Lady Gaga announces 2-year Las Vegas residency
"It’s been my lifelong dream to be a Las Vegas girl," she wrote.
— -- Following a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that she would soon be announcing a residency in Sin City, Lady Gaga's now made it official.
The performer is gearing up for a new show at Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino's Park Theater which will begin in December 2018.
The residency is scheduled to last for two years.
"It's the land of Elvis, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, the Rat Pack, Elton John, Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. It has been a life-long dream of mine to play Las Vegas. I am humbled to be a part of a historical line-up of performers, and to have the honor of creating a new show unlike anything Vegas has ever seen before," she said in a statement. "I'll tell you exactly what I told my MGM and Park Theater partners: You can count on this performer always for one thing…I'll leave my heart on the stage every single night. Thank you to my fans for always believing in me. Meet me in Las Vegas, baby, we did it!"
In a statement, the president of MGM Resorts International said, "We have all been wowed by Lady Gaga's raw talent, but the passion, commitment and creativity she is prepared to bring to this engagement will truly be transformational…Las Vegas, get ready to become the Entertainment Capital of the Universe."
