Many Hamiltons needed to see ‘Hamilton’
Mhas seen “Hamilton” a half-dozen times. He’s been hit up, every day, by those who want to see it just once.
“It’s unbelievable, unlike anything we’ve ever seen before,” said Martin, the president and chief executive officer of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts. “This show is a phenomenon. If every other city where ‘Hamilton’ has played is any indication, it will sell out in its first day.”
Martin says he’s not seen ticket demand for any Vegas production like he’s seen for “Hamilton.” It’s no small statement. The city’s lone Tony Award voter has been part of our arts community since moving to town nearly 25 years ago as executive director of the Liberace Museum.
“Hamilton” runs May 29 to June 24. The on-sale date has not been announced — a strategy to stop ticket brokers from gobbling up blocks of seats and reselling them at exorbitant prices.
“We want to put tickets in the hands of people in Las Vegas who want to see the show,” said Martin, whose only hint is that the tickets will become available sometime in late April. “For all of you calling me to ask for tickets to ‘Hamilton,’ keep your ear open for the announcement of the on-sale date, come down in person, go online, use our phone bank anddoitonthefirstday.if you do that early in the day, you almost certainly will have access to tickets.
“If you wait until the second or third day, you’ll probably be shut out.”
For Martin, an avid Broadway fan, seeing a single show six times is not that uncommon. He says he has seen “Waitress” five or six times — including twice in one day last August.
“I took my daughter, Molly, to see it in New York. She’s 14 years old and is a huge fan of Sara Bareilles, who wrote the music,” Martin says. “We saw the matinee show and were standing outside the theater, and I asked her what she wanted to do that night. We could go to dinner, go shopping, do whatever she wanted, and she immediately smiled and said, ‘I want to see “Waitress” again.’ So we saw it twice in one day, and I want to see it again.”
By happy coincidence, “Waitress” stops at the Smith Center on Oct. 9-14.
Green’s day
Tom Green closed out his run at The Back Room at Bally’s on Wednesday night, hinting at a new gig at a larger Strip venue this year. I think I’ve figured this one out: Harrah’s Showroom, still seeking a 10 p.m. show after the tragic death of headliner Ralphie May.
Sethyudof ofudfactory, which produces Green’s show, is not yet disclosing the details of Green’s next residency, but Harrah’s looks like Green’s next haven. Expect a weekday schedule, similar to Green’s rotation at Bally’s, freeing him up for weekend road dates.
Summer run for Stefani
We’re also hearing Gwen Stefani’s extended engage- ment at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort opens this summer.
Busch’s garden
Racing sensation Kurt Busch is getting “Tanked.”
Busch, who rose from a teenage phenom at the short track at the Las Vegas Speedway Park Bullring to stardom on the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, has ordered a giant aquarium from “Tanked” co-stars Brett Raymer and Wayde King.
On Wednesday, Busch took a look at the under-development tank at Acrylic Tank Manufacturing.
Busch ordered a design patterned after Eden Rock
St. Barths in the Caribbean, where he and his wife, Ashley, were married Jan. 7, 2017. The tank is to measure between 10 and 15 feet long, five feet wide and eight feet tall. The aquatic masterpiece is to appear on an episode of the Animal Planet series this summer.
Cool hang alerts
Tyriq Johnson of Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns leads Serpentine Fire, a tribute to Earth Wind & Fire, to Myron’s Cabaret Jazz at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Johnson can hit the notes delivered by EWF frontman Philip Bailey. The band burns, and they play all the hits. Johnson’s fellow Santa Fe vocalist Lannie Counts ,who can sing anything, is also in the lineup.
At another favored haunt, the Italian American Club, Henry Prego headlines at 8 p.m. Friday with his Frank Sinatra tribute, “Prego Sings Sinatra.” In 1999, Prego joined the cast of “The Rat Pack Is Back” at the Sahara. He also co-starred in “The Tribute To Frank, Sammy, Joey and Dean,” at the Greek Isles Hotel.
John Katsilometes’ column runs daily in the A section. Contact him at jkatsilometes@ reviewjournal.com. Follow @johnnykats on Twitter, @ Johnnykats1 on Instagram. As of 9 p.m. Thursday:
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