LAS VEGAS -- The ACT Las Vegas, the brainchild of New York City nightlife and theater impresario Simon Hammerstein, offers a uniquely over-the-top experience, complete with avant-garde theatrical performances and audience involvement. Ushering in a dramatic new era of Las Vegas nightlife, The ACT is now showing Wednesday through Saturday at The Shoppes at The Palazzo. The performance-based nightclub entertains up to 1,000 revelers with nightly acts, including boundary-pushing audience participation, in a 9,600-square-foot, multilevel space inspired by the dark romance of bygone eras.

"The ACT offers a quality of nightlife never before witnessed on The Strip," says Hammerstein. "Guests lose themselves, and their inhibitions, from the moment they pass through our storied doors, with time and place gradually losing their meaning  and the lines becoming increasingly blurred as to where the performances end and the party begins."

Presiding over The ACT Las Vegas is emcee Raven O, an eccentric talent well-known to The Box fans in London and New York City. The heavily inked Raven O - dubbed "ringleader of debauchery" -- channels a new persona for The ACT Las Vegas that is every bit as explosive as his former Devil incarnation. Nightly performances include group tableaus executed by a theatrically trained cast. High-octane glamour is delivered via The Hammerstein Beauties, classically trained dancers with an avant-garde twist.

The ACT Las Vegas houses concentric performance platforms that can be viewed from several public or private vantage points that include seating at VIP tables on the main floor, and features five intimate bars and an exclusive backstage area where VIPs can be immersed in behind-the-scenes action. Through its darkly whimsical décor, The ACT offers patrons a dreamlike theatrical experience that layers theme and history.  

The ACT Las Vegas, managed by Variety Worldwide, is the latest venture by Hammerstein, a seasoned theatrical producer and artistic director with nearly two decades of experience and who has been recognized in publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New York Times and New York Magazine. Hammerstein is also president of the widely popular variety theatre, The Box, with locations in New York City and London. The creativity that won The Box international acclaim for award-winning design, exclusive clientele, extraordinary service, innovative live theatrical
productions, and attendance by more than a million people since 2007 is channeled inside The ACT, making it the must-see highlight of the Las Vegas nightlife scene.

 
About The ACT:

The ACT is a performance-based nightclub located inside The Shoppes at The Palazzo, 3327 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nev. 89109. The ACT is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. For more information, visit www.theactlv.com or contact 702.792.1164.

The ACT is managed by Variety Worldwide LLC ("VWW"), a global entertainment and hospitality company, led by Murtaza Akbar, Randy Weiner and Simon Hammerstein. Variety Worldwide invests in and manages projects that combine non-traditional theater with nightlife. Variety Worldwide partners created and manage successful brands such as The Box London and New York, along with providing entertainment for world-class events. Variety Worldwide manages The ACT brand, opening in Las Vegas and Dubai, as well as other key cities around the world.

About The Shoppes at The Palazzo:

The 450,000-square-foot retail component of The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino is one of Las Vegas' finest destination luxury retail centers. Anchored byBarneys New York and featuring more than 60 of the world's most exclusive luxury brands, The Shoppes at The Palazzo caters to the trend-setting fashion elite and is home to many fashion "firsts" to Nevada. Names like Diane von Furstenberg, Chloé, Christian Louboutin, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Thomas Pink, Jimmy Choo, Ralph Lauren, Burberry and Piaget are just a few stand-outs in what is the country's most impressive collection of luxury brands under one roof.

The Shoppes at The Palazzo is owned and/or managed by General Growth Properties, Inc. General Growth Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, leasing, and redeveloping regional malls throughout the United States and Brazil. GGP currently owns, or has an interest in, 149 regional shopping malls comprising approximately 141 million square feet of gross leasable area. GGP is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol GGP.

About The Palazzo Las Vegas:

With more than 3,000 spacious suites, luxury shopping, world-class dining and entertainment, the $1.9 billion, Silver LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified Palazzo Las Vegas literally takes luxury to new heights. Ranked as one of the top 25 hotels in the U.S. and Canada in Travel + Leisure "World's Best Awards" for two consecutive years, the AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Travel Guide Four Star-Award winning resort is highlighted by a flagship 85,000-square-foot Barneys New York. The Shoppes at The Palazzo® feature more than 60 luxury boutiques, including 20 remarkable stores and couture brands making their Las Vegas debuts at The Palazzo including Chloé, Tory Burch, Christian Louboutin, Diane von Furstenberg, and Van Cleef & Arpels. The all-suite resort offers plush and opulent suite accommodations ranging from a Luxury Suite at an unprecedented 720 square feet to the 8,000-square-foot Chairman suite with private terraces and plunge pools. The Palazzo also offers a variety of cuisines from a collection of award-winning chefs such as Carnevino by Mario Batali, CUT by Wolfgang Puck and Table 10 by Emeril Lagasse. Other unique offerings include the chic dining and nightlife hotspot, LAVO; the world's largest Canyon Ranch SpaClub®; the ultimate sports bar, sportsbook and restaurant on the Strip, Lagasse's Stadium; and Prestige at The Palazzo - an exclusive space designed to offer the sophisticated traveler an elevated level of services and amenities including private champagne check in, packing and unpacking services, exclusive bath and pillow menus,
complimentary cocktail reception and more. Guests can earn points while they eat, sleep, shop and play with Grazie, the premiere loyalty program, which rewards guests with the ease and usability of just one card and one program. 

The Palazzo and its famed sister resort, The Venetian Las Vegas, are the first ever Alliance Resorts in the InterContinental Hotel Group global portfolio. For additional information, visit The Palazzo website at palazzolasvegas.com, follow on Twitter @palazzolasvegas and interact on Facebook at facebook.com/palazzolasvegas.

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