Legends In Concert

[http://www.legendsinconcert.com Legends In Concert] is a live tribute artist production with shows primarily located in Las Vegas, Nevada; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Branson, Missouri; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Legends In Concert features live concerts paying tribute to musical icons of today and yesterday. The show boasts a wide collection of musical impersonators who resemble and sing like the original artists while being backed by a live band and dancers. Performances are scheduled year round across the globe and it's four primary locations in the United States.

Most recently, Legends In Concert has forged a partnership [http://elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=1481] [http://elvis.com/news/full_story.asp?id=1516] with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) helping host several preliminary rounds of the [http://www.elvis.com/ultimatecontest/ "Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest"]

History

Legends In Concert was founded in 1983 in Las Vegas, Nevada. During that same year, Legends' first show was performed at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show, originally created and produced by [http://www.vegascommunityonline.com/JohnStuart.htm John Stuart] Productions, is currently owned and produced by On Stage Entertainment. 2008 marks the 25th Anniversary for Legends In Concert entertainment productions.

Today, the Legends In Concert show continues at the Imperial Palace and Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and has expanded it's production to The Legends In Concert Theater in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, The Legends Family Theater in Branson, Missouri, and Resorts Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Awards

*2007 Tribute Show of the Year - [http://myrtlebeach2007.tributeshowoftheyear.com/ Myrtle Beach Herald]
*2004,2005 Celebrity Impersonation Show of The Year - [http://www.myrtlebeach2004.celebrityimpersonationshowoftheyear.com/ 2004 Myrtle Beach Herald] [http://www.myrtlebeach2005.celebrityimpersonationshowoftheyear.com/ 2005 Myrtle Beach Herald]
*March 15^th - 20^th, 2004 Proclaimed as "Legends In Concert Week" in honor of the theaters 10^th Anniversary [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/3/prweb111890.htm Town Of Surfside Beach, SC]
*John Stuart, Legends In Concert creator and former producer, nominated by The Las Vegas Review-Journal as "being one of the individuals whom had the biggest impact on the formation of Las Vegas over the city's first 100 years." [http://www.1st100.com/part3/others.html] (October 1999)

Press Comments

*"The Seattle Times":"The audience pleasing show is slick, smooth and fast-paced, with a seasoned band backing talented (surprisingly so, to a cynic)superstar imitators." [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20001013&slug=4047991] by Tom Scanlon(October 2000)
*"Frommers 2004": "Is a crowd pleaser…arguably the best of the impersonator shows…" [http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/CityInfoFrommers?hotel=NV409&evid=136364&catid=2245&city_code=FSG]
*"Las Vegas Review Journal": "Constant change keeps Legends In Concert fresh." [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2001/Dec-14-Fri-2001/weekly/17640361.html] by Mike Weatherford(December 2001)>
*"Las Vegas Review Journal": "'Legends In Concert has held it's own through 21 years of change on the Strip." [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Jul-16-Fri-2004/weekly/24283773.html] by Mike Weatherford(July 2004)
*"The New York Daily News": "FAKE, BUT REAL GOOD. The 'Legends' impersonators at Resorts are worth the trip." [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2006/08/20/2006-08-20_fake_but_real_good_the_legends_impersona.html New York Daily News, August 20, 2006]
*"Los Angeles Times": "Just like the superstars it re-creates so magnificently, Legends is sure to become a legend in its own time!"
*"The Boston Globe": "...the lure of nostalgia suggests there will always be fans willing to see "tributes" to the like of Elvis Presley,Buddy Holly, and Roy Orbison." [Author: Steve Morse, Globe Staff, March 29, 1990]
*"Las Vegas Traveler":"All the music, both instrument and voice, is live (none recorded)." [http://las-vegas-hotels.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g45963-d257192/Las-Vegas:Nevada:Legends.In.Concert.html]
*"Branson Courier":"Legends In Concert, now celebrating it's 25th Anniversary - is the world's greatest live tribute show." [http://www.bransoncourier.com/branson-entertainment/-993.html] by Special Release to Branson Courier(September 2008)
*"St. Louis Post-Dispatch": "Legends In Concert lights up Lumiere Theatre." [http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-blender/the-blender/2008/09/legends-in-concert-lighting-up-lumiere-theatre/] by Kevin C. Johnson(September 2008)
*"Kingman Daily Miner":"In addition to the superstar re-creations,the extravaganza has always featured a troupe of outstanding dancers and background singers." [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vqYNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tFUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6916,108108&dq=legends+in+concert] (July 1993)
*"GoVegas.About.com":"The most sincere form of celebrity flattery." [http://govegas.about.com/lw/Travel/North-America-and-Caribbean/Legends-in-Concert-at-the-Imperial-Palace.htm] by Kate Silver, for About.com
*"Themeparks.About.com":"Legends In Concert offers the next best thing, tribute artists....who look, sound, sing and move like the real deal." [http://themeparks.about.com/od/findusthemeparks/a/MyrtleBeach_2.htm] by Arthur Levine, About.com

References

External links

* [http://www.legendsinconcert.com Legends In Concert]