A Las Vegas residency is a nice little earner for top stars

When flamboyant pianist Liberace settled in for a prolonged stay in 1955, it started a trend that’s proved lucrative for performers and the city as a whole.

Christopher Palmeri

Jun 25, 2024 – 5.00am

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Halfway through her new show at the Venetian Las Vegas, Christina Aguilera breaks into her take on the Mae West smoker A Guy What Takes His Time. Wearing a silver-beaded dress and thigh-high black boots, she struts through the audience posing for photos. “How we doing over there?” Aguilera asks one fan trying to angle his camera phone. “Nice, lovely,” she says of the picture another one takes.