Las Vegas Tribute Show Sells Out Macomb Audience with Crowd Favorites: Elvis, Sinatra, Neil Diamond

Oct. 5, 2009 - PRLog -- Elvis Presley impersonator, Elvis Kelly, and tribute artist, Michael Carluccio, delivered an hour and a half of memories with their songs and stage banter.  Both acclaimed performers chose to debut their 2009-2010 Las Vegas Tribute Tour from their Michigan roots at the Shelby Twp. Restaurant on Hayes Road near 22 Mile Rd.  

The response from the sold-out audience was so magnificent and genuine, the management decided to ask the duo to return the following Sunday, October 11, for an encore performance.

Kelly and Carluccio, Michigan veteran and talented performers, will tour their Vegas show in front of metro Detroit audiences this fall and winter featuring a medley of renown Las Vegas super stars.

Known as the 1-Man Legend Show, Carluccio’s favorite presentation is his “Rat Pack” rendition of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, complete with banter between himself and the audience. However, before his favorite schtick, it’s not unusual for Michael to get the entire audience warmed up with a Tom Jones music number followed by a medley of Neil Diamond and Bobby Darin hits.

Local entertainment producer and music critic, Dennis Nazelli, claims that Michigan audiences are in for, “… a refreshing treat when their Vegas Legends’ act hits local stages.” “First of all, the price of admission for the duo’s dinner show is so affordable that it will make skeptics wonder if these guys are just amateurs at the Capuchin Kitchen.”

“These guys are the real deal,” proclaimed Nazelli. “Everybody is doing Elvis, and, there are hundreds of Sinatra pretenders,” he continued. “But, there are very few acts that can do it all as these two local boys!” Kelly and Carluccio have appeared as solo performers on the same stage. Kelly has performed mostly as a solo act with his Elvis tribute show. However, the act that they have put together will be a first for them. They will combine their individual talents in a 90-minute show celebrating the biggest names in show business.

It would be a disservice to label Kelly and Michael as impersonators. With the aid of costuming and makeup, the pair creates an  “unbelievably believable” show with their voices. “The crowd’s sentimental favorite is Kelly’s Elvis Presley,” confessed Michael. “What can I say? He’s the ‘King.’” But as for Carluccio’s contribution to the show, his versatility with multiple star personalities has garnered the nickname “Sybil” from his peers in the industry.

In spite of their talent, the one factor that drives audiences to beg for more is their connection with their admirers during their show. “I love performing outside of Las Vegas,” blushed Michael. “In Vegas, they don’t allow us to get out and into the audience. Here our singing goes beyond the eyes and ears; it gets inside and touches their hearts.”

Carluccio’s schmaltzy sentiment may seem a bit over-dramatic. Yet, his presentation depends on that voltage charged-connection with the audience. As the “King of Rock ‘n Roll,” Elvis Kelly’s side of the stage is in stark contrast to Michael’s balladdeering. Besparkled in radiant sequins, Kelly’s costumes leave nothing to the imagination for his star-struck fans. Kelly, the king of the Elvis Presley impersonators, knows how to shake it up for his standing-room only, frenzied audiences.

The encore performance of the Las Vegas Tribute Revue, will take place on the Ram's Horn stage on Hayes Road in Shelby Twp. on Sunday, October 11 starting at 5PM.  Following dinner at 5:30PM, the show will begin.  To order tickets and make reservations contact 586-655-5370.

To make reservations for future performances of the Vegas Tribute Tour dates and times and locations contact the show’s event manager at mcperformer ( @ ) gmail dot com

This press release was submitted by Grow Small Business.

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About the Las Vegas Tribute Performance, “These guys are the real deal,” proclaimed Nazelli. “Everybody is doing Elvis, and, there are hundreds of Sinatra pretenders,” he continued. “But, there are very few acts that can do it all as these two local boys!” Kelly and Carluccio have appeared as solo performers on the same stage. Kelly has performed mostly as a solo act with his Elvis tribute show. However, the act that they have put together will be a first for them. They will combine their individual talents in a 90-minute show celebrating the biggest names in show business.