What to do: Shows to see in Las Vegas this week
What would Las Vegas be without its shows? From the gravity-defying Cirque du Soleil shows to residencies, comedians and everything in between, there’s always something to see in town.
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‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’
7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Aug. 17 with 2 p.m. shows Aug. 16-17 in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center, $36-$205.50. thesmithcenter.com; 702-749-2000
‘Absinthe’
7, 9 and 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 8 and 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday in the Spiegeltent on the Roman Plaza at Caesars Palace, tickets start at $129. No one younger than 18. spiegelworld.com; 702-534-3419
Alabama Shakes
8 p.m. Saturday in BleauLive Theater at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, tickets start at $70.80. ticketmaster.com
‘All Motown’
8 p.m. daily in the Showroom at Alexis Park Resort, tickets start at $44.95. Featuring the Duchesses of Motown. allmotown.com
‘All Shook Up: Tribute to The King’
6 p.m. daily in the Showroom at Alexis Park Resort, tickets start at $44.95. ticketkite.com
‘Atomic Saloon Show’
7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the Atomic Saloon at the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian, tickets start at $149. No one younger than 18. spiegelworld.com; 702-534-3419
‘Aussie Heat’
9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 p.m. Saturday in the Robin Leach Lounge at Notoriety Live, tickets start at $47.95. No one younger than 18. notorietylive.com
‘Australian Bee Gees Show’
6 p.m. Saturday through Thursday in the Thunderland Showroom at Excalibur, $39.95-$70.95. excalibur.com; 702-597-7600
‘Awakening’
7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday through Tuesday in the Awakening Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, tickets start at $99. wynnlasvegas.com; a 702-770-9966
Backstreet Boys
8 p.m. Friday through Sunday through Aug. 24 at the Sphere, ticket prices vary. ticketmaster.com
‘BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon’
6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Caesars Entertainment Studios, 4165 Koval Lane, tickets start at $39.99. battlebots.com
Ben Folds and a Piano
8 p.m. Saturday in the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, tickets start at $66. wynnlasvegas.com; 702-770-9966
Blue Man Group
5 and 8 p.m. daily in the Theater at Luxor, tickets start at $49. blueman.com/vegas; 800-258-3626
Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors
7 p.m. Thursday at the Sandbar at Red Rock Resort, tickets start at $77.50. ticketmaster.com
‘Bob Marley Hope Road’
5-9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 5-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Mandalay Bay, tickets start at $80. The show occurs hourly. ticketmaster.com
Boyz II Men
8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Aug. 15-16 in The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, tickets start at $91.15. ticketmaster.com; 800-653-8000
Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club
8 p.m. daily at the MGM Grand, $59.95-$79.95; with Brad Garrett $93.95-$115.95. No one younger than 21. 866-740-7711
Brian Regan
10 p.m. Saturday in the Palazzo Theatre at The Venetian, tickets start at $39. ticketmaster.com; 702-414-9000
‘Carpenters Legacy’
5 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood, $59.99-$79.99. vtheater.com
Carrot Top
8 p.m. Monday through Saturday in the Atrium Showroom at Luxor, tickets start at $49. No one younger than 16. Dark through Sunday. luxor.com
‘Cash After Dark: Johnny Cash Tribute Show’
7 p.m. Monday through Thursday in Vegas Stand Up & Rock Showroom at the Oyo hotel-casino, tickets start at $44.95. Dark through Wednesday. ticketkite.com
Chippendales
8 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday through Sunday with 10 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday in the Chippendales Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $66.85. No one younger than 18. chippendales.com
Clint Holmes
7 p.m. Friday in Myron’s at The Smith Center, $44.90-$67.90. thesmithcenter.com; 702-749-2000
Comedy Cellar
7 and 9:30 p.m. daily at the Rio, $25-$45. riolasvegas.com
Counting Crows, Gaslight Anthem
7:30 p.m. Saturday in PH Live at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $72. ticketmaster.com
Criss Angel: ‘Mindfreak’
7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday in the Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $80. Dark Monday through Aug. 19. crissangel.com
Danny Go! Live
5 p.m. Saturday in Lee’s Family Forum, tickets start at $37.89. axs.com
David Copperfield
7 and 9:30 p.m. daily with 4 p.m. show Saturday in the Theatre at the MGM Grand, tickets start at $81.69. Dark through Saturday. mgmgrand.com; 866-740-7711
‘DiscoShow’
7 and 9 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday at The Linq, tickets start at $99. No one younger than 18. Only 9 p.m. show Sunday spiegelworld.com; 702-534-3419
