LOUIE TRAUB/VIEWBritney Spears impersonator Terra Jole performs at the Krave Nightclub in "Little Legends," a nightly show featuring little people impersonating celebrities.
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"Little Legends" plays at 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday in the Harmon Theatre at Krave, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South. For ticket information, call 836-0836.
'HOT L BALTIMORE' OPENS AT LAS VEGAS LITTLE THEATRE
The Las Vegas Little Theatre, now celebrating its 30th anniversary, presents "The Hot L Baltimore," a show about a hotel so seedy that it has lost the "e" from its marquee.
The show contains adult language and brief nudity.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 30. The theater is at 3920 Schiff Drive.
Tickets are $22 for adults and $19 for students and seniors. Visit www.lvlt.org or call 362-7996.
OPERA LAS VEGAS PRESENTS 'PAGLIACCI'
Opera Las Vegas will present its production of "Pagliacci" with a new twist. The classic story has been reset in the summer of love - 1967.
Opening night ceremonies begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre at the College of Southern Nevada Performing Arts Center, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., with an encore at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets are $35 for general admission and $25 for members of the military and students. To learn more or purchase tickets, call 651-5483.
PERFORMERS TURN OUT TO RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS
The Sons of Erin and the Premier Adoption Agency announce a fundraising show, "That's What Friends Are For," to benefit children in Southern Nevada. The show will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the South Point.
The show will feature musical acts the Goodfellas. Genevieve, Phil Flowers and George Dare, as well as world champion Irish dancer Sharon Lynn.
Tickets start at $35 and are available through the South Point box office or by calling 796-7111. For information, call Bob Feeney at 897-2283.
STARBRIGHT THEATRE TO FEATURE THE PLATTERS
The Platters, featuring Monroe Powell, will perform with Chico Lamar, Debra Sherman, Don Gloude and Robbie Robinson at Starbright Theater, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 23.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Starbright box office. To purchase tickets via credit card, visit www.sfsentertainment.org or call 800-595-4849.
Author Mitch Albom to speak Oct. 14
The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada Cultural Arts Committee is proud to present One Morning With ... Mitch Albom.
A continental breakfast featuring conversation, discussion and a book-signing with author Mitch Albom will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 14 at the Canyon Gate Country Club, 2001 Canyon Gate Drive.
The best-selling author of "Tuesdays With Morrie" and "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" will talk about those books.
The program costs $18 for Jewish Community Center members and $25 for nonmembers. For information, and reservations, call 794-0090.
Jillian's Las Vegas announces shows for September
Jillian's Las Vegas, 450 S. Fremont St., is the entertainment destination for all ages. Jillian's features live music, bowling, a billiards lounge, a large arcade with new and classic favorites, and food and drink outlets.
On Friday, Jillian's will feature bands Against Me!, Matt & Kim and David Dondero. There will be a $15 to $18 cover charge.
On Sunday, 107.5-FM presents The Cab, Fletch, The Strip, Verbatym and Love It Or Leave It. There will be a $13 to $15 cover charge.
All shows are all ages and start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, at www.ticketmaster.com, www.jillianslasvegas.com or at Jillian's.
For more information, call 759-0450.
OPERA LAS VEGAS PRESENTS 'PAGLIACCI'
Opera Las Vegas is proud to present its production of "Pagliacci" with a new twist. The classic story has been reset in the summer of love - 1967.
Opening night ceremonies begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre at the College of Southern Nevada Performing Arts Center, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., with an encore showing Saturday.
Guests also are invited to meet and toast Clint Holmes.
The evening will be filled with libations at a no-host wine bar before the performance, during intermission and during a reception after the performance.
Tickets are $35 for general admission and $25 for members of the military and students. To learn more or purchase tickets, call 651-5483.
NEW WEST GUITAR QUARTET TO PERFORM AT WINCHESTER
The Guitar Society of Las Vegas, in partnership with the Clark County Parks and Recreation's Cultural Division, presents the New West Guitar Quartet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Winchester Cultural Center Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors. Members of the Guitar Society and Jazz Society pay $8.
The California-based quartet consists of Perry Smith, John Storie, Brady Cohan and Matt Roberts. Together, they arrange classical jazz standards while exploring original compositions with the improvisational elements of jazz and the performance standards of a chamber group.
For more information, call 455-7340.
LOUNGE SCENE
ARIZONA CHARLIE'S DECATUR
Naughty Ladies Saloon: Live music 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday; The Jerry Tiffe Band, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday; Karaoke, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday.
BECKER'S LAKESIDE
Bob Millard piano bar tributes to old Las Vegas, 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, 8603 W. Sahara Ave.
THE ORLEANS
Bourbon Street Cabaret: Freeride, 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Brendan's Irish Pub: Pete Contino, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
RAMPART
Addison's Lounge: Smooth September Jazz, 6 p.m. Wednesday; Goodfellas 8 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.
Round Bar: Bobby Dickerson, 6 to 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 7 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday.
RED ROCK RESORT
Rock's Lounge: Zowie Bowie, 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday; Deja Vu, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lucky Bar: DJ Creative, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday and Sunday; DJ Tony T, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
SANTA FE STATION
Chrome: Santa Fe Has Got the Blues, Roy Rogers, 8 p.m. Wednesday; Jerry Tiffe, 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday.
SUNCOAST
Showroom: 360, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday; Julius, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday.
Club Tequila: Reggae night, 8 p.m. Friday; Banda Tierra Sagrada, 9 p.m. Saturday; Latin Night, 8 p.m. Sunday. Cabo Lounge: Hawaiian Soul, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday; Van De Guzman 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Nostalgic Britney Spears fans have long pined to see the former pop princess return to her pre K-Fed glory.
Now, with the premiere of the Strip's newest revue, fans can experience the club-hopping, body-bearing mother of two in her newest incarnation: 4-foot-2-inch Terra Jole as Mini-Britney.
Jole, a little person who has toured the country impersonating Spears since February, landed the six-figure gig to portray Spears in Krave Nightclub's "Little Legends" earlier this summer.
"This has all happened so fast," Jole said. "I have been singing and performing since I was 5, but it was just by chance that this all happened. I've only been doing this for a few months and my life has changed completely."
She created her act after performing at a friend's party.
"He wanted me to sing, and I thought he was going to ask me to be a leprechaun or something," Jole said. "You get that kind of stuff a lot being a little person. But his idea was to do something completely different. So I gave him two choices, mini-Britney or mini-Madonna. That's how this became what it is now."
Jole's act features costumes, choreography and song choices plucked from the "Oops, I Did It Again," years, when Spears was at the height of her popularity.
"My costumes are as close to the originals as possible, but scaled down obviously because I'm much smaller than the real Britney," Jole said. "In an hour show, I can do as many as four or five costume changes."
Sam Downey, a visitor from Amarillo, Texas, saw the show with friends.
"She didn't look fake or cheesy," Downey said. "The costumes were great. She had all the moves. She even sounded great. These days, she was better than the real thing."
Jole's contract with "Little Legends," where she also portrays Madonna and Alanis Morissette, will extend through the end of November, and she hopes, beyond.
"I'm so excited to be a part of this production," she said. "There's no way to express how honored and blessed I feel to be able to perform and sing for a living. I'm honored to perform as Britney. She is a very sweet girl and an icon."
Although content for now, Jole confesses that she would one day like to perform her own music in her own show.
"I would love to do a record and have people come see me in my own show," Jole said.
"Not the mini-Terra show. Not me as an impersonator. Just Terra. That's my dream."
For more information on Terra Jole, visit www.mini-britney.com.
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