Last night, February 19, 2013, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET opened at Harrah's Las Vegas to an enthusiastic, full house in the Harrah's Showroom. The smash-hit production is inspired by extraordinary true story of the fateful evening that brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together for one of the greatest rock 'n' roll jam sessions in history. BroadwayWorld has photos from the grand opening below!
Harrah's Las Vegas comes alive tonight as MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET celebrates its grand opening. The smash-hit production is inspired by the extraordinary true story of the fateful evening that brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together for one of the greatest rock 'n' roll jam sessions in history.
Broadway star, Shoshana Bean, takes the audience on a journey through the Streisand Songbook. From classic to contemporary, the show features her own interpretations of standards like 'Cry Me A River,' 'On A Clear Day' and 'Don't Rain on My Parade.' Like her idol Streisand, Shoshana began her career in New York in the off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She then went on to star in the Tony-Award winning original cast of Hairspray and eventually replaced Idina Menzel as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked. Most recently Shoshana wowed listeners with her modern soulful stylings in her solo CD Superhero.
Last night (January 5, 2013) the high-octane musical ROCK OF AGES opened at The Venetian Las Vegas to an enthusiastic, full house at the Rock of Ages Theatre. The production is a hilarious, feel-good love story that celebrates the great rock songs of the '80s including 'Here I Go Again," 'Don't Stop Believin',' "We Built This City," "Wanted Dead or Alive," and more.
Broadway star, Shoshana Bean, takes the audience on a journey through the Streisand Songbook. From classic to contemporary, the show features her own interpretations of standards like 'Cry Me A River,' 'On A Clear Day' and "Don't Rain on My Parade." Like her idol Streisand, Shoshana began her career in New York in the off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She then went on to star in the Tony-Award winning original cast of Hairspray and eventually replaced Idina Menzel as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked. Most recently Shoshana wowed listeners with her modern soulful stylings in her solo CD Superhero.
BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Las Vegas in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!
Shoshana Bean is best known for her roles in Broadway's Wicked and Hairspray. She has performed solo concerts around the world and headlined in the Las Vegas Burlesque revue Peepshow opposite Holly Madison. In the viedo below, she performs Aretha Franklin's 'I Want to Be with You' at Room 5.
Check out the performance below!
This winter PEEPSHOW, Las Vegas' only striptease spectacular, will welcome Nicole 'Coco' Austin as "Bo Peep." Check out a promotional photo inside!
The star of "Ice Loves Coco" will begin performances on December 3 in the lead role of "Bo Peep," a modern woman who has yet to find her own confidence and sexuality, currently played by Holly Madison.
The heat is on - Buddy 'Cake Boss' Valastro has selected a brand-new 'bakers dozen' of aspiring pastry chefs to mix it up in the third season of TLC's hit competition show NEXT GREAT BAKER.
This holiday season, the Christmas extravaganza "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Las Vegas by Chip Davis" will spread holiday cheer by donating $5 from every 2-for-1 ticket offer purchased to Easter Seals Nevada, the nonprofit that serves more than 7,000 Nevadans will disabilities every year. Guests can use code ES241 when booking this special offer available today, November 20-December 20 during Mannheim Steamroller's six-week engagement inside The Palazzo Theatre at The Palazzo Las Vegas.
'Runnin' Out of Days,' the debut single from Shoshana Bean's forthcoming album will be available on iTunes today, November 20th. Check out the cover art below!
This holiday season, the Christmas extravaganza "Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Las Vegas by Chip Davis" will spread holiday cheer by donating $5 from every 2-for-1 ticket offer purchased to Easter Seals Nevada, the nonprofit that serves more than 7,000 Nevadans will disabilities every year. Guests can use code ES241 when booking this special offer available November 20-December 20 during Mannheim Steamroller's six-week engagement inside The Palazzo Theatre at The Palazzo Las Vegas.
'Runnin' Out of Days,' the debut single from Shoshana Bean's forthcoming album will be available on iTunes November 20th. Check out the cover art below!
The heat is on - Buddy 'Cake Boss' Valastro has selected a brand-new 'bakers dozen' of aspiring pastry chefs to mix it up in the third season of TLC's hit competition show NEXT GREAT BAKER.
Broadway is alive and well and living in Las Vegas. The influence of the Great White Way on the Las Vegas Strip is more evident than ever and the word of the day is "QUALITY!" For theatre goers visiting Las Vegas who have digested just about "one Cirque too many" - Caesars Entertainment offers the antidote, producing the finest theatrical experiences in town ranging from a first rate production of JERSEY BOYS to Jerry Mitchell's tantalizing PEEPSHOW to the always surprising PENN AND TELLER, and more. On a recent trip to Sin City I attended five of Caesar's great theatrical offerings and was treated to a feast for the senses at every turn.
BroadwayWorld collected all of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics to bring you Part 2 of our October 13th SIP round-up! Yesterday's evening photos featured a SIP from ANNIE's Lilla Crawford, the cast of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA going full-out Halloween, EVITA's George Lee Andrews celebrating his 70th birthday, and more from NEWSIES, KINKY BOOTS, MARY POPPINS, THE BOOK OF MORMON, JERSEY BOYS, CHICAGO, BRING IT ON, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, WICKED, ROCK OF AGES and tons of regional shows!
This fall, mega superstar CeeLo Green is teaming up with some of the biggest names in entertainment to deliver an early Christmas gift to the Las Vegas-based non-profit organization Keep Memory Alive. 'CeeLo and Friends' will be presented in the Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino tonight, Oct. 10, with a portion of the ticket sales benefiting Keep Memory Alive, which raises awareness and funds in support of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health's work towards enhanced treatments and research of neurocognitive disorders.