Mat Franco has parylayed a successful run at Linq hotel-casino into an expanded schedule in a theater named for him.
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SCENE & HEARD IN VEGAS
Columnist John Katsilometes covers Vegas entertainment from the Strip and beyond. Contact him at jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow @johnnykats on X, @JohnnyKats1 on Instagram.
J.K. Houssels brought the “Folies Bergere” to Las Vegas and was president of many of the city’s famous hotel-casinos.
A story of a group of World War II servicemen who enter a radio contest, “Bandstand” was conceived in Las Vegas by “Ka” music director Richard Oberacker and his writing parter Robert Taylor.
Bernie Williams played a jazzy version of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and joined Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns for a run through “Wishing Well.”
Elton John fell “violently ill” as he returned to the U.K. from Santiago, Chile. He was released from the hospital Saturday, but is not in condition to perform onstage.
Brandon Flowers bought the 8,300-square-foot estate in 2010, and has since spent over $2 million in renovations.
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Columnist John Katsilometes covers Vegas entertainment from the Strip and beyond. Contact him at jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow @johnnykats on X, @JohnnyKats1 on Instagram.
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