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He’s Game
Jerry Springer enjoys the spontaneity of hosting The Price Is Right Live! … even if he needs a little help with the rules
May 17th, 2012
One thing is clear: The people in the line for the Bally’s showroom are very excited to see The Price Is Right Live! They’re an hour early, some wearing matching T-shirts and pageant sashes. Most already have their yellow price-tag nametags, and all are fidgety with anticipation. Read more »
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Cool Cat in the Hat
Bluesman Michael Grimm talks about life offstage—and singing about it onstage—in his new Green Valley Ranch residency
May 17th, 2012
Happy hooting and hollering dies down as the slender, laid-back fellow in ripped jeans, gray shirt, vest and trademark fedora pauses between blues tunes pulled deep from his gut. Read more »
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George, By George
Alan Safier channels the impish charms of that bespectacled comedy legend in Say Goodnight Gracie
May 10th, 2012
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Career Quickstep
For Kyle Massey the transition into adulthood includes a stint with the Vegas production of Dancing With the Stars
May 3rd, 2012
Disney star Kyle Massey dazzled 40 million viewers during the 11th season of Dancing With the Stars in 2010. His childlike exuberance, bright smile and fearless conviction to each routine won over the judges, leading him to finish second to actress Jennifer Grey. Read more »
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From Grace to Goss
Nevada Ballet Theatre celebrates 40 years by christening its new Smith Center home with an array of special guests
May 3rd, 2012
Dance, perchance? Absolutely—and historically, too, as Nevada Ballet Theatre pirouettes into its first performance May 5 at its permanent new home, in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Read more »
Showstopper
Open letter to Mitt: Embrace Donny & Marie
May 3rd, 2012
Acting as your (apolitical) adviser, may I suggest a campaign stop? Our bastion of fulsome wholesomeness: Flamingo’s Donny & Marie show. Why: The M Word. Read more »
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Skate Mates
Victor and Jenny Arata defy danger and gravity to amaze audiences
April 26th, 2012
Psychological snapshot: They’re young, friendly, attractive, intelligent and, by the standards of the gravity-obeying world, candidates for psychiatric counseling. Try their gig and see if a family member doesn’t sign commitment papers. Read more »
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Wired for Weirdness
Pop parody icon Weird Al Yankovic never tires of satire
April 26th, 2012
Weird Al” Yankovic has grown to become history’s biggest comedy recording artist with three Grammy Awards, four gold records and six that have gone platinum. His newest album, Alpocalypse, which includes parodies of Lady Gaga, the White Stripes, Katy Perry and several originals, was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Read more »
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Write-Face!
Las Vegas playwrights are on the march to add new voices to local theater
April 19th, 2012
New words to say, new characters to interpret them, new ideas to challenge us. No Felix and Oscar, no Willy and Biff, no Romeo, oh Romeo. Can you handle that, theatergoers? Read more »
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Gone Country
Grace Potter savors short, intense affair with the cowboy crowd
April 19th, 2012
Despite her Vermont origins, Grace Potter has the talking voice of a California-bred Playboy surf bunny—husky, ditzy blondish, laced with innuendo. Her singing voice is just as sexy, but it’s also a powerful, wild instrument, Janis Joplin-like in the way it stirs a range of emotions. Read more »
