PIANIST, ARRANGER, COMPOSER AND TEACHER HALL OVERTON SPOTLIGHTED - Broadway To Vegas column - April 11, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April11,2010.html

Dear Laura,

Thank you so much. We truly appreciate the mention!

All the best, Sarah

Sarah Ziebell
Manager, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Project Manager, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Project
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

ONCE UPON THE WOLF BY LE GUELAFF - Broadway To Vegas column - April 11, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April11,2010.html


Interesting that an original soundtrack by Rémi Starck
is part of the exhibit.

James-Antony Bearle
London

BASIL TWIST'S PUPPETS IN THE ADDAMS FAMILY ARE A HIT - Broadway To Vegas column - April 11, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April11,2010.html


Glad Basil Twist is getting rave reviews.

Gemma Giovanni
NYC

GETTING RICH THROUGH REGIONAL PLAYHOUSES - Broadway To Vegas - April 11, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April11,2010.html


The same should be said for authors. Nobody should write for the love of making money, but for the love of the creative art.

Lester Ehrlich
NYC

CLINT HOLMES BRINGS HIS STORY TO FLATROCK PLAYHOUSE - Broadway To Vegas - April 11, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April11,2010.html

There are plenty of off-Broadway theaters he can rent.

Robbie Houghton
NYC

CREW FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST SEAN HANNITY AND OLIVER NORTH - Broadway To Vegas column - April 4, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April4,2010.html


The IRS ought to go over those business expenses line by line the same way they have done on so many small businesses.

Denise Barlow
Los Angeles

MDA TELETHON PAYS FOR SEAT FILLERS - Broadway To Vegas column - April 4, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April4,2010.html

Anytime I can get $10 an hour to watch
a TV show going on, count me in!

Bradley Joseph
Los Angeles.

SIR JAMES GALWAY RECOVERING FROM TWO BROKEN ARMS - Broadway To Vegas column - April 4, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April4,2010.html


His fingers!! What a terrible accident to happen to such a great musician.
Glad he's doing better.

Gail Burrows
Los Angeles

LEONARD SLATKIN LEAVES THE MET - Broadway To Vegas column - April 4, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April4,2010.html


Is Opera really a closed network where people can be set up to fail?

Beth Dobson
Philadelphia

LEONARD SLATKIN BOWS OUT OF LA TRAVIATA - Broadway To Vegas column - April 4, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April4,2010.html

Unprofessional not to show up for rehearsal.

Jeff Cullen
NYC

AUCTION OF PRINCESS DIANA ALTHORP POSSESSIONS - Broadway To Vegas column - April 4, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April4,2010.html

Is any of the money going to be used to take care of her grave? Is it true that her sons have never visited her grave?

Tally Grims
NYC

THE BIG BANG THEORY STAR JIM PARSONS GETS NAB AWARD - Broadway To Vegas - April 4, 2010

Glad Jim Parsons is getting the recognition he deserves.

Cleo Hastings
Oakland, CA

MICHAEL CRICHTON ART COLLECTION - Broadway To Vegas column - April 4, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/April4,2010.html


Outstanding collection!!!! Right in the middle of NYC and you don't pay museum prices to get a good look.
Daniel Moulton
NYC

SHIRLEY JONES FORCED TO END LONDON RUN EARLY - Broadway To Vegas column March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html

How is Shirley feeling? She is one of my favorites.
Elizabeth Bromley
Atlanta

YANK! MUSICAL TELLS STORY OF GAYS IN WORLD WAR II - Broadway To Vegas column - March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html


Glad "Yank!' is a success.
Rup Colman
San Francisco

HEALTH CARE AND THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - Broadway To Vegas column March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html

Thank you, Laura. I'm sure as these medical care and insurance reforms roll out there will be many questions as to how it will work at "street level." Your focus on the arts and entertainment end of it is much appreciated.
Michael Goucher
President, Local 306 IATSE

HOW WILL NEW HEALTH LAW IMPACT ENTERTAINERS - Broadway To Vegas column - March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html

Thanks Laura, wonderful piece.

