Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond and Toni McLaughlin, your webmistress

Dennis and I are Tom Sadge fans, for sure, but we are also friends.  In October of 2003 we spent several days in Laughlin visiting Tom and enjoying A Really Big Shew® twice a night. (Yes, it's that good folks!) Although I wasn't able to photograph this show live, Gene Siler, producer of A Really Big Shew®, took these snapshots one of the nights we were there, and gave me permission to display them on this page.  Thank you Gene! :))  Click on the photos to see them full size.

Photo by Gene Siler	Photo by Gene Siler
Photo by Gene Siler

The rest of these pictures are some we took at the 'Meet and Greet' after the shows, and the fabulous autographed photos you can get from these performers.

	Jerry Hoban as Ed Sullivan is the mainstay of A Really Big Shew®    And now I'm dating myself by telling you I grew up watching The Ed Sullivan Show, but if you did too, or even if you've only watched old re-runs, you will do an absolute double-take when Jerry Hoban takes the stage!
And it doesn't stop with the visual...."Ed" will keep you rolling in your seat all night, he's absolutely hilarious!

The acts in A Really Big Shew® change every few weeks, and I'm really glad I got to see this one!  These two are known as THE AMAZING VILLAMS, and it's a good title for them.  They are indeed amazing... Click on these photos to see full size You may have heard about, or you may remember, the famous "Plate Spinners" on The Ed Sullivan Show.  Well here they are!  The