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ENTERTAINMENT
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Donny Osmond returns to the Las Vegas stage with an all-new residency
By Heather Turk
After 11 years of performing alongside his sister Marie at Flamingo Las Vegas, Donny Osmond launched his firstever solo residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas last August. A musical journey that takes fans through the entertainer’s illustrious career, Osmond joked that the intimate production took 60 years to put together.
Photos by Denise Truscello
“The concept of the show is completely different than the silliness and the comedy that people expected with Donny & Marie,” Osmond told Sunseeker. “This show gives me the opportunity to showcase everything that I’ve done musically and otherwise: the highs and the lows. It’s not just a show where there’s eye candy; there’s some heart and soul to it.” Osmond spent “countless hours” figuring out the show’s set list, which features everything from his signature single, “Puppy Love,” to a show-stopping performance of “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Disney’s “Mulan.” While naturally Osmond can’t sing every song he’s ever performed during the production, the set list does change nightly thanks to a request segment Osmond does with his fans. As images of all 65 albums he’s recorded are shown on the video screen behind him, Osmond asks select audience members to pick their favorite album. He then asks them to choose any song from that album and performs 15 to 20 seconds of it — at least to the best of his memory.
Donny Osmond’s new residency was choreographed by Emmy Award-winning duo Nappytabs (“So You Think You Can Dance”)
Osmond admitted that “Puppy Love” is actually one of his favorite numbers to perform
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