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Posted At : May 13, 2009 12:44 PM | Posted By : D McKee
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Seen last night by an S&G source, Pit One at Caesars Palace empty save for one or two baccarat players. It's just a small indicator of a larger disconnect that I hope to address later.
PR flack Robin Leach has been transcribing more of the gospel according to Criss Angel, the latest being that Cirque du Soleil's wunderkind "will juggle his schedule" of Believe dates to make room for filming the next season of Mindfreak. Do you think this might be a face-saving way to cut back on performances of a show that's already having to be deeply and frequently discounted? Naaaaaaaaaaaaah!
And is MGM Mirage really content to let Lance Burton walk, as appears to be the case? With only a month remaining on Burton's contract, no extension has been signed and MGM punted our query to Burton's manager.
Two of the Strip's major showrooms are currently vacant. Burton's act is probably too downmarket for Wynn Resorts' tastes (or pretensions, if you prefer) but Alex Yemenidjian could steal a march on his former employer by bringing Burton back to the Tropicana. Lord knows, the place could use him and Dirk Arthur is working on a short-term contract now -- a stopgap arrangement made when interim Trop management screwed up and came within days of having no shows at their property.
Value for the $$. Last week's adventures included checking out Voices at the Las Vegas Hilton, which gives the LVH a long-needed shot in the arm. Stars Earl Turner and "the beautiful Lani Misalucha" (as she is always introduced) wisely minimized expectations prior to opening. For one thing, their energetic, caution-to-the-winds revue features far more interaction than they led people to expect. Who knew if these two very different singers would "jell" ... but they do.
It's a rouser and -- at an $80 top -- a considerably better value than Elvolution, starring Trent Carlini. Eighty bucks at Voices gets you two headliners and a six-piece band. A $92 top at Elvolution buys you an Elvis Presley impersonator ... singing to backing tracks. That takes some nerve, I tell ya.
Didn't Lani Misalucha perform with "Society of Seven", the polynesian based group?
She did, although I seem to recall that S of 7 was already ensconced at the Flamingo when Ms. Misalucha was added to their act ... to great acclaim, I should add. From what I've read, the Turner/Misalucha pairing works better than Misalucha/S of 7, which was said to be rather like combining Celine Dion with the Three Stooges.
I've never heard Ms. Misalucha but happen to enjoy the performances of the society of seven. Since I also happen to like the three stooges, I'll see that comment as a compliment because the three stooges did their comedy routine with such precision given the amount of material and special effects they had to work with back in the 40's and 50's.
Have to agree on the Elvolution prices but any show in the Wyrick theater seems to take the V's pricing method and add another 40%. Now granted it's the 1/2 price ticket prices they are looking at, but it's still obscene. How about Lance Burton to Believe, while it won't happen I wonder what they could have done with a real magician. I do agree that Lance is not likely Wynn bound, and while I haven't seen him before I'm familiar enough with his reputation that I wouldn't wish him finding the Tropicana a home. :) Plus after a 10 year deal at the MC I'd almost think he'd rather take a year off then go there, maybe wait on HET to make some moves or PH might be a spot as well at some point. While he's been the face of the MC for the past 10 years, I think he and the MC would benefit from a change. Lance is just to bland/solid or whatever adjective you want to associate with the MC, which is bland/solid etc. I think both would benefit from a bit of change. Lance moving to a property with a bit more of a personality and the MC getting an identity from a headliner or show.
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