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Post by George on Jun 9, 2007 16:01:02 GMT -5
She's a 7x Grammy award-winning singer with eight studio albums to date. Her latest album "Sex & Cigarettes" was released in March 2018 and includes the #1 Adult R&B hit "Long As I Live" as well as the #1 Dance hit "Coping." 1. Deadwood 2. Sex & Cigarettes 3. Long As I Live 4. FOH 5. Sorry 6. My Heart 7. Coping 8. Missin’
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Post by George on Jun 9, 2007 16:02:58 GMT -5
Five Good Shows, One Worth Leaving EarlyYears Don't Improve Wyrick's Magic Rick Garman, Vegas4Visitors.com POSTED: 8:47 am PDT May 22, 2007 UPDATED: 9:10 am PDT May 22, 2007 I saw 5¼ shows while I was in Las Vegas, and if it was a competition the clear winner would be Monty Python's Spamalot, now playing at Wynn Las Vegas. This Tony-Award winner is a deliriously silly and endlessly entertaining bit of madness about the knights of King Arthur's court on a madcap mission to find the Holy Grail. Most everything you remember from the movie is there -- the flying cows, the killer beast that guards the cave, the puns, the jokes, the pratfalls and the absurdist, almost surreal humor -- all set to an eminently hummable score. Although shortened to 90 minutes or so and tweaked with some Vegas-specific gags (think Excalibur), I didn't think it suffered in the translation at all. The cast is terrific, but this is a show that depends more on the strength of the material than any name-brand actors, so I think it could have a pretty long life here, no matter who is in the lead roles. The same can't be said of The Producers, another Tony Award-winning Broadway transplant now playing at Paris Las Vegas. This is a terrific musical, based on the Mel Brooks movie about a pair of producers trying to put on the worst show in history. It is funny and filled with great music, but it is one of those shows that seems to depend heavily on the people in the lead roles, most often associated with the guys who played them on Broadway and in the feature film version, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. The Broadway vets currently in the roles in Vegas are terrific, but there's something about the frenetic energy and pacing of the show -- it, too, has been crammed into 90 minutes -- that makes it a bit exhausting especially if you've seen either the show or the movie. If you haven't seen either, go see this version. If you have -- go see Spamalot. While you're there you could pick up tickets for Le Reve, also playing at Wynn Las Vegas. When I first saw this show in 2005, I liked it but thought the Cirque du Soleil-style imagery and acts were derivative and at times disturbing. Since then the show and the theater in which it is housed have gotten makeovers, and this time I really enjoyed it. The main character, a person who falls asleep and wanders through a dream world, was a man but is now a woman, and that seems to have made a major difference, dialing down the perceived misogyny and amping up the romanticism. The water-based stunts -- diving, swimming, acrobatics above and around -- have been streamlined as well. While there are still a few disconcerting visuals, they seem to have a much more comforting overall context. I also love the new VIP seats -- big, plush chairs that ring the top row of the theater with built-in monitors to watch the action above, backstage and underwater. It's difficult at first to get used to it. As is the case with most of these types of shows, there is too much going on at once anyway to catch it all, but once you get the hang of when to look at the video screens -- most notably when someone hits the water from a high distance -- it really adds to the show. Plus, the seats come with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries included in the price of the ticket. Since those go for roughly the same cost as the top tickets at the similar water-based show O at Bellagio, which don't come with booze and treats, I'm going to have to kick the advantage over here. Toni Braxton has defied extremely negative early reviews to become quite the draw at The Flamingo and for good reason. She's got a great voice, looks fantastic and is a heck of an entertainer, even if you don't know her music all that well.
But none of those are the good reason I mentioned.
Instead, it is her performance attitude, seizing the mantle of Vegas sex kitten from Ann-Margret and reinventing it for the new millennium. Don't worry, there's nothing even R-rated in this show -- instead it is Toni as vamp, vixen and naughty girl who likes to croon from the laps of handsome male audience members after politely asking permission from accompanying females, of course. On the night I was there she even got the mayor of a major southern city up on stage for a little hip shaking. The whole thing was delightful.Another delight was found at the new Planet Hollywood theater, which hosts Stomp Out Loud, a bigger, bolder, badder version of the long-running Stomp series. This one is not much different in concept from its origins, with a cast of people creating music from found objects such as brooms, dust pans, boxes, newspapers, water jugs, pipes, lighters and, of course, trash-can lids. It's inspiring to watch these people create intricately crafted symphonies out of little more than trash, and the fact that the cast is a melting pot of races, genders, ages and body types makes this feel like art the way it was meant to be: inclusive. So that's five shows. Oh, yeah, almost forgot. The one-quarter. I saw Steve Wyrick at The Sahara years ago and didn't enjoy his show. I'm not a fan of what I call whirling-blades-of-death magic, where the illusionist straps himself to something sharp and tries to make the audience believe there is some danger involved. Will he be sliced to bits? Well, no. And so I am bored. Wyrick has a new theater with his name on it at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood, so I went back to check out if the new environs changed my opinion of the show at all. Unfortunately, it didn't. The performance started almost 30 minutes late -- without explanation, and just as I was getting ready to leave in frustration. I watched the first four tricks, recognized them from the original show at the Sahara -- including one with actual whirling blades of death in the form of a mock jet turbine engine -- and decided I had seen enough. Next time start on time and maybe I'll be in a better mood.
