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Las Vegas entertainment venue abruptly closing
The Duomo is done with ducats. The entertainment venue at the Rio is no longer offering tickets to any of its shows. This is a sign the showroom is finished with live entertainment. But Damian Costa of Pompey Entertainment was not available late Monday night to confirm the status of The Duomo showroom, which connected…
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Entertainment venues face rising insurance costs, forcing some to close. More could follow.
Rising claim costs, large judgements, settlement payouts and high coverage rates are causing insurance premiums to skyrocket, which many small entertainment venues can no longer afford. Bill 116 requires a $1 million insurance policy, in-case an establishment is part of an alcohol-related accidents. Insurance carriers report that for every dollar collected in premium, two dollars…
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2023 Reader Rankings Winners: Entertainment
Less boo for your buck: For second Halloween in a row, candy inflation hits double digits For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle. October 30, 2023
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Opinion: Beware of value traps at fallen angels such as Corus Entertainment
Open this photo in gallery: ET Canada hosts are shown in a handout photo. Last Friday, Corus Entertainment suspended its common share dividend, conserving cash to pay down $1.1-billion of debt.HO/The Canadian Press Value investors such as Warren Buffett and Prem Watsa make their fortunes by being greedy when others are fearful and acquiring quality…
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Screen Media Vets Amanda Sherwin, Mike Messina and Seth Needle Launch Blue Harbor Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
Industry veterans Amanda Sherwin, Mike Messina and Seth Needle are teaming up to launch Blue Harbor Entertainment, a new distribution, marketing and consulting company. The news comes as the American Film Market kicks off this week in Santa Monica where the executives will be on the ground looking for partners. Blue Harbor is looking to distribute 10 to 15…
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Today in Entertainment History: Stooges played 1st concert
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } On Oct. 31, 1926, magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. He was 52. In 1967, The Stooges played their first concert, at a Halloween party at their house in Ann…
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Today in Entertainment History: Stooges played 1st concert
On Oct. 31, 1926, magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. He was 52. In 1967, The Stooges played their first concert, at a Halloween party at their house in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1970, singer Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas married actor Dennis…
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Dita Von Teese puts her spin on ‘Jubilee’ tradition
When “Jubilee,” the last of the Las Vegas showgirl spectacle shows, closed several years ago in Las Vegas, I suggested that such productions should be sustained by a public trust. Lease an existing theater, or build something splendid into the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall. Give tourists — or the 160,000 conventioneers in town…
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Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are Engaged After Dating for Two Years
Love is in the air — especially for Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz. ET has learned that the Magic Mike star and the Batman actress are engaged! Kravitz, 34, and Tatum, 43, first sparked dating rumors after they met while working on her film, Pussy Island, in 2021. Back in August, the couple were guests at Jack Antonoff and…
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‘Unfathomable loss’: Friends cast pay tribute to Matthew Perry
Perry’s former co-stars say they are ‘utterly devastated’ over actor’s sudden death. The surviving cast of Friends have paid tribute to Matthew Perry, describing his sudden death as an “unfathomable loss”. “We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew,” Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc told People…