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| Sunday, March 7, 2004 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
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| Erocktica Rocks Rio, Prince Times Two, Queen Tribute In Paris, VH1 Divas Concert Airs Live, Pamela Anderson Trys Nightclubing, Lawrence & Gorme Again, Louie Prima's Lena Performs At Casbar, "King of the Ring" Flairs, Pace and Heffron Co-headline, Offer On Castaways, Legends of Bartending Serves, JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort Wins, More... | |
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Producer Greg Thompson is going to create an all-new, late night, rock n' roll explosion, "Greg Thompson's Erocktica... Sex, Sweat & Rock n' Roll," to premiere at the Rio in early Fall 2004.
Thompson, along with long time choreographer, Mistinguett, has produced sexy late-night productions for Playboy, E! Entertainment Television and HBO. The duo currently produces "Skintight" at Harrah's Las Vegas and "Showgirls" at the Rio. In order to make room for the "Erocktica" production, "Showgirls" will close on May 27.
"Erocktica will be the first show to incorporate a live band into a late-night production show, featuring classic rock 'n' roll from bands like Guns 'N' Roses, Aerosmith, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Journey and Foreigner, etc. Auditions for hard-body rock n' roll dancers, rock vocalists and classic rock musicians will be announced in April 2004.
The eclectic funk sounds of Prince performing in the round will take place at the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 29 for Tiger Woods at the annual Tiger Jam Benefit Concert and on May 30. Tickets are $65 and $125 plus tax, call TicketMaster at 702-474-4000.
For the first time in six years, pop star Prince and the New Power Generation band are embarking on a coast-to-coast concert tour of the United States. The tour coincides with the release of his new CD, "Musicology."
SBC Communications, Inc., a diversified communications company, owning several of the world's leading data, voice and Internet service providers, has contracted to be the new presenting sponsor of the Tiger Jam Benefit Concert for the next three years. Funds will be raised for the Tiger Woods Learning Center, a 35,000-square-foot, 13-acre education facility in Southern California. For information, visit www.twlc.org.
"We Will Rock You," the musical based on the music of the legendary '70s rock band Queen, will debut at Paris Las Vegas next September and rehearsals will begin June 21. The show, which premiered in London in May 2002, weaves 25 Queen songs into the satiric tale. The production will be performed in the 1,450-seat Le Theatre des Arts at Paris, which hasn't hosted a production show since "Notre Dame de Paris" closed in 2000.
The seventh "VH1 Divas" concert will air live from the MGM Grand on April 18. So far Patti LaBelle and Jessica Simpson are two confirmed performers.
Pamela Anderson has announced that she will open her first nightclub venture in Las Vegas called Lachapamela. The name is a fusion of the last name of fashion photographer David LaChapelle and Anderson's first name.
Howard Stern's next Las Vegas visit will be May 11-13, at the Hard Rock Hotel.
The Hart & Huntington Tattoo Salon has opened at the Palms making it the first tattoo parlor in a major casino. The resort's owner, George Maloof was among the first VIP to get a marking. He's now wearing a logo of the Sacramento Kings, the NBA team he co-owns with his family.
In the nostalgia category, it's been far too long since Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme performed on the Strip. They will headline at the Stardust, April 29-May 1, call 702-617-5577 for ticket information.
Louis Prima's daughter Lena is performing at the Casbar Lounge at the Sahara where her fathers first appeared in 1952.
The world's best flair bartenders will compete at Harrah's, March. 29 - April 1, for more than $55,000 in cash and prizes and the coveted title, "King of the Ring." The winner will be awarded $10,000 cash and a $5,000 championship ring. A total of 20 cash prizes will be presented to the top competitors.
The first "King of the Ring" competition, presented by Smirnoff Vodka and sanctioned by the World Entertainment Bartender Federation, is the nation's highest paying flair bartending competition to date.
The bartenders will compete in a series of preliminary events during the first three days of the competition and vie for a spot in the finals. The four-day competition will culminate with a showdown that's open to the public at Harrah's Carnaval Court from 8 p.m. - midnight on April 1.
Flair bartending is the art of flipping, spinning, throwing, balancing, catching bottles, drinks, and various bar tools while in the process of making cocktails. Flair involves multi-bottle pours; inverted catches and grabs; stylish, martial art like movements; and behind the back throws and catches. To enter the competition and for more information visit (website dismantled).
Innovative, confident, progressive and hilarious, Michael Pace and John Heffron will co-headline the 350-seat Improv Comedy Club at Harrah's, March 16 - 21, along with host Scott Kennedy. Tickets are $24.95 plus tax for the 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. shows.
Among Pace's credits are appearances on the hit HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," A&E's "Evening at the Improv" and Showtime's "Comedy Club Network." As a concert act, he has shared the stage with B.B. King, Natalie Cole and Simply Red.
John Heffron abandoned co-hosting a Michigan morning radio show two years ago, and has already been featured in his own comedy special, "Comedy Central Presents John Heffron." He has also been featured on WB's "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch," starred in the pilot for NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and worked with his childhood idol Gene Simmons as the star of VH-1 series pilot "Smash TV."
