Stay ConnectedPodKats! is a weekly hang with the biggest names in entertainment, hosted by man-about-town columnist John “Kats” Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You can find his column on page 3A every day and online all the time at http://reviewjournal.com/Kats.
Thanks to longtime Vegas headliner Frankie Moreno for the PodKats! theme, ‘Biggest Cat in Town,’ from the album Broke Down in Paradise.
Our guest this week is a Strip headliner since 1985, first at Evening at La Cage at the Riviera and later in Divas Las Vegas at Linq Hotel. His show was unceremoniously closed by Caesars Entertainment in June of 2018, amid a controversy centered on mismanagement of his relationship with Las Vegas charity Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada. All sides have moved on, and he is now the permanent host of “Legends In Concert” reviving his famous Joan Rivers portrayal. Legends is also a Las Vegas institution, dating to 1983. He is Frank Marino, and I talked to him about his career, his show’s closing and his revival as a star on the Strip.
Our guest again this week is "Las Vegas' First Lady of Jazz" Michelle Johnson, a recurring headliner at Myron's Cabaret Jazz in the Smith Center. On Sunday, Feb. 23, she is bringing Sankofa, a celebration concert of African American music and history, to Myron's Cabaret Jazz. If you missed last week's episode of PodKats!, you'll probably want to check it out before continuing on with this one.
Our guest this week is "Las Vegas' First Lady of Jazz" Michelle Johnson, a recurring headliner at Myron's Cabaret Jazz in the Smith Center. Up next she is bringing Sankofa, a celebration concert of African American music and history, to Myron's Cabaret Jazz at 3 p.m. on Feb. 23. Part two of this interview will be available next Monday, so be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you're listening so you don't miss it.
Our guest this week is star impressionist Gordie Brown. He joined us on stage at the Golden Nugget Showroom, where he will be opening his “Lasting Impressions” comedy show on Feb. 11.
Our guest this week is the chief executive officer of the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. Jossel took over at the Plaza in 2007, and the hotel is now home to the outdoor sports and entertainment venue Core Arena, a classically appointed showroom, a rooftop pool area where you can play pickle ball, a new sports book and Oscar’s Steakhouse, where we recorded this episode of PodKats!
Once again, our guest this week is the esteemed John Di Domenico, who has gained fame for his impression of President Donald Trump. He has performed as Trump since 2004, but he performs many more voices and characters, among them Austin Powers, Dr. Phil, Jay Leno, Ozzy Osbourne and Guy Fieri.
Our guest this week is John Di Domenico, who has become known across the country for his terrifically funny impression of Donald Trump. But he performs many, many more voices and characters, including Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Dr. Phil, Jay Leno, Ozzy Osbourne, Guy Fieri, Christopher Walken and others. Part two of this conversation will be available next Monday.
We're back, and we're kicking off a new year of PodKats! with guitarist, singer and showman Tommy Shaw, who has been a member of the rock band Styx since 1975. Tommy and the rest of Styx will return to Las Vegas on Jan. 19 for a single performance at Pearl Concert Theater inside Palms Casino Resort.
This week, we are once again joined by Keith Thompson, founder of The Composers Showcase, among plenty of other things. If you missed last week's episode, be sure to check it out before tuning in to this one.
This week, we are joined by Keith Thompson, a pillar of the Las Vegas entertainment community. He is the founder of The Composers Showcase, as well as the one-time music director for such musicals as We Will Rock You at Paris Las Vegas and Jersey Boys at Palazzo Theater and the Paris. Part two of this conversation will be available next Monday, Dec. 23.
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