A Swinging Sensation
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Hideaway is a thoroughly enjoyable live music affair that effortlessly makes good on its promise to turn 1 OAK nightclub at The Mirage into a Roaring ’20s speakeasy Tuesday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m. It seems like an unconventional venue for an intimate live performance but, in reality, it’s a perfect fit.
Founded by Bradlee in 2009 and built on more than a billion YouTube views and a constantly touring show, the Postmodern Jukebox brand reimagines contemporary songs in various bygone musical styles.
Imagine a Motown girls’ group version of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” or a swinging ragtime take on Gloria Gaynor’s disco epic “I Will Survive.” You’ll hear both and more at the Hideaway, performed by some of the most talented singers and musicians to hit the Strip.
Must-See: ‘KÀ’
Nearly every individual scene in Cirque du Soleil’s action-filled spectacular KÀ deserves to be described as “epic,” but some sequences are actually unbelievable and so remarkably designed that you might leave the theater in a sort of dreamlike state, still attempting to absorb what you’ve seen. The final battle scene remains one of the most talked-about technical marvels to ever grace a Vegas stage, but an earlier climax occurs when the “little sister” character, half of the heroic leading duo known as the Imperial Twins, and her entourage evade an attack from an army of evil archers by scaling and sliding their way around a constantly spinning, rising and falling platform. It’s an unforgettable piece of theater, one you can only find at MGM Grand, compliments of Cirque du Soleil.
Around the Strip
During the recent opening night of Janet Jackson’s Metamorphosis residency, cheers erupted throughout Park Theater before the pop icon even took the stage as the excited audience noticed Queen Latifah and Gabrielle Union taking their seats together. Other celebs in attendance included Magic Johnson, rapper Eve, actresses Yvette Nicole Brown and Hailee Steinfeld and Jackson’s longtime musical collaborator Jimmy Jam, who, along with his producing partner Terry Lewis, crafted many of the pop icon’s most memorable hits. The Metamorphosis afterparty moved across the way at On the Record, where many more celebs showed up to celebrate, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Sibley Scoles, Eric. B and Johnny Gill.
The legendary Wayne Newton celebrated 60 years of performing in Las Vegas during his show at Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace. The singer was presented with a cake and joined by Caesars Entertainment executives onstage for a Champagne toast as Mr. Las Vegas thanked his guests and fans “for all that you are, and all that you’ve been in my life, which is everything.”
Superstar DJs making the trip to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Electric Daisy Carnival don’t often find the time to explore other Las Vegas entertainment, but Portugese DJ and musician Holly (aka Miguel Oliveira) could not be dragged away from Luxor, where he spent time with the Blue Man Group. He checked out the show with friends and had a private meet-and-greet backstage, too.
Brock Radke is an award-winning entertainment reporter who has been covering the city since 2000, and interviews key movers and shakers on his All The Vegas podcast, available at allthevegas.com
