Duets

RagTag Entertainment will present DUETS featuring Kara Aschwege and Anne Barr*.

Sunday, July 5 at 7pm @ Don't Tell Mama's 

(517 Fremont Street)

And Mondays, beginning July 6, at 9pm @ Aruba Hotel and Spa Thunderbird Lounge. 

Any performers interested in setting up a solo cabaret or performing a few numbers one night should contact Andrew at RagTagEnt@yahoo.com.

Monday nights after DUETS... "Peanuts Roast." Curious? Go check it out!

* After July 6, Kelly Albright will star.

Golden Rainbow's "Ribbon of Life"

This Sunday is the 23rd annual "Ribbon of Life" show where performers from up and down the strip, off the strip, and really all over Vegas come together to raise money for Golden Rainbow. Last year's performance raised more than $300,000!

The event will be held at the Hilton in the Ultimate Manilow theatre at 1:00pm this Sunday, June 28. Tickets range from $50 to $250.

For more information, click here:

Ribbon of Life Show : Golden Rainbow

Golden Rainbow provides housing and direct financial assistance to men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada. They are also dedicated to supporting HIV/AIDS related  education.

Third anniversary show...

Andrew Ragone, Anthony Crivello, Kristi Holden, John Leslie Wolfe

Phantom celebrates three years!

Today is the three year anniversary of the opening of Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular! CONGRATULASTIONS to the entire cast, crew, and orchestra!

Patti Lupone interview

I failed to report on Broadway Vegas that Patti Lupone was coming to town! So sorry! She played the Orleans this past weekend. Here is her very honest interview with Mike Weatherford in the Review-Journal. She's a piece of work!

INTERVIEWS: Patti Lupone - Neon - ReviewJournal.com

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Come out to William V. Wright ES (8425 Bob Fisk Avenue) and spend an evening with the Peanuts gang. Snoopy, Schroeder, Linus, Lucy, Sally, and good old Charlie Brown will be there to bring live arts to the Mts. Edge community. Bring your family for an evening of free entertainment.

For more information, email RagTagEnt@yahoo.com

RagTag Entertainment was formed with a single thought in mind: “The performing arts are for everybody, not just those who can afford them.” We have gathered performers from the Las Vegas strip and across the country who are passionate about sharing the arts. Our goal is to introduce the performing arts and enrich lives through various modes of performance.

RagTag Entertainment is always looking for talented and innovative performers and creative staff. Please email headshots and resumes to RagTagEnt@yahoo.com.

VS. - A Rock Cabaret.

The second performance of the fabulous new rock cabaret VS. is this weekend!

Sunday, June 21 at 10pm

The Liberace Museum 

Theme: Hits vs. B-sides

Cast includes:

Travis Cloer (Jersey Boys)

Pilita Danesh (Sin City Heat)

Leslie Goddard (Jersey Boys)

Kristen Hertzenberg (Phantom)

Rod Thomas (The Lion King)

with special appearances by:

Kristofer McNeeley (Jersey Boys)

Erich Bergen (Jersey Boys)

AND

Winner of MTV's "Top Pop Group"

In the band: Joey Melotti, Tom Barney, Sonny Emory, and Mike Miller.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Call 702-798-5595, ext 13 or send your ticket request to info@liberace.org.

For more information, click here:

VS. - a Rock Cabaret

Jersey Girls

Leslie Goddard, Carly Thomas, and Lauren Tartaglia  (photo by John Gurzinski)

The ladies of Jersey Boys graced the cover of last week's Neon magazine in the Review-Journal!

Click here to read the fabulous interview with Mike Weatherford:

INTERVIEWS: These Girls Don't Cry - Neon - ReviewJournal.com

Thank you!

As we near 30,000 hits on Broadway Vegas, we just thought we'd say thank you again for stopping in and for supporting the fabulous theatre scene here in Las Vegas! 

We have readers all over the world and we love to check in every once in a while and see where they're all coming from. As you can see, today's map of recent hits includes visitors from Spain, Germany, England, Norway, Africa, Indonesia, Canada, and all over the United States.

Shoshana Bean is coming to Vegas!

The fabulous Shoshana Bean (of Wicked fame) will take over for Mel B in PEEPSHOW starting June 21! She released her first album, "Superhero," in December and most recently was seen as the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Pittsburgh CLO and in her own show, Shoshana sings Streisand, at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood. 

Kelly Monaco will also be leaving the show and Holly Madison (of Playboy and Dancing with the Stars fame) will replace her.

FIRST Food and Bar Opening

FIRST Food and Bar had it's grand opening party last night at the Palazzo...

