Police along with Mandalay Bay security are investigating this afternoon one of the most unusual break-ins of Vegas showbiz history—and certainly the most unique of the near four-year-run of the Mamma Mia! musical at the resort hotel casino.

Luxe Life has learned that an unexpected and unwanted visitor guest was discovered backstage at the show when of the first crew-member technicians arrived for work. He discovered “an uninvited guest” fast asleep on the prop bed used in several guest bedroom scenes of the show. The guest fled on being disturbed and was followed out of the theater but, before security could arrive, he rode off in a taxi.

“There’s never been anything like this ever before” said a spokesman. “A true first! Maybe he loved the show so much he just wanted the experience of being part of it.” An investigation is underway now as to how he either remained in the theater after the curtain came down or snuck back in later.

Coincidentally, the stars of Mamma Mia! the movie, including Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski and Colin Firth, began filming this week in London .

Just as Luxe Life first predicted, Canadian songbird Celine Dion has decided she will resume world-touring after her current four year run at Caesars Palace comes to an end December 11.

Luxe Life reported that Celine was weighing the choice of temporary retirement to have a baby or gamble another 18-months of pop-concerts and then have a baby when she hits 40. The concert travel schedule has apparently won out and she’s already started penciling in dates in big European cities on her 2008 diary. She’s got a tour-start in Belgium May 13-16 followed by Paris concerts May 19-27 and running out for July dates on the French Riviera and Geneva, Switzerland—so far!

Celine believes she can afford to wait another year before trying for a second baby because as she delicately puts it “my mother was 40 when she had me and I turned out fine.”

Shock and awe no longer just applies to the Iraq invasion. It can also describe the way audiences feel after watching the mind-blowing mentalism of Gerry McCambridge.

He’s just opened at the Hooters casino hotel, and in the 70-minute show performs classics from his NBC-TV primetime special along with never before seen mind-bending routines. Everybody wants to know how he’s so uncannily accurate with his extraordinary “mind readings.”

Gerry was first discovered in Hollywood when he entertained at private celebrity A-list parties for the stars. They encouraged him to go public at comedy clubs across America and that’s now led to his regular booking at Hooters

By day it’s a funky place for over-sized burgers at lunch. By night the house-smoked pork ribs become de-rigueur for dinner. But then the sassy saloon with a sports bar twist turns into a nightlife outpost with live entertainment.

Welcome to the new wacky wild world of Dick’s Last Resort, which officially opens today at the Excalibur as part of the hotel’s ongoing new makeover.

Luxe Life got the sneak preview at last night’s VIP night and here are the photos! We’re talking rowdy, rambunctious, raucous and totally un-ruly!

Renee West, Excalibur resort casino president said: “We’re the ideal home for a place like Dick’s which is all about outlandish outrageous fun in a casual setting.”

With its wacky-tacky décor, live loud music and sassy service, this truly is exactly the opposite of a standard restaurant - and Dick’s encourages its customers to create the wild environment of “anything goes.”

Robert Frey, who heads up the Pure Management Group, which operates the new crazed culinary complex, added: “Customers can unwind as loose as they wish for an experience they’ll never forget. If you thought our PURE nightclub was great for dancing, and our Coyote Ugly bar was great for drinking, then you’ve seen nothing yet.”

Dick’s Last Resort already has a ribald reputation of “Come get your kicks at Dick’s” in such cities as Dallas, San Antonio, San Diego and Boston, but this is the first outpost in Sin City. The 11,000 square foot eatery, with its eclectic paraphernalia and flashy lights, seats 185 revelers indoors and another 167 outside. It features colossal food portions described as “big, sloppy and messy” (better for fingers than silverware)—plus 16 different draft beers and nine signature-blended daiquiris.

One of the first red pianos that the Rocket Man used on stage at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace has a new home as of tonight. Sir Elton John actually gives his red-pianos girl-names, and this one is called Fiona.

