Teri Thorndike and Sheri Mirault along with 10 other Legendary Showgirls will be appearing in this upcoming Christmas show at the Smith Center.
December 7, 2024 / 7:30 pm / Reynolds Hall
Hats off! Here they come…!
Go to www.ShowgirlsComeHome.com for more info
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LANCE BURTON
Lance Burton Master Magician is renowned stage illusionist who was twice rewarded Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Acts. Lance has performed for presidents and for Queen Elizabeth. He is an actor and producer known for Oz the Great and Powerful, Billy Topit and Knight Rider.
He performed in the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Resort for 9 years. Had his own show at the Hacienda for 5 years and in 1996 signed a 13 years contract with the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas which designed the Lance Burton Theater.
Now retired, Lance is involved in many community charities. The Legend Continues!
A TOUCH OF BROADWAY PROMO REEL
A TOUCH OF VEGAS PROMO REEL
Staged, Directed, and Choreographed by
TERI THORNDIKE
Assisted by Sheri Mirault
STARRING
Kathryn Arianoff
Kathryn Arianoff is an international singer, actress, musician, and recording artist who has called Las Vegas home since the age of 5. She has film, TV, recording contracts, and theatrical credits to add to over 20 years of lounge work, and over 7 years of production show credits. She has performed internationally in 9 countries, and her original songs were re-released in 2014 in England and Japan. For the last 3 years, Kathryn has been working as a lead singer, and TV show host for Ron Decar’s Event Center, as host of “Swingin’ Sundays!” Her Vegas career got well underway, in the lounges at the Tropicana for most of the 80’s with the duo “Taylor & Taylor”. Since then she was named “Best Review Vocalist of the Year”, and was inducted into the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Steve Notario
Steven Notario was born in Los Angeles on October 5, 1953. He enjoyed a twenty-eight year entertainment career as dancer, singer, actor and later as a producer, director, choreographer. An original cast member of Jeff Kutash’s, “Dancin Machine”. He was the principle dancer for Jerry Jackson’s International Follies Bergere. His act, the Footlockers, were the 1983 “Star Search” National Dance Champions. The group would go on to perform in over 75 National Television shows as well as co-star in several films. The Footlockers toured as the opening act for; Chita Rivera’s, Diana Ross’s, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Liza Minnelli’s World Tour. They co-starred with Liza on Emmy Award winning HBO special “Liza in London” filmed at the London Palladium.
He is a graduate of UCLA with a Master’s in Business Administration and currently works as an executive for Eldorado Resorts
Shirl “The Whirl” Cina
Shirley Cina aka Shirl The Whirl, hails from Buffalo, NY. where she studied dance and theater as well as taught dance. She has acted in the James Glinkenhaus film “The Soldier”, performed on various TV shows, and expanded her talent as a comedian and emcee while performing in Fancy Dancin” on the Playboy Club circuit. She is currently a member of Rich Rizzo’s Las Vegas Follies and enjoys bringing laughter and smiles to audiences throughout Las Vegas and California.
Jeannine Mason
Born and Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jeannine always had an interest in the Performing Arts. As a featured singer in “Youth of America”, she opened for Captain and Tennille, Bobby Vinton and Buddy Rich. Then the travel bug bit. Off she went traveling through the US, Canada and Europe with her own band and eventually settled in Las Vegas joining “Theater Las Vegas”. She recently hosted her own Comedy Open Mic at Ron DeCars and infuses her Comedic abilities as a Senior Fitness Instructor at Dignity Health Community Centers.
Fielding West
Having performed all over the world as a featured star in large production shows and as an opening act for major stars, Fielding’s career has now come full circle. He has appeared on a multitude of comedy specials and popular sitcoms. His talents go far beyond stage and screen. Fielding is also a successful comedy writer for other magicians and comedians.
Diablo Santillian
Juan Santillan (Diablo) was born in the north of Argentina and is know internationally for his innovative and incredible skills with the Gauchos bolas. He has performed in Las Vegas most iconic production shows like “Casino de Paris”, Hallelujah Hollywood and Jubilee. Other credits include “The Command Performance for The Queen of England” at The London Palladium as well as performing on the most prestigious cruise lines like Royal Caribbean International, Regent Seven Seas and Holland America.
And Featuring
THE MARQUEE DANCERS
Jeanne Laubscher, Teri Thorndike, Sheri Mirault,
Diane Day Crump-Richmond, Peggy Sue Munson,
Nancy Rawson & Kimba Anderson Munford
Special Guest Dancers – Pacho and Daniella Rosal
Stage Tech – Kirk Thorndike Maria Maldonaldo – Wardrobe/Costumes
Last night I attended a performance of “A Touch of Vegas” at the Ron Decar Event Center on the Las Vegas strip in, of course, the City of Entertainment, with very special interest. Three gals from what I lovingly refer as, “the old gypsy class”, Angelo Moio’s jazz class at Backstage Studios, decided to put on the makeup, apply the eyelashes and pull on the fishnet tights one more time, to show us how it’s done. And oh did they! Style, sharpness, big personalities and fabulous legs, they killed it! Kudos to Teri Thorndike, Producer. Diane Day Crump-Richmond, and Nancy Rawson. Also featured was Pacho, a newcomer to Vegas, but sure to make his mark here. Congrats to all. You nailed it!Malcolm Gale
“Part of show business is magic. You don’t know how it happens.”
– Sammy Davis Jr.