Daniel Scholz
Communications Associate
The Actors Fund

MARY WILSON TO STAR IN THE FABULOUS PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES - Broadway To Vegas column - March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html



Laura,

Many thanks. Mary Wilson attended the show last night and she's a
bundle of energy!

And very interesting article about health insurance. I'm optimistic
about how it will all work out.


Greg Purdy
Sr. Communications Manager
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies

GAMBLING IS DRAMA THEME AT SOHO THEATRE - Broadway To Vegas column - March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html

As a subject matter, I think this is a first.
An attention getter. If every gambler buys a ticket, they've got a major hit.
Colby Dale
Los Angeles

MoMA ACQUIRES WHAT CAN'T BE ACQUIRED - THE @ SIGN Broadway To Vegas column March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html

Now they need to get the !, ? & # and do a collage.
Audrey Lange
Philadelphia

HEALTH CARE REFORM AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - Broadway To Vegas column March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html


The new health care plan will make it much easier for those of us who work as independent contractors to get coverage.
Risa Reyes
Boston

MUSICAL YANK! AND THE GAYS IN WORLD WAR II - Broadway To Vegas column - March 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html
Never knew any of that. Glad to read about it.
Dave Halper
Brooklyn

HEALTH CARE REFORM AND THE PERFORMING ARTS - Broadway To Vegas - March 28, 2010 column

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html

The new regs will be a big boon to the self-employed.
Heidi Leavitt
New York City

NEW HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS AFFECT ENTERTAINERS - Broadway To Vegas - March 28, 2010 column

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March28,2010.html

More people will be employed as independent contractors.

Lloyd Carroll
New York City

SHIRLEY JONES AND PATRICK CASSIDY IN CONCERT- Broadway To Vegas column - March 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March21,2010.html

Why aren't they doing performances in America?
Lydia Lawrence
Atlantic City

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE CARLIN HOSTED BY WHOOPI GOLDBERG - Broadway To Vegas column - March 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March21,2010.html


George Carlin was underrated and died too soon.

Derek Houston
NYC

LETTERS BY J. D. SALINGER - Broadway To Vegas column - March 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March21,2010.html


Interesting exhibit. In our current age of E-mail and texting - mostly in code words and abbreviations, the art of letter writing is disappearing. This exhibit shows the importance of letters.

Bryce Callighan
NYC

STEPHEN SONDHEIM CELEBRATES 80th BIRTHDAY - Broadway To Vegas column - March 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March21,2010.html


Hope he lives another 80 years.
Reg Albertson
Boston

NIGHT OF A THOUSAND GOWNS - Broadway To Vegas column - March 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March21,2010.html

Thank you Laura!

Stas' Kmiec'

Director/Choreographer
Press-Night of a Thousand Gowns

SEATTLE OPERA IS THE BEST - Broadway To Vegas column - March 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March14,2010.html

Anyone visiting Seattle should put seeing the Seattle Opera on their "to-do" list. One of the best in the world. "Amelia" should be a ground-breaking event.

Lilibeth Waxton
Seattle

BARRY MANILOW OPENS AT THE PARIS IN LAS VEGAS - Broadway To Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html

Better show than the one he had at the Hilton. Best show in Las Vegas

Dot Regglio
Detroit

MICHAEL JACKSON AUCTION - Broadway To Vegas column -March 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March14,2010.html


Some people have money alive or dead. Michael Jackson's new record deal and custom made furniture for a house he needed because of a tour. People with talent get rewarded more than they deserve. Then so many of them think they are worth it. I'm just trying to pay my bills.
Jami Redmond
Los Angeles

OPERA HAS MANY FORMS; AMELIA IS AN AMERICAN OPERA - Broadway To Vegas column - March 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March14,2010.html

I appreciate your putting up information about "Amelia!" Definitely an opera, and an extremely American piece.
Best,
Jon Dean
Seattle Opera

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR SHAVING HER BIKINI LINE - Broadway To Vegas column - March 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March14,2010.html

She needs to be in jail and so does that ex-husband of hers. She could have killed somebody.
Monique Ripley
Buffalo

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR SHAVING PUBIC HAIR WHILE DRIVING - Broadway To Vegas column - March 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March14,2010.html

She needs to be in jail and so does that ex-husband of hers. She could have killed somebody.
Monique Ripley
Buffalo

MICHAEL JACKSON, ELVIS PRESLEY AUCTION - Broadway To Vegas column - March 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March14,2010.html


Did Michael Jackson have money or not? One show will say the family isn't wealthy and then an auction comes up showing he was buying stuff with truck loads of money. Doesn't make sense.
Cameron Allison
Kansas City

OPERA IS CONFUSING, NEW ORLEANS WAS FIRST - Broadway To Vegas column - March 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March14,2010.html



I had no idea that New Orleans had Opera before New York or San Francisco. Interesting.
Cleo McKinley
San Francisco

LOVE NEVER DIES OPENS IN LONDON - Broadway to Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html

Splendid! Want to see it again.
Louise McKinley
London

LOVE NEVER DIES OPENS TO MIXED REVIEWS - Broadway to Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html

Under-whelmed, sorry.

Derek Willis
London

BARRY MANILOW OPENS AT PARIS HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS - Broadway To Vegas column March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html

Barry rocks!!! He could be on stage without any lights or sound and still be the best.
Karen Reyes-Alexander
Los Angeles

THE MIRACLE WORKER OPENS ON BROADWAY - Broadway To Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html

Has Patty Duke seen the show? What does she think of Abigail Breslin?
Amelia Cooper
NYC

ELVIS PRESLEY FASHION KING - Broadway To Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html


Why isn't there a line of Elvis Presley clothing. Priscilla could work with a designer to come up with stuff that Elvis would have worn in real life.
Cleo Woodbridge
Memphis

BLISS DEBUTS AT OPERA AUSTRALIA - Broadway To Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html

Fantastic, thanks Laura

Imogen Corlette
National Publicist
OPERA AUSTRALIA

TWYLA THARP'S SINATRA INSPIRED COME FLY AWAY - Broadway To Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March 7,2010.html

Susan Stroman won the Tony for "Contact." Look for Twyla Tharp to win it this year for "Come Fly Away."

Jim Castleberry
Pittsburgh

WAYNE NEWTON'S WIFE FILES TO SEPARATE ASSETS; WANTS ART, JEWELRY, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - Broadway To Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March 7,2010.html

Is Wayne Newton's wife a musician? What instruments does she play? Is she part of his act?
Brandi Hinkley
Kansas City, MO

JEWS ROCK MUSIC EXHIBIT - Broadway To Vegas column - March 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/March7,2010.html

Thanks Laura!!
Janet Macoska

CRIME SCENE EXHIBIT AT THE PALMS - Broadway To Vegas column of February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html

The crime scene exhibit of murders at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas was excellent. Nothing was displayed in a "casino." Nothing was put on top of any slot machines. A fancy, expensive museum couldn't have done a better job.

Libby Jordan
Las Vegas

NASCAR WEEK-END IN LAS VEGAS - Broadway To Vegas column of February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html
Was in Vegas for NASCAR week-end. Awesome!!!
Randy Lawrence
Raleigh, NC

PRISCILLA PRESLEY AND THE VIVA ELVIS SHOW IN LAS VEGAS - Broadway To Vegas column of February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html
Has Lisa Marie seen the show?
Shannon Duncan
Atlanta

Controversy about Robert Kennedy's clothing removed from exhibit - Broadway To Vegas column February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html

Was this controversy orchestrated by NBC? As a fan of murder cases, I was surprised to learn of this exhibit. In researching around, your Broadway To Vegas interview with Det. Dennis Kilcoyne was the first to quote him about any possible controversy with exhibiting the Robert F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe artifacts. Your article quotes Det. Kilcoyne saying they had to garner "the cooperation of the Superior Court in LA County and the LA County District Attorney's office" before those articles could be displayed. Your byline says February 28, 2010. Kilcoyne is also quoted as saying "The Today Show" interview would be taped on Monday (March 1 ) for airing on Tuesday (March 2). It was only a few hours after "The Today Show" ended that the controversy started. It takes more than a few hours to get a good fight going with the press ready to cover the details. Did "The Today Show" contact the Kennedy family on Monday, a day before they aired their own interview?

Adrien LeBlanc
Toronto

POLE DANCING AS PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING - Broadway To Vegas column - February 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February7,2010.html

Using pole dancing in community centers is a super idea for getting seniors motivated to stay physically fit.
No more expensive that investing in other kinds of exercise equipment.

Dana Gant
Cleveland

ROBERT F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION CLOTHES REMOVED FROM LAS VEGAS EXHIBIT - Broadway To Vegas column - February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html

The Robert Kennedy portion of the exhibit was done in very good taste and had significant, historical importance. It is a shame that "The Today Show" anchors in New York, who didn't actually see the exhibit, put an off-putting spin to their report.

R. S. Taylor
Los Angeles

DAN AYKROYD'S UNIQUE CRYSTAL SKULL HEAD VODKA BOTTLE - Broadway To Vegas column - February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html
Hi there,
Thank you for the wonderful write up...I have passed this on to
the Crystal Head team and to all those concerned.
Cheers!
David Brown
Crystal Head Vodka

ACTOR DAN AYKROYD AND HIS CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA - Broadway To Vegas column - February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html

Way to go! For anybody who wants to give me a gift, this is it.
Len O'Donnell
Seattle

ENRON BY LUCY PREBBLE EXTENDED TO LONDON; TO OPEN ON BROADWAY - Broadway To Vegas - February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html
Can't wait until the "Enron" play comes to Broadway. Maybe it will help people remember that executive scum have been stickin' it to the public for a long time.
Bruce J. Herman
NYC

GOOD FATHER WAYNE NEWTON IN SERIOUS FINANCIAL TROUBLE -Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html
Wayne Newton has an awful track record of paying his bills. He completely deserves the consequences.. However, give him credit for being one of the best show business fathers that ever lived. He's been a star since he was a kid and he could have grown into the everybody-should-pay-attention-to-me-father, but he didn't. Other celebrities use their family, including trying to extract sympathy and understanding when
any member has a tragedy. Wayne has always put fatherhood ahead of his career and he's never used his family to try to gain favor or sympathy from the public. He doesn't jump in front television cameras to whine about his problems. What happened to his daughter in childbirth had nothing to do with Wayne's parenting skills. God bless him and Erin.

Monique McCoy
Los Angeles

AVENUE Q TOUR CAUSES CONTROVERSEY WITH PUPPET LUCY THE SLUT - Broadway To Vegas column - February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html
"Avenue Q" is a Tony Award winning production that is for intelligent people who can determine the difference between looking at a photo of a real breast and one that is fuzzy, pink and foam rubber.

Carole Huahm
NYC

AVENUE Q LUCY PUPPET HAS BIG BREASTS SOME THINK ARE OFFENSIVE - Broadway To Vegas column - February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html




Full figured women have always been a threat.
Stella Johnson
Queens, NY

AD AGENCY SAYS AVENUE Q PUPPET CLEAVAGE WOULD OFFEND CONSERVATIVE COLORADO SPRINGS - Broadway To Vegas column - February 28, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html




Would Lamar Advertising accept an ad for a store that sell toys? Barbie's clothes come off, you know.
Rachel Cosgrove
Chicago

NEVER BEFORE SEEN MARILYN MONROE, RFK AND O. J. MURDER EVIDENCE ON DISPLAY AT CHIA IN LAS VEGAS

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February28,2010.html
Wasn't there some cover-up in Marilyn Monroe's death?
Connor Kennedy
Cleveland, Ohio

WAYNE NEWTON'S FINANCIAL TROUBLES ESCALATE - Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html




Screw him. The self-proclaimed Mr. Las Vegas never much cut back on how he lived and he kept running up bills.

