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Show closings are trickling in, again. The anticipation from present it doesn’t crook into the tidal question of March 2020.
Superstar David Copperfield has closed his shows this week, done Friday night, citing aggregate COVID cases successful his cognition astatine MGM Grand. Copperfield has knocked down a full of 8 shows (he runs 2 shows per nighttime during the week and Sundays), but is owed backmost for his 4 p.m. Saturday matinee.
Word is that Copperfield himself is fine, and conscionable needs to get done this week for his squad to instrumentality to work.
Linq headliner Mat Franco has closed his shows done Friday, past has a scheduled “dark” done Jan. 17. He has tested affirmative for COVID, but connected Monday said helium is feeling OK and has been afloat vaxed and boosted.
Las Vegas Philharmonic announced Tuesday that its Spotlight performance scheduled for Thursday astatine Troesh Studio Theater astatine the Smith Center is postponed, besides owed to COVID-19. The ensemble show is to beryllium rescheduled. The March 3 and April 7 shows are inactive connected the books.
Xavier Mortimer besides paused his “Dream Maker” amusement astatine The Strat Theater connected Sunday and Monday. The headlining magician’s co-star, Allie Sparks, had tested affirmative for COVID. The amusement is present connected a scheduled interruption done Jan. 14. Across the city, adjacent producers of shows that person been capable to execute are utilizing “luckily” successful their updates.
‘Legends’ goes ‘Diva’
Every nighttime volition beryllium ladies nighttime for “Legends successful Concert” astatine the Tropicana’s Legends In Concert Theater successful 2022.
The longest-running, ongoing accumulation amusement successful Las Vegas is dialing up an offshoot production, “Legendary Divas” starring Frank Marino arsenic Joan Rivers. It volition beryllium the accumulation company’s archetypal all-women lineup.
The amusement opens Feb. 2 with tributes to Cher, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and Adele. The production’s docket is open-ended, moving 7:30 p.m. regular (dark Tuesdays). Tickets volition tally $54.99-$104.99 (not including fees), with the onsale day to beryllium announced.
“We are thrilled to instrumentality for the 4th play successful our namesake theater, astatine Tropicana Las Vegas,” Brian Brigner, the show’s COO, said successful a statement. “This all-new amusement feels similar the eventual solemnisation of women.”
The show’s Dion, Elisa Furr, prevailed connected the E! contention amusement “Clash of the Cover Bands” successful November, topping Aretha Franklin creator Elaine Gibbs by nailing, “My Heart Will Go On.” Cher volition beryllium performed by Lisa McClowry. Tierney Allen, a crab subsister during COVID, is backmost arsenic Lady Gaga. Janae Longo takes connected the show’s newest pistillate tribute, Adele.
The “Legendary Divas” big is himself a legendary diva. Marino, precocious of “Divas Las Vegas,” is returning to the “Legends” cast, aft saying goodbye (temporarily) successful December. With Marino-as-Rivers astatine the helm, “Legendary Divas” volition service arsenic the lone “Legends” amusement successful Las Vegas.
Tropicana has go Tribute Central, with “Legends” notched betwixt “MJ Live” (which opens Feb. 7, moving from The Strat) and Jason Tenner’s Prince homage, Purple Reign.
The caller “Legends” amusement volition travel the acquainted “Legends” format with a unrecorded vocals, a unrecorded band, showgirls and backing singers.
The accumulation is the latest concern of 2 enduring Vegas amusement brands. “Legends” opened astatine Imperial Palace successful 1983. Marino opened successful “Evening astatine La Cage” successful September 1986, and has since fronted “Divas Las Vegas” astatine Linq Hotel and yet “Legends,” from August 2019 done past December.
Marino inactive plans to circuit “Divas” this month, and big his “Diva-Licious Drag Brunch” shows astatine DW Bistro.
“I love, love, emotion the ‘Legends’ amusement and the hotel, I’ve been having the champion clip with them,” Marino said Tuesday. “This is simply a cleanable fit. It’s a matrimony I anticipation ne'er ends.”
King successful the house
Elle King is performing wherever “The King” himself erstwhile presided. The singer-songwriter-musician is playing the International Theater astatine Westgate Las Vegas connected March 31, the edifice announced Tuesday. Tickets are onsale 10 a.m. Friday. King earned a brace of Grammy nominations for her top-10 hit, “Ex’s & Oh’s” from her debut medium “Love Stuff.” King has besides been the opening enactment for specified acts arsenic Train, The Chicks, Heart, Joan Jett, Michael Kiwanuka and Miranda Lambert.
Great Moments successful Social Media
Wassa Coulibaly of Baobab Stage and Wassa Boutique astatine Town Square is showing disconnected her fashions (including a fast-motion clip of her dressing a mannequin) connected her @wassaboutique Reels feed. Check it each out. Dazzling stuff.
Cool Hang Alert
Las Vegas lounge icon Ronnie Rose is backmost for “Home Grown Sunday” astatine 5 p.m. Sunday (of course) astatine Gilley’s astatine Treasure Island. Rose is simply a stylish showman successful galore instances. In this peculiar show, he’s a stylish state artist, and a large one. No cover; chaps optional.
John Katsilometes’ file runs regular successful the A section. His “PodKats!” podcast tin beryllium recovered astatine reviewjournal.com/podcasts. Contact him astatine jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow @johnnykats connected Twitter, @JohnnyKats1 connected Instagram.
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