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CHUCK DARROW

Articles by CHUCK DARROW

Fall lineup includes Ross, Mathis and Mulaney

Fall is generally when the region’s casinos downshift on their headliner-entertainment offerings after the summer season. And while there are no current super-duper-stars on the performance menu, there is a…

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All nostalgia all the time? Not for Deep Purple

There are a couple of things these days that set legendary British rockers Deep Purple apart from the classic rock pack. First of all, in an age when many touring…

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Four for the show: A look at summer’s resident productions

Once upon a time – prior to legal casinos in Pennsylvania – the summer always brought with it seasonal production shows in Atlantic City. During the last week of June…

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A year later, Caesars is still hooked on ‘The Hook’

Proving once again that time does indeed fly at supersonic speed, the creative and somewhat twisted folks at Las Vegas-based Spiegelword recently hosted a private soiree at Caesars Atlantic City.…

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Maniscalco’s opening act graduates to headliner status

It’s virtually impossible to write about comic Pat McGann without mentioning Sebastian Maniscalco. That’s because McGann, whose first bill-topping AyCee gig takes place July 5 at Ocean Casino Resort, owes…

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Frankie Valli’s farewell is on the summer show schedule

To be honest, the talent rosters that Atlantic City’s nine casinos have put together for the summer, ’24 season are hardly the most glittering or star-studded lineups we’ve ever seen.…

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As summer approaches, casinos move the fun outdoors

Once upon a time in Atlantic City, the folks who ran the casinos were dedicated to keeping customers inside – and gambling – as long as possible. The way industry…

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‘The Burlesque Show’ returns to Borgata

When it comes to history, 11 years is but a blink of an eye. But given the change-or-die imperative that has always fueled Atlantic City’s legal-gambling realm, that many years…

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For Penn and Teller, plenty of mirth, magic and mayhem to come

Penn Jillette and his professional partner, who goes by the single name Teller, have been working together for almost 50 years. But despite the natural toll aging takes on the…

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Singer-songwriter – and TV mogul – John Eddie ready to rock Resorts

To those who remember when singer-songwriter John Eddie regularly played up and down the Jersey Shore, his Saturday gig at Resorts Casino-Hotel may not seem like a particularly big deal.…

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