Bummed you won’t get to see Adele’s canceled Las Vegas residency? You’re in luck! An Adele impersonator is offering free admission to her show for anyone who purchased tickets and booked travel to see the “Easy on Me” singer.
Las Vegas staple Legends in Concert–a long-running concert show featuring celebrity impersonators–will welcome a new “spin-off” show featuring an Adele look-alike.
Titled Legendary Divas, the new show at the Tropicana will feature actress Janae Longo as Adele, as well as Elisa Furr as Celine Dion, who had to reschedule her Vegas residency last fall due ongoing medical issues.
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Ticket holders for either show can show proof of purchase shows through September 5 to get free entry into Legendary Divas. For the moment, it is the closest any Vegas patrons can get to seeing the real stars in concert.
In addition to Adele and Celine, the show will also showcase tribute performances to Cher and Lady Gaga, as well as a special “host” Joan Rivers, portrayed by drag queen Frank Marino, who has played the part on stage since 1985.
The addition of Marino brings a certain gravitas to the new show, as he is considered the highest-paid female impersonator in the world, raking in more than $2 million per year.
No doubt Marino and company will have more than a few jokes to crack about Adele’s doomed concert series.
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The singer nixed her Caesar’s Palace shows on January 20, just one day before its scheduled opening. Though she cited COVID-related delays as the reason for the postponement, commentators have noted that Caesar’s Palace made no mention of the pandemic in its own press release. For that matter, Adele canceled all shows through April, suggesting deeper backstage problems.
Reports have subsequently emerged of Adele fighting with Caesar’s management, her longtime set designer Esmeralda Devlin, and experiencing a strained relationship with boyfriend Rich Paul.
Last week, photographers also snapped pictures of a crew dismantling the set for Weekends with Adele, indicating that the curtain will not rise on the show anytime soon, if it ever does at all.
should I get a refund for my weekends with adele tix or just keep daydreaming for a concert that may never happen lol pic.twitter.com/vdL7TBHud3
— John Patrick (@Johnn_Patrickk) February 5, 2022
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NexPat
Pretty safe to assume RuPaul makes more than Frank Marino. He just bought an $11mm house and has multiple shows going simultaneously in the franchise, and streamers globally are airing the shows
Canadiancub
I think they meant more of a person who is actively performing for an audience in clubs
NexPat
in that case @canadiancub, Bianca del Rio has sold out global tours and in the past solo shows at Wembley Arena …
humble charlie
Adele will start eating again (“Hello, old friend!”), get fat, and be back to her old superstar self. She needs the flat tire around her waist to protect herself.
bsg1967
Girl needs to eat a burger STAT.
strix1
Yes, because an Adele impersonator will make up for everything. Hello!
Doug
I heard about this show on the radio today. DJ said it’s actually being advertised on flyers as “Hello, It’s Not Me,” lol!
Jim
With the mediocrity of 30 and the cancelling of her Vegas show Adele maybe a nostalgia act before you know it.
whateverokok
She has to be something first before she can be a nostalgia act. And she never anything to begin with. Overrated hack.