As a famously excited broadcaster once said, \u201cWe\u2019re doin\u2019 it live!\u201d<\/p>\n
Related, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d is moving to its live shows next week.<\/p>\n
As expected, Las Vegas acts are in the mix.<\/p>\n
The mentalist team of James Harrington and Mariana Liani of \u201cMind2Mind\u201d and the Royal Lasers dance troupe are booked for Tuesday\u2019s Live show on NBC. Telegenic, big-voiced singer Mackenzie Sol is up Aug. 22, Vegas aerialist Veronika Goroshkova\u2019s appearance Aug. 25, and the aerial acrobatic team of Holland & Sienna \u2014 Holland Lohse and Sienna Martinez \u2014 return Sept. 5.<\/p>\n
Royal Lasers, Sol and Goroshkova advanced via Golden Buzzer. The Vegas artists boast the type of range that \u201cAGT,\u201d in its 21st season, seeks when crowning a champion:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Harrington and Liani opened at Fontainebleau\u2019s Azul Lounge on June 4. Harrington is from Milton Keynes, England; Liani is from Ukraine. The couple is primarily based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where they established their partnership before performing around the world.<\/p>\n
The husband-wife team appeared on \u201cAGT\u201d in 2022, but were not selected to move past the Deliberations round and into the semis. The duo also appeared on \u201cBritain\u2019s Got Talent\u201d in 2019. They fell short of the semis there, too, but came away with a prize \u2014 each other \u2014 when Harrington proposed after their audition (not during the telecast, but in private during their time on the show).<\/p>\n
\u2014 Royal Lasers also features a married tandem, dancers Joshua Blum and Cindy Reid Bluhm, along with choreographer Nikita Shevchenko of the performance team Light Balance. The trio was backing dancers in \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent Live!\u201d at Luxor, rambling across the stage and up the aisles in LED-trimmed suits. The team drew a Golden Buzzer pass from host Terry Crews into the Live shows.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sol was awarded his Golden Buzzer by Simon Cowell. Sol, who turns 26 on Sept. 5, is a charismatic and resonant singer who previously headlined at The Shag Room at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and Easy\u2019s Cocktail Lounge at Aria.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Holland & Sienna have appeared in two of Cirque\u2019s most famous Vegas productions, \u201cLove\u201d at the Mirage and \u201cMichael Jackson One\u201d at Mandalay Bay.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Goroshkova is a cast member in \u201cMad Apple\u201d at New York-New York. Her aerial pole number drew a Golden Buzzer from Sofia Vergara.<\/p>\n
Goroshkova, an artist and acrobat from Ukraine, told the judges she wants to compete in the Olympics. Howie Mandel asked, \u201cDo you think what you show us tonight can win a million dollars?\u201d The performer didn\u2019t pause, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cool Hang Alert<\/p>\n
The 40th annual Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) Black & White Party returns to Kaos at the Palms at 8 p.m. Sept. 19.<\/p>\n
Fashion, entertainment and community commiseration is the order of the night.<\/p>\n
Fredric Alexander (Freddy Godinez and Alexander Stabler) are this year\u2019s hosts. Entertainment furnished by Morgan McMichaels of \u201cRu Paul\u2019s Drag Race,\u201d DJ Lexto, Nicky Saturn, and the casts of \u201cFantasy\u201d at Luxor, Piranha and Gipsy nightclubs, The Phoenix, \u201cVegas! The Show\u201d at Saxe Theater, and Jennifer Romas\u2019s \u201cSexxy\u201d at Ivan Kane\u2019s Forty Deuce.<\/p>\n
AFAN provides support and advocacy for adults and children living with, and affected by, HIV\/AIDS in Southern Nevada. Information at AFAN.org, and remember to follow the dress code.<\/p>\n
John Katsilometes\u2019 column runs daily in the A section. Contact him at jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com.<\/a> Follow @johnnykats<\/a> on X, @JohnnyKats1<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n \t\t\t