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OMG… David Saxe you have created the Best Show in Las Vegas. Vegas, the Show. OMG its flawless, entertaining, the audience went wild with standing ovations. Its is original, nostalgic, out of the box creativity, a real band and potential Grammy award singers. Now, David I love the Ultimate Variety show and Theater at the Miracle Mile yet you did your parents and Las Vegas proud with Vegas! the Show. Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, move on over. Vegas! the Show dancers are really, really talented. A definite Broadway contender and choosing Tiger Martina, OMG, I nominate him the 2011 Director/Choreographer. Tiger darling, you are beyond gifted you have perfect timing and vision. By the way next month I will have Mr. Donavan, reviewing Vegas! the Show with the true details of such a refreshing, tres jolly, perfect show. You want to see a real Vegas show… dancers, comedy, show girls, magic and Broadway and raw talent… Go see Saxe's show Vegas! the Show. PS. David Saxe, I nominate you as the Producer of the Year in Vegas.

Las Vegas Magazine Showbiz Weekly

David Saxe Produces his Vegas showstoppers
Las Vegas native David Saxe pretty much defines the hometown success story. The owner of two entertainment venues in Vegas. V Theater and Saxe Theater, both inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort, Saxe got his start in the entertainment business by producing his sister's magic show (and he was only 17 then). Today Saxe keeps busy overseeing the 14 shows staged at his, including his newest,Vegas! The Show. Saxe recently shared some of his favorite things about the Entertainment Capital of the world with Las Vegas Magazine.

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Vegas! The Show at the Saxe Theater in the Planet Hollywood Miracle Mile takes a wonderful magical journey back to Vegas the way it was.  This fabulous production deserves a long run. No laser lights, no blaring music, just a solid entertainment extravaganza and a salute to the timeless talent that created the foundation for Vegas today.

David Saxe has given his all to every detail in the 90 minute show.  The result is clean crisp quality- a show you will want to see and enjoy a second time.

As the curtain rises, you meet the incredible Eric Jordan Young in Vegas’  Neon  Graveyard.  He is there to be sure that the past is not forgotten.  “Let me show you a time when people went all in” he tells us. Then we are taken on a journey to the talent, glitz, and glamour that lured people to Las Vegas.

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GAMING TODAY

by Monti Rock III

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s "Vegas! The Show" at the David Saxe Theater in the Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood. I love the show… but more than that, I embrace it! David Saxe, the creator and producer, brings talent to the stage both in song and dance that is currently unmatched on the Las Vegas stage. Director and choreographer Tiger Martina guides all these skilled performers to give us the best in entertainment.

"Vegas! The Show" is a musical history of sorts, chronicling the stars who helped create the entertainment capital that rose from the desert. As an entertainer myself, I’m amazed at the amount of talent in this show. It features six outstanding vocalists in addition to beautiful dancers, specialty acts and a band led by Jerry Lopez that never misses a beat. It’s fast-paced and delightful. Read more...

KSNV-TV Channel 3 News Las Vegas

By ALICIA JACOBS

VIPs gathered to celebrate the official opening of “Vegas The Show!” at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. David Saxe’s production takes place in the new David Saxe Theater inside the Miracle Mile Shops.

The show includes a cast of about 40, plus musicians. It includes singing, dancing, tap and even magic. The show goes through the history of entertainment in Fabulous Las Vegas. You will see scenes which include the Rat Pack, Elvis, Liberace, and more.

Many of the numbers include a large portion of the cast which makes them exciting and energized. The singers have excellent voices, the dancers are great, and the costumes are fun! 

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It’s the most ambitious production David Saxe has taken on in 23 years since he began co-producing his sister Melinda’s magic show while he was still in high school at age 17. He has a cast and crew of more than 70, including 11 musicians, for his new Vegas! The Show at his Saxe Theater in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile. The Las Vegas-born producer signed the lease of the former Steve Wyrick Theater on April 1, and it’s no joke.

“Up until that point, the show existed only in my head. I always saw it as a big production, and I decided to go all in, even though it’s a $100,000 gamble every week. We had over $1 million risked before our gala opening.

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When they know they are in firm control of a fight, great boxers sometimes drop their gloves and jut their chins.

It's a dare. "Come at me," is the message. "Hit me with your best shot," as Pat Benatar once said.