Erich Bergen (Jersey Boys), Travis Cloer (Jersey Boys), Jennifer Stergiadis, Andrew Ragone (Phantom), Jason Martinez (Jersey Boys), Dani Wylie (Bette Midler)

Kristen Hertzenberg (Phantom), Jason Martinez (Jersey Boys), Courtney Combs (Phantom), Heather Sirois-Arnold (Phantom), Andrew Ragone (Phantom), Dani Wylie (Bette Midler)

Jersey Boys at CineVegas

Erich Bergen, Deven May, Rick Faugno, Travis Cloer, and Jeff Leibow

The CineVegas film festival kicked off this week at the Palms and the Jersey Boys were on the red carpet for opening night.

Naked Boys Singing at the Onyx

June 18 to June 27 at 10pm

For more information, click here:

THE ONYX THEATRE

Las Vegas Little Theatre

Nevada's oldest community theatre, the Las Vegas Little Theatre, presents Broadway hit The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee next month. 

July 10-26

$25 ($20 for season ticket holders)

Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. Matching the spelling skills of these over-achievers with four audience member "spellers", The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is sure to be a F-U-N evening at the theatre.

For tickets and more information, click here:

2008 Mainstage Show1

Free Beer - The Improv Show

Great American Theatricals is proud to present its new late-night offering at the new Shear Madness Theater at Town Square Las Vegas:

FREE BEER! - The Improv Show features some of Las Vegas best improvisors pouring out the short-form comedy every Friday and Saturday night at 10:00pm. $20 Admission includes your first drink!

The cast of FREE BEER! - The Improv Show includes:

Paul Mattingly (of The Second City)
Michael Hartnett (of The Second City)
Matt Donnelly (of Wayne Brady's Making $#!T Up!)
Lloyd Ziel (of Tony & Lloyd)
Michael Beede
Denda Brink
Jenni Caruso
Brian Govatos
Glenn Heath
Maxim Lardent
Kyle Van Son
Terrence Williams

For more information, click here:
FREE BEER! - The Improv Show - Friday and Saturday at 10:00pm at Town Square

It's that time again!

The Liberace Museum proudly presents

The Composers Showcase

Thursday, June 11 at 10:30pm

Featuring the songs of local composers and songwriters Jason Andino, Erich Bergen, Michael Brennan, Jason Martinez, Kristofer McNeeley, Richard Oberacker, Sharon Paquette, Keith Thompson, William Waldrop, and more!

... and the delightful song stylings and vocal powers of John Ambrosino, Kelli Andino, Jen Cantorna, Jason Forbach, Leslie Goddard, Ben Hale, Kristen Hertzenberg, Christine Hudman, Greg Kata, Judy Lombino, Monique L. Midgette, Andrew Ragone, Lauren Tartaglia, Tina Walsh, Alton Fitzgerald White, and other special guests!

Plus, the amazing instrumental chops of Jim Belk, Andrea Bensmiller, Glen Colby, Philip Fortenberry, Keith Hubacher, Mike Neufeld, Kevin Stout, Matt Taylor, Eric Tewalt, Tyler Williams, Drew Zingg, and more!

$5 Cover Charge at the door (free with student ID)... all proceeds go to the Liberace Foundation

$5 Hors d'oeuvres buffet provided by Carluccio's and the Liberace Museum

Cash bar (no credit cards, please)

The Liberace Museum is located at 1775 E. Tropicana (at Spencer)

The mission of the Liberace Foundation is to help talented students pursue careers in the performing and creative arts through scholarship assistance.

Brent Barrett on Broadway

Former Las Vegas Phantom Brent Barrett will return to Broadway this summer for a stint in the long-running musical Chicago. Brent has starred as Billy Flynn several times on Broadway and on the National Tour. His run this summer will be from July 7 to August 9 and his Roxie for that time will be Samantha Harris, co-host of TV's Dancing with the Stars.

Click here to see a photo of Brent Barrett and Brooke Shields in the special 10-year anniversary performance of Chicago:

The New York Times > Theater > Image > A Lot of All That Jazz

The Color Purple - National Tour auditions

The following is a casting notice for the upcoming Non-Union tour of The Color Purple. The official open calls are being held in LA, Chicago, and NYC, but they are open to submissions from all over the country.

For submission and audition information, click here:

The Color Purple - The Musical About Love

** Please note that this information is passed on from another source. We at Broadway Vegas are not directly affiliated with any shows for which we post audition information, so we ask that you please not send your audition materials to us. You'll need to contact the casting agencies directly. Thanks! **

Hot Club of Las Vegas

Fronted by Mamma Mia's Carol Linnea Johnson, Hot Club of Las Vegas will be playing at the Bootlegger Bistro this Friday night, June 5, at 11:45pm.

The Hot Club of Las Vegas on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads