Comedy in Vegas Tonight: Brad Garrett with Brad ZimmermanAugust 24, 2007What a treat it is to find out that those people who are so funny in scripted sitcoms are at least as funny in person. Brad Garrett - the much put-upon Robert in 'Everybody Loves Raymond' - is a perfect example...
Comedy in Vegas Tonight: Jay Leno at the MirageJuly 16, 2007You think you know Jay Leno from his nightly monologue. And you do. Sort of. What the brief bit of stand-up doesn't show you is how Leno can sustain a very funny set for 90 minutes.
Las Vegas' 'Phantom'- Still Stunning and SpectacularJune 20, 2007Never has there been any quite as spectacular as the very aptly named 'Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular' which last night celebrated its first anniversary, and 501st performance, at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Wayne Brady at the Venetian Resort and CasinoJune 15, 2007Wayne Brady is amazing. He's funny, gifted, very personable and - most of all - very smart. This intelligence informs everything he does onstage at The Venetian Resort and Casino.
Just Another Man: Getting Ready in Las VegasJune 13, 2007Las Vegas entertainment is unique for many reasons. One of those is that a performer can be a big star here - huge - and, outside the city's environs, no one really knows too much about his or her work. Clint Holmes is such a performer.
Copperfield's Illusions in Las Vegas, The City of IllusionApril 6, 2007There is a group of entertainers here in Las Vegas who, even though they don't have their own shows in their own showrooms, are here often enough to be considered permanent residents of The Strip. They play the same venue each time they're here and are substantial parts of the local entertainment landscape. The entertainers I'll be reviewing first play the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand. Each is there eight to 10 week a year for up to two weeks at a time. First up is David Copperfield.
'Spamalot' Hits the Las Vegas StripApril 1, 2007When it opened on Broadway in 2005 it instantly became difficult to find fresh adjectives - rather, superlatives - to describe 'Spamalot', the musical (as the subtitle says) 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 film, 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.'