day of Chinese New Year. The dragon dance symbolizes good luck and prosperity in the new year, and dragons are considered to be friendly, helpful creatures associated with wisdom, good fortune, strength and longevity. Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon G. Adelson, accompanied by ... Read more...
02.5.11 · 10:06 AM
Super Bowl XLV weekend photos: Miss America, Hollywood and sports stars
In just 48 hours, 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan has captivated — and captured — entertainers and athletes alike attending Super Bowl XLV in Dallas — and a little more than two weeks ago, she was a largely ordinary and unknown Nebraska teen. Her life was totally changed when celebrity judges at Planet Hollywood crowned Teresa the 2011 Miss America, and one of her first official duties has been appearing in Dallas and Fort Worth on behalf of the Taste of the ... Read more...
02.4.11 · 4:26 PM
Strip Scribbles: Erik Gomez, from hotel housekeeping to aspiring singer
It’s one of the most remarkable stories we’ve covered since VegasDeLuxe.com began. It certainly is the most heartwarming story I’ve written since arriving in Las Vegas 11 years ago. It proves that you never know which corner you might turn — or, in this case, which hotel housekeeping cart you walk by — to find a future star. That’s the amazing story behind 18-year-old Erik Gomez and his rapid journey to stardom, bypassing even American Idol. It began with a ... Read more...
02.4.11 · 2:26 PM
Photos: Robin Leach reports from Super Bowl XLV weekend in Dallas
Editor’s note: Robin Leach is attending the 2011 Taste of the NFL chefs fundraiser in Dallas as part of Super Bowl XLV weekend festivities. 2011 Miss America Teresa Scanlan has the honor of attending Super Bowl XLV and experiencing the NFL festivities associated with The Big Game in Dallas on Sunday. The Gering, Neb., native, 17, will spend the weekend participating in several events for Taste of the NFL as part of her duties as the new Miss America. Sports ... Read more...
02.4.11 · 12:56 PM
Lingerie Bowl VIII set for UNLV on MTV during Super Bowl XLV halftime
It’s a simple choice for TV viewers Sunday afternoon: Watch Super Bowl XLV’s halftime show with The Black Eyed Peas on the field at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, or watch the fighting females of the Lingerie Football League. For the first time, the Lingerie Bowl is being played in Las Vegas between Eastern Conference champions the Philadelphia Passion and Western Conference champions the Los Angeles Temptation, who won the glory a year ago. Both teams come into Lingerie Bowl VIII ... Read more...
02.4.11 · 11:06 AM
Cher to sing final farewell as Caesars Palace residency comes to an end
It’s difficult to believe that after 200 shows, superstar Cher ends her 2 1/2-year run at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace tomorrow night, having achieved nearly $200 million in ticket sales. It was in May 2008 when Cher descended onstage for the first time from the ceiling in a glittering gondola, a Jules Verne flying machine that nightly signaled “and now for something completely different.” Cher was a loner in Las Vegas, preferring to commute back to her Malibu home. ... Read more...
02.4.11 · 9:55 AM
Celebrity forecast: Cher, Audrina, George Strait, Reba, Super Bowl and UFC
It’s a super-sized superstar weekend for Las Vegas, with the ultimate, action-packed extravaganza starting with the Super Bowl XLV showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas on big screens throughout town. It’s the debut of the Lingerie Football League expansion team Las Vegas Sin as the Los Angeles Temptation defends its Lingerie Bowl championship against the Philadelphia Passion. And there’s UFC 126 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, with a headline bout between Anderson ... Read more...
02.3.11 · 9:29 PM
Celebrity recap: Sergio Romo, Slash, Moe, Wyclef and birthdays galore
Living legend Priscilla Presley and daughter Lisa Marie Presley have grabbed most of the spotlight recently, as Mom was honored as Woman of the Year by Nevada Ballet Theatre. There was an all-star turnout for the reception at Cartier at Crystals, and then the 27th Annual Black & White Ball next door at Aria at MGM’s CityCenter. We posted exclusive interviews with Priscilla and Lisa Marie. Guitar god Slash opened the wild and messy Ozzy Osbourne concert at Mandalay Bay ... Read more...
02.3.11 · 4:59 PM
Strip Scribbles: Ghost Adventures at Madame Tussauds tonight
Security guards on night duty at Madame Tussauds at The Venetian have reported unexplained and paranormal happenings, so it’s fertile ground for Zak Bagans and his show Ghost Adventures. Tonight at 11, Las Vegas native Zak and his crew will be locked inside with their night vision cameras and infrared monitoring equipment. Zak told me that he will be paying specific attention to the Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson wax figures. “When there are angry and tormented deaths, you always ... Read more...
02.3.11 · 3:59 PM
X Burlesque producer settles case, offers burlesque class
X Burlesque producer Angela Stabile nearly went into total shock when I called her last year to ask for her comment about a $1.2 million judgment against her. She was baffled, as an investor lawsuit had been settled and repaid. She had to take her own lawyer to court for causing the mess, and this week the attorney pleaded guilty to all charges of malfeasance to the Nevada State Bar, was publicly reprimanded and has his license suspended. “Thank God ... Read more...
