CAESARS PALACE'S much-talked-about production, "A
New Day..." starring Celine Dion, opens tonight in the property's
new, 4,000-seat showroom, aptly named the Colosseum. Save for its
Tuesday debut, the show will be performed at 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays
through Sundays. Tickets cost $87.50, $127.50 and $150 and can be
purchased through Ticketmaster and at the Colosseum box office,
which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For groups of 10 or
more, call (800) 933-7110. For show information, phone (888)
995-1555 or visit www.celinedion.com.
CHEF BRADLEY OGDEN'S new restaurant, named
Bradley Ogden, opened last week. The 142-seat eatery, which serves
classic American cuisine, is located adjacent to the Forum Casino
and directly across from the entrance to the Colosseum. For Ogden,
chef and co-owner of several celebrated California restaurants, the
Las Vegas eatery represents his first venture outside the Golden
State. For reservations at Bradley Ogden, which serves dinner from
5 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily, phone (702) 731-7410.
MGM MIRAGE is offering a $40 resort reward
credit per room for clients who book an air-inclusive or land-only
MGM Mirage vacation through April 5 for travel through May 31. The
credit can be used for food, entertainment, shopping or spa
treatments at the property where the travelers are staying.
Participating properties include Golden Nugget, MGM Grand, Treasure
Island, New York-New York, The Mirage and Bellagio. In addition,
the travel agency that books the most MGM Mirage vacations through
April 5 will receive roundtrip air for two to Las Vegas,
hotel/airport transfers and a three-night stay at the Golden
Nugget. To book, agents can use vendor code MRV in all four GDSs,
access VAX VacationAccess at www.vaxvacationaccess.com or call (800) 360-7111.
RIO ALL-SUITE HOTEL & Casino, starting in
May, will feature what property officials are calling
BevErtainment. Dick Foster Productions, which produces the Rio's
"Masquerade Show in the Sky," has been auditioning performers/wait
staff who will periodically break into song and do some fancy
footwork in the casino. When not performing, the singers and
dancers will take beverage orders and deliver drinks to casino
patrons.
MCCARRAN INT'L AIRPORT'S newly redesigned Web
site, www.mccarran.com, now offers interactive dining and
shopping directories complete with a live mapping system that
provides listings by gate location. Real-time flight information
also has been expanded and improved, with upcoming arrivals and
departures listed on the site's homepage. The page also contains
detailed flight information pop-up windows--including weather
updates for destination cities--and a new flight-watch feature.