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Beatles Reimagined at Revolution Lounge – Fans Come together at Fab Four Inspired Hotspot

The Abbey Road Bar

Bringing the lyrics and spirit of the Fab Four to life, the Revolution Lounge offers guests a groovy boutique bar and nightclub.  The lounge opened six months after the launch of LOVE, Cirque du Soleil’s fifth show on the Strip.

Sixty international artists and acrobats in LOVE bring life to the Beatle’s timeless music.  The production takes guests through the psychedelic ‘60s and the history of the group, told through 26 of the Beatles’ songs with snippets from behind-the-scenes recordings from early album sessions at Abbey Road Studios.

Before his death, George Harrison met Cirque founder Guy Laliberte about producing a show centered around the soul of the Beatles.  After his death in 2004, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison assisted in bringing Harrison’s vision to life on the Mirage stage.

Revolution Lounge (interior)

Revolution Lounge offers an extended Beatles experience before and after the LOVE show.  Seven interactive VIP tables transmit guests’ drawings around the venue.  DJ’s spin Beatles music as well as house, new wave, rock and pop as patrons on cushy loveseats and pink beanbags drink espresso martinis and Strawberry Fields cocktails.

A subtle Beatles motif permeates the venue, from the Yellow Submarine inspired portholes behind the bar to the 30,000 crystals adorning the ceiling.  Before stopping in the Lounge, guests can grab a few drinks out front at the Abbey Road Bar or people watch through the 10-foot tall letters REVOLUTION (the L and E are reversed to show the word LOVE backwards) that comprise the bar and lounge’s front wall.  The entrance features a wall of Beatles’ lyrics and quotes.

Revolution Lounge (exterior)

The new Tapis Rouge package lets Beatles fans further immerse themselves in LOVE.  French for red carpet, Tapis Rouge includes VIP show tickets, a customized gift bag and an exclusive reception at Revolution Lounge with hors d’oeuvres and an open bar.  The reception also includes access to trained staff who can share little known facts about the Beatles and the creation of LOVE as well as behind the scenes footage of the LOVE theater and more.

After lounging at Revolution, guests can cross the casino for a late night dinner at Stack.  Curved wooden walls, shaped and stacked to resemble the Grand Canyon, surround diners at this contemporary steak and seafood eatery.  The menu offers classic items with a creative twist, such as cheese filled adult tater tots, pigs in a blanket and shake and bake chicken wings as well as tiered shellfish stacks of lobster, prawns and crab, lamb shank and the cowboy steak.  Here are a few pics from my latest visit to Stack (with my mom).

Crabcakes at Stack

Halibut at Stack

Creme brulee at Stack

Mom and me at Stack

Revolution Lounge
Mirage
3400 Las Vegas Boulevard South
702/692-8383
Open Monday to Saturday, 10 pm to 4 am

Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE
Tickets $93.50 to $150
Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
7 pm and 10 pm
702/792-7777

Tapis Rouge Tickets
$295

Interview with poker legend Doyle Brunson

Some call him the “Granddaddy of Poker,” others the “Godfather,” and “Ten-Deuce” represents the hand that won him back-to-back World Series of Poker championships. Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson revolutionized the game of poker and set the standard for excellence by which other players would be measured.

Born Aug. 10, 1933, Brunson grew up in Longworth, Texas. Young Brunson had natural athletic and academic gifts. The Minneapolis Lakers drafted Brunson, but after severely breaking his leg, his athletic career ended.

During the 1950s, he played small-limit poker, but graduated quickly to the higher-stakes games and traveled throughout Texas playing in the biggest games with the likes of Sailor Roberts, Amarillo “Slim” Preston, and Johnny Moss.

Brunson’s first book, titled How I Made Over $1,000,000 Playing Poker, became Super/System. It transformed the game and gave ordinary players an insight into the way professionals played and won. His second book, According to Doyle, was published in 1976, but was later retitled Poker Wisdom of a Champion.

Brunson has made tons of tournament final tables, holds a World Poker Tour title, and is tied with Johnny Chan for the second-most WSOP bracelets, with 10. 

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Interview with Real Deal host Vinnie Favorito

Vinnie Favorito

Vinnie Favorito began delighting audiences in 1986 and was first noticed nationally as a WZOU 94.5 FM (Top 40) Star Search champion. His diverse appeal has earned him silver screen exposure on various Comedy Central shows, “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn” and the “Best Damn Sports Show Period.” He is also known throughout Hollywood as one of the country’s top “roasters” for celebrities including Tom Arnold, Jerry Springer and Larry King.

Making his way to the Las Vegas circuit in 1990, Favorito provided comic relief to the masses. He is arguably best known in Vegas for his performances at The Improv comedy club at Harrah’s. In Boston, he has served as host of “Boston Chronicle,” a magazine television show, and guest radio host on Boston’s EAGLE 93.7 FM. Other honors include Favorito’s 1998 victory as winner of the renowned San Francisco International Comedy Competition, and recognition from the Boston Herald as one of Boston’s Top 10 Comedians.

He currently has a nightly show at the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas and is a host of The Real Deal. 

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Interview with The Real Deal producer Bill Nuss

Bill Nuss, producer – Nuss has produced and written more than 300 hours of network prime-time television, winning a variety of awards for excellence in television production 

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