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The Las Vegas Hilton will debut Laugh Out Loud with the Scintas on September 24

I’ve got some good news to report for all the fans of The Scintas, the Buffalo foursome who arrived in Las Vegas seven years ago and became an instant hit. After ending their run at the Sahara several months ago, they are returning to Las Vegas and will debut their new show, Laugh Out Loud with the Scintas at the Las Vegas Hilton September 24.

This is where they started out when they first came to town, playing the lounge in the Hilton. Word of mouth soon had everyone flocking to watch them, including execs from the Rio, who made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. In fact, the Rio even named the theater after them. Last year, the Rio was undergoing some changes and didn’t renew the Scintas contract, leading to the signing with the Sahara.

I wasn’t happy about the move to the Sahara. The theater there wasn’t the kind of venue for their type of act. It didn’t have the intimacy of The Scintas Theater at the Rio and they thrive on interacting with the audience.

If you haven’t seen them-and you better-The Scintas consist of two brothers, Frankie and Joey, sister Chrissi and longtime friend, who they consider a brother, Pete O”Donnell on drums. They all sing, but Frankie and Joey, along with trading barbs, do some great impressions. In fact, Frankie does the best impressions I”ve ever seen of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and Joey’s impressions of Joe Cocker and Mick Jagger will leave you in stitches.

Anyway, the Sahara gig didn’t go that well and they have been touring for the past few months. It’s great to see them back where they belong. As Ken Ciancimino, Hilton’s executive vice president said, ‘they bring vitality and a name that will clearly add to our strong entertainment roster.” How true. With Menopause: The Musical filling seats every night, it means two of my three favorite shows in town will be performing on the same stage.

Laugh Out Loud with The Scintas opens September 24 in the Shimmer Cabaret. Show times are Friday-Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. with a matinee on Monday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $49.99 and 64.99 (plus tax and service charge). Tickets can be purchased at the Las Vegas Hilton box office or by logging onto www.lvhilton.com, www. ticketmaster.com, or www.Vegas.com or by phone at 1-800-222- 5361.

Tickets are now on sale for the Tony Award-winning hit musical, JERSEY BOYS, slated to open at the Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, the sister property to the Venetian and located adjacent to the resort. Performances don’t begin until April 4 of next year, but this show is a hot ticket.

JERSEY BOYS opened to rave reviews in November of 2005 and continues to set weekly box office records and is one of the top grossing shows on Broadway. The production is the winner of four 2006 Tony Awards? including Best Musical. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide-all before they were 30. The show features such hits as ’sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” “Oh, What a Night,” and many more.

Ticket prices, exclusive of handling fees, range from $65 to $135, with VIP Packages available. You can get tickets for JERSEY BOYS by calling The Venetian Box Office at 1-866-641-SHOW or online at www.VenetianTickets.com.

Here’s something for all the hip crowd who love to eat late and party into the wee hours. Studio 54 and Shibuya at MGM Grand have joined forces to satisfy that very lifestyle. It’s called the $54 Dine-and-Dance Package, which lets you enjoy a late-night dinner of modern Japanese cuisine followed by VIP entry to one of our town’s hottest nightclubs.

This offer is for a limited time only and you must be 21 or older to enter. It’s also only valid with parties of two or more. Seating is from 9 to 10 p.m. so make reservations by calling (702) 891-3001 or visit www.mgmgrand.com/dining.

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