STRIP SCRIBBLES for Monday April 30
… Dining at Steve Wynn’s steakhouse in his WYNN resort at the weekend were one-time antagonists Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields who had battled separately on Oprah Winfery’s show about his Scientology opinion contradicting Brooke’s view that psychioatrist help did assist her through post-partum depression. They’ve since made up. Tom was with
wife Katie and fans went frantic with flashbulb frenzy!
… When supersinger Barbra Streisand was in a group of six for dinner at the exclusive Guy Savoy restaurant in Caesars Palace she asked the star French chef for two bottles of Krug Clos du Mesnil to go with the magnificent meal
… Cirque du Soleil founder Guy LaLiberte going more or less unrecognized as he played his way into the Final eight at the Bellagio’s million-dollar World Poker Tour tournament over the weekend
… Rapper Nas and his R&B singing wife, Kelly enjoyed a romantic dinner for two at Spago in Caesars Palace. They dined the following night at TAO, munching on tuna sashimi, Buddha chicken, shrimp pad tai, duck fried rice and the TAO Tiger Lily cocktails before his House of Blues concert
… Cirque du Soleil will now also dominate the Macau entertainment scene. I’m hearing that Venetian owner Sheldon Adelson has inked them for six different shows in collaboration with the BASE Group producers who already present Stomp Out Loud, Wayne Brady, and Phantom here in Vegas.
TONIGHTS TIP: Naughty next-to-nothing ladies lingerie for bedtime romps are how to dress to impress tonight at JET nightclub in the Mirage for the annual Lingerie bowl event
… Veteran jazz saxophonist Jimmy Mulidore plays with sax guest star Tom Scott at the GoldCoast for new Monday night jazz sessions
… If you want a taste of everything British, tonight my home country mates are throwing the biggest British bash Vegas has ever seen. Come on down to the Alexis Park Hotel and you’ll think you’ve landed in London with the bright red phone boxes and the double-decker red buses! Magician Jeff Hobson and I will handle the MC chores and introductions of visiting Brit bands, Mayor Oscar Goodman and comedienne Rita Rudner.
TOMORROWS TEASE: Hard to believe, but superstar singer Paul Anka is now celebrating his 50th anniversary in showbusiness. In advance of his weekend concerts at the Hilton, LUXE LIFE talked with him in an exclusive interview.
Plus, astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes magicman Teller on a ZeroGravity space flight to kick off our city’s newest tourist attraction for high rollers who want to float in mid air!
Later in the week, an exclusive interview with Bette Midler as she finally reveals a special secret.