Broadway star Brent Barrett and his husband, entertainer Bernie Blanks, will perform two nights of classic Broadway songs on Thursday, Sept. 3 and Friday, Sept. 4 at The Vegas Room (953 E Sahara Avenue, Suite E18) to benefit Golden Rainbow.
Called “Islands in the Stream,” tickets start at $79 and include a handcrafted five-course dinner by Executive Chef David James Robinson at 6:30 p.m. and preferred seating for the 8 p.m. performance.
Barrett and Blanks will entertain with insightful banter and personal life reminiscences, studded with duets and solos from classic Broadway shows, including “The King and I,” “Wicked,” “Rent” and “Chess,” plus pop favorites and standards from the “Great American Songbook.”
Tickets are available at thevegasroom.com. Code “GOLDEN” activates a $5 discount and a $10 donation to Golden Rainbow to provide critically needed services to men, women and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada.
Barrett has entertained millions of fans around the world, starring in “CHICAGO – The Musical,” “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Grand Hotel,” “Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular” and”Kiss Me, Kate,” along with recording three solo albums and touring with The Four Phantoms and The Broadway Tenors. A long-time and dedicated advocate of Golden Rainbow, Barrett has performed in past annual Ribbon of Life shows and presented a virtual cabaret in April to raise funds.
Blanks lived and performed in Europe for 20 years before moving to Las Vegas. “We continue to see coronavirus’ staggering effects on unemployment as we’re being flooded with rent assistance requests, so we’re grateful to Brent, Bernie and The Vegas Room for their continued support,” said Gary Costa, Golden Rainbow’s executive director. “With 249,700 Clark County residents at risk of eviction beginning next month, this is a critical time for our community. Studies show people with stable housing are more inclined to take their HIV/AIDS medication on a regular basis, but once that safety net of housing is pulled out, they stop. As they’re already at a higher risk to contract coronavirus due to their compromised immune systems, they immediately jump from lowest risk to highest risk.”
The Vegas Room has stringent protocols in place for the comfort and safety of all guests, performers and employees, including mandatory temperature screenings and the use of face coverings or masks. Strict social distancing guidelines and limited seating capacity is in place, so tickets are required and expected to sell out.