Iconic Las Vegas Show Producer Jeff Kutash joins Liberace Foundation Board of Directors
Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer, Emmy and Golden Globe winner joins all-star boardroom to develop legendary showmanship brand Many years after Liberace created the first Residency show in Las Vegas at the Riviera Hotel, street dance choreographer Jeff Kutash burst onto the scene with Splash. It became the longest continuously running show on the Las Vegas…
Ricci Lopez-Hammargren joins the Liberace Foundation Board of Directors
Third-generation Las Vegan and stylist to the stars formalizes his ongoing assistance to legacy institution Vice President of Sales and General Manager of STITCHED at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Ricci Lopez-Hammargren is a veteran of retail management, and a work history including Gianni Versace, Hervé Léger, Dolce & Gabbana and Hugo Boss. Born…
Liberace Piano Makes Video Debut
Sony Masterworks Artist, composer Chloe Flower brought tremendous attention to Liberace and made the cover of the Wall Street Journal, when she borrowed the Crystal Piano created by John Hancock from the Liberace Museum Collection, and stole the show at the 2019 Grammys. Now she’s at it again. This time…
Sharon Maloof joins Liberace Foundation Board of Directors
The former Deputy Secretary of Tourism for New Mexico, a member of the trailblazing Las Vegas hotel and casino family, has been working behind the scenes with Mr. Showmanship When Monte Carlo Fashion Week 2019 themed itself Liberace100, in celebration of the Mr. Showmanship’s 100th anniversary, fashion designers upped their runway game, the bling…
Officer of Liberace Foundation Dr. Mark Wherry Recognized by Board of Regents
Secretary Treasurer and long-serving board member is re-confirmed for another term, as he receives prestigious Regents Award for Creative Activities for 2020 Dr. Mark Wherry has served on the Board of Directors of the Liberace Foundation since 2013, making him one of the few to outlast the challenges the Foundation endured in 2013 and…
Boxing Hall of Famer Joe Cortez joins Liberace Foundation Board of Directors
A Las Vegas heavyweight takes off the gloves to defend the estate of Mr. Showmanship One had golden gloves, the other golden rings, but both scored knockouts at Madison Square Garden, before making it big in Las Vegas. Joe Cortez was 19-1 as a professional boxer when he left for the hospitality business in…
Native Las Vegan Nevada Stupak joins Board of Directors of Liberace Foundation
Luxury Travel Manager brings towering legacy to 44-year-old institution Stratosphere Tower developer Bob Stupak didn’t start at those heights. Decades before, he came to Las Vegas as a promoter and winning poker player, eventually building Vegas World, the hotel and casino originally on the site of his towering later development. Now branded The Strat, it…
How Cars Became Costume: Liberace Invents the Wheel
The first to take a car on stage as part of a major show, Liberace was on to something, and he knew it. He enjoyed the ‘wow effect’ the flashy car had on the audience, and he soon came to replicate that effect, over and over again.
Liberace Museum Collection Exhibits Thrive With “Covid Crushing” Practices
The famous Liberace Museum Collection has drawn thousands of viewers and top attraction reviews in recent years Covid 19 threatened that success With critically acclaimed exhibits at the Paris Museum of Modern Art, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the MET Gala; with artifacts making key appearances on the 2019 Monte Carlo…
