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Clown Jewel
An appreciation of Jerry Lewis—flaws and all—and a plea to see his missing movie that became an unsolved Hollywood mystery
November 15th, 2012
Anyone requiring a refresher on the career of one of America’s signature comedians can find it Nov. 18 at the Orleans Showroom, where the 86-year-old Las Vegas resident will reminisce about his life and work, aided by video clips and music, and answer audience questions. Titled An Evening with Jerry Lewis—Live from Las Vegas! (yes, with an exclamation point!), it will be taped by PBS for a special in March coinciding with his 87th birthday. Read more »
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Evergreen Vereen
Versatility never goes out of fashion when Ben Vereen is onstage
November 8th, 2012
Vereen’s résumé is full: Broadway legend (Pippin, Jesus Christ Superstar); TV star (Chicken George in Roots, Will Smith’s dad in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Jeff Goldblum’s detective partner in Tenspeed and Brown Shoe); and song and dance man extraordinaire. Read more »
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Glenda Glen Ross
A local company meets the challenges of gender-reversing a famously male-driven drama
October 25th, 2012
Inside Theatre7, a new production of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross is being rehearsed. Actors and crew are mired in the messy yet essential business of blocking their movements and positions. It’s tricky, since the venue is, to put it politely, intimate. Read more »
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The Harpist and the Horn Player
From college to showrooms to the Philharmonic, the story of a friendship steeped in music
October 18th, 2012
Either they’re escapees from what was once colloquially called the Giggle Factory or they’re Kimberly Glennie and Beth Lano. Both longtime stalkers of Las Vegas stages. One still a-pluckin’ (a harp, that is). One still a-blowin’ (a horn, that is). Both still … giggling. Read more »
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Honest Laughs
Comedian Jim Norton may offend, but he does so with the best intentions
October 18th, 2012
Jim Norton is certainly America’s most transsexual-friendly comic, if the beginning of his new special Please Be Offended is any indication. (Judging from the sloppy make-out session, anyway.) Read more »
Showstopper
More easygoing Johnathan still amazing
October 18th, 2012
O, Amazed One, you seem less than amazed. Maybe a tad dismayed. Read more »
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LORT of Call
Community theater goes big-time as a local Shakespeare company joins the national League of Resident Theatres
October 11th, 2012
“The finest theaters in the United States, except for Broadway, are LORT theaters, and it’s past time for us,” says Michael Gill, chairman and board CEO of the Las Vegas Shakespeare Company (LVSC), whose LORT reference is shorthand for the League of Resident Theatres, the organization representing nonprofit regional theaters nationwide. Read more »
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Crazy Girls still bumps and grinds with gusto
October 11th, 2012
Humping a giant stage phallus that ejaculates party streamers? Can’t love Vegas if you can’t love that, gang. Read more »
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Earth Harp For the (Almost) Win
America’s Got Talent Live highlights Season 7 winners—as well as those who should have won
October 11th, 2012
Blue light played off the geometrical pattern of strings extended from each side of the stage and over the heads of the audience, meaning only one thing: William Close and his Earth Harp would be performing at America’s Got Talent Live. I did a little happy dance. Read more »
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Watch Out for His Tell
Perennial joker Brad Garrett finds laughs—and a good cause—in his celeb poker tournament
September 20th, 2012
You don’t have to spend much time around Brad Garrett to figure out that he meanders through life without a filter—he will say anything to anyone at any time. Read more »