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Jun 9, 2007 18:48:59 GMT -5
I'm really jonesing for some new Toni Braxton music. She has been away for too long. I hope she finds more success with the forthcoming project. Oh my at the pic. She looks like she has been through a storm. Or she just finished acting out her song "You're Makin' Me High."
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Post by Bunifa Latifah Jackson on Jun 10, 2007 9:54:54 GMT -5
Great to see her show getting some love. I've seen some bits of it on some ameteur footage and it looked like a hell out of an night. TRULY FANTASTIC. Hopefully she'll strike back with new material under a decent label, I still listen to Libra and still today that sounds good. It had so much potential with Please, Trippin' and Take This Ring... shame on you blackground.
Anyway, hopefully she'll have time to look for a new label after the dates @ flamingo are over. They also should release a live DVD from the show. That would be such a treat
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Post by George on Jun 10, 2007 14:14:23 GMT -5
I'm really jonesing for some new Toni Braxton music. She has been away for too long. I hope she finds more success with the forthcoming project. Oh my at the pic. She looks like she has been through a storm. Or she just finished acting out her song "You're Makin' Me High." Another shot during that shoot:
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Post by Bunifa Latifah Jackson on Jun 10, 2007 16:54:37 GMT -5
God bless this woman, GOSH SHE IS SO SEXY and what a HOT LADY! Do your thang Toni!
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Post by Ezekiel 23:20–21 on Jun 10, 2007 17:20:16 GMT -5
God bless this woman, GOSH SHE IS SO SEXY and what a HOT LADY! Do your thang Toni! Give it up for sexy Toni!!
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 10, 2007 17:42:33 GMT -5
How successful has her stint at the Flamingo been? I'm talking $$$ figures.
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Post by michael7627 on Jun 14, 2007 20:38:06 GMT -5
If they are asking her to sign an additional six month contract...i would say pretty well
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Post by reception on Aug 8, 2007 5:45:45 GMT -5
Aug 7, 8:04 PM EDT Wardrobe Designer Sues Toni Braxton
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Toni Braxton has been sued by a wardrobe and costume designer who alleges the Grammy-winning singer wrote him a bad check and still owes him $15,000 for work on a Las Vegas show.
Anthony Franco filed the lawsuit Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming the sultry R&B singer had agreed to pay him $35,000 to design the entire wardrobe for the "Toni Braxton: Revealed" show.
Franco says he received a check, but it was returned for insufficient funds. He alleges Braxton and co-defendant Liberty Entertainment Inc. put a stop-payment on the check.
Franco claims he was eventually paid $20,000, leaving an outstanding balance of $15,000.
Braxton is best known for such hits as "Breathe Again," "You're Makin' Me High" and "Love Shoulda Brought You Home." She has starred on Broadway in "Aida" and "Beauty and the Beast."
Braxton's show at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas began last August.
Braxton's publicist did not immediately reply Tuesday to a message left with her agent, Ben Bernstein, seeking comment.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 8, 2007 14:57:25 GMT -5
Unbounce my check! Say you'll cash it again! Undo the hurt that you caused when you walked inside the credit union!
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Post by SAY IT RIGHT on Aug 8, 2007 15:58:28 GMT -5
They stopped payment probably because he screwed u somewhere.
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Post by Caviar on Aug 8, 2007 21:50:56 GMT -5
She signed on for another 6 months.
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Post by LeAnnFan on Aug 25, 2007 19:48:31 GMT -5
BRAXTON BATTLING BREAST CANCER?
Soul singer TONI BRAXTON is battling breast cancer, according to U.S. tabloid reports. The Unbreak My Heart singer, who is currently wowing fans as the star of a Las Vegas stage spectacular, is secretly undergoing radiation treatment and chemotherapy, according to the National Enquirer. Mum-of-two Braxton reportedly received her terrifying diagnosis two months ago, but chose to keep her cancer fight to herself after doctors insisted she'd caught the disease early enough to beat it. And she decided her Toni Braxton: Revealed show at the Flamingo hotel and casino must go on too, so doctors have been pumping an iron infusion into her twice a week to combat the fatigue caused by her chemotherapy, according to the Enquirer. A family source tells the publication, "Toni is a fighter. She initially thought the worst, but doctors assured her the prognosis for her breast cancer is excellent. "She still has moments when she gets upset and she may cry a little bit - but those moments don't last long." It's not the first health crisis for the 40-year-old six-time Grammy winner - she was diagnosed with heart condition pericarditis in 2002 after she passed out backstage at Broadway musical Aida
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Post by r0bz on Aug 25, 2007 19:53:17 GMT -5
she still exists?
