John Katsilometes
Story Archive
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A&E
Janet Jackson’s May date in Las Vegas is Las Vegas Arena
Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 After Janet Jackson’s cancellation of her two shows at Planet Hollywood, the arena for her return to Las Vegas was listed as “MGM Arena.” That led to speculation that Jackson would be ...
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A&E
The Kats Report: Fright Dome’s Jason Egan continues his fearsome expansion
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 The creator of the popular haunt celebrates 13 years at the Adventuredome—and his rapidly growing empire
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A&E
Citing voice issues, Janet Jackson calls off Axis performances
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 According to a news release sent by Live Nation, which is booking Janet Jackson’s tour, the 49-year-old superstar is following medical advice to rest her vocal cords. ...
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Features
Look twice: After seven years on the Strip, Criss Angel isn’t done making magic
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 He’s determined to log at least a decade on the Strip, which would place him in a rarefied class of magicians who have prospered in Las Vegas. There was a time when professional ...
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John Katsilometes
The Kats Report: Wayne Newton opens his home to the public
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 This week, Newton opens Casa de Shenandoah to the public.
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John Katsilometes
The Kats Report: A Colosseum return reinforces Celine Dion’s spot among Las Vegas’ performing legends
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 Even amid personal trauma that took her offstage, she is soldiering on and delivering shows for the ages—because that's what legends do.
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John Katsilometes
The Kats Report: Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns seek expansion at the South Point
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 Loaded with A-plus players and regarded as one of the best bands in the region.
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A&E
All by herself? Not Celine Dion, who soars in return to Colosseum
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 We are so fully aware of Celine Dion’s family and life story because she has grown so naturally into our own Las Vegas community. She is willing to share her life’s triumphs and struggles, during performances onstage and away ...
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John Katsilometes
Garrett’s ‘basement’ comedy club keeps drawing—especially when he’s onstage
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 Garrett's philanthropic organization, the Maximum Hope Foundation, hosts a celebrity poker tournament on September 19 at MGM Grand.
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A&E
Challenge for Mat Franco is to really ‘reinvent’
Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 The most recent champion of “America’s Got Talent,” the 27-year-old Mat Franco celebrated his grand opening Friday night at the Linq Hotel. The room was packed with ...
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A&E
The Kats Report: Lance Burton reappears with the film ‘Billy Topit’
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 After five years away, the "Master Magician" makes a sleight comeback
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John Katsilometes
The Kats Report: Martin Kaye of 'Million Dollar Quartet' launches a solo show
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015 The Brit juggles longtime MDQ gig with a new show, Odd Socks.
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A&E
Breaking ‘Baz’: A musical in a nightclub aims to shake up the Vegas entertainment scene
Thursday, July 30, 2015 Will the new Baz musical at Light Nightclub succeed when Broadway shows and other nightclub productions have failed?
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John Katsilometes
The Kats Report: The Linq prepares to roll out the Strip’s newest magic act
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 The reigning champion of America's Got Talent has always wanted to be a magician.
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A&E
The Kats Report: Monte Carlo’s new theater could remake the Strip’s concert look
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 For MGM Resorts, the new theater adds versatility and volume to its entertainment options.
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A&E
The Kats Report: Penn and Teller do Broadway
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 A New York meetup with the master illusionist as he and Penn open on Broadway
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A&E
MGM sends ripples across Strip with 5,000-seat theater at Monte Carlo; shuffling of BMG, Jabbawockeez
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 MGM Resorts International has given its 20,000-seat Las Vegas Arena a little buddy. Announced today in a series of moves previously reported is a new theater planned for the Monte Carlo. This entertainment hub is ...
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A&E
Human Nature continues to evolve its Australian-born Motown revue
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 The group is now offering a soundcheck/meet-and-greet experience before shows at the Venetian.
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A&E
Boot scootin’ fun: Country hits the Colosseum with Reba, Brooks & Dunn
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Reba is largely responsible for the early success of Brooks & Dunn, and also for this residency.
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A&E
2015 EDC Las Vegas plays out as an imperfect spectacle
Monday, June 22, 2015 Fans who trudged to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday night talked of myriad methods to make future events more efficient and user-friendly. “They need to work on the organization of the parking lot. It took us three ... ”
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Kirk Kerkorian
A lion of Las Vegas: Remembering Kirk Kerkorian
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 The late mega-resort mogul was a true pioneer.
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A&E
Monday by the Numbers: Hitting 140 mph in a Ferrari and 13 million on Broadway
Monday, June 8, 2015 This week, Monday by the Numbers touches on such vehicles as Ferrari and Lamborghini and Porsche as the crew at Exotics Racing celebrated the opening of a Welcome Center at the attraction’s Las Vegas Motor Speedway home.
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A&E
The Amazing Johnathan hosts watery celebration; Burlesque Hall teases with new exhibit space
Monday, June 8, 2015 As always, The Kats Report Bureau is between mani-pedi appointments. More will be explained here, of course. But a rare manicure-pedicure and interview at the salon Color, the Michael Boychuck groovy grooming fortress at Caesars Palace, highlighted the weekend.
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Business
How much would you pay for a 50 Cent cocktail?
Sunday, June 7, 2015 A famous rapper shakes things up downtown, big names prepare for EDM conference and more details announced about the nation's biggest Hooters ...
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A&E
Myron Martin dealt ‘Late Show’ four-of-a-kind; Dee Snider praises(!) ‘Raiding the Rock Vault’
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Dee Snider seems to be doing what they term in political campaigns as “walking back” some comments he made last week.
