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The end of last night’s “Xanadu” by Olivia Newton-John at the Flamingo Las Vegas
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I tagged along Saturday as Olivia Newton-John played host to Clinton Kelly of THE CHEW, who spent the day with ONJ talking about her upcoming residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas.
One stop of the visit was Olivia taking Clinton on a little shopping spree at the Promenade Boutique where her new merchandise had just been delivered. New CDs, t-shirts, hats and more – all for the perusing. Pics below for the die-hard ONJ fans 🙂
It’s looks like Clinton hit the jackpot in Las Vegas.
Lots more happens in the segment. Watch for the segment on THE CHEW soon.
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| After Olivia signed Clinton’s t-shirt, he asked her to HIM. Authentic signature here. |
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| Is that a new CD I see at the bottom of the pic? HOTEL SESSIONS now on sale in Las Vegas (coming soon to iTunes) |
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| The Gazillionaire and his assistant Penny Pibbets of ABSINTHE pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John |
Michael and I paid a visit with Olivia Newton-John to the wild and fabulous “Absinthe” here in Las Vegas last night.
As Olivia is in rehearsals for her upcoming opening of her residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas, she’s spending some of her free evenings exploring other entertainment Las Vegas has to offer. Regular readers of The Randy Report know that my husband, Michael, is Olivia’s publicist, and we’ve been friends with Olivia for something like 18 years now, so now with her long-term engagement we can show her more of Las Vegas than a short weekend run of concerts has allowed up to now.
“Absinthe” is one of our favorite shows and we make a point to take our friends when in town. It’s kind of hard to describe: part circus, part outrageous comedy. It’s a fun, sexy goulash of laughs and awesome acts.
Performed in the round and in intimate proximity of the world-class artists performing amazing feats of strength, balance, danger and unfathomable flexibility, “Absinthe” is an experience unlike any other.
The New York Times put it like this: “Imagine Cirque du Soleil as channeled through “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and painted by George Grosz. A blend of skill, erotic innuendo and zaniness. The memorable moments make a jaded audience literally gasp.”
I can report that our entire group had the best time. And afterwards, we took a few pictures with the uber-talented cast.
Thanks “Absinthe” for always delivering and never disappointing. Great show!
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| Just imagine sitting in the front row… |
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| Absolutely amazing balancing act |
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| Balancing on a chair that’s balancing on a pole between two tight rope walkers |
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| The cast of “Absinthe” with Olivia Newton-John |
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| Michael and I with Olivia, her asst Martha, and Olivia’s singers Steve and Marlen |
The fab RuPaul takes music icon Olivia Newton-John for a drive and a chat.
I love how comfortable the two of them are with each other.
There’s a new episode of “RuPaul Drives” every Thursday.
Olivia’s concert residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas begins April 8th.
Video package of packed house press event for the launch of Olivia Newton-John’s concert residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas beginning April 8, 2014.
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| Olivia addresses the crowd at the welcome event as she begins her concert residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas |
The Flamingo Las Vegas officially welcomed international superstar Olivia Newton-John as the newest headliner on the fabulous Las Vegas Strip.
Olivia made a grand entrance in a car from her hit movie “Grease” flanked, in Las Vegas style, by the iconic Chippendales and the Jubilee showgirls dressed as “T-Birds” and “Pink Ladies.”
Former Mayor (and current Las Vegas First Gentleman) Oscar Goodman, County Commissioner Tom Collins and Flamingo Las Vegas hotel president Eileen Moore formally welcomed the superstar at the event today.
Las Vegas has waited a long time for the “Grease” star to begin her long-term residency. And Olivia seems very happy to be putting down roots in one place.
“I have traveled so much in my career and being all over the world and being on planes and buses and trains and cars for so long that the idea of a residency was actually really nice to be in one place and one bed. I actually unpacked my bag last night and I thought, ‘I have never done this,'” she said.
Olivia begins a long-term concert residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas beginning April 8, 2014.
For ticket information, head over to the Flamingo’s website here.
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| Photo: Scott Harrison |
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| Photo: Scott Harrison |
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| Photo: Scott Harrison |
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| The men of Chippendales and the ladies of Jubilee accompany Olivia as “T-Birds” and “Pink Ladies” as Olivia arrives at the Flamingo Las Vegas in the only existing original car from the hit movie “GREASE” |
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| Olivia arrives flanked by the men of Chippendales “(“T-Birds”) and the ladies of Jubilee (“Pink Ladies”) |
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| County Commissioner Tom Collins presents Olivia with the key to the city |
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| Many gaming tables have been given the “Olivia” stamp reminding tourists of the hottest ticket in town |
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| Backstage!!! |
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| Just one of many interviews Olivia did today (this one for The Today Show) in advance of opening |
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| Signs all over the Flamingo Las Vegas welcoming the newest headliner |
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| It’s dry in Las Vegas, so they stocked up the water for Olivia |
My hubby Michael sent me a couple of pics from his day yesterday in LA spent shooting some fun press events with Olivia Newton-John.
This is all in advance of Olivia’s launch of her concert residency “Summer Nights” at the Flamingo Las Vegas on April 8th.
Michael and Olivia started the day with Joan Rivers taping “Fashion Police” (set to air Friday), and ended with taking a ride with the fab RuPaul for his fun web series “RuPaul Drives.” You can be sure I’ll be posting that once it’s up.
How fab do they all look, especially my guy Michael?
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| Olivia with Joan Rivers and company |
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| Michael with the always fab Joan Rivers |
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| Olivia with RuPaul!!! Love this! |
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| Ru, Olivia and Michael |
Behind the scenes at The Talk as the ladies discuss dressing up as their favorite “version” of Olivia Newton-John.
Olivia Newton-John was the main guest today on CBS’ The Talk, and much fun was in the air. (Click on the pics for a larger view.)
You can watch clips of the appearance here and here.
First, the ladies of The Talk came out each dressed in their own tribute to the many genres of Olivia’s career:
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| The ladies of The Talk |
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| Guest host Marie Osmond as “Good Sandy” |
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| Julie Chen as “Sandy II” |
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| Sheryl Underwood as “Physical Olivia” |
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| Sara Gilbert as “Danny” from GREASE |
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| Aisha Tyler as “Kira” from XANADU |
Then, Olivia came out for “the talk” as she chatted on her upcoming residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas where she will perform 45 concerts this year over the next six months:
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| Olivia chats on her Las Vegas residency |
BUT – you can’t have Olivia Newton-John as a guest and not have a song. Olivia obliged the audience with her #1 hit “Magic.”
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| Olivia closes the show with her #1 hit “Magic” |
For more information about Olivia and her upcoming concerts in Las Vegas go to olivianewton-john.com
Olivia Newton-John and Dr. Drew for the OneAmerica 500 Mini-Marathon at the Indy 500.
More info at Pink and Blue for Two