Twin births

There’s a new dolphin — as yet unnamed — at The Mirage. It’ll probably be a while before the little pup goes on public display. In the meantime, S&G congratulates The Mirage, and hopes mother and child are resting comfortably.

Meanwhile Downtown, after much anticipation, long delay and many leaks, it has been officially disclosed that the Plaza Hotel & Casino will be hosting Insurgo Theater Movement (left) in its third-floor performance space, which is being adapted to host serious (and not-so-serious) “theatuh.” Insurgo will debut at the Plaza on Sept. 1 with Waiting for Godot, which pretty much describes the local economy, when you think of it. (Imagine Jim Murren and Gary Loveman as the two tramps, with Sheldon Adelson as Pozzo and Steve Wynn in the verbally incontinent role of Lucky.)

Having chronicled Insurgo’s ups and downs over the past two-plus years, I assure you that the company can almost always be counted upon to produce an exciting and offbeat project. The Plaza gets another shot at drawing the local-hipster crowd and maybe even tourists who something other than magicians, impressionists and standup comedians. Here’s a sample of what to expect:

Rosalie Miletich-Ellis puts the moves on Dave Surratt (or vice versa) in John Beane‘s The Interview.

After Godot, Insurgo will revive Cannibal! The Musical, which ran successfully off-Strip at the Onyx Theatre and (somewhat less successfully) in a wretched, black hole of a space at Town Square. While most Vegas theater companies shy away from open-ended runs, Insurgo will present Cannibal! as long as demand lasts. Huge congratulations to Tamares Group and PlayLV CEO Anthony Santo for thinking way, way outside of the box on this. Hopefully their example will embolden other casino properties to think along similar lines. There is, however, one potential downside to the Plaza/Insurgo arrangement. It is, in a word … clowns.