Stan L.
Las Vegas

SOAP FAN MYSTERY THEATRE - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html

Soap Fan Mystery Theatre sounds interesting. Why don't they also do this in New York?
Melida Schmidt

NYC

JUDI DENCH AS TITANIA IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html




Judi Dench is an ageless icon as great as Meryl Streep.
My friends in London just saw her in A Midsummer Night's Dream and they haven't stopped raving about her.
More attention should be paid to her in America.

Ingrid Gogel
NYC

VIVA ELVIS AT ARIA IS A PUZZLEMENT - Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html



You're not suppose to analyze the damn show.
You're just suppose to enjoy it.

Carlos Detweiler
Orange County, CA

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE: FIVE THEMES - Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html

First see the exhibit, then go see the opera.
Paul O'Dell
NYC

ENRON BY LUCY PREBBLE - Broadway To Vegas column - January 24, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January24,2010.html



Caught Enron in London. Fab!

Alicia Marcus
Washington, DC

VENOM IN VEGAS -Broadway To Vegas column January 24, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January24,2010.html



I read somewhere that the people trying to create snake bite drugs experiment on live horses. What does PETA think of that?

Cleo Devlin
Memphis

SKIN AND BONES TATTOOS: GET INKED IN VEGAS - Broadway To Vegas column - September 20, 2009

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/September20,2009.html




Haven't heard Ferguson mention Luv It in awhile. Wasn't a publication whose entertainment section is really "owned" by a couple of super-stars a party in playing up this custard caper?
M.A.
Los Angeles

CRAIG FERGUSON AND LUV IT CUSTARD - Broadway To Vegas column - September 20, 2009

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/September20,2009.html



Haven't heard Ferguson mention Luv It in awhile. Wasn't a publication whose entertainment section is really "owned" by a couple of super-stars a party in playing up this custard caper?
M.A.
Los Angeles

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS ATTEND THE THEATRE - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html




Top drawer, interesting book.

Trevor Campbell-Adams
Arlington, VA

MARTIN SHEEN STARS IN THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES AT THE MARK TAPER - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html




The Subject Was Roses starring Martin Sheen is theater at its best and should transfer to Broadway.

Claude Randall
Los Angeles

30-YEAR PHOTO RETROSPECTIVE OF CHINA AT CRYSTALS CITYCENTER IN LAS VEGAS - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html




I stumbled upon this display by accident and am so glad I did. While the shopping mall is wonderful with quality shops, there should have been more signs ,so that people walking outside could be informed that this exhibition was inside the mall. And, signs inside the stores informing people of the display would have been helpful.
Joan Enomoto
Los Angeles

VIVA ELVIS SHOW HAS OLYMPIC ATHLETES - Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html



Interesting and sad that the only place so many Olympic athletes can find work is as a performer with Cirque du Soleil. I wonder if they are happy and feel all those years of training paid off.

