LGBTQ news and entertainment
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The men of Chippendales celebrated their 4,000th performance in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino last night.
This makes Chippendales one of the longest running shows in Las Vegas. And the women keep coming…
Next week the men of Chippendales welcome their newest celeb guest host Joey Lawrence for a three week run.
Rock on.
Elton John has been hospitalized for a serious respiratory infection and it has temporarily derailed his concerts … according to TMZ.
Elton checked into Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. at 6 AM Wednesday. John underwent a battery of tests, after which the doctors recommended that he NOT perform for 7 days. He was told he needed “complete rest and antibiotic treatment to prevent damage.”
The singer had to cancel 4 concerts scheduled this weekend in Las Vegas.
Elton tells TMZ, “It feels strange not to be able to perform these ‘Million Dollar Piano’ concerts at the Colosseum … I love performing the show and I will be thrilled when we return to the Colosseum in October to complete the 11 concerts.”
Elton added, “All I can say to the fans is ‘sorry I can’t be with you.”
It appears Elton has been released from the hospital.
Las Vegas-based Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®.
Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be submitted from within the app or from any web browser or smart phone.
Apparently, Elton John wasn’t having a good time during his concert last night at the Colosseum in Las Vegas
From Norm Clark:
During one of his outbursts at the Colosseum, the Rocket Man exploded, saying “somebody in my production team is (bleeping) fired,” a backstage spy told the Review-Journal.
“He made an ass of himself,” said the source.
The 65-year-old six-time Grammy winner started his show 20 minutes later and ended it 25 minutes early, according to the source.
Stagehands were seen mopping up water after each of John’s outbursts. Booing erupted after the fourth time he threw his water glass.
This was caught on video by 12 cameras shooting during the show as a dancer posted on Twitter saying she was shooting a video with the singing legend.
Ruh-roh…
Don’t miss comedy legend Lily Tomlin at the gorgeous new Smith Center in Las Vegas
May 13 – 2pm
This unique comedic artist takes her audience on what the Washington Post calls a “wise and howlingly funny” trip with more than a dozen of her timeless characters.
“With astounding skill, Tomlin conjures up her cast of characters with all the apparent ease of a magician pulling a whole menagerie from a single hat,” the NY Daily News.
“Her gentle touch is as comforting as it is edifying,” NY Time Out.
She has “made the one-person show the daring, irreverent art form it is today,” Newsweek.
Her long list of awards include: a Grammy®; two Tonys®; six Emmys®; an Oscar® nomination; two Peabodys and the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
* Lily Tomin Just May Be The Eighth Wonder Of The World! – USA Today
* Tomlin is amazing – The NY Times
* Always a revelation – The New Yorker
Chippendales Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis at Lake Mead.
Water looks fine folks, jump in…
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Rumors are flying that country king and queen Tim McGraw and Faith Hill about to sign contracts to topple their pal Garth Brooks from his lofty reign on the Strip? Word is they’ll sign on for a series of weekend concerts from November to April to be in competition with Garth.
The deal would be for concerts in an 1,800-seat theater within a guitar pick’s throw of Steve Wynn’s Encore Theater where Garth headlines. It’s so close to being signed that Tim and Faith have scrapped plans to go out on tour together so they can enjoy a residency here. It can’t start sooner because Tim is touring with Kenny Chesney this summer.
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Calling all dog lovers! The Animal Foundation’s Best in Show is back! The premier fundraiser event returns on April 22, 2012.
The American Kennel Club-style dog show will feature over 50 contestants from The Animal Foundation’s shelter and is hosted by a celebrity emcee, Flamingo Headliner Nathan Burton. Competition is held in several categories and the victor is crowned through audience participation – cheer hard for your favorite pooch in this family-friendly event.
All dogs are available for adoption immediately following the show!
Date: April 22, 2012 – 1:00pm
Location: Orleans Arena
Cost: This event is general admission.
Adults: $12
Seniors (65+): $5
Children (2-10): $5
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It’s Prom Season! Remember when you were in high school and had to face your school’s Prom? Were you able to invite the person you really wanted to? Were you able to wear the prom attire that made you feel most comfortable?
LGBTQ youth are still facing bullying, discrimination and ridicule for bringing a same-sex date and for wearing prom attire that corresponds with their gender identity. That is why The Center has provided a safe environment for over a decade for our youth to have the “prom experience” so many of us have been denied.
Our 12th Annual LGBTQ Prom, the only prom for and by LGBTQ youth in Southern Nevada, will be held on May 12. Last year had the highest attendance to date—201 area youth attended, and more are expected to join in for this year’s Once Upon a Time LGBTQ Youth Prom. The Center really needs some help to cover the expense of this affirming and important event for our youth.
This year, even though some items have been donated, your financial support could still help. Give someone the chance maybe you never had. Make sure LGBTQ youth get a chance to go to prom—the kind of prom where all young people feel welcome.
Based on previous LGBTQ Proms, The Center’s estimates the expense is $50 a person / $100 a couple. Any size donation will make an impact here for Las Vegas’ youth.
To make a donation to the Once Upon a Time LGBTQ Youth Prom, contact Mel Goodwin at mel@thecenterlv.com or click here to make a donation through PayPal.
Mike Tyson debuted his new one man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” in Las Vegas last night at the Hollywood Theater.
Reviews for the former heavy weight champ’s play and performance were mixed.
Many wanted to see this as a “rise from the ashes” redemptive episode while others wanted to see him reveal more of the darkness that has plagued Tyson for so long.
Part of the difficulty in making a show like this work is not only having a star with limited acting experience, but also telling a tale in a two hour window, some of which is taken up by Sabrina Carten and a five-piece band. Though the basic idea of having them onstage is a good one: to give Tyson breathers and add some emotional punctuation with songs such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”
Clearly the show is a work in progress and I wish the former champion well. He’s taking his chances and anyone willing to stand and face an audience on their own gets some respect for me. I hope the project continues to develop and he has the opportunity to take the show to other cities. While this may be the beginning, you never know how a project may ultimately find it’s clear voice.
From the Las Vegas Sun: “I would have liked to have seen a script in which Tyson knocks out his personal demons with the same voracity as he once punched opponents in the ring, instead of playing the role of a pathetic figure who bad-mouths women and blames the refs and just about everyone else for what he’s lost. I want to see Mike Tyson be able to stand on the ropes with his hands once again held high. Perhaps he isn’t able to do that yet.”
From the Las Vegas Review Journal: “And then there’s the elephant in the room. Tyson’s voice. A cheap laugh for any comedy impression, it sometimes gets in the way of a strong moment here, when the champ bites into poetic phrases such as “my dark dreams and shadows,” or calling his beloved trainer Cus D’Amato “a master of psychological warfare, a grand manipulator. He’s more comfortable saying “I wouldn’t wash my ass for days” when talking about his amateur years: “I would hunger for glory like a mad dog.”