Neonopolis liberace biography
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Feature: THE COCKTAIL CABARET at Notoriety At Neonopolis
Audiences loved The Cocktail Cabaret during its year-long run at Caesars Palace, and now the show will be touring with scheduled shows in Florida. Back by popular demand, the full production version of The Cocktail Cabaret, presented by PK Entertainment, will begin the tour with two special performances at Notoriety in downtown Las Vegas Jan. 22 and Jan. 23.
Its original concept was to bring back a vintage Vegas tradition of intimate cocktails shows as a prelude to the attending a bigger production later in the evening. The show celebrated the cocktail hour in Cleopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace to kick off a night on the town or before dining.
The show has now been expanded to a full 90-minute main stage version that can be enjoyed in the larger proscenium theaters nationwide, as well as more intimate cabaret venues. Notoriety is a new venue in Neonopolis offering an
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Neon Museum
This article is about the museum in Las Vegas. For the museum in Los Angeles, see Museum of Neon Art. For the museum in Warsaw, see Neon Museum, Warsaw.
Art museum in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, features signs from old casinos and other businesses displayed outdoors on 2.27 acres (0.92 ha). Efforts to establish a neon sign museum were underway in the late 1980s, but stalled due to a lack of resources. On September 18, 1996, the Las Vegas City Council voted to fund such a project, to be known as The Neon Museum. The organization started out by re-installing old signage in downtown Las Vegas, to attract more visitors to the area.
Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) had manufactured many neon signs in the city, and the company had a storage site for old signs which would eventually become part of the Neon Museum collection. In 2000, as YESCO prepared to close its storage lot, the city provided the museum with land to
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Liberace
American musician and actor (1919–1987)
For his older brother, see George Liberace.
Władziu Valentino Liberace[nb 1] (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer and actor.[2] He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning fyra decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid underhållare in the world[3] with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule. He embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage.
Early life and education
[edit]Władziu Valentino Liberace (known as Lee to his friends and Walter to family)[4] was born in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 16, 1919. His grandfather Valentino Liberace (1836–1909) was a casket maker from Formia in central Italy where his father, musician Salvatore (