Vegas Magazine - Niche Media - There is a place beyond the crowds, beyond the ropes, where dreams are realized and success is celebrated. You are invited.
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HEADLINERS O Frankie Moreno Frankie Moreno is singing and laughing his way to Strip stardom. After a rapid rise from little-known singer- songwriter to Vegas household name, the fun-loving Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower headliner recently re-signed through 2015. On stage, Moreno performs with an Elvis-meets-Rat Pack swagger, a 10-piece band that includes two of his brothers, and plenty of banter. It doesn't hurt that the show feels like a party, one that never ends until an entire bottle of Crown Royal has been finished. (Moreno leads the pack, but don't worry, he shares.) "We take you through some deep songs and then some really fun ones," he says. "And the band goes through the crowd like it's Mardi Gras." Velvet dinner jacket ($4,700), tuxedo trouser ($1,250), and tuxedo shirt ($750), Brioni. Wynn Las Vegas, 702-770-3440; brioni.com. Belt, Ermenegildo Zegna ($325). Crystals, CityCenter, 702-560-5837; zegna.com Jeff Timmons As a member of boy band 98 Degrees, Jeff Timmons exploded to superstardom in the mid-'90s. After the group went on hiatus in 2002, the loyal dad never guessed that the resurrection of his career would happen in Sin City. But during a guest stint in Chippendales in summer 2011, he fell in love with Vegas, moved his family here, and put together Wired, his Friday and Saturday night show at Green Valley Ranch that ran through August. "It would be so cool to start the trend of mainstream pop artists doing residencies here," he says, "rather than just ending their careers." Timmons is fine-tuning a brand-new show, amid talks of a 98 Degrees reunion, and putting together a Magic Mike–inspired male revue in the wake of his Chippendales success. Three-piece windowpane suit ($8,000), striped shirt ($500), and silk tie ($200), Brioni. Wynn Las Vegas, 702-770-3440; brioni.com Michael Grimm America's Got Talent UR FAVORITE SONG-AND-DANCE STARS OF THE STAGE. season five winner Michael Grimm was raised in Mississippi before he moved to Vegas at 21 to play guitar in Legends in Concert. He began touring across the country and performed regularly at Green Valley Ranch, until eventually he landed in front of the judges of America's Got Talent. Now he headlines at Green Valley every Saturday night, and later this year, he'll release Southern Fairytales, a disc of all-original material that ranges from Americana to rock 'n' roll and blues influences. "Vegas," he says, "is a crossroads for the world." Hampton jacket ($1,495), pants ($498), shirt ($268), and scarf ($228), John Varvatos. The Forum Shops at Caesars, 702-939-0922; johnvarvatos.com. Maritime North Star ring, David Yurman ($450). The Forum Shops at Caesars, 702-794-4545; davidyurman.com. Hat, Grimm's own 100 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM