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| - Many American's have talent. Terry Fator is one of the lucky ones to get paid for it. However I shouldn't say he is lucky. This man has worked long and hard to perfect a skill other's in Las Vegas claim to be the best at. Fator takes this a step further: world-class impressions with the twist of ventriliquism in almost every song. Having seen Danny Gans and Gordie Brown prior to this, while excellent performers they are, they do not hold a candle to Mr. Fator.
Fator performs two to three night shows about every 30 days at the Hilton Theater, the stage upon which Elvis played many years ago. This fits in well with one of Fator's "dummy's" who impersonates Elvis, eventually. Other puppets range from Winston, the turtle, to Julius, an African-American puppet who teaches Fator the meaning of "Soul" music.
Fator mixes in some of his own musical chops without the distraction of the puppets, showing he can truly mimic some of the great artist of our past and present, from Nat King Cole to Gnarls Barkley. With the assistance of his puppets, however, he takes these songs and masterfully recreates the sounds of, say Elvis without ever moving his lips.
The tickets for this show range from $55.00 on up to $186.00, the latter including a backstage pre-show meet and greet with Fator. The performance tonight had him come out to sign autographs after the show but he does not do this every time. Tonight happened to be his birthday so he was extra generous.
In the Fall of 2008 you will find him moving to the Danny Gans Theater (I'm sure the name of this theater will change) at the Mirage where he will be performing for the next 5 years (at least). Danny Gans is moving to the Spamalot Theater at Wynn this Fall.
Where ever you see him, be prepared to be amazed.
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