The Las Vegas Adventurer

Donny and Marie were originally only going to be at the Flamingo for just six months, but they’ve had such a successful run in the one month they’ve been here that their contract has been extended to two years!
Donny & Marie perform their greatest hits (including include “Paper Roses,” “Make the World Go Away,” “I’m Leaving It (All) Up to You,” “Morning Side of the Mountain,” “Puppy Love,” “Soldier of Love,” and “Deep Purple”) during the 90 minute show on a custom-made stage complete with video screens and dancers.
Tickets range in price from $250 (VIP); $115 (Golden Circle); $99 …read more

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Mandalay Bay will soon be the newest home of the much-loved Disney stage adaptation of The Lion King!
Performances will begin May 2, 2009 with previews starting April 20th. The Mandalay Bay joins six other venues around the globe, including New York, London, Hamburg, Paris, Tokyo and Fukuoka.
Ticket prices and performance schedules haven’t been announced yet but you can bet my three little Disney experts will keep reminding me to check!
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Tickets for the last performances of Mamma Mia! at the Mandalay Bay Theatre will go on sale this Friday at 10:00 am. The international hit, based on ABBA songs, will hold its last performance on Sunday, January 4, 2009.
The show has been on the Strip for nearly six years now, which comes out to 2,100 performances and two million guests to date!
The current performance schedule for Mamma Mia! is Sunday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. There are no performances on Fridays.
Tickets are $110, $82.50 and $49.50, tax inclusive. Tickets are available …read more

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Are you wanting to see a Vegas show for cheap while you’re in town for Blog World Expo this week? Now you can!
Check out Dr. Bellagio’s Comedy Hypnosis Show at the Family Music Center for only $3.50 per ticket this Sunday, the 21st. Regular ticket prices are $10 so it’s quite a savings for a chance to see people make complete fools out of themselves!
Tickets can be purchased at GoldStar.com.
Family Music Center
1915 W Craig Rd
North Las Vegas
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Comedian Kevin Burke stars in “Defending the Caveman” at the Golden Nugget tonight for $8.88! The smash Broadway hit is about the relationships between men and women and has entertained over 8 million people worldwide.
Despite the name, the hysterical one-man comedy is actually a light-hearted and even affectionate look at the interaction between the sexes, and playfully asserts that there are reasons for the differences.
You’re all but guaranteed to walk out with a smile on your face and maybe even a new appreciation for your significant other!
Tickets can be purchased at the Golden Nugget box office or by calling …read more

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Mark your calendars, UNLV’s performing arts season kicks off in just one month!
It begins with “The 5 Browns” on September 8th. The Browns, a family of piano virtuosos from Utah, have been hailed as the next big classical music sensation.
On October 3rd, The New York Stage & Beyond Series opens with multi-award-winning performer Rita Moreno. The American Ballet Theatre II will perform October 29th and The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa on November 19th. “Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz in Concert” debuts on January 31, the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra on March 12, Neil Berg’s “100 Years …read more

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Daytime talk show The View has been in Las Vegas this week and this morning Bette Midler performed “The Showgirl Must Go On” live!
In the clip below she talks about the show and characters, how she and her husband Martin were actually married at Caesars, and how she decided now was the time for a Vegas show:

She also mentions how when Celine Dion was giving her advice she recommended the Las Vegas Mix allergy spray. Don’t waste your money, Bette!

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Two of Jay Leno’s upcoming shows at the Mirage will benefit Iowa flood victims: The proceeds from the 10pm shows on June 25th and 27th at the Danny Gans Theatre will go to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, a charity created to help support the quality of life in the community.
“We are extremely grateful for Mr. Leno’s support of our community,” said Dan Baldwin, president and CEO of the GCRCF. “Laughter and a sense of humor are important in getting all of us back to a sense of normal. The funds generated from these shows will have a …read more

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The Greatest Show on Earth presents “Over the Top” next week, June 19-22, at the Orleans Arena.
Image details: Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Presents Bellobration served by picapp.com
Over The Top is a “wacky and whimsical circus spectacular where dogs fly, Asian elephants stomp, hop, and groove and one courageous man stands eye to eye with a pack of powerful Bengal tigers.”
The show will also feature motorcycles on a high wire (just the thought makes my palms sweat!) and seven speeding riders in a Globe of Steel. Aerial acts will also fill the arena sky with a double-decker trapeze …read more

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Blue Man Group is one of those of those shows that you can’t help but wonder how it got started. Who came up with the crazy idea of covering three guys in blue paint, black clothes and have them beat on drums, pipes and tubes and throw paint and food around?
Image details: Blue Man Group Photocall served by picapp.com
Blue Man Group was actually started in 1988 by Phil Stanton, Chris Wink, and Matt Goldman as a street show in New York. The Vegas show started at the Luxor in 2000 and ran until 2005, when it then moved to the …read more

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