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Don't Wait For Celine's Return At The Colosseum - Go See Her In Divas Las Vegas Right Now
Cher. Officially amazeballs.
Finally! It’s time for our Divas Las Vegas review. We went to thepremiere last Thursday* to see Frank Marino get his second slab on the Walk of Stars and caught the show in all its feather boa-ed glory.
Now we love drag, we love filthy jokes and we love cheesy pop, so we knew we were going to enjoy this. And it didn’t disappoint.
The show is built as a revue. Marino acts as the MC, and comes onstage to introduce each act. He’s done up as Joan Rivers to start with, and tells some spectacularly filthy jokes; then for each of the “singers”, he comes onstage in a different outfit, tells a couple more jokes and hands over to the performers – of which we counted seven, covering 13 artists. You get your Bette Midler and your Dolly Parton, your Whitney Houston (old style) and your Shirley Bassey, but there are also young ones – Beyonce doing Single Ladies, Madonna’s latest incarnation, Circus-era Britney and Lady Gaga.
And they’re spectacular. The physical resemblance to each is – for the most part – uncanny, their dance routines are spot on and their impersonations are incredible. Our favorites? Britney, obvs, Celine (“at the price you should have paid at Caesars”, as Marino says), Cher (complete with bum tattoo) and Liza Minnelli, who was faultless. The set is skeleton, and there are only a few dancers to jazz it up, but the impersonations are so good that you don’t notice for a minute.
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Our Residency At Caesars Palace Was Not A Resounding Success
Just like Matt Goss, it’s always been our dream to take up residency at Caesars Palace. Unfortunately for us, unlike Matt Goss, our musical prowess means that our residency will have to be purchased. So when we saw a hotel that we were pretty sure was Caesars going for $72 on Hotwire, we knew our time had come.
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A Day in the Life of a Chippendale (Plus What the Show's Actually Like)
Insert your own fantasy scenario here
It’s been nearly two weeks since we saw the Chippendales at their 3000th show, and now that we’ve had time to shrug off our mortification at being touched up and having nipple rings thrust in our face, we’re ready for the review.
But first, the interview. Want to know what a day in the life of a Chippendale is like? Or the surefire Chippendale way to attract the laydees? Click here for our rather flustered video chat with Chip Nathan and Chip Jason – or, as they describe themselves, “GQ” Nathan and “Bad Boy” Jace.
Three things we should point out before we go: first, FYI, we saw the show along with other journos at the invitation of the Chips. Second, because of this, we saw it in less than ideal circumstances – ie sober, on our lonesome and therefore mortified at the idea that the rest of the audience would think we had gone to see the Chippendales by ourselves. Third, in our personal opinion, there’s nothing less sexy than someone thrusting their sexiness upon you. So we knew from the start that these dudes would not be our type.
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Todd English's P.U.B: Hold the Pickles and It Could Be Great
Hurrah! So Todd English’s P.U.B is finally open in the Crystals. We’ve shown you what it looks like, we’ve told you about the eggtimer trick (down your pint in seven seconds and you don’t have to pay for it). Now let’s get onto the heavy stuff – what the food is like. Our tipster told us that prices would be very cheap for the Strip, and the menu would be based on a "huge English pub style menu". Here’s what we found.
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The Only Reason We'd See Viva Elvis Again Is If We Were Playing Cirque Bingo
Sorry, Elvis
So. Viva Elvis. If you were reading our tweets on Friday night, you’d have seen that we went to the officlal premiere (along with Gene Simmons, Priscilla Presley, Justin Long and oodles of other celebs – apart from Paul ‘The Flake’ McCartney who was a no show (probs for the best - scroll down). You’d also have seen that we really weren’t taken with it.
Before we carry on, it’s only fair to say that we don’t count ourselves as big Cirque fans. In fact, we haven’t seen any of the other Cirque shows in Vegas, though we have elsewhere. While we love the signature acrobatics, we aren’t mad on spurious plotlines (like in Varekai).
We have, though, seen enough of Cirque to know what to expect, we are big Elvis fans, and we know what we like in a show. And, yeah, we just didn’t like this – and from where we were sitting*, we weren’t the only ones. Let’s take it from the top - we’ll tell you what we liked, and then what we didn’t.
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David Copperfield's Still Got It (Despite MGM Grand's Best Efforts)
Like: The Copperfield. Dislike: The Copperfield's environs.
We warned you we were going to do this. After David Copperfield hypnotized us with his silky voice and creepy invitations, we wanted to go see his show. This week, we finally got round to it and hit up the Hollywood Theater at MGM Grand.
We wanted to see the magic, of course, but what we really wanted to know is whether Copperfield’s still got it. Because, although watching him walking through the Great Wall of China is a heowge memory from our childhood, that was several years and several more grey hairs in the past.
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What Does $5.99 Get You At the Rio's Breakfast Buffet?
We heart Isidra
We’re suckers for a bargain, and as we told you yesterday, we signed up to receive texts from the Rio in the hope of saving some dosh. We weren’t overwhelmed by all the offers, but the one that really took our fancy was the chance to try a breakfast at the Carnival World Buffet for only $5.99 (normal price $14.99). Including tax, our total was $6.48.
So on Tuesday we cashed in our voucher, paid up our moneys and entered the buffet. For that price, we were fearing the worst.
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The Sahara's $1 Hot Dogs: Bargain or Unbearable?
Every time we drive past the Sahara, we keep seeing the Dollar Days sign with its ads for $1 beers, shots and hot dogs. We’ve kept meaning to check it out, but keep chickening out instead. So this week we thought it was high time to psych ourselves up and hit it.
We tried to get our dog at the main bar, which seemed fine (that is, if you keep your eye on the decor, not the clientele), but you can only get the $1 beer there. Instead, for the meat, we were directed to the bar by the Nascar Café at the back of the casino.
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Is The Aria Buffet Trying To Put Us Off Our Food?
Our final spoils. Btw, if you’re squeamish, don’t scroll down
OK, hotel folk. We know times are tough in Vegas at the moment. We know you want to get as much money out of us on gamblin’ and shows as you can. But surely you can let us get our own back by stuffing our little tummies when it comes to the buffet?
We ask because, after our first bash at the Aria buffet on Saturday, which set us back a whopping $38 (including tax), we have a sneaking suspicion they might be trying to put us off our food to keep their profit margins up.
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Not Much Treasure To Be Found at Treasure Island
Amidst all the drama unfolding below at Social House, we were able to have a fairly decent stay upstairs in the renovated rooms of Treasure Island.
You've seen the video tour; now we'll walk you through the rest of our stay. Overall, we liked the rooms which were spacious and equipped with new-ish amenities and decor. But we still think we paid too much for what we got.
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Inside the Renovated Rooms of Treasure Island
While there seems to be mutiny below Treasure Island at Social House, upstairs the renovated rooms at TI are coasting along nicely. We spent two nights at Treasure Island last weekend and lived to tell the tale.
Our standard room was a hefty $189 for Friday night and $209 for Saturday night. While we liked the newness of the rooms, we thought that was a bit much to pay for such a so-so casino. Then again, we had easy access to the Venetian, Palazzo, Wynn, Encore and the Fashion Show Mall. Since TI was the cheapest out of all the hotels close-by, we guess it must have been a deal.
Enjoy the video now and we'll bring you a full review tomorrow.