Dwight Yoakam
8 p.m. Sunday The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, tickets start at $72. virginhotelslv.com
Earl Turner
7 p.m. Saturday at Myron’s at The Smith Center, $40.30-$63.30. thesmithcenter.com; 702-749-2000
Eddie Griffin
8:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and select Saturdays in the Saxe Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $84.98. vtheater.com
‘The Empire Strips Back — A Burlesque Parody’
7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Rio, tickets start at $49. No one younger than 18. riolasvegas.com
‘Fantasy’
10:30 p.m. daily and 8 p.m. shows Friday through Sunday in the Atrium Showroom at Luxor, $39-$59. No one younger than 18. luxor.com
Forjoury
7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday in the Showroom at South Point, tickets start at $35. A tribute to Foreigner and Journey. southpointcasino.com; 844-846-8689
Frankie Moreno
7 p.m. Tuesday at Myron’s at The Smith Center, $40.30-$67.90. thesmithcenter.com
George Lopez
9 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the David Copperfield Theater at the MGM Grand, tickets start at $61.83. mgmgrand.com; 866-740-7711
Gerry McCambridge: ‘The Mentalist’
7:30 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $96.33. No one younger than 16. vtheater.com
Ghost
8 p.m. Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden, tickets start at $56.07. axs.com
‘Ghost Stories’
7 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday and Thursday at 1923 Prohibition Bar at Mandalay Bay, tickets start at $69. Featuring Kent Axell. 1923lv.com
Gordie Brown: ‘Lasting Impressions’
7:30 p.m. Saturday and Thursday in the Showroom at the Golden Nugget, tickets start at $32.20. goldennugget.com/lasvegas
‘I Want My ’80s Tour’
7 p.m. Sunday in Lee’s Family Forum, tickets start at $49.22. Featuring Rick Springfield, John Waite, Wang Chung and Paul Young. axs.com
Jabbawockeez
5:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday through Monday at the MGM Grand, tickets start at $49. mgmgrand.com; 866-740-7711
Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club
4, 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8 and 10 p.m. Sunday and Monday, with 11:30 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday at the Linq Promenade, tickets start at $23.75. ticketmaster.com; 800-653-8000
Jutes
8:30 p.m. Friday at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, tickets start at $76.90. ticketmaster.com; 702-632-7600
‘Ka’
4:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday in the Theatre at the MGM Grand, tickets start at $69. Dark Wednesday. cirquedusoleil.com; 866-740-7711
Kelly Clarkson
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 16 in the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, ticket prices vary. ticketmaster.com; 800-653-8000
Kevin Lepine: ‘Hypnosis Unleashed’
9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the Canyon Club at the Four Queens, $29-$39. No one younger than 18. fourqueens.com; 702-385-4011
‘The King Comes Home’
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 9 p.m. Saturday in Westgate Cabaret at Westgate, tickets start at $61.14. Elvis tribute show. ticketmaster.com
‘King of Diamonds: Neil Diamond Tribute’
9 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday in Vegas Stand Up & Rock Showroom at the Oyo hotel-casino, tickets start at $44.95. ticketkite.com
L.A. Comedy Club
6, 8 and 10 p.m. daily in the Dragon Room at The Strat, tickets start at $39.95-$59.95. The “Happy Hour Variety Show” with Julio Gonzalez at 6 p.m.; national touring headliners at 8 p.m. daily and 10 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, with Butch Bradley at 10 p.m. Thursday through Monday. thestrat.com; 702-380-7777
Las Vegas Live Comedy Club
9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and Tuesday in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $49.98. vtheater.com
Lenny Kravitz
9 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Dolby Live at Park MGM, tickets start at $76.58. ticketmaster.com; 800-653-8000
‘Mac King Comedy Magic Show’
3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the Thunderland Showroom at Excalibur, $44.95-$54.95. excalibur.com; 702-597-7600
‘Mad Apple’
7 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at New York-New York, tickets start at $59. newyorknewyork.com; 866-606-7111
‘The Magic of Jen Kramer’
5 p.m. Friday through Sunday in Westgate Cabaret at Westgate, tickets start at $19.99. ticketmaster.com
‘Magic Mike Live’
7:30 and 10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Theatre at Sahara Las Vegas, tickets start at $65. No one younger than 18. ticketmaster.com; 800-653-8000
Maoli
8 p.m. Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, tickets start at $72.99. t-mobilearena.com
Mat Franco: ‘Magic Reinvented Nightly’
7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday in the Theater at The Linq, tickets start at $50.49. ticketmaster.com
‘Menopause the Musical’
