Manilow Water to flow at Paris Las Vegas

Manilow Water will flow at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino when Barry Manilow moves his show to the Vegas Strip on March 5th.

We told you back in September that the entertainer who markets his own brand of H2O was ending his longterm run at the Las Vegas Hilton on December 30th and resettling at the Paris' Le Theatre Des Arts, possibly as early as Valentines Day. The two-year Paris deal is reportedly for better money and a lighter schedule (Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with occasional Sunday shows).


Tickets go on sale tomorrow for shows through July 18th but are already on sale here for Manilow Fan Club members. Those tickets are priced at $181-$299, plus $16 convenience fees for 7:30 p.m. shows. Front row tickets for shows starting March 6 are open to fan bidding for what the web site calls “fair” prices at FrontRowManilow.com. Front row seats with a pre-show champagne reception, meet and greet and photo with Manilow, and an autographed show program can be bought at ManilowParis.com.

The miracle liquid is not included.

Las Vegas Hilton shuts Manilow Water spigot

The Las Vegas Hilton has made official what we told you last week: Barry Manilow's five-year run at the resort will end on December 30th. Barry performed more than 300 shows, played to 450,000 people and raked in $70 million. Sez Ken Ciancimino, a Hilton executive veep: "Barry Manilow is an exceptional entertainer and we have been extremely fortunate to have had him as our resident headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton for the last five years. Although this current engagement is ending, our friendship with him endures and we will continue to explore possibilities for future endeavors together."


Health concerns notwithstanding, word is that skinny 66-year-old Barry and his water are headed to the Paris on the Strip, possibly opening on Valentine's Day.

(The remaining performances of "Ultimate Manilow: The Hits" at the Las Vegas Hilton are October 8-10, November 27-29 and December 28-30. Show times are 8 p.m. in the legendary Hilton Theater. Tickets at the Las Vegas Hilton box office, online at www.lvhilton.com, www.vegas.com, www.ticketmaster.com or at 702-732-5755 or 1-800-222-5361.)