Muhammad Ali was known to do this. Sugar Ray Leonard, too. And when the opponent seized the opportunity to land a blow against a seemingly defenseless fighter, his punch usually fell inches short. The opponent was too quick to be hit, deftly evading the blow and firing back with a shot of his own. Whack!

Destined to become the official show of Las Vegas, Vegas! The Show is bigger and more spectacular than any other stage show produced by David Saxe Productions. It's in a league of its own and now it's playing at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino!

"Vegas! The Show," is playing inside the new Saxe Theatre in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood. This is a musical extravaganza that pays tribute to all of the entertainment that made Las Vegas great. It is a talent driven production that features incredible singers, dancers, performers, and musicians. It is a wonderful show for anyone with a love for Las Vegas entertainment.

When it comes to doing a show about the shows of Las Vegas, there is such a wealth of material that the biggest problem is trying to decide what not to put in. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the initial process of trying to make sense of this abundant material, and it was hard. There is no way to do justice to every aspect of Vegas entertainment in ninety minutes, and everyone will have a different opinion as to what is important...and every choice you do make will mean eliminating something else. I am sure that struggle is still going on.

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Here at VegasChatter we are very excited about Thursday. Because it’s nearly the weekend? No. Because ladies drink free at Rock House? Not even. Thursday, ladies and gents, is the official opening of Vegas! The Show. And that means the official unveiling of our new favorite Vegas performer, Tom Lowe.

We first noticed the Lowe when we attended the dress rehearsal for VTS and couldn’t help noticing that as well as being English, he was rather well endowed with the whole singing skillz + charisma package. The proof: six weeks on, we still remember which Vegas characters he took off (Elvis, Frank, Elton and Tom Jones FYI) but the others are something of a blur. When even our friend who hearts Buble but (inexplicably) doesn’t dig Matt Goss (yes we’re still friends – we are nothing if not indulgent) gave him her seal of approval, we knew the Saxe Theater is in possession of something special. Read more...

Los Angeles Times

by Richard Abowitz

I’ve often been accused of petty theft … I mean, I have often been accused of giving an inordinate amount of attention to Santa Fe & Fat City Horns. But the band, most notably front man Jerry Lopez, is always centered in a convergence of three things I love: Old Vegas, great live music and cool venues.

A dynamite guitarist and vocalist, Lopez is sharing the band-leading assignment with former Danny Gans music director Pat Caddick in the throwback variety production, “Vegas! The Show” which finally opens tonight at Saxe Theater at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood.

Lopez calls the 11-piece ensemble, “a band-estra,” too big for a regular band, not quite an orchestra. A real ’tweener.

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Fans of Las Vegas lore and theater alike will soon have a new show to enjoy. David Saxe’s Vegas retrospective, Vegas! The Show is set to open Saturday night, ready or not. Friday’s dress rehearsal showed there are still plenty of kinks to work out, but of course that is what run-throughs are for.

Most of the issues seemed to be technical, as the singers and dancers appeared well rehearsed and suffering no shortage of talent. On opening night, patrons will see several familiar faces, and legs, from various other Strip productions including Peepshow. The caliber of singing and dancing bodes well for the future of the show.

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David Saxe has just announced his newest creation. "Vegas! The Show" will open at the new Saxe Theater in the Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood on June 18 (Friday). This is reported to be the largest production to hit the Las Vegas Strip in the last 20 years.

Yes, Las Vegas has big production shows … "Cirque," "Cirque," "Cirque," "Phantom," "Jersey Boys" and "The Lion King," to name a few. But David Saxe is bringing Las Vegas something fresh.

"The Show" will feature 40 performers, a full orchestra and, of course, fabulous Las Vegas showgirls. Sounds like a musical tour of Las Vegas history, when the lounge acts introduced the audiences to super stars of the time.

The extravagant production cost $30 million, plus the Saxe Theater was designed so that every seat provides an exceptional view of the stage and offers the audience the latest in cutting edge theatrical equipment.

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In retrospect, it would have helped if the Surinamese audience knew what a celebrity impressionist is.

Instead, the 1,500 or so fans in the antiquated Anthony Neste Stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname, did not readily know of this art form. They paid to see Toni Braxton. The real Toni Braxton. Miss Un-Break My Heart herself.

A tribute act? Most Surinamese music fans had never witnessed such a thing.

Therein began a legal odyssey that landed the unwitting Trina Johnson-Finn, who was to perform that tribute to Braxton, in a Surinamese jail for 104 days.

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