4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday, 8 p.m. Friday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in Harrah’s Cabaret at Harrah’s Las Vegas, tickets start at $64.90. Dark through Sunday. caesars.com/shows
‘Michael Jackson One’
6:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday through Monday in the Theatre at Mandalay Bay, tickets start at $69. cirquedusoleil.com; 877-632-7400
Mike Hammer: ‘Comedy Magic’
7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the Canyon Club at the Four Queens, $40.26-$51.66. Dark Friday. fourqueens.com; 702-385-4011
‘MJ Live’
7 p.m. daily in the Showroom at Harrah’s Las Vegas, tickets start at $73. ticketmaster.com
‘Mystere’
7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday through Tuesday at Treasure Island, tickets start at $69. treasureisland.com; 800-392-1999
‘Nathan Burton Magic Show’
2 and 4 p.m. daily in the Theater at Flyover, tickets start at $22. nathanburton.com
‘O’
7 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday at Bellagio, tickets start at $79. bellagio.com; 888-488-7111
‘Paranormal — Mind Reading Magic’
4 p.m. Wednesday through Monday in the Imagine Showroom at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, $43.11-$70.44. Featuring Frederic Da Silva. Dark Friday, Monday and Wednesday. ticketmaster.com; 855-234-7469
‘Penn & Teller’
8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at the Rio, tickets start at $78. Dark Thursday through Aug. 27. riolasvegas.com
Piff the Magic Dragon
7 p.m. Saturday through Thursday in the Showroom at the Flamingo, tickets start at $52.95. caesars.com/shows; 855-234-7469
‘Popovich Comedy Pet Theater’
2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $29.99. vtheater.com
‘Potted Potter’
2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Friday, Monday and Thursday in the Imagine Showroom at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, $49.99-$99.99. A Harry Potter parody. ticketmaster.com
‘Purple Reign: The Prince Tribute Show’
8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $42.20. No one younger than 16. vtheater.com
‘The Rat Pack Is Back!’
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the Copa Room at the Tuscany, tickets start at $89.95. ratpackisback.com
‘Rouge’
9 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday through Thursday, 8 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, in the Strat Theater at The Strat, $59-$109. No one younger than 18. Additional 10 p.m. show Thursday. thestrat.com; 702-380-7777
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!’
7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 p.m. Saturday through Monday and Thursday in the Showroom at the Flamingo, $49-$122.25. caesars.com/shows
Shin Lim: ‘Limitless’
7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday in the Palazzo Theatre at The Venetian, tickets start at $49.99. ticketmaster.com; 702-414-9000
‘Soul of Motown’
9 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Westgate Cabaret at Westgate, $29.99-$59.99. ticketmaster.com
Steve Connolly: ‘Spirit of the King’
7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday in the Robin Leach Lounge at Notoriety Live, tickets start at $30. notorietylive.com
Tape Face
7:30 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday in the Underground Theater at the MGM Grand, tickets start at $49. This week, showtime is 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday. mgmgrand.com; 866-740-7711
Terry Fator
7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday in the Strat Theater at The Strat, tickets start at $59. Dark Thursday. thestrat.com; 702-380-7777
‘Thunder From Down Under’
8 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday in the Thunderland Showroom at Excalibur, $49.95-$90.95. No one younger than 18. excalibur.com; 702-597-7600
‘Tournament of Kings’
6 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday through Monday at Excalibur, tickets start at $63.44. excalibur.com; 702-597-7600
‘V — The Ultimate Variety Show’
7 p.m. daily in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $59.98. vtheater.com
‘Vegas! The Show’
7 p.m. Monday through Saturday in the Saxe Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $59.98. vtheater.com
Vinnie Favorito
8 p.m. Saturday, 9 p.m. Sunday in the Robin Leach Lounge at Notoriety Live, tickets start at $30. No one younger than 18. notorietylive.com
‘Wow’
5 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Friday and Wednesday, 7 and 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the Showroom at the Rio, tickets start at $67.04. riolasvegas.com
‘X Burlesque’
7 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday in Bugsy’s Cabaret at the Flamingo, $56-$88. No one younger than 18. ticketmaster.com
‘X Country’
10 p.m. Monday, Wednesday through Saturday in the Cabaret at Harrah’s Las Vegas, $48-$82.95. No one younger than 18. harrahslasvegas.com
‘Zombie Burlesque’
8 p.m. Monday through Saturday in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood, tickets start at $59.98. vtheater.com