It goes on display in the new Loft 5 condo project on the south-strip at the first move-in party and showcase for the first model suite. There’s an intriguing tale behind the question “what’s it doing there?” During the AIDS benefit auction at the Cannes Film Festival, Basic Instinct actress Sharon Stone put the red Fiona piano up for auction. ADG Capital, one of the Loft 5 partners shelled out well over $100,000 for the used piano—and it’s now going to be on permanent display in the lobby of the new condo lofts! There will be a silent auction during the cocktail reception to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

… My sexy gal-pal Nikki Zeiring, who has been filming for the last two weeks here in Vegas for the new Crazy Girls spy comedy-chiller flick, called on my hairdresser to the stars friend, Michael Boychuck of AMP Salon at the Palms for her blonde tresses

… Robert Downey Jr.’s character in the “Iron Man” film shooting at Caesars Palace called for a security guard, so to save time and money, director Jon Favreau cast himself in the part - and then after shooting the scene yelled “wrap” to end final Vegas shooting of the Marvel Comic hero
… Actress Rachel McAdams, her look-alike makeup artist sister Kayleen, actor Michael Pena from “Crash” and Illusionist director Neil Burger stayed on for a mini-Vegas vacation after completing scenes of their new film “The Return” by partying at Body English nightclub in the Hard Rock
… Also spotted inside were AFI band members, including lead singer Davey Havok, and San Antonio Spurs basketball star, Robert Horry at separate tables
… The gods and goddesses of beach volleyball are returning to Caesars Palace on September 6-8, and the resort will lay down 10-tons of sand for the artificial beach right on the Strip
… Chef Susan Rispoli gave her first wine-tasting dinner at her newly opened JR’s Place Italian bistro, attracting MGM’s entertainment chief, Richard Sturm, Patron tequila head honcho Ed Brown, magician Brian Campbell and yours truly. All the stars have been making their way to the off-Strip hangout, and Richard told me he’s hoping to get Liza Minnelli back to Vegas for more shows despite the fact that her Luxor theater shutters this coming week to prepare for its makeover as home to Criss Angel’s new Cirque magic show
… You’ve got until midnight July 15 to take your last looks at the New Frontier before the 984-room western-themed resort is blown up and replaced with a six billion dollar replica of New York’s famed Plaza Hotel complete with 300 private luxury residences and 3,500 hotel suites
… You can bet money that Kid Rock will steer clear of ex-wife Pamela Anderson when he performs at the Pearl in the Palms on August 31 while she’s in her magic show at Planet Hollywood. Let’s hope Tommy Lee won’t be in town, because last time that trio tangled here there was an unexplained altercation in the Hard Rock hotel when a door mistaken for Kid’s suite got smashed in, much to the chagrin of a startled non-celebrity guest trying to sleep!

TONIGHTS TIP: I just have to get out to Green Valley Ranch’s new Ovation concert lounge and check out Rich & Famous, which they themselves describe as our city’s hottest new band. I love that name—and maybe I can check my contracts and see if there’s a couple of royalty dollars due me!! Four glamour girls and four guys make up the band named after my old TV show. They play every Thursday, Friday and Saturday … It’s also the third anniversary of the Voodoo Rising after-hours party with the Voodoo Dolls and a fireworks display at the Rio.

TOMORROW’S TEASE: The big question of the day is, will she or won’t she? Singer Lauren Hill has a troubled history of not showing up for gigs or giving refunds to disgruntled fans … Plus, the sexiest pool party of the summer and the entire Royal Robin Rundown of pre-holiday weekend parties and pleasures.
When visiting Vegas, be sure to see Las Vegas Magazine in your hotel suite featuring a print edition of Vegas Luxe Life, and an incredible directory of attractions, shows and restaurants.

VEGAS—THE ONLY PLACE TO PLAY!

LUXE LIFE has reliably confirmed that former President Bill Clinton is enjoying a hush-hush almost secret vacation here in Vegas—thanks to one of the wealthiest playboys of Hollywood. Its his third trip here this year.

Clinton so far has only ventured out of his private luxurious villa at The Mirage hotel to play a round of golf at the Bali Hai course just south of the Four Seasons and Mandalay Bay hotels. According to my sources: “The rest of the time he’s kept the lowest profile ever, not even venturing out of the bungalow.”

