Edgy satire and old-fashioned musical numbers combine to bring all kinds of audiences to the Tony-winning musical “The Book of Mormon,” which opens an almost monthlong Smith Center run Tuesday.
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Mark Brett remembers his future wife, Michelle Berting Brett, calling his bluff when he claimed to love The Carpenters, thinking he just said that to get on her good side: “Do you have a Carpenters record sandwiched in between your Stones and Zeppelin and Floyd?”
Cher doesn’t change, so what does? The eternal pop star’s “Dressed to Kill” tour doesn’t sound radically different from the headliner show that parked at Caesars Palace from 2008 to 2011. Reviews from the road cite gymnasts, Vegas-y production numbers, the same “Half Breed” headdress and the same Cher ass (which turned 68 on Tuesday) in chaps.
Stand-up is the second chapter for Tom Green, but it’s also a return to the first chapter.
Jordan Bondurant graduated from UNLV’s theater program, donated his car to a charity, and headed to New York to make it on Broadway. Eight months later, he landed a solid part in a Broadway hit. But it’s “Mamma Mia!” at the Tropicana.
How ingrained is “A Bronx Tale” in Chazz Palminteri’s DNA?
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