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Post by CedricCed on Aug 25, 2007 20:50:45 GMT -5
that messes up man..toni is goin through alot right now
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Post by cbmc99 on Aug 25, 2007 22:48:36 GMT -5
ugh
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Post by Bunifa Latifah Jackson on Aug 26, 2007 10:06:17 GMT -5
go to hell you twat I hope this breast cancer thing is just a stupid rumor. Toni has already been through so much in her life that I wish she'd just have all good things right now and from now on :( She already had that heart problem, her son who is an autist so a breast cancer now would be too heart breaking to see her facing :( anyway all my prays for her that if this is actually true, that she gets well SOON!
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Post by vinyl on Aug 26, 2007 16:00:22 GMT -5
BRAXTON BATTLING BREAST CANCER? Soul singer TONI BRAXTON is battling breast cancer, according to U.S. tabloid reports. The Unbreak My Heart singer, who is currently wowing fans as the star of a Las Vegas stage spectacular, is secretly undergoing radiation treatment and chemotherapy, according to the National Enquirer. Mum-of-two Braxton reportedly received her terrifying diagnosis two months ago, but chose to keep her cancer fight to herself after doctors insisted she'd caught the disease early enough to beat it. And she decided her Toni Braxton: Revealed show at the Flamingo hotel and casino must go on too, so doctors have been pumping an iron infusion into her twice a week to combat the fatigue caused by her chemotherapy, according to the Enquirer. A family source tells the publication, "Toni is a fighter. She initially thought the worst, but doctors assured her the prognosis for her breast cancer is excellent. "She still has moments when she gets upset and she may cry a little bit - but those moments don't last long." It's not the first health crisis for the 40-year-old six-time Grammy winner - she was diagnosed with heart condition pericarditis in 2002 after she passed out backstage at Broadway musical Aida Oh noooooo I hope it's not true! :(
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Post by cbmc99 on Aug 26, 2007 16:34:37 GMT -5
^^me too....i'd feel terrible if she's going through all this mess :-\
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Post by SAY IT RIGHT on Aug 26, 2007 22:56:09 GMT -5
I wish she would release a statement.
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Post by nitro on Aug 26, 2007 23:35:24 GMT -5
That's so sad if it's true. Hopefully she'll get through it and make a comeback. Hopefully the Vegas stint will help and she'll be able to sell a couple of hundred thousand copies.
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Post by SAY IT RIGHT on Aug 27, 2007 0:12:28 GMT -5
She sold more than a couple hundred thousand with "Libra." If she was given a decent push she could have done much better.
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Post by sdot23 on Aug 28, 2007 12:34:05 GMT -5
That's so sad. :(
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Post by ..Varun.. on Aug 28, 2007 13:22:12 GMT -5
didnt she battle breast cancer last yr? i remember reading stuff...as well as seeing pics of her wearing a wig
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Post by SAY IT RIGHT on Aug 28, 2007 16:55:32 GMT -5
No.
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Post by SAY IT RIGHT on Aug 29, 2007 10:52:28 GMT -5
As rumors burnt up the net from the ever so credible source the National Enquirer that Toni Braxton was diagnosed with cancer--folks went crazy. But late last night Toni hit Access Hollywood to say it is inded not true.
“There has been a rumor circulating that I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. After feeling something uncomfortable in my left breast, I went in for a screening. I was very fortunate that they did not find anything and I am in great health. However, I encourage women to take their annual tests and suggested precautions to prevent this disease that continues to affect so many women.”
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Post by George on Aug 30, 2007 15:37:08 GMT -5
That's great news.
I thought she did some Breast Cancer charity event during the "Libra" era too?
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Post by SAY IT RIGHT on Aug 30, 2007 16:06:54 GMT -5
She has a heart condition.
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Post by sdot23 on Sept 19, 2007 10:39:41 GMT -5
Soul vocalist Toni Braxton revealed on the Montell Williams Show that's she's currently in the midst of recording her new album, and it's expected to be released around March 2008. The as yet untitled LP will be the follow-up to "Libra" which was released in 2006 via Blackground Records. That set featured 1st class collaborations with Scott Storch (Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson), Makeba Riddick (Paula Campbell, Beyonce), Bryan Michael Cox (Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige), Kendrick "Wyldcard" Dean (Claudette Ortiz, Nicole Scherzinger), Johnta Austin (Whitney Houston, Aaliyah), Rich Harrison (Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys), Soulshock & Karlin (Keyshia Cole, Jordin Sparks), Harold Lilly (Deborah Cox, Craig David), Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds (LeToya Luckett, Chrisette Michele), The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas (Fantasia, Victoria Beckham), Keri Hilson (Britney Spears, Ciara), Durrell "Tank" Babbs (Keke Wyatt, Jennifer Hudson) and Cory Rooney (Jennifer Lopez, Thalia)
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