By John Katsilometes Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 16, 2021 - 6:34 pm
About all the Westgate Cabaret has been missing was a family from the Bronx churning out rock ‘n’ roll.
The little room at Westgate Las Vegas has that now, too, as Bronx Wanderers are setting up a residency at the hotel this fall. The core triumvirate of father Vinny Adinolfi, and sons Vinny “Vin A.” Adinolfi III and Nick Adinolfi debuts Sept. 20 in an open-ended engagement.
The guys are going old-school with this schedule, running at 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; and 5:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (tickets start at $49.99, not including fees, and are onsale Wednesday).
Playing tunes ranging from Dion and the Belmonts to Bruno Mars, Bronx Wanderers is the cabaret room’s fifth residency show. The act joins “The Magic of Jen Kramer,” “Soul of Motown,” George Wallace and Jen Romas’ “Sexxy” adult revue.
Kramer and “Soul” are onstage currently. Wallace is expected to restart mid-September, around the time Barry Manilow returns to International Theater on Sept. 16. “Sexxy” has just locked in an Aug. 6 return.
Dating back some 25 years, when it was known as Shimmer Cabaret, the showroom has been home to an array of headliners and production shows. Bronx producers Alan and Kathi Glist brought “Menopause the Musical” to the room in 2005. Cameo has played Westgate Cabaret. So have The Scintas, Suzanne Somers, the Purple Reign Prince tribute show, and comedian Gilbert Gottfried.
“We’re honored to have a found a new home with so much history, so much support from the top executives and the incredible staff at Westgate,” Vin A. said Friday via. “We feel the excitement in the hotel and showroom and can’t wait to bring our energy into the mix.”
Befitting the act’s mobile moniker, the Bronx Wanderers have bounced around Vegas a bit since arriving in 2016 for a brief run at Grandview Lounge at South Point. Bronx has also performed at Windows Showroom at Bally’s (now The Magic Attic), Linq Hotel (working around headliner Mat Franco’s schedule), and Harrah’s Showroom just before COVID.
The band had anticipated returning to Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace. Instead, it was cut loose in the sweep of shutdowns by Caesars Entertainment in May.
One piece of its Caesars partnership remains, however, two shows at Caesars in Atlantic City on Aug. 8-9. And, on Aug. 27-28, Bronx plays two previously booked shows at South Point Showroom, before focusing on its upcoming production at Westgate.
Vinny Adinolfi says the show will be taken to “a whole new level,” adding, “This isn’t just your parents’ rock ‘n’ roll. Audiences will leave the show singing, and feeling like part of the famiglia.”