Joel Keackley
Kansas City

CHINESE NEW YEAR IMPORTANT TO LAS VEGAS - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14. 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html




For the first time I visited Las Vegas for Chinese New Year and I was so surprised. I always thought the only place to be is San Francisco. We stayed at the Bellagio and also visited other hotels on the Strip and even went to the Las Vegas China Town, which isn't nearly as grand as San Francisco, but nothing is better than San Francisco. We had a wonderful time in Las Vegas and enjoyed the dances and events and special foods. If you can't be in San Francisco, then I would recommend people visit Las Vegas during Chinese New Years

Leo Wong
San Francisco

The Four Aces in the Palm Springs Follies - Broadway To Vegas column February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html



My husband and I saw the Four Aces in The Palm Springs Follies and we really enjoyed it. Wonderful voices singing all of those memorable hits. The dancers are inspiring. Made me want to watch my diet and start to exercise.
Madge Elliott
Los Angeles

PRISCILLA PRESLEY AND VIVA ELVIS - Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html



I understand Priscilla Presley had a big say in this show. Does she get paid or a share of the
over-priced tickets? What about Lisa Marie? The show acts like she doesn't exist.

Cal Dankfort
Las Vegas

POLE DANCING VS CURLING AS OLYMPIC EVENT - Broadway To Vegas column - February 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February7,2010.html


Are people kidding when they accept curling as an Olympic sport but protest when people sign petitions to get pole dancing into the Olympics? A good pole dancer is a great athlete. A good curler is a good curler.

Bev Kimberly
NYC

POLE DANCING AS OLYMPIC EVENT - Broadway To Vegas column - February 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February7,2010.html

People who criticize pole dancing as being too erotic for the Olympics ought to take a good look at pair's ice skating. Some of those moves look like a gynecological examination.
Rivi Cohen
Brooklyn

VIVA ELVIS SHOW AT ARIA WOULD APPEAL TO OBAMA GIRLS - Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2009

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html




Barack Obama said his mother-in-law comes to Las Vegas a lot. If that's true, then she ought to bring along Sasha and Melia and the three of them go see Viva Elvis. They'd like it.


Kerri Belaforte
Cleveland, Ohio

VIVA ELVIS OPENS AT ARIA - IS 25th ANNIVERSAY CONCERT BETTER? - Broadway To Vegas - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html





Elvis Lives: The 25th Anniversary Concert is much better than Viva Elvis.

Stan Hensley
New Orleans

SOAP ACTOR TOM WIGGIN STARTS SONGS FOR SOLDIERS PROJECT - Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html

Laura,

Great article! Thanks!

Tom Wiggin

BARACK OBAMA IS BETTER THAN ELVIS PRESLEY - See Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html



I'd stand in line for hours to see President Obama before I'd pay to see Viva Elvis.
Elvis was never a Bono. When he was alive what did Elvis ever do for others? Was he ever out there helping the less fortunate? President Obama is trying to fix things. He's up against people who want everything and then blame others when they can't pay for what they shouldn't have had in the first place. The doctors are afraid that if there is health care for everybody, their high incomes will drop.

Sarah Zielinski
Chicago

VIVA ELVIS OPENS AT ARIA IN LAS VEGAS - see Broadway To Vegas column - February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html



Is Cirque going to do a tribute to Michael Jackson? He is more interesting than Elvis.
Kit Franklin
Los Angeles

ACTOR TOM WIGGIN SPEARHEADS SONGS FOR SOLDIERS - see Broadway To Vegas column- February 21, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February21,2010.html




Great idea! Along with getting the players to the troops that are already deployed, in the future give them to the troops as they are being deployed. Would make a great "going-away" present from parents, girlfriends, school buds.

Raleigh Taseco
Houston

OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 75th ANNIVERSARY - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html



Many thanks, Laura.



Amy E. Richard
Media and Communications Manager
Oregon Shakespeare Festival

POLE DANCING AT SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS - Broadway To Vegas column of February 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February7,2010.html



Great to learn that some Senior Centers are offering Introduction To Pole Dancing classes.
Granny isn't going to be doing upside down splits, but what a sexy way to spark interest in stretching and staying fit.

