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PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment

Las Vegas Review-Journal | John Katsilometes

PodKats! is a weekly hang with the biggest names in entertainment, hosted by man-about-town columnist John "Kats" Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You can find his column on page 3A every day and online all the time at http://reviewjournal.com/Kats. Thanks to longtime Vegas headliner Frankie Moreno for the PodKats! theme, "Biggest Cat in Town," from the album Broke Down in Paradise.

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53:43

Melody Sweets | Ep. 92

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/09/07

My guest this week on a very special episode of PodKats! Live is burlesque star Melody Sweets, late of “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace. Sweets left the show in October of 2017 and is developing her own headlining show with Matt and Angela Stabile of Stabile Productions.This episode was originally a Facebook Live staged in the backyard of Sweets’ home in Las Vegas. So, you will hear drop-ins from John Di Domenico as Donald Trump, Piff The Magic Dragon, Xavier Mortimer, and Jennifer Romas of “Sexxy.”

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Matt and Angela Stabile | Ep. 91

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/08/31

My guests this week are Matt and Angela Stabile of Stabile Productions. Their company produces the adult reviews X Burlesque, X Country, X Rocks, and as Piff the Magic Dragon. All of those shows are in Caesars Entertainment hotels. Angela Stabile started her career as a dancer in such stage shows as Minsky’s Folies and Crazy Girls; Matt is an accomplished video editor and producer, and he comes from a famous entertainment family. His father, Joe, managed an entertainment legend for nearly 50

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Skye Dee Miles and Savannah Lynx | Ep. 90

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/08/24

Our guests this week are the two singers at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. supper club at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Skye Dee Miles, and Savannah Lynx. Miles has been a Vegas favorite for more than a decade, arriving to co-star in “Menopause The Musical” at Las Vegas Hilton and also performing for years at the Tropicana Lounge and 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque. Lynx joined Rose. Rabbit. Lie. last year and has been featured in Fantasy at Lu

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Brent Barrett | Ep. 89

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/08/17

Our guest this week is Brent Barrett, an original Phantom in “Phantom -- The Las Vegas Spectacular” at the Venetian. Barrett was in that role for two years, and has an extensive Broadway and touring resume. He has portrayed Billy Flynn in “Chicago” more times than any other actor, and also appeared in “The Producers” “Camelot” “Kiss Me Kate” and “La Cage Aux Folies.” He is currently entertainment director at The Vegas Room, the city’s new cool hang. The supper club is in the famous Commercial Center

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Matt Goss | Ep. 88

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/08/10

Our guest this week is Matt Goss, an 11-year Las Vegas resident headliner and a superstar in the U.K. During the COVID shutdown, the Bros. co-founder had been talking directly to fans on Instagram Live. He joins Kats at his home in Las Vegas to talk about those conversations, share some memorable moments from his career and discuss what’s next for him in Las Vegas and beyond.

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Giada Valenti | Ep. 87

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/08/03

Our guest this week is Italian siren and multi-language singer Giada Valenti, who has made her mark in Vegas in a short period of time. She hosts her own singing, interview and cooking shows on Facebook Live, has appeared on her own special on PBS and happens to have been the last headliner at Myron’s Cabaret Jazz at the Smith Center prior to the shutdown.

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Patrick Hughes, President and CEO of Fremont Street...

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/07/27

Our guest this week is the president and CEO of Fremont Street Experience, Patrick Hughes. Hughes has headed up the upgrade to the Viva Vision Light Show and advanced the promenade’s extensive live entertainment program, including the Downtown Rocks series of free concerts. He has announced unexpectedly that he will be leaving his post on Halloween of this year.

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Kelly Clinton Holmes and Clint Holmes | Ep. 85

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/07/20

Our guests this week are Las Vegas power couple Kelly Clinton Holmes and Clint Holmes. Clint arrived in town in 1999 to headline at Golden Nugget and has been in residency at Myron’s Cabaret Jazz and Palazzo Theater. Kelly is the pride of Clark High School who sang with Wayne Newton and currently performs on Wednesday nights at Tuscany’s Piazza lounge.

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Rick Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' | Ep. 84

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/07/13

Our guest this week is Rick Harrison, co-star of History channel's 'Pawn Stars' and co-owner of Gold & Silver Pawn in downtown Las Vegas, among other titles. Kats sat down with Rick at Gold & Silver Pawn, where they donned masks to discuss Pawn Stars, the pandemic, and more.

