“A Mob Story,” a musical production of the history of the mob in Las Vegas and the role it played in bolstering the city, takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays at the Plaza Hotel and Casino. Jeff Kutash, who produced “Splash” at the defunct Riviera in the ’80s and ’90s, produces this highly professional Broadway-style show. The talent was spot on and I highly recommend this show. More information or tickets at plazahotelcasino.com.
Burgers beers Desserts (also known as b.B.d.’s) at Palace Station is an awesome place to dine for lunch or dinner. On a recent visit, everything was great from the Korean BBQ Fries (curly fries topped with bok choy, kim chee, bulgogi, an egg and crispy onions) to the many varieties of chicken wings. Most of their beers were from New York breweries.
The pastry chef Eric Hubert deserves a pat on the back for such delights as his Valrhona Molten Cake and his Breakfast Bourbon Waffle Bread Pudding.
If your looking for top burgers or vegetarian fare, check this place out. Open noon to midnight daily. Visit palacesta tion.sclv.com/Dining/bBds.
Here are the ongoing shows:
>> “Absinthe”: 8 and 10 p.m. Wednesdays-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
>> “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
>> “Chippendales: The Show”: 8:30 p.m. daily and 10:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Rio
>> The Cocktail Cabaret: 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, Caesars Palace
>> The Comedy Cellar: 7 and 9 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays with 11 p.m. show on Saturdays, Rio
>> Cons of Comedy: 7 p.m. Fridays, 9 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Thursdays, Hooters
>> The Comedy Lineup: Tom Green 10 p.m. Sundays-Mondays, John Caparulo 10 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Harrah’s
>> “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
>> “Defending the Caveman”: 8:30 p.m., D Las Vegas
>> “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: 8 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, SLS
>> “Fantasy”: 10:30 p.m. daily, Luxor
>> Gerry McCambridge’s “The Mentalist”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays, Planet Hollywood
>> George Wallace: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Westgate
>> 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
>> “The Hilarious 7”: 7 p.m. Friday and Tuesday, Hooters
>> “Hitzville — The Show”: 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Planet Hollywood
>> Human Nature’s “Jukebox”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Venetian
>> 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
>> “Little Miss Nasty”: 10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Hooters Hotel
>> “Love” by Cirque du Soleil: 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
>> Mariah Carey: 8 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays, Caesars
>> “Marriage Can Be Murder”: 6:30 p.m. daily, D Las Vegas
>> Mat Franco’s “Magic Reinvented Nightly”: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Tuesdays, Linq
>> Matt Goss: 7:30 p.m. dates vary, Mirage
>> “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
>> Murray Sawchuck: Celebrity Magician 4 p.m. Saturday-Monday & Thursday at 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
>> “Opium”: 8 and 10 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays and 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, The Cosmopolitan
>> “Paranormal: The Mind Reading Magic Show”: 4 p.m. Fridays-Mondays and Wednesdays, Bally’s
>> Paul Shaffer & the Shaf-Shifters: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Caesars Palace
>> “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
>> Renegades: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, Caesars Palace
>> Rich Little: 7 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays, Tropicana
>> The Righteous Brothers: 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Harrah’s
>> “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
>> “Stripped”: 10 p.m. Thursdays-Tuesdays, Bally’s
>> “Tape Face”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays- Sundays at Harrah’s
>> “Tenors of Rock”: 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, Harrah’s
>> Terry Fator: 7:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays, Mirage
>> “Thunder From Down Under”: 9 p.m. daily, 11 p.m. show Thursdays-Sundays and 7 p.m. Fridays, Excalibur
>> “Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding”: 7 p.m. Fridays-Wednesdays, 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
>> “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.
