Clint Holmes and Earl Turner hit it out of the park in “Soundtrack, Your Songs, Our Stories, The Show” at the Westgate Resort.
They are two of the best tenors working today in Las Vegas. Holmes is a two-time Grammy nominee and his friend Turner create a magnificent return to those glory days of Las Vegas. They’ve joined forces with a band backing a 90-minute presentation of hits. They begin with “The Boys are Back in Town” followed by “Lovely Day/Just the Two of Us.” “On Broadway/Uptown Funk” is an example of yesterday’s music meshed with a song of today, both of which they sing in style. The brilliant, seasoned singers still have the showmanship and moves to dominate the stage.
It’s a five-star show from start to finish.
Terry Fator, who plays at the Mirage nightly, recently held a media night to introduce his two new puppets — Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. The music legends joined the lineup to mark Fator’s 9th anniversary for his show “Terry Fator Tonight.”
He treated the audience to a medley of Jackson’s greatest hits. Fator showed off his ambidextrous puppeteering skills when he performs with both McCartney and Jackson in a duet. Siegfried and Roy and Criss Angel were in the audience for this special night on Monday.
Still in the show are Vikki the Cougar, Winston the Turtle, Elvis impersonator Maynard Tompkins, Fernando V. Francisco, Emma Taylor, Sir Elton John, President Donald Trump and many more. Fator’s skills earned him the designation Best Strip Entertainer by Las Vegas Weekly in 2017 and Best Comedian and Best Family Friendly Show by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Here are the ongoing shows:
>> “Absinthe”: 8 and 10 p.m. Wed- nesdays-Sundays, Caesars Palace
>> Adam London’s “Laughternoon”: 4 p.m. daily, D Las Vegas
>> “All Shook Up: Tribute to the King”: 6 p.m. daily, V Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort
>> Hypnotist Anthony Cools: 9 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays and Tuesdays, Paris Las Vegas
>> “Aussie Heat”: 10:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, V Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort
>> “The Australian Bee Gees Show”: 7 p.m. Saturdays-Thursdays, Excalibur
>> “Baz — Star Crossed Love”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Palazzo
>> “Beatleshow”: 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Planet Hollywood
>> Blue Man Group: 7 and 9:30 p.m. nightly, Luxor
>> Boyz II Men: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Sundays and 10 p.m. Saturdays, Mirage
>> Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club: 8 p.m. daily, MGM Grand
>> The Bronx Wanderers: 6 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays and 8 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, Bally’s
>> Carrot Top: 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, Luxor
>> Chicago: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays, Venetian
>> “Chippendales: The Show”: 8:30 p.m. daily and 10:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Rio
>> Clint Holmes’ and Earl Turner’s “Soundtrack”: 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Westgate
>> The Cocktail Cabaret: 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, Caesars Palace
>> “Crazy Girls”: 9 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays, Planet Hollywood
>> Criss Angel’s “Mindfreak Live!”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, Luxor
>> David Copperfield: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sundays and 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturdays, MGM Grand
>> David De’Costa’s “Sinatra Up Close and Personal”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Royal Resort
>> David Goldrake’s “Imaginarium”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Tropicana
>> “Defending the Caveman”: 8:30 p.m., D Las Vegas
>> Dirk Arthur’s “Wild Magic”: 6 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, Westgate
>> “Donny & Marie (Osmond) Show”: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Flamingo
>> “50 Shades! The Parody”: 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Bally’s
>> Eddie Griffin: 7 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, Rio
>> “Fantasy”: 10:30 p.m. daily, Luxor
>> Frank Marino’s “Divas Las Vegas”: 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, Linq
>> Gerry McCambridge’s “The Mentalist”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays, Planet Hollywood
>> Gordie Brown: 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays-Sundays, Planet Hollywood
>> Gregory Popovich’s “Comedy Pet Theater”: 4 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and Tuesdays, Planet Hollywood
>> “Hitzville – The Show”: 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Planet Hollywood
>> Human Nature’s “Jukebox”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Venetian
>> “Inferno — The Fire Spectacular”: 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Paris
