Sixteen years after closing Forty Deuce and departing Las Vegas’ entertainment scene, Hollywood personality Ivan Kane is returning to the Las Vegas Strip. On Wednesday, Dec. 31, Kane’s legendary burlesque nightclub Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce will reopen in its original spot at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

The reimagined venue will feature Kane’s burlesque shows in an immersive environment on multiple stages throughout the room, with six dancers, two live bands, a laser/light show, visuals and sound – all creating a kaleidoscopic spectacular of burlesque and nightlife.

“Returning to Vegas felt inevitable. The production is so big, so technically complex and so sexy – a burlesque extravaganza, if you will – that it screams Las Vegas,” said Ivan Kane, founder and owner of Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce. “I’m thrilled to be back at Mandalay Bay; it’s like coming home.

“With Forty Deuce 2.0, I can’t wait to roll out the red carpet and completely wow the guests who still cherish their memories of the OG and to introduce new patrons to Forty Deuce’s brand-new tricked out venue and our unique brand of nightlife.”

The actor and screenwriter broke into the Hollywood nightlife scene in 1997 with his first club across the street from Paramount Studios in Hollywood. His third nightclub changed everything.

Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce, which debuted in 2002, garnered national attention, including a Bravo reality-TV show documenting the opening of the Las Vegas location in 2004. 

Forty Deuce not only reinvented burlesque but also launched it into the zeitgeist, redefining what nightlife can be by introducing highly produced burlesque shows with live bands into the traditional nightclub experience of DJs and dancing.

Kane has a long history in entertainment in New York, his native home, and Los Angeles, where he launched his film career with a role in the Oscar-winning “Platoon.” He credits his love of Broadway and theatricality for his approach to nightlife.

Kane took a left turn from acting and never looked back.  Having created nightlife concepts throughout the country in multiple casinos over the last two-plus decades, Kane continues his expansion with this latest incarnation of the renowned nightclub in Las Vegas.

For more information, visit FortyDeuce.com.