What, no costumes, no wigs, no comedic-celebrity impression?
Never one to disappoint the audience, Kelly surprised the crowd a little later with the premiere performance of her latest routine. Read on.
First up was Martin Mancuso, a multi-talented musician/entertainer and a really funny guy. Martin played an exhilarating blues solo on the sax, then gave us a sampling of the dance routine that made his former dance group, The Footlockers, Star Search winners in 1987. Martin bears the nickname Ricochet Rabbit, a tag he earned performing the quick-move, pop-lock dance style that landed his group the big win.
With barely a pause, Martin started stepping into a new routine. Then came the Bomb! Kelly joined him on stage for a dance number that brought the crowd to its feet. The pair wowed the fans with a perfect exhibition of authentic locking moves that led into a slow motion dance, dubbed The Handshake. Martin said Kelly was amazing, she learned the entire routine in just an hour and a half of practice time. Kelly gave Martin credit for being a great teacher! Move over Dancing with the Stars celebrities, Vegas champion dancers Kelly and Martin are on their way.
Lucky for the fans, they are now back together performing around Las Vegas, here at the Bootlegger and downtown at Las Vegas Rocks Cafe.
Bobby Black of the Las Vegas Tenors is back in Vegas from a busy tour schedule and the fans are really happy to see him at the open mic again. Oh, can this man sing! Bobby belted out Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone. As always, his performance was awesome! Bobby also gave a shout about the upcoming Las Vegas Entertainers Tribute to Bill Fayne. Headliners, Clint Holmes and Kelly Clinton-Holmes will host the big afternoon show at the Suncoast on March 6, at 2 pm. A lot of headliners and top performers will be there performing for Bill. For tickets, contact any Coast Casino.
Before we go further into the Buzz on the performers at the mic, we need to step over to the side corner where we see DJ/singer/all-round tech guy, Kevin Cordova working IT on Monday nights.
Kevin adds his creative touch to every show, this time with a huge monitor sending out text messages on the big screen to the audience mentioning something about each performer. The guy has a great sense of humor, a really quick mind and fast fingers!! Kevin is the enhancement man!!!
Next up, singer/business women and star of Menopause the Musical ---Skye Dee Miles, took over the stage with a spectacular rendition of When Something is Wrong with My Baby. Skye is a dynamo personality with a fantabulous voice who never fails to give a knock-out performance. Catch the star in the laugh-a-minute musical, Menopause..... at the Luxor Hotel Casino.
Shortly after mom stepped off, Little Brandon, a fearless performer, took the stage and presented a joyful freestyle dance routine. Precious moment! (See more photos later).
Our own J.T. Thompson, Bootlegger host and a very talented singer,
gave us Everything, a popular number by Michael Buble`.
His superb performance was a treat for the fans ---and especially for J.T.’s
dad who was in for a visit from Alaska.
J.T. plays a key role in monitoring the entertainer line up --and more, to keep the show flowing every Monday night.
Popular singer, Michael Cagle, a performer we’ve seen many a night at Kelly’s shows at theBootlegger, was next up in this cabaret of fabulous performing artists
.
The colorful dresser with a big voice, gave a powerful rendition of Josh Croban’s When You Say You Love Me.
Michael recently signed with World Movement Records and the plan to begin an East Coast promotional tour are in the works.
Check out the twinkling jacket!
The very suave, Jerome Dean, added some romance to the night with his wonderful presentation of Lionel Richie’s hit tune Hello.
Jerome headlined at Kelly’s Sunday Night Celebrity Spotlight at the Bootlegger Bistro not long ago and the word is, he’ll be back in that spotlight very soon.
The awesome singer/actor/entertainer, Parris Lane, created a lot of excitement with her stylistic rendition of You Are So Beautiful ---as only Parris can do it. Behind the powerhouse singer was Kelly’s great band led by the man who can play anything a performer wants, Mike Clark, on the keys, outstanding guitarist Kevin Lyon, and sitting in for Billy Adams, Mr. Sticks, Brian Czach on the drums. Just for the fun of it, saxophone player, Cash Sax, sat in with the band.
The phenomenal singer, Bobby Rose, headlining this Sunday night (2/28) at Kelly’s Celebrity Spotlight at the Bootlegger, was outstanding last Monday night.!
Bobby, a super veteran performer with tremendous stage presence, gave a sampling of his upcoming show with an electrifying performance of Sam Cook’s, Long Time Coming. Make your reservations now. 736-4939.
Singer/jazz stylist, Kitty Montgomery, was back this week with her original version of Summertime.
This lady is a great performer with a tremendous jazz approach that we rarely see in Las Vegas!!!
What a night! Kelly Clinton’s Cabaret has to be one of the most fabulous shows in all of Las Vegas. The high caliber entertainers who perform at the open mic are truly extraordinary!!!!
for his second appearance this month. Once again, with the band behind him, Merritt
rocked the house on vocals and guitar with his performance of Pride and Joy.
Sharply dressed from head to foot, gentleman singer, Ramon (r)stepped on stage to perform People Make the World Go Round. His presentation and striking appearance was a real crowd-pleaser. 
In This Life, then upped the tempo with a terrific performance of Sold.
Ethan just signed with manager, Lynn Green......
And let’s not forget another first-timer, “Dealertainer” Lana Reiss, (below L) who portrays Gwen Stefani while dealing cards at the Imperial Palace. Lana sounded great singing Stefani‘s number, Don’t Speak.
And yes, The Boys from Seattle, Christopher Jantzi and Joshua Stuart, came in to perform their original number, Whatever You Want It to Be. With Christopher on vocals and guitar and Josh on electric guitar, the song resonated the distinct northwest sound. Playing along on the number, drummer Brian Czach was right on the beat. Seattle-based Christopher was in town for a recording session with Josh who recently moved to Vegas. Good luck guys!
Near the end of the night, drummer extraordinaire, Brian Czach,
got out from behind the drums ---with sticks still in his hands, he
kept on playing, first on the rim of the bass drum,
then without missing a beat, he moved into the audience playing on table tops,
drinking glasses and chair backs. How cool is that!!!
It was one more of those very entertaining, spontaneous performances that happen a lot at Kelly's Cabaret.
The “really big ending” came when Kelly brought
Parris Lane back up to close the night out. Parris
took her spot and did an awesome version of Fly
Me to the Moon!
Kelly joined Parris and the extraordinary band to perform the last few minutes of that number.
The crowd loved it!
The night ended on a high note as another outstanding presentation of Kelly Clinton’s Open Mic Cabaret came to a close. The night ended on a high note as another outstanding presentation of Kelly Clinton’s Open Mic Cabaret came to a close.
Kelly Clinton’s Open Mic Cabaret at the Bootlegger Italian Bistro, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Bring your friends, enjoy the food and the show! For dining reservations, call 702-736-4939.
IT’S ALWAYS A BLAST!!!!
Here are more photos from the Cabaret Monday 2-22-10
See You Monday Night!!!!!
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