>> Jabbawockeez’s “Jreamz”: 7 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays with a 9:30 p.m. show Thursdays-Sundays, MGM Grand
>> Jeff Civilico’s “Comedy in Action”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Paris
>> “Ka”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturdays-Wednesdays, MGM Grand
>> Kevin LePine’s “Hypnosis Unleashed”: 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Binion’s
>> “L.A. Comedy Club”: 8 p.m. daily, Stratosphere
>> “Las Vegas Live Comedy Club”: 9 p.m. daily, Planet Hollywood
>> “Laugh Factory”: 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. daily, Tropicana
>> “Legends in Concert”: 7 and 9 p.m. Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Sundays and Mondays, 4 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Flamingo
>> “Le Reve – The Dream”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Tuesdays, Wynn
>> “Love”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays, Mirage
>> “Mac King Comedy Magic Show”: 1 and 3 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Harrah’s
>> “Magic Mike Live”: 7:30 and 10 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Hard Rock Hotel
>> Marc Savard’s “Comedy Hypnosis”: 10 p.m. Saturdays-Thursdays, Planet Hollywood
>> “Marriage Can Be Murder”: 6:30 p.m. daily, D Las Vegas
>> Mat Franco’s “Magic Reinvented Nightly”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays, Linq
>> Matt Goss: 7:30 p.m. dates vary, Mirage
>> “Master of Illusion”: 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, Bally’s
>> “Menopause the Musical”: 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 4 p.m. Saturdays and Mondays, Harrah’s
>> “The Miss Behave Gameshow”: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Bally’s
>> “MJ Live”: 7 p.m. daily, Stratosphere
>> “Michael Jackson One”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Tuesdays, Mandalay Bay
>> Mike Tyson’s “Undisputed Truth — Round 2”: 10 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, MGM
>> “Murray: The Celebrity Magician”: 4 p.m. Saturdays-Mondays and Thursdays, Planet Hollywood
>> “Mystere”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturdays-Wednesdays, Treasure Island
>> “Nathan Burton Comedy Magic”: 4 p.m. daily, Planet Hollywood
>> Penn and Teller: 9 p.m. Saturdays-Wednesdays, Rio
>> “O”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Bellagio
>> “Paranormal: The Mind Reading Magic Show”: 4 p.m. Fridays-Mondays and Wednesdays, Bally’s
>> “Piff the Magic Dragon”: 8 p.m. Sundays-Tuesdays, Flamingo
>> “Purple Reign: The Prince Tribute Show”: 9 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, Westgate
>> “The Rat Pack is Back!”: 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Tuscany
>> “Raiding the Rock Vault”: 8:30 p.m. Saturdays-Wednesdays, Hard Rock Hotel
>> “Recycled Percussion”: 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Planet Hollywood
>> Rich Little: 7 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays, Tropicana
>> “Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man”: 7 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays with added 11 p.m. show Fridays-Saturdays, Paris
>> “Sexxy”: 10 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, Westgate
>> “Solid Gold Soul”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays and 9:30 p.m. Mondays, Bally’s
>> Steve Connolly’s “Spirit of the King”: 9 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Four Queens
>> “Tenors of Rock”: 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, Harrah’s
>> Terry Fator: 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays, Mirage
>> The Righteous Brothers: 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Harrah’s
>> “Thunder From Down Under”: 9 p.m. daily, 11 p.m. show Thursdays-Sundays and 7 p.m. Fridays, Excalibur
>> “The Tom Green Show”: 8 p.m. Sundays, 10 p.m. Mondays-Wednesday at Bally’s
>> “Tournament of Kings”: 6 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, Excalibur
>> “Vegas! The Show”: 7 p.m. daily and 9 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Planet Hollywood
>> Wayne Newton’s “Up Close and Personal”: 8 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, Bally’s
>> “The World’s Greatest Rock Show”: 9 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Stratosphere
>> “WOW”: 7 and 9 p.m. Fridays-Sundays and 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Rio
>> “X Country”: 10 p.m. daily, Harrah’s
>> “X Rocks”: 10 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays Bally’s
>> “Xavier Mortimer’s Magical Dream”: 7 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays, Planet Hollywood
>> “Zombie Burlesque”: 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays-Wednesdays and 10 p.m. Saturdays, Planet Hollywood
>> “Zumanity”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Tuesdays, New York-New York
Wayne Bernath has been a Las Vegas entertainment columnist for 30 years. Contact him at wainbern@aol.com.
