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Miss Behave's Mavericks
''Miss Behave's Mavericks'', commonly shortened to ''Mavericks'', is a Las Vegas variety show performed at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. The show presents acrobatics, burlesque, comedy, contortionism, circus performances, juggling, and music. Amy Saunders, who goes by the stage name Miss Behave, created the show and is its emcee. Saunders produced an earlier version of the show in 2020 at the Bread & Circus festival in Christchurch, New Zealand. After she moved to Las Vegas in 2017, she worked with the company Corner Bar Management to put on ''Mavericks'' at the nightclub Cheapshot in the Fremont East, Fremont East Entertainment District. ''Mavericks'' ran in the 99-seat theater from April 2022 to November 2022. Saunders relaunched the show at a 420-seat theater at the Plaza in Downtown Las Vegas on October 2, 2024. ''Mavericks'' went on break after the July 6, 2025, performance owing to insufficient funding though plans to resume shows in the middle of Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a compère (master of ceremonies) or host. The variety format made its way from the Victorian era stage in Britain and America to radio and then television. Variety shows were a staple of English language television from the late 1940s into the 1980s. While the format is still widespread in some parts of the world, such as in the United Kingdom with the '' Royal Variety Performance'', the Philippines with ''Eat Bulaga!'' and '' It's Showtime'', and South Korea with '' Running Man'', the proliferation of multichannel television and evolving viewer tastes have affected the popularity of variety shows in the United States. Despite this, their influence has still had a major effect on late night television whose late-night talk shows and NBC's vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
