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  • Las Vegas Theater Reviews: JERSEY BOYS (Palazzo) PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Venetian)

    By Tony Frankel | January 4, 2012
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    ONE BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE; THE OTHER, JUST A CHANDELIER. My assignment to review “the old and the new†Las Vegas included two Broadway transplants, ones that may give insight into the future of musical theatre in Las Vegas: the highly entertaining Jersey Boys at The Palazzo and the heartless, stunning spectacle Phantom–The Las Vegas…

  • * * * * * * * * * * THE LAS VEGAS ISSUE * * * * * * * * * *

    By John Topping | November 11, 2010
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    Stage and Cinema theater correspondent Tony Frankel checks out the City of…which city is Las Vegas again? I would say it’s the city that REALLY never sleeps. Â  I’ve caught New York napping so many times, you wouldn’t believe it. Â  Not Vegas. Â  Las Vegas, that is. Â  Swimming pools. Â  Stand-up comedy stars. Â  Middle America. Â  Until The Recession…

  • Theater Review: LE RÊVE (Wynn Theater in Las Vegas)

    By Tony Frankel | November 10, 2010
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    THE BEST WET DREAM YOU WILL EVER HAVE How does one review a dream, which is a succession of images, thoughts and emotions – something of unreal beauty, charm, or excellence? How does one describe a dream – that amazing, nearly inexplicable labyrinth of sensations that can transport us on a magical journey unlike anything…

  • Las Vegas Review: TERRY FATOR & HIS CAST OF THOUSANDS (The Mirage)

    By Tony Frankel | November 10, 2010
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    FATOR LEAVES AN IMPRESSION THAT MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE What you think about Terry Fator, the astoundingly talented ventriloquist in residence at The Mirage, may depend on what type of audience member you are politically, socially, or culturally. Fator’s injection of conservative ideals into what is already a fairly squeaky-clean entertainment may make some…

  • Las Vegas Theater Review: VIVA ELVIS (Cirque du Soleil at The ARIA Hotel at CityCenter)

    By Tony Frankel | November 10, 2010
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    THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES (OR IN THIS CASE, THE KING’S) While awaiting Viva ELVIS, Cirque du Soleil’s new Vegas extravaganza in the exquisite and luxurious new theatre at the ARIA Hotel, my excited expectation turned to finger-crossing trepidation when actresses portraying Bobby Soxers began milling through the audience and climbing over seats in their attempt…

  • Attractions Reviews: BELLAGIO GALLERY OF FINE ART; TITANIC; BODIES; SHARK REEF AQUARIUM

    By Tony Frankel | November 9, 2010
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    EXHIBITIONISTS {UPDATED November, 2022} Las Vegas has been trying to crack the cultural market for some years now – it seemed the collection of Liberace memorabilia was the only show in town for tourists. Hopes were high that Vegas could become a cultural Mecca to rival Los Angeles and New York, but it seems that…

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