Currently, Heffron is developing a pilot based on the popular card game with celebrities that he created with partner Joel Zimmer called "That Guy! Card Game."
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The rendering of the art-deco style, 37-story Conrad hotel that will be built on the former La Concha Strip motel site makes quite a dramatic statement. The 442 suites will range from 780 to 1,000 square feet. The Majestic Resort and Residences, planned for the 5.6-acre north Strip parcel will have a 42-story Majestic condomium tower that will offer 144 units costing between $850,000 and $3 million. A sales center will open in the next few weeks showcasing floor plans from 2,450 to 3,600 square feet. The Majestic Court and Marketplace will be a 100,000-square-foot open-air retail and dining complex on three levels. Construction will begin by the end of this year, with a completion date scheduled for the first quarter of 2006. The Castaways (formerly the Showboat) closed on Jan. 29, and casino owners of the Bighorn in North Las Vegas and Longhorn on Boulder Highway have made an offer around $22 million on the property. The potential buyers would introduce a Latino theme, hire a Spanish-speaking workforce and run ads and billboards in Spanish in order to market to Clark County's nearly 450,000 Hispanics. The potential buyers have an exclusive option through March 15. Construction is under way on the Silverton's $100 million expansion off I-15 and Blue Diamond Road. The $30 million, 145,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops retail outlet is on schedule for completion in November. The $45 million Shops at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson are scheduled to open in April. The project is a 400,000-square-foot, mixed-use complex incorporating shops, restaurants, apartments and offices. There will be 88 loft and flat-style apartments above the retail areas. Timeshare is hot in Las Vegas. Time share giant Marriott International is developing the Chateau, a $300 million, four-tower timeshare complex next to Polo Towers and across Harmon Avenue from the Aladdin. Now Planet Hollywood International Inc. Chairman Robert Earl is thinking about putting time shares on the 4 1/2 acre site on Harmon Avenue, east of the Aladdin's main entrance after he and his partners acquire the Las Vegas Strip mega-resort. The Platinum Condominium Development, a joint venture between Marcus Hotels and Resorts and Diversified Real Estate Concerts, has announced plans to build a luxury condominium hotel on Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. This project will offer 255 one-and two-bedroom condominium units ranging from 900 to 2,160 square feet. They will be priced from $300,000 to $1 million. A hotel rental program will allow owners to generate income from the units. The Platinum will have a luxury spa, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a restaurant, poolside lounge and a lobby caf‚ and bar. There will be 8,440 square feet of meeting space with a rooftop terrace overlooking the Strip. Construction is expected to begin in the fall, with an opening date slated for early 2006. "G-Force" featuring Heather Sato and Holley Dawson in a female flying adagio act can be seen during the free show, "Air Play," at the Tropicana at 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5. 7 and 9 p.m. The new act has the ladies hanging from straps that are connected to a rail system attached to the Tiffany glass ceiling above the casino and controlled by a computer. For information, call 702-739-2222. Sato has an extensive dance background and has performed in "EFX" at the MGM Grand and entertained on the Star Princess Cruise Ship as part of a similar aerial act called "Silk." Dawson appeared in "Storm" at Mandalay Bay and was a Rockette in the "Radio City Rockettes." Sheplers, the world's largest western stores and catalog founded over 55 years ago in Wichita as a saddle and harness shop, will be opening their third Las Vegas location at Sam's Town on the second floor. Effective March 16, show tickets for "The Magic of Rick Thomas" afternoon show at the Tropicana will increase by $1.00. The new prices will be $18.95 plus tax and surcharge for table seating and $23.95 for booth seating. The Aladdin will host the Sixth Annual Legends of Bartending competition in the resort's Aladdin Theater on March 9. The "flair" bartending phenomena was made famous by Tom Cruise's movie "Cocktail." This year, 75 professional "mycologists" from more than 13 different countries will compete for the title "World's Greatest Bartender" and more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. They will try to beat the three-time reigning champion, Christian Delpech. The competition is held in tandem with the annual Nightclub and Bar Convention. Tickets are $15 and $25 at the door, which includes free admission to the post-event party at the nightclub CURVE, call 702-785-5000. TripAdvisor, a popular travel site, has selected the 541-room JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Golf as the Best Hotel on the Web in Las Vegas and overall in the U.S. for 2003. The JW Marriott is located in the master-planned community of Summerlin about 25 minutes northwest of The Strip. Mandalay Resort Group is changing the direction of its advertising for its 4,404-room Luxor. The new approach will focus on the 10-year-old resort's iconic shape and fun activities for guests. "Less Egypt... more fun!" It's not good news but it's a fact, the price of a gallon of gas has gone up about 20 cents and now Las Vegas ranks as the third highest price per gallon in the nation behind Hawaii and California. A gallon of unleaded costs in the range of $1.90 to $2.07. The Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold their Third Annual IGT Golf Classic - "We Have the Red... You Bring the Green" on Monday, March 15, at the Red Rock Country Club's Private Mountain Course. For information, call 791-3311 ext. 3034 or 3022.
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