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It’s dot-and-cross time for Barry Manilow, as he maps out his anticipated return to Las Vegas and residency at Westgate.
For the first time in detail, Manilow described his talks with Westgate officials to the Desert Sun of Palm Springs, California (his adopted hometown).
“It looks better and better,” he said, mentioning his manager, Garry Kief. “Garry’s up to dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s. It’s that close.”
Westgate owner David Siegel confirmed he’s pursuing Manilow.
“We’re in talks,” he said in a text message Saturday. “No deal yet.”
Manilow is expected to visit the Westgate this week and meet with Siegel and other hotel reps. The 74-year-old pop superstar has an opening in his schedule Thursday and Friday as he breaks from holiday benefit concerts at Palm Desert, California’s McCallum Theatre.
Westgate’s interest bringing Manilow back to its property was first reported here in mid-August. Manilow headlined at the old Elvis Presley showroom from 2005-2010, when the hotel was branded Las Vegas Hilton. He moved to Paris Theater for two years, closing in December 2012 as “Jersey Boys” moved into the hotel.
In his interview with the Desert Sun, published Saturday, Manilow described his “dream” residency. He would perform two weekends a month and fly in from Palm Springs on Thursdays and do the show Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, then return home on Saturday night.
“I’m doing one-nighters now and again, but I can’t keep my band if I’m just going to do that,” he said. “So, when this offer came in, it sounded like a way to keep my band together and I have great memories of working at the Hilton, or what they’re calling it now, the Westgate.
“I would do it because it’s only two weekends a month and that would keep the band working,” he added. “For me, two weekends a month is a dream.”
Whether Manilow’s dream is reality will likely be sorted out by Christmas, if not sooner.
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