Celine Dion return might not happen until fall 2022

The Theater astatine Resorts World Las Vegas is officially a subordinate connected the Strip residency scene. Carrie Underwood’s smash-splash opening of “Reflection” astatine the regal venue, to beryllium followed by Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, has assured the Theater volition beryllium an planetary destination for the agelong term.

What is not successful absorption is erstwhile Celine Dion, her performances shelved for wellness concerns, volition execute successful astatine the Theater. Her presumption is inactive uncertain. We can’t yet adjacent corroborate that she’ll header the venue adjacent year.

Asked Wednesday if determination was immoderate update to Dion’s scheduling plans astatine the Theater, Concerts West CEO John Meglen said, “No, determination is thing to update. I mean, erstwhile she’s ready, she’ll beryllium ready.”

AEG Presents, Concerts West’s genitor company, manages the Theater and takes the pb connected booking its headliners. Dion announced successful October that she was canceling her Vegas dates, citing terrible musculus spasms.

“Everything other is wholly connected schedule,” Meglen said. “Celine’s not going anywhere.”

That’s existent erstwhile addressing Vegas residency schedules, but Dion is scheduled to spell determination successful March. Her delayed satellite circuit is acceptable to resume March 9 astatine Ball Arena successful Denver. She’s connected the roadworthy successful in Canada, the U.S. and U.K. done September.

Dion’s manager, Dave Platel, said successful substance Friday, “Nothing to adhd astatine this point. Our March docket is intact arsenic of today, and we’re hopeful that each volition beryllium good.”

Given that clip horizon, and the information that Perry and Bryan person taken up dates successful January and February, the earliest Dion would apt execute astatine Resorts World would beryllium October.

This would beryllium aft astatine slightest 3 headliners (and four, counting the yet-announced Michael Buble) person already played the Theater. Celine’s is simply a surely a docket to watch, particularly if her circuit dates are again postponed.

AEG and vax

The Theater astatine Resorts World and the Theater astatine Virgin Hotels are not requiring proof-of-COVID vaccinations for fans entering those facilities. Ticket-holders are required to travel the state’s disguise mandate, which will beryllium successful spot done aboriginal 2022.

AEG Presents manages some venues, which are owned by their big resorts.

Also, Encore Theater, wherever AEG has a booking partnership, is besides pursuing the authorities disguise mandate and not requiring vaccination proof. In August, AEG announced it was enforcing a proof-of-vax argumentation astatine venues it owns and operates. The institution has ruled to travel the state’s rules successful those venues it manages successful Las Vegas.

‘After Dark’ aft Mars

Brian Newman says of his upcoming shows astatine NoMad Library, “There is thing crazy-new for now, conscionable much of the aforesaid beautiful-ness.”

Newman is returning his “After Dark” late-night bent to the Strip’s room of the arts astatine 11:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Additional dates are Dec. 30-31. Newman follows Bruno Mars astatine Dolby Live for each of those dates (Mars is besides booked Dec. 18).

“We volition beryllium doing immoderate vacation worldly connected the 17th,” Newman said during a telephone chat from New York connected Friday. “It’ll beryllium a one-night-only benignant of a thing. ”

Newman was astir precocious featured successful the Sunday CBS telecast of the Tony Bennett-Lady Gaga concert astatine Radio City Music Hall. The amusement was filled with amazing, center-of-the-universe performances.

In Vegas, Newman’s burlesque-star wife, Angie Pontani, is backmost arsenic the featured strip-tease artist. Jaclyn McSpadden, Skye Dee Miles and Mikalah Gordon are among the singers Newman has lined up for the 3 shows. Murray Sawchuck is ever available, with his partner-wife, Dani Elizabeth, for a magic interlude.

Also, the towering, operatic clown comic Puddles Pity Party is making himself available. He posted “I’m ready!” to Newman’s Instagram announcement from the show.

Newman had performed his erstwhile bid close aft playing Gaga’s “Jazz + Piano” shows astatine Dolby Live. It made for a agelong nighttime of music.

“I’m looking guardant to playing the shows erstwhile I’m rested,” Newman said. “I’m excited to adjacent retired this twelvemonth with a bang and hopefully adhd dates for 2022.”

A clip to ‘Bond’

Jonathan Cain says Journey has immoderate untapped, movie-theme potential.

“I’d similar to spot much Journey successful movies,” the composer and multi-instrumentalist said during a media league Tuesday astatine The Theater astatine Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, wherever the set is continuing its six-show residency this weekend. “I don’t truly deliberation they person mined our catalogue astatine all. We person truthful galore large movie songs.”

I asked Cain if a peculiar opus leapt out. A Bond theme, maybe?

“That’s comic you accidental that due to the fact that determination is opus called ‘Eyes of a Woman’ that is precise James Bond,” Cain said. “That could beryllium the opening opus of a Bond movie. It’s precise haunting, and precise antithetic for us.”

It’s from the 1986 medium “Raised connected Radio.” Give it a ride. Cain is right.

This is Great

The Opportunity Village’s Great Santa Run returns with an in-person and options opening Saturday. The in-person lawsuit is kicks disconnected astatine 8 a.m. Saturday. Chippendales astatine the Rio are the expansive marshals, with appearances by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, the O.V. Elvi creation team, vocalist Gabriella Versace, and performers Fit4Mom and Rialcris. FOX5’s Jason Feinberg and Alyssa Deitsch are pre-race emcees; yours genuinely is the start-line emcee, introducing “Fantasy” vocalist Lorena Peril; and AJ (Sunny 106.5) and MoJoe Roberts (95.5 The Bull) arsenic after-party emcees. The virtual tally runs done Dec. 26. Go opportunityvillage.org for registration and related info.

Cool Hang Alert

Stirling Club is bubbling up — bubbling, I archer you! — with vacation cheer, with “An Intimate Holiday Affair” starring Kelly Clinton-Holmes with her peculiar guest, hubby and housemate, Clint Holmes. The lawsuit runs 6:30-10 p.m. Friday. . This is simply a fancy five-course meal with sterling entertainment. Stirling Club, the enactment and recreation annex astatine Turnberry Place, has a chock-full entertianment programme that is unfastened to the wide public. Go to thestirlingclub.com for each of it.

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