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 the longtime front man for Van Halen. He’s always been fond of Las Vegas, and he is headlining nine shows at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay beginning January 8th. He is none other than Diamond David Lee Roth.
We're back with part two of our interview with former Las Vegas headliner and notorious prankster The Amazing Johnathan. For part one, listen to PodKats! episode 41.
Our guest this week is former Las Vegas headliner The Amazing Johnathan, a comic magician known for his dark humor, gory acts and drug references. The subject of two new documentaries, Johnathan remains with us after disclosing in 2014 that he had been diagnosed with a rare heart condition and given one year to live. Part Two of this interview will be out next Monday. Make sure you don't miss it by subscribing on Apple, Spotify or wherever else you get your podcasts.
Our guest this week spent more than six years in the cast of “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace, performing more than three thousand shows for 1.3 million people. Now she is embarking on a solo show on the Strip and has released a new single and video, "Flavor of the Month." She is Melody Sweets.
Our guest this week is Brian Newman, the master trumpet player and bandleader out of New York City. Brian has risen to fame as the band leader for Lady Gaga, dating back more than a decade. Newman returns to Las Vegas on Oct. 17, when he will perform with Gaga in her Jazz + Piano residency at Park Theater.
America's Got Talent finalist Daniel Emmet joined me this week on PodKats. We sat down on stage at Cleopatra's Barge inside Caesar's Palace, where Daniel is currently headlining a six-show stint. We talked about the new show, "All That I Am," as well as his time on AGT, connections to other Vegas stars and future plans in Las Vegas.
My guest this week knew the legendary artist Prince for 25 years and sang with Prince's backing band The New Power Generation from 2009-2014. She also won the contest show Star Search at the age of 15 and has become a favorite performer in Las Vegas with Kelly Clinton Holmes and the Bruce Harper big band. She is Elisa Fiorillo, and she sat down with me inside Myron's Cabaret Jazz at the Smith Center in Las Vegas. Don't want to miss next Monday's episode? Be sure to click 'subscribe' or 'follow' on your preferred podcast app.
Our guest this week is Ross Mollison, the founder of live entertainment production company Spiegelworld, which brought “Absinthe” to Caesars Palace and “Opium” to the Cosmopolitan. We caught up with Mollison at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where Spiegelworld is premiering "Atomic Saloon Show." The new wild-west satire, which has been described as "Blazing Saddles" meets "America's Got Talent" meets "Westworld," opens in Las Vegas on Sept. 8th at the The Venetian Grand Canal Shops. New episodes of PodKats! are released every Monday. Make sure you never miss an episode by clicking 'subscribe' wherever you're listening to this.
David Copperfield joined us from the hangar where he parks his private jet on this episode of PodKats! Copperfield has been headlining in Las Vegas for nearly 40 years. He is legendary for making the Statue of Liberty disappear, and for walking through the Great Wall of China on his national TV specials. He has headlined 10 world tours, and currently performs 15 shows a week at the theater named for him at MGM Grand. This is Part 2 of our interview conducted at the hangar where he parks his private jet. If you’d like to hear Part 1, go back and listen to PodKats! Ep. 31.
Terry Bradshaw joined PodKats! before rehearsals at MDV studio in Las Vegas. A four-time Super Bowl champion, he’s a host on Fox Sports NFL broadcasts. He is also a TV and film actor, as well as a very good singer. On Thursday through Sunday, he will be headlining “The Terry Bradshaw Show” at the Luxor’s Atrium Showroom. Join us next Monday for another installment of PodKats!, and hit ‘subscribe’ to make sure you receive a notification each time a new episode becomes available.
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