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Adam Steck (Pt. 2) | Ep. 83

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/07/06

Once again, we are joined by Adam Steck, founder of SPI Entertainment, which produces Thunder from Down Under, Hans Klok and the Australian Bee Gees show at Excalibur. This is part two of Kats's interview with Steck, so if you missed last Monday's episode, be sure to check it out before continuing on with this one.

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Adam Steck (Pt. 1) | Ep. 82

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/06/29

Our guest this week is Adam Steck, the founder of SPI Entertainment, which produces Thunder from Down Under, Hans Klok and the Australian Bee Gees show at Excalibur. Steck also produces Boyz II Men at The Mirage and Human Nature, most recently at the Venetian. He’s looking to return to action as soon as possible at Thunderland Showroom, where this interview takes place.

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Pete "Big Elvis" Vallee | Ep. 81

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/06/22

Our guest this week is Big Elvis himself, Pete Vallee, whom Kats sits down with at the Piano Bar inside Harrah's Las Vegas, where Vallee has been a headliner since 2012. The city’s longest-running Elvis tribute artist, Vallee has been a headliner in Las Vegas since 1997.

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Spiegelworld Founder Ross Mollison | Ep. 80

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/06/15

Returning to PodKats! this week is Ross Mollison, the founder of Spiegelworld and producer of Las Vegas Strip production shows “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace, “Opium” at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and “Atomic Saloon Show” at The Venetian’s Grand Canal Shops. Mollison has become a leading entertainment figure in Las Vegas since arriving on the scene with “Absinthe” in 2011.

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David Saxe | Ep. 79

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/06/08

Our guest this week is David Saxe, the founder of David Saxe Productions, which has shows on stage at V Theater and Saxe Theater at Miracle Mile Shops. He has been in Vegas his entire life and joins PodKats! to share his perspective on the city's past, present and future.

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Mob Museum CEO Jonathan Ullman | Ep. 78

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/06/01

My guest this week is the man behind the Mob in Las Vegas, The Mob Museum President and CEO Jonathan Ullman. Ullman outlines the museum’s new health and safety measures, describes some of his favorite exhibits and retraces the museum's history in the former federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas.

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Introducing 'Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas'

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/05/26

'Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas' is a brand-new podcast from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, chronicling the rise and fall of the mob in Las Vegas through wiretap recordings, archival audio and interviews with those who were around during the mob days. The first two episodes are available now. Subscribe by searching for 'Mobbed Up' wherever you listen to PodKats!, or visit www.reviewjournal.com/mobbedup for more information.

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Murray Sawchuck | Ep. 77

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/05/25

This week, we were record a socially distanced episode at the Las Vegas residence of Murray Sawchuck, also known as Murray the Magician, a veteran Las Vegas Strip headliner who debuted at The Frontier in 2002. He’s currently at the Laugh Factory at Tropicana and is the guest performer in Fantasy at Luxor. He also recently visited the Oklahoma zoo that was the center of the Netflix phenomenon “Tiger King.”

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Earl Turner | Ep. 76

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/05/18

My guest this week is Earl Turner, a 30-year entertainer in Las Vegas who known as one of the top live performers in the business. Turner has headlined at such hotel-casinos as the Dunes, Rio, Las Vegas Hilton, Westgat, Aladdin, South Point, Suncoast and the Smith Center. He is heading up “Heart And Soul” on May 23, a benefit for the youth theater company Broadway in The Hood, which you can learn more about at www.broadwayinthehood.org. The online show will run live from 5-8 p.m. Pacific on Earl

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Jewel | Ep. 75

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/05/11

Our guest this week is an international recording star, but so much more. She has dedicated her art and fame to mental health wellness. She also has a new album coming out, as well a rich history in Las Vegas. She is the one and only Jewel.

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South Point Arena Director Steve Stallworth | Ep. 74

PodKats! Las Vegas Entertainment ·

2020/05/04

Our guest this week has the distinction of being the backup quarterback to Randal Cunningham at UNLV. He also has a long history of venue and event management in Las Vegas, most recently as Arena Director at South Point Arena. He is Steve Stallworth.

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