Dani Manchester
Los Angeles

MUSICAL GROUP THE FOUR ACES INTERVIEW - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html



Laura,
Wonderful interview. Glad it worked out!
Greg
Greg Purdy
Sr. Communications Manager
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies

American Presidents Attend The Theatre - Broadway To Vegas column - February 14, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February14,2010.html




Dear Laura Deni -
Thank you very much for this.
I cannot imagine how you are possibly able to keep up with so many news items!
Brava!
Donn Murphy
President and Executive Director
The National Theatre
Washington, DC

POLE DANCING IS FOR EVERYONE ARTICLE - BROADWAY TO VEGAS column February 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February7,2010.html



Wow! Thank you!
Nyla Farraz
Pussycats Pole Dance
Pole Cat Power Licensed Instructor
Regional Director/Lead Pussycat

POLE DANCE YOUR WAY TO PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ROMANCE -Broadway To Vegas column - February 7, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February7,2010.html



Hi Laura,
I read the article and thought it was great! Thanks again.
Jennifer D'Ovidio
President/Instructor
X-Polsé Pole Dance Fitness

LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER CD REVIEW - Broadway To Vegas column - January 31, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January31,2010.html




Dear Laura,

Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughtful review of Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter’s original cast CD.

I’m so glad you enjoyed the recording!

With all best wishes,

Stevie Holland

DUSTIN HOFFMAN AND GENE HACKMAN AT THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE - Broadway To Vegas column - January 31, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January31,2010.html



Didn't the Pasadena Playhouse name Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman the least likely to succeed?


Wally Kendall
Los Angeles

NEW CHINESE EMBASSY INAUGURATES MUSIC WITH DI WU PERFORMANCE - Broadway To Vegas column - January 24, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January24,2010.html




You are fantastic, Laura.
What professionalism.
I think that the Chinese will be very happy.

My warmest thanks,

Jerome

Jerome Barry

Artistic Director and Founder, The Embassy Series

MASTERPIECES FROM PARIS AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA - Broadway To Vegas column of - January 17, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/February17,2010.html




MASTERPIECES FROM PARIS is SPECTACULAR!!!

Josie Gibbons
Canberra, Australia

TIGER WOODS IN SEX REHAB - Broadway To Vegas - January 17, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January17,2010.html



If Tiger Woods is in rehab, he should have been man enough to own up. He disappeared. Then what? Does he think he can suddenly appear, say he's "cured" and think he'll be loved again by anyone except a hooker?

Toby Ellingson
Los Angeles

RAINN WILSON HUMANITARIAN SUPPORTER OF HAITI - Broadway To Vegas column - January 17, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January17,2010.html



I spent a year studying in America and watched your version of "The Office." I enjoyed him on that show. I had no idea that he was such a caring person. God Bless Him.

Stella Hobbs-Baker
London

3-D Televisions - Broadway To Vegas column - January 10, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January10,2010.html




If manufacturers make a way for bar owners to get the glasses at a discount or have cheap one-time use glasses, then 3-D TVs could be a big draw in sports bars. Customers could rent glasses or buy one-time use glasses to watch the big games on the big 3-D screen.

Hank Sylvio
Brooklyn

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT AND CES CONVENTIONS - Broadway To Vegas column January 10, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January10,2010.html
Sexy blow up dolls have been around for years. They're better than the sex robots because the blow ups don't talk back. If I wanted mindless conversation I'd talk to some of the dames I know.

Brandon Klein
NYC

OBAMA THE MUSICAL OPENS IN GERMANY - Broadway To Vegas column - January 10, 2010

OBAMA THE MUSICAL OPENS IN GERMANY - Broadway To Vegas column - January 10, 2010.
http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January10,2010.html
I didn't realize so many Americans were involved in this musical. Were the auditions in American or Europe?

Malcolm Johnson
Washington, DC

BECHTLER MUSEUM OF MODERN ART OPENS - Broadway To Vegas column of January 3, 2010

http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/January3,2010.html

Ms. Deni:

Thank you for including the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in your column. I greatly appreciate the coverage.

Pam Davis, Director of Communications and Marketing Bechtler Museum of Modern Art