Lunchtime with Ira

September 25, 2006

September 25th, 2006

Jennifer Ross

Jennifer Ross has been the lead dancer in “Midnight Fantasy” since the show opened in 1999. Jennifer learned ballet, tap and jazz while she was growing up from her grandmother, Marjorie, a professional dancer and teacher.


Stephanie Jordan

A native of Las Vegas, Jordan went to New York where she received dance training from Ann Reinking, noted for her work in “Chicago,” “Annie” and a myriad of other Broadway shows. Today, she sings, dances (and composed the theme song) for “Midnight Fantasy.” In fact, she is the lead singer for this adult revue.


Gustavo Badell

This local Las Vegan, who hails from Puerto Rico is vying for the “Mr. Olympia” title. He’s been close to the title in the past (third place winner in the 2005 Mr. Olympia 0, but if he makes it this time, he would be the first Latin winner in 20 years.


Mosaic

The vocal collaboration Mosaic is taking music to a whole new level by using no instruments. Every sound produced by the group, from the funky bass lines to the drum and bass grooves to the distortion of the guitar - is being vocally produced.


Robert Allen

Chicago-born Robert Allen has performed his special brand of comedy and magic on stage, television, and film for many years. He also is a certified and registered hypnotist, and is presenting, along with author Janice Obderding, the Second Annual Las Vegas Paranormal Conference.

September 18, 2006

September 18th, 2006

Jamie Cullum

Grammy nominee Jamie Cullum, the dynamic British singer, songwriter, and pianist, doesn’t rest. His new album “Catching Tales,” follows the worldwide smash of “Twentysomething,” which sold more than two million copies (including nearly 400,000 in the States). Born in Essex, and raised in Wiltshire, Cullum was obsessed with all types of music from an early age: rock, hip-hop, acid jazz, and blues. He discovered jazz as a teenager, via artists like Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, but also showed an interest in the groundbreaking Steely Dan albums.


Brody Dolyniuck & David St. John

The co-producers of “RockShow!” say their inspiration for the score comes from “the culmination of everything we’ve done to date…from eight years of performing faithful reproductions of our favorite music. We created ‘RockShow!’ to generate the excitement of a real rock concert combined with the over-the-top antics of Rock’s most colorful personalities.”


Lark Williams

Lark is a veteran in the Las Vegas Media and voted “Top Radio Personality” by the Las Vegas Review Journal in 2001. She was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1997. Lark has interviewed everyone from Bill Clinton & Eric Clapton to Sam Kinison.


David Peeler

David Peeler is the CEO of Kellogg Media Group (KMG), a leading media company focused on serving the travel, leisure and hospitality sector at the local and regional level. KMG recently partnered with What’s On, The Las Vegas Guide—the No. 1 visitor and entertainment resource for Las Vegas in publication since 1954. Peeler was formerly president/CEO of Competitive Media Reporting and head of sales and marketing for Billboard’s Broadcast Data Systems.


Michael Holly

The comic juggler has starred in numerous local production shows and opened for such headliners as Dana Carvey and David Spade. He recently completed a successful year performing his one-man show, “The Michael Holly Off the Wall Comedy Hour.”

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