This coming June both the Branson and Myrtle Beach Legends In Concert locations will celebrate the music of Michael Jackson. Both venues have a full slate of activities planned for their respective weeks.

Legends In Concert Branson’s celebrates the King of Pop’s music from June 19th to June 25th and will include events such as “THIS IS IT” movie nights on the Legends stage, Master Dance Classes with Michael Jackson tribute J Lucas, authentic Michael Jackson memorabilia from the Dick Clark Collection, and more. Make your plans to attend Legends In Concert in Branson for what is destined to be a memorable week honoring the music of the “gloved one”. This week will feature performances by world-renowned Michael Jackson tribute artist, J Lucas. J Lucas will also be appearing on several select dates throughout the summer.

Myrtle Beach’s week-long ode to the Music of Michael Jackson will kick-off on June 21st. The theatre will feature one of the world’s leading Michael Jackson tribute artists, William Hall, performing nightly from June 14th through June 26th as well as a full slate of activities centered around the music of Michael Jackson. The gift shop will also have several new Michael Jackson items on-hand. The week dedicated to MJ will wrap-up on Saturday June 26th but the fun doesn’t end there with Damian Brantley appearing as Michael Jackson all month-long during July at Legends in Myrtle Beach!

We invite you to visit the Branson and Myrtle Beach special event pages for details as they become available.

Texas native, Vince King, took home top honors tonight in Myrtle Beach’s Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest preliminary round.  After finishing a strong 2nd place in the 2009 Myrtle Beach contest, Vince proved persistence does, indeed, pay off and the 2nd time can be a charm.

Vince  performed his first song tonight mid-way through the first round and brought the capacity-crowd to their feet with an thundering version of Elvis’ “Hurt”. Vince faced some admirable competition this evening in a tightly-contested field of 14 Elvis tributes, but his talent and dedication to re-creating Elvis’ legacy would not be denied. Vince rolled to the semi-final round where he chose to perform two Elvis classics, “My Way” and “Suspicious Minds.” Vince’s renditions of these two Elvis trademark tunes along with his charismatic stage presence vaulted him to the title of  Myrtle Beach’s 2010 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist winner and earned him a trip to the August Finals in Memphis.

Rounding out this year’s top 3 were Paul Hunt and Gino Monopoli (both pictured below)  placing 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Both Paul and Gino gave Vince a “run for his money” with memorable performances that wowed the Myrtle Beach crowd but ultimately (pun intended) Vince’s magnetic stage presence proved too much for his worthy competitors.

The audience was also treated to performances from the 2009 Myrtle Beach Ultimate Elvis Tribute winner, Nathan Belt. Nathan, now Myrtle Beach’s year-round Elvis tribute, opened the show by leading all 14 contestants in a rousing version of “Viva Las Vegas” backed by the Legends In Concert band, George Strait tribute Larry Turner, and the beautiful Legend’s  back-up singers. Later in the show, while the votes were being tabulated, Nathan also treated the throngs of Elvis fans to a moving version of “Unchained Melody”. Paying homage to Elvis’ softer side, Nathan poured his soul into the song with every key stroke on the glimmering, white, baby-grand piano.

Adding to the festivities, the evening’s emcee, Steve Fairchild, provided the crowd with two signature Garth Brooks songs before the winners were announced.

After Vince was coronated this year’s winner, all 14 Elvi re-took Legends In Concert’s Myrtle Beach stage for a reprise of “Viva Las Vegas” giving the crowd one last taste of an evening dedicated to celebrating Elvis’ legacy.

Congratulations to Vince King (pictured below, center) and best of luck as he moves on to the final round in Memphis.

Former vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, appeared on the 2nd episode of Jay Leno’s return to the Tonight Show on Tuesday March 2nd. During her visit, the political lightning-rod performed a brief stand-up comedy bit and stated  ”I have been really busy, I’ve picked up a gig in Las Vegas, at the ‘Legends’ show, playing Tina Fey.”  Since her comments about joining Legends as a cast member, the story has garnered a lot of media attention including specific mentions in the Las Vegas Sun and Newsweek. Here is a link to the clip of her comments on the Tonight Show, http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/clips/sarah-palin-part-2/1206108/?__cid=thefilter (approximately 6 minutes mark, 45 seconds before the end of the clip).

The Legends In Concert production team, like many others, are pondering the prospect of having Mrs. Palin as part of our Las Vegas show. How about you Legends fans? Would you enjoy seeing Sarah Palin as part of our show? CAST YOUR VOTE BELOW and also share your comments!

Poll: Would You Like to see Sarah Palin in the Legends cast?

• YES
• NO WAY
• MAYBE

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