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| - No elaborate sets and fancy costumes, no extravagant production numbers, no showgirls in spangles and beads - just a man and his voice, a backup band, and a handful of props comprise one of the most popular acts on the Strip. Danny Gans captivates his sell-out crowds at the Mirage with mostly dead-on impressions of some eighty different personalities, ranging from singers like Sinatra, Springsteen, and even Macy Gay to film stars like Katharine Hepburn, Tom Hanks, and Clint Eastwood to comics like George Burns and Paul Lynde. His routine varies from night to night, depending on his mood and audience reaction, so you could go twice and see two very different performances. Some of his patter is insipid, and more than a few jokes fall flat, but when he's doing what he does best, a la Rich Little and the late Frank Gorshin, Gans is as much of a star as those he impersonates.
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