Billionaire moviemaker and wild playboy Steven Bing is said to be Clinton’s host for their Vegas escapade. The 42-year-old handsome philanthropist inherited an estimated $600-million when he was only 18 from his grandfather’s New York real estate fortune. Bing allegedly invested $80-million in the Tom Hanks film The Polar Express which is said to have earned $285-million at the box-office. He’s recently been working on a Rolling Stones documentary by Martin Scorsese—but its his amorous adventures with some of the world’s most beautiful actresses and models that have made headlines.

Bing, said to have given $8.2 million to the Democratic National Party as one of the largest-ever contributions also made additional financial contributions to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore.

However in 2001 model-actress Elizabeth Hurley claimed she was pregnant and the father of her baby. He sued her but a later DNA test proved the paternity and he made generous provisions for the baby boy, which has continued to this day. In another series of cross-lawsuits involving MGM’s major shareholder Kirk Kerkorian, Bing was proven again by DNA tests to be the father of a daughter with Kerkorian’s ex-wife, tennis player Lisa Bonder.

Clinton was much more visible when he was last here in Vegas in March. He was seen at Spago in the Forum Shops of Caesars Palace for a Terry McAuliffe book-signing and then later the same evening at RAO’s Italian restaurant in the resort-casino with a large dinner group. Clinton also made a speech while here and played golf with friends. On another earlier Vegas visit Clinton dined at the STACK restaurant in the Mirage.

Bing booked the villa here in Vegas but its not known how long the two men are staying. So far … “What happens in Vegas certainly stays in Vegas!”

‘LOVE TO LAST FOREVER’ VOWS CIRQUE DU SOLEIL FOUNDER … PAUL MCCARTNEY, RINGO STARR, YOKO ONO AND OLIVIA HARRISON RE-UNITE FOR FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ‘LOVE’ … DOT-MATRIX GLASS PORTRAIT PLAQUES OF JOHN LENNON AND GEORGE HARRISON UNVEILED … UPDATE ON CRISS ANGEL AND ELVIS PRESLEY CIRQUE SHOWS

“Love is forever,” Cirque founder Guy LaLiberte told me late yesterday, “so our musical can run 20 years, 30 years and then forever.”

As promised: Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison all showed for last night’s first anniversary celebration and, as promised, here’s our Luxe Life coverage from The Beatles LOVE musical by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage. The new ‘Fab Four’ unveiled unique dot-matrix glass portrait plaques of John Lennon and George Harrison. Yoko and Olivia had personally selected the photos of their late husbands for the ceremony.

Paul, who landed after a $175,000 private jet flight direct from London just minutes before the dedication, was supposed to have been shown the photos on his limo-ride in from McCarran but that didn’t happen, and thus his genuine surprise when he and Ringo pulled the white cloth away.

“That’s not a plaque,” he laughed. “That’s a portrait, I was expecting a plaque!” Ringo interjected: “Whatever it is they are from silver platinum like our records.”

CNN anchor Larry King served as master of ceremonies for the brief event.

He said: “The concept for this show and everything about it works so well. To hear the fantastic Beatles music with this environmental sound design with 6000 speakers is extraordinary. There has never been anything like it. Sir George Martin and his son Giles mixed this powerful and moving soundtrack so brilliantly, it is incredible. So again, congratulations on the success of this special production, and I salute The Mirage for it too. Today we celebrate and honor the extraordinary George Harrison and John Lennon. The ceremony and my CNN live hour with all of them was put together in just two weeks. I’m proud of that because this is an incredible undertaking—maybe with its success we will be seeing LOVE in many other cities. Who can tell where this is all going?”

Guy La Liberte told me later: “That won’t happen. The only place in the world you will ever be able to see LOVE forevermore will be in Vegas. I have no idea where he got that idea from.”

It was actually King’s third flub of the day having initially saluted George as the tanned actor George Hamilton instead of Harrison, and then mis-pronouncing Guy’s name. He also told an out-of-context story about his Miami speeding ticket, which prompted McCartney to rib him “Now it’s the Larry King show.”

