The Wynn Las Vegas will be losing its banner Broadway show this summer, when Spamalot goes dark in July after a 15-month run. What epic entertainment can possibly replace the Tony Award-winning musical? Uh, apparently, Danny Gans.
When the impressionist moves in, the theater will be re-branded as part of Encore Las Vegas, the hotel's attached expansion property.
This isn't the only hotel show shakeup we've heard about either. Criss Angel is slated to do a Cirque du Soliel show at the Luxor, and another Cirque production could be on the way to one of Wynn's Vegas hotels.
Speaking of Las Vegas pools, this is the view that we had poolside at the Palazzo. Ok, so we zoomed in a lot but still, this snapshot got us all excited about Encore Las Vegas, Steve Wynn's follow-up to his namesake property.
On the outside the tower looks exactly the same. And inside we doubt things will vary that much, except that Wynn has plans to add five more restaurants, 11 more retail outlets and a new spa and salon.
Let's just hope people will still have money to spend in Vegas when Encore opens sometime in December 2008.
One minute we're high: Wynn Encore, the follow up to Steve Wynn's Wynn Las Vegas, will be ready to open December 2008. And the next minute we're low.
That's like another year away. Ugh. Anyways, here are some detes as to what's inside:
Encore Suites' accommodations are comprised of 2,034 spacious suites that offer a cosmopolitan style and sophistication ensconced in a comfortable, residential feel.
Featuring Resort Suites spanning 700 square feet and VIP Suites measuring up to 5,800 square feet, the resort pampers guests in an atmosphere both intimate and indulgent. Suites are functionally defined by sitting and sleeping areas featuring architectural millwork, chic decor and luxurious amenities.
Additionally, Encore will get five new signature restaurants (all of which will undoubtedly earn Michelin stars once they open), 11 retail outlets (holy crap!), seven cozy bars and lounges (seven? and define cozy?), an ultra-chic nightclub (better than Tryst?) and a luxurious spa and salon (um yeah, luxurious means "$300 for a blowdry".)
Original price estimates for the hotel were $300-$400 a night back in 2005. We say those are the rates you'll find on a Tuesday. For the weekends, it should be $500 and up.
Page Six reports that Steve Wynn has gone ballistic over a book about Vegas big wigs.
Chrstina Binkley, who used to cover the hotel/casino beat for the WSJ, is publishing a book in March called, "Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman and the Race to Own Las Vegas."
While Wynn agreed to cooperate with the book, Binkely said he went crazy when she suggested that Wynn was powerless against Kerkorian in his raid on the Mirage properties which Wynn had built up.
Binkley relates that during a tense meeting with the mogul to discuss her sober account of his ups and downs in Sin City, a "big and loud" Wynn yelled, "It was a friendly deal!" She writes that Wynn's thinking was, "Why can't I get it through my thick skull? Suggesting in this book that it was a hostile takeover would be 'illegal.' Do I understand what he's getting at? . . . We will be finished, he and I. No more interviews. Steve will be mad. He will Cut. Me. Off.
But most people will agree that Kerkorian "tore" the Mirage properties from Wynn for $6.4 billion in 2000. Additionally, Time magazine reported back then that Mirage shareholders were bringing class action lawsuits to demand that Wynn consider all bids.
Yet Wynn maintains it was the happiest day of his life saying, "I made more money in five minutes than I made in 27 years." God, if only we had these types of problems....
Vegas king Steve Wynn appeared on ABC's Nightline last night and he talked everything from organized crime, to Donald Trump, to hating children (sort of) to politics to his wife and of course paintings and diamonds.
We're not quite sure why Wynn is appearing on TV now. Either he's got a movie coming out or he just really wants to show off his diamond. Anyways, here's some Wynn info for you.
Yesterday morning as we sat down with the newspaper at Bouchon inside the Venetian (btw, best breakfast ever), we noticed possible pirate enthusiast Norm Clarke's latest column which delivered this bit of news:
After years of pursuing five-diamond perfection in the desert, Steve Wynn has acquired the perfect symbolic gem.
The same man who purchased the 61-pound Hand of Faith gold nugget to promote his first hotel-casino 30 years ago will unveil on Wednesday a 230-carat diamond that dwarfs the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond.
Wynn and his wife, Elaine, will be the focus for the entire half hour of ABC's "Nightline" program.
Wynn will also be showing off the restored La Reve picasso painting which Wynn infamously poked a hole in last year. As for the diamond, we wonder if he will call it Victory after his new hotel casino going up next to Wynn Las Vegas?
Meanwhile in other Wynn news, we learned that he gets his hair dyed at the John Frida Salon on Melrose Place in West Hollywood and his appointments are always made on a Tuesday. Very interesting huh? Now he and Donald Trump have something else in common.
Reuters reported today that Steve Wynn is now planning on opening a second resort in Macau next to the recently opened Wynn Macau. He is currently building his second resort next to the Wynn Las Vegas, which will be called, Victory.
Wynn Macau opened its first phase of the hotel in September and is continuing to finish up the rest of the $1.2 billion project. However the new Wynn building in Macau may or may not be called Victory as well:
The company did not disclose how much the new project will cost, saying the budgeting for the resort is expected to be done in the second quarter of next year. It added that financing for the project was yet to be arranged.
Perhaps that whole Picasso-slashing incident forced Steve Wynn to make some more money. Although we're not sure how much Wynn we can take. Luckily, Macau is like far far far away from here.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes decided to bring their "Crazy in Love" show to Wynn Las Vegas's SW Steakhouse. Unfortunately for the Wynn, this may not be such good news as the two were seen doing some rather appalling behavior:
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, feeding each other and kissing throughout a birthday dinner for Cruise's mom Mary Lee Mapother at the Wynn Hotel's SW Steakhouse in Las Vegas. When the group (which included Cruise's kids Isabella and Connor) left the restaurant, a fellow diner approached the couple and asked, "You guys here for your wedding?" Cruise and Holmes just laughed.
For those who want more, ever reputable "news" outlet X17 has a video.
The SW gets nods for its star chef Eric Klein and his ability to fuse American steaks with the delicious flavors of Alsatian cuisine, a region of France influenced by nearby Germany and Luxembourg. Maybe in attempt to keep their Parisian proposal afloat, Tom and Katie were in the mood for French flavors.
Steve Wynn better be careful in how he treats this Scientology royal couple. If anything is done wrong, angry Scientologists could come after him a la Brad Grey at Paramount.
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Vegas king Steve Wynn appeared on ABC's Nightline last night and he talked everything from organized crime, to Donald Trump, to hating children (sort of) to politics to his wife and of course paintings and diamonds.
