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Hilton Got Manilow

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December 15, 2004 at 1:58 PM | by johnkeats | 0 Comments

Barry Manilow confirmed on Tuesday he will spend much of next year performing at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Manilow played the ivories on the Hilton's Shimmer Cabaret stage as he discussed his plans to spend 24 weeks in 2005 and early 2006 playing the casino's 1,600-seat theater.

"Can you believe I'm 99 years old and I'm excited by something that's new like this?" the 58-year-old entertainer joked of the shows that will be titled "Manilow: Music and Passion."

The New York Post reported on Dec. 2 that Manilow had signed "a whopping $60 million deal" for a year at the Hilton.

Tickets, not cheap, will be $99.50, $132.50 and $165.50 for the shows beginning Feb. 23. Ticket sales begin Saturday at the hotel box office.

Holy Manilow! One hundred dollars to see a 99 year old man, er, we mean 58 year old man.

On Tuesday, Hilton executives would not discuss specifics of the contract, but indicated there are options to extend the deal beyond a year. Manilow will perform five shows per week, giving the shows the potential to gross more than $22 million.

Manilow will follow the resident headliner formula established by Celine Dion and Elton John at Caesars Palace: doing an exclusive show with more production value than a conventional tour would allow. The entertainer will have a gift shop on property.

Manilow said he "didn't go searching for this" but decided after this year's tour "that was going to be the end of my touring career."

"And I used to kid around with my audiences, and I used to say, `Why don't you just come over to my house from now on?' " he added. "I was kidding, but you just never know in this life when your jokes are going to come true."

The former writer of ad jingles wrapped up the news conference by substituting the words "at the Hilton" in his hit "Copacabana," which is seeing new life as a dance remix.

But he promised the shows would include a new song "I'm hoping (will) wind up to be Las Vegas' theme song."

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