02.3.11 · 3:31 PM
Las Vegans are flocking to Dallas for Super Bowl XLV events
Las Vegas will be well represented at Super Bowl XLV celebrations in Dallas this weekend, with everybody from Holly Madison and Blue Man Group there for the super-sized fun. Monte Carlo headliner Frank Caliendo, who will be performing his John Madden impressions, is already there, and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue captured him on camera this morning. Blue Man Group from The Venetian has sent one of its performers, Matthew Banks, to join two of the other troupe’s cast members from ... Read more...
02.3.11 · 2:02 PM
DJ Diplo offers ‘the best new music and club records’ at Clash Fridays
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor DJ Diplo, with wingman resident DJ Dave Fogg, launched Clash Fridays at Rain at the Palms last month. Diplo took time out from his busy schedule to answer 10 questions before taking the wheels of steel and playing master of the party universe from Friday night into the early morn. Don Chareunsy: What makes Clash different from other parties? DJ Diplo: It’s more open format. We play the big songs, but we’re a little ... Read more...
02.3.11 · 10:55 AM
Tim Allen begins Venetian run, and it’s not Home Improvement humor
Television’s nice guy Tim Allen will shed some of that clean-cut image when he starts the first show of a new yearlong series at The Venetian this weekend. Tim tested possible Las Vegas venues when he performed at The Mirage last August and admitted that he didn’t know if he liked the idea of a residency or whether he’d find a hotel on his terms. It worked so well, he decided on both. “Call it a self-audition where I wound ... Read more...
02.2.11 · 5:27 PM
Strip Scribbles: Oscar predictions locked in vault for Las Vegas party
One man in Las Vegas believes he knows exactly who and what will win every category at the 2011 Academy Awards on Feb. 27. The excitement and glamour of Hollywood’s Oscar night is coming to Las Vegas with Nevada’s only officially sanctioned viewing party by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Mentalist Alain Nu, star of TLC’s The Mysterious World of Alain Nu, has predicted every winner, and they’re now written down on paper and locked in a ... Read more...
02.2.11 · 4:51 PM
Tiger Woods, his fundraiser Tiger Jam returning to Las Vegas on April 30
Golf superstar Tiger Woods is returning to Las Vegas, and he’s officially confirmed today that he’s restarting his annual charity concert Tiger Jam with an April 30 show starring Grammy Award-winning artists Keith Urban and John Mayer. Tickets, starting at $70, go on sale Feb. 12. Last year’s Tiger Jam was jettisoned after the scandalous disclosures of his sexual antics here in Las Vegas with a number of party girls while he was married. “I’m thrilled these two talented musicians ... Read more...
02.2.11 · 3:13 PM
Photos: LFL debuts Las Vegas Sin at The Sporting House
It’s official! The new Las Vegas expansion team for the Lingerie Football League will be known as the Sin. Fans voted more than 2 to 1 for the name over the Vegas Vixens. The official logo and name were unveiled this morning when league founder Mitchell Mortaza announced this fall’s Season 3 expansions will be in Cleveland and Green Bay, plus the new Las Vegas franchise. Former Fantasy headliner and Baywatch star Angelica Bridges, who will lead the Sin into ... Read more...
02.2.11 · 11:30 AM
Photos: Triumph is drawing fans with its magic and dancing
Magic fans have discovered the as-yet-not-officially-opened Triumph at the Las Vegas Hilton and are raving about the preview illusions of LaRaf. The show still has to include its disappearing steam locomotive arriving Feb. 16 before its gala premiere later this month. Contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was front row and center to capture the show’s progress and the amazing performer portraits ahead of the official opening. Tom told me: “The reaction is quite unbelievable. People absolutely love the journey back in ... Read more...
02.2.11 · 8:15 AM
Celebrations for Lisa Marie Presley and Phantom’s 2,000th show
Last night was an evening of regal celebrations at The Venetian, first with The King of Rock and Roll’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley enjoying her 43rd birthday at Tao with her mother Priscilla Presley, her daughter Riley Keough and her husband guitarist Michael Lockwood. Singer Ryan Cabrera and American Idol producer and So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe were in the group of 40 for the pull-out-all-the-stops party. Nigel was a keynote speaker when Priscilla was honored ... Read more...
02.1.11 · 5:09 PM
Strip Scribbles: Kim Kardashian’s $1 million lollipop for grand opening
Luxurious lollipops and sensational sweets! The world’s first $1 million couture confection will be lavished on Hollywood bombshell Kim Kardashian when she opens Sugar Factory at the Paris on March 4. Details of the mega-buck morsel remain under wraps until she unveils it, but we do know she’ll also receive its accompanying Perfect Princess Cut designer necklace with 125 carats of flawless white diamonds and 200 grams of 18-carat white gold. The regular Signature Couture Pops designed by celebrities such ... Read more...
02.1.11 · 1:49 PM
Photos: Phantom celebrates 2,000th performance at The Venetian
After 4 1/2 years of haunting its Venetian showroom, Phantom — the Las Vegas Spectacular is still going strong and tonight celebrates its remarkable 2,000th performance. It’s a milestone that few other Las Vegas productions of a Broadway hit can claim. As of tonight, The Phantom will have spent 2,000 hours, or 83 days, in the makeup chair; the $5 million plunging chandelier, Marie, has had 7,800 hours of maintenance; with 11 costumes a night, Christine has made 22,000 wardrobe ... Read more...
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