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A&E
As Kristen Hertzenberg prepares for a Texas move, Las Vegas loses a performing luminary
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 "We are not abandoning Las Vegas, or running away from it. We will never just leave Las Vegas in the rear-view mirror.”
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A&E
Frankie Moreno adds dates to already-stacked Cabaret Jazz schedule
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 In an impressive, often staggering series of performances, Frankie Moreno and his backing band have learned and played a unique show each week.
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Music
Vinyl spins with Michael Grimm; new CEO taking over Downtown Grand
Saturday, May 30, 2015 The Kats Report Bureau checked in with Michael Grimm on Friday night at Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel. He’s beginning a residency at the 600-seat rock club that lasts through the end of August. The nights are ...
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A&E
Carlos Santana reunites with his classic bandmates for a new, throwback album
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 “We’re still chipping away, like Michelangelo chipped away at David."
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A&E
Catching up with Michael Grimm as he drops a new album and starts Hard Rock residency
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Catching up with the America's Got Talent winner.
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Stadiums and Arenas
As MGM’s new arena takes shape, plans come into focus
Thursday, May 7, 2015 NHL hockey remains a distinct possibility, but the venue will go beyond the puck.
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Entertainment
Cirque du Yankovic: Weird Al readies for May’s Planet Hollywood run
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 “What could be a better Vegas show than this? It’s family-friendly, it’s funny, it’s musical and my audience spans every demographic imaginable."
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A&E
Guy Laliberte swings deal with TPG, sells interest in Cirque for $1.5 billion
Monday, April 20, 2015 The famed founder of Cirque du Soleil has sold controlling interest in the company, and the new majority ownership company is familiar around the world and ...
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A&E
Early reports have Diana Ross headlining in style at the Venetian
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Curious about backstage? Sometimes you gotta talk to the band.
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A&E
Cirque retools and refocuses in the face of edgy Strip competition
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 The adult-oriented Zumanity gets an update.
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A&E
Joey Fatone’s fans are stoked on his run in ‘Rock of Ages’—and so is he
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 “I am always, always trying to reinvent myself."
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A&E
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Riviera focus of LVCVA purchase, implosion reports
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 In a world where resort sales are not official until the involved parties sign documents, it’s safe to say that one famous Las Vegas hotel might not survive the summer. That hotel is the Riviera.
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A&E
Veteran Vegas rocker Franky Perez fights off his demons and returns to the road
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 Perez leaves this month for a tour with Finnish cello/metal rock outfit Apocalyptica.
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A&E
BBR’s fantastical ‘Alice’ is breaking theatrical rules at Vinyl
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 “Honestly, what they’re going to see is nothing they have ever seen before, let alone in Las Vegas. We wanted an adventure.”
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As We See It
In brief: A Downtown Grammys stage, the Wranglers are off the ice and more
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 Also, artificial bird adoptions (?!) at the Writer's Block.
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A&E
Wranglers finished in Las Vegas as options, time run out
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015 In the end, the Las Vegas Wranglers skated full circle. Vanquished from their home ice at Orleans Arena in December 2013, the team crisscrossed the Las Vegas Valley in search of a new home.
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The Strip
Amid changes, Spiegelworld’s ‘Improssario’ continues expanding his empire
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 “I can’t keep up with what’s going on. I have no idea. We have no plan. It’s management by haphazard luck.”
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A&E
It’s the J.Lo show as the Colosseum sets the stage for something big
Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 This was a one-night-only production that was not built for one night. It’s very title, “The Best Is Yet to Come,” is practically an announcement that Jennifer Lopez is in the plans for 2015 — and perhaps beyond — at Caesars Entertainment.
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A&E
Mark of ‘Mark & Mercedes in the Morning’ leaves; J.C. Fernandez steps in Jan. 5
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 Half of the long-running and market-topping KXMB 94.1 “The Mix” morning radio team has announced a departure. Mark DiCiero, who teamed with Mercedes Martinez for 18 years ...
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Magic
Weekly Q&A: Amid protests and backlash, magician Dirk Arthur brings big cats back
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 If anything, he says he spoils his cats to a fault.
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A&E
Steve Wynn can’t wait for his new spectacle, 'ShowStoppers,' to begin
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 It was inspired by the 50th birthday party he threw for his his wife.
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television
Weekly Q&A: Mike Tyson on having an action figure and seeing himself in cartoon form
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 Chatting with Mike Tyson: “I want to stay home and stay away from all the bullsh*t because I’ve been there before. I know what that fall feels like, and I don’t want to ever experience that again.”
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SLS Las Vegas
Can SLS Las Vegas bring life back to the north end of the Strip?
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 Sam Nazarian has created just what he thinks Las Vegas deserves with SLS: A shiny new playground (that locals might be able to afford!).
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A&E
After updated Facebook post, Beauty Bar owner drops lawsuit
Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 The lawsuit issued by Beauty Bar co-owner Darin Feinstein against club patron Megan Trivette has been withdrawn. The settlement was reached as Trivette, a customer who had posted on her personal Facebook page ...
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A&E
Spiegelworld takes the Cosmopolitan to court over ‘Vegas Nocturne’
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 On the night “Vegas Nocturne” closed at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Spiegelworld founder and self-styled impresario Ross Mollison raised a champagne glass and proclaimed, “ ‘Vegas Nocturne’ is a hit!” Since that night on July 12, the show has not been heard from ...