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August 23, 2007 / VOL. 2 NO. 30
Some cast members of the hit production, Menopause The Musical® at the Las Vegas Hilton are busy offstage as well. Vita Corimbi (who plays “Earth Mother”) will be the pianist accompanying the Las Vegas Tenors as they headline in the Hilton Theater September 7-8. Paige O'Hara (who plays “Soap Star”) has a cameo role as an actual soap star in Disney's new movie, "Enchanted," which premiers November 5. It stars Susan Sarandon and Amy Adams, with music by Alan Menken. Menopause The Musical® opened at the Hilton on February 1, 2006, and became an immediate hit.
Ventriloquist Terry Fator no sooner became the new million dollar winner on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” then he announced he will be performing at the Las Vegas Hilton in the Hilton Theater October 14 at 6 p.m. Fator’s special guest will be Bobby Badfingers. Tickets can be purchased at the Las Vegas Hilton box office or by logging onto www.lvhilton.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or www.Vegas.com or by phone at 702-732-5755 or 1-800-222-5361.
Barry Manilow, who has been dubbed "The Showman of Our Generation" by Rolling Stone Magazine, has sold more than 75 million records since his debut more than 30 years ago. In 1977, he launched a series of television specials that were wildly popular. Rhino Entertainment, in association with STILETTO New Media, gathered five of those specials for a DVD boxed set containing shows that originally aired between 1977 and 1988. BARRY MANILOW: THE FIRST TELEVISION SPECIALS will be available November 6 at all retail outlets, www.manilow.com and www.rhino.com. Barry headlines at the Las Vegas Hilton through 2008 and returns to the Hilton Theater September 25-29.
The cast of RockShow!, made up of six talented musicians/performers, have not only mastered the art of sonic recreation, but create the illusion of the "real thing" with their uncanny ability to visually bring to life the legendary icons (including Queen, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, etc.) who not only wrote the most time-tested, influential rock anthems, but also became infamous for their over-the-top antics, on and off stage. They headline at the Hilton Theater August 31 at 8 p.m.
Jeff Haney, sports writer for the Las Vegas Sun; Odds makers Rich Baccellier and Nick Bogdonovich; and Jay Kornegay, executive director of the Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook, join Jim Klosty, shift manager for the Las Vegas Hilton poker room, and Marc Nelson, Hilton poker room manager, on “Poker, Straight From The Hilton,” The show airs every Friday (3 p.m. on KLAV, 1230 on the AM dial, and archived on www.lvhilton.com).
The Wine Guy, who alternates with the Wine Gal, offers a taste of some of the best wines in the valley at Fortuna, the wine and coffee experience at the Las Vegas Hilton. Grapes flow daily 5 p.m.-9 p.m.
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