Larry laughed back: “I’ve got one hour live with Paris Hilton back to back with the one hour live with The Beatles, so that’s all about being tired from getting ready for two blockbusters.”

I asked Larry if the two interviews were his best ever. “No. That would still be Ross Perot and Al Gore, but these are right up there.”

Ringo also jabbed at the veteran news anchor, saying it was the first time he’d seen him standing up and not behind a desk!

Mirage president Scott Sibella commented: “Much of the recent evolution of The Mirage has been helped by the success of LOVE and we know there will be many more successful years to come.” He then introduced Cirque’s founder as “the one man who has done more for Vegas entertainment than any other in history.”

Said Guy: “LOVE is much more than that. It’s a celebration of a great journey that started a year ago. Cirque can really be proud of what we have done with this project. The Beatles committed to work together with Cirque and this is now one of the greatest achievements we have done. Thanks for all the support from the population around the world and hopefully we will be here in 10, 20, 30 years! From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everybody.”

Then Ringo added: “It’s an honor to do this today. It is, however, not a great pleasure because I would prefer the men were standing beside me. But that’s life as we know it. George and Guy had the initial conversation of putting this all together. Can you imagine our music and these mad crazy people? George was a great musician. A dear friend. I love him and miss him, God bless, but I know he’s smiling right now wherever he is.”

Paul, standing beside Yoko and indicating that their long-time rift is slowly healing summed up: “As usual, Ringo has said it all before me. But to quote John: ‘Turn left at Greenland.’ On a serious note, it is great to be unveiling this because the guys aren’t here, but it’s their show which encapsulates our success and our music together. So the show is from our great times. It’s very sad obviously, but moving. They were magnificent men and it’s an honor to unveil this plaque.”

Yoko commented: “I just know John is very happy and proud that his show is a success.” Olivia revealed that it was Ringo’s idea to all be in Vegas for the first anniversary of the show.

“I thank Mirage for being our home here. I thank Cirque and the artists. The show is so demanding on them because their lives revolve around 10 performances a week. George wouldn’t be surprised at the success of this collaboration. He knew, before he died, it was going to be successful in many ways.”

Ringo said he felt like a musical director as he orchestrated the unveiling, and then Paul knelt down, encouraging the other three to follow his example so they could be photographed beneath the two portraits—but nobody budged! Then the four super-celebs went into the Beatles Revolution lounge for Larry King’s live CNN telecast, the first time in more than 10-years that they’d all been together for an interview show!

But on the “strictly closed set” he had to start by interviewing the widows and the remaining Beatles separately in different segments and per orders from the Beatles Apple management company, and the only subject for discussion was the LOVE show and their music. Larry agreed to the demands but still managed to get a loaded question in on Paul’s current tumultuous life because of the bitter divorce with Heather Mills. But Paul shut him down saying “Yes, it is very difficult and that’s why I don’t talk about it and won’t now.” Questions about the long-time feud between Yoko and Paul were also off-limits.

“It’s all about total control of the media and protection of the brand” one high-ranking PR executive told me. No questions at all of the foursome were permitted by the hand-picked small press-corps that included yours truly for LUXE LIFE.

Olivia and Yoko sat together with their families and guests for two consecutive nights watching the LOVE show. Ringo and his wife, the stunning former actress Barbara Bach, managed to squeeze in some shopping at the Forum Shops of Caesars Palace. Larry King had dinner with members of the Maloof family (who own the Palms resort casino) in the Onde Italian Winebar restaurant in The Mirage. Cirque threw a super-private party for the Fab-Four and the LOVE cast and crew at the large Mirage pool that was shutdown under heavy security for the night.

“It was decorated beautifully,” one executive told me, “but unlike Guy’s birthday party there last year nobody wound-up going in the water this time.”

McCartney left well before the 2 a.m. ending for an overnight stay at his California home before today’s return to England. Ringo and Barbara will go on to their Beverly Hills home today.

Cirque’s top creative couple, Gilles Ste Croix and Dominic Champagne admitted they’ve tweaked the show during its first year.

“The opening is now different, and although we kept the music of Blackbird intact, the scene is now in a totally different form. There’s always room for changes. The show is now really tight and so much better as the artists took control. The choreography is better also because we have some new pieces and everything just came together better. When we make such changes we have to adapt the music so it follows the changes. That involves special sessions where George and Giles Martin will return from England to adapt their soundtrack. LOVE has such strong potential that the possibilities of changing it are endless. We’re always trying to get the best out of the show so in the next year we’ll continue having slight changes all over the place. We think LOVE will be the Cirque show that runs the longest of them all. If Jubilee! can run 25 years, then we know we can run 25 years too. Bobby Baldwin, the MGM resorts chief, predicted our first show Mystere would be here forever but, we know that since love itself lasts forever, LOVE will be forever too.”

The two Cirque officials told me that advance planning, costume design and creative movements for the new Criss Angel magic show at the Luxor set for next September is moving along well.

“It’s really going great,” said Gilles. “Our Elvis Presley show for City Center will be the next show in the creative pipeline, but we haven’t started even thinking about that yet because Criss comes first. We have decided that the ice-skating show we talked about once is now no more!”

Early next week when we’ve had time to catch our breath we’ll bring you the highlights of Larry King’s interviews with Ringo, Paul, Yoko and Olivia plus a full breakdown of the show’s new look from director Dominique Champagne.

Guy LaLiberte summed it all up for me: “Our first year has been a great success story, and we have been sold out for every performance for the last 12 months. That is an extraordinary accomplishment which speaks to the talents of the Beatles and our Cirque performers. When you look around Vegas, in terms of all the other competing shows, we can be very proud of LOVE, and I know in my heart and feel strongly that it should run forever - even after all of us have gone. Future generations will enjoy The Beatles and LOVE forever.”

Click here for more LOVE coverage from yesterday.

The stars have become regulars at the Rio’s new Café Martorano. Celine Dion’s husband, Rene Angelil told chef owner Steve Martorano: “I’ve traveled around the world and dined in many restaurants, and this is the best Italian food I have ever had.”

Former Dallas Cowboy, Drew Pearson was so impressed with Steve’s home made cooking that he returned again the following night with teammate Ed “Too Tall” Jones. Also there, NFL stars Bernie Kosar and OJ McDuffie, two regulars at the original Fort Lauderdale HQ, actors Chaz Palminteri and Franck Savoy, plus Phoenix Coyote and NHL great, Jeremy Roenick dined with his wife and danced the night away in between the tables!

With TAO at the Venetian and Social House at TI grabbing headlines, it’s only natural that a third contender would arrive on the Strip Scene. Now comes ASIA nightlife dining in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile, set for a grand weekend opening on July 13 & 14. Multi-talented executive chef and sommelier to the stars, Steven Geddes says his version of progressive Euro-Asian is all in its own category and “It’s definitely not fusion.”

Steve says he will use Asian ingredients and the flavors of Japan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, but with European cooking techniques. The new ASIA restaurant has retained the visually stunning Asian themed dining rooms of the former Prana restaurant with a rich French Vietnamese colonial design.

Not only has Steve selected the menu items, which includes a 12-course tasting, but also the wine list with an emphasis on sakes and sauvignon blancs from “down under.” Marketing maven Andrew Witner told me that Hollywood is already beating a path even before the big opening. They held the official wrap party for The Return, with actress Rachel McAdams and actor Michael Pina of Crash fame having so much fun, they extended the festivities until 2 a.m.

The movie, directed by The Illusionist’s Neil Burger, also stars Tim Robbins, and is the story of Iraq war veterans sharing a cross-country journey. Rachel, rarely photographed and rarely out at nightclubs, stuck to dirty martinis while Michael hit Corona beers. Rachel arrived with her look-alike sister, who is a makeup artist on the new movie, which led to confusion with the doorman thinking they were the other—so he only carded Rachel thinking she was her sister!!

They danced half-the-night away requesting extra spins of Van Halen’s Jump tracks. Incidentally, tonight is ASIA’s debut Industry Night with DJ Jackie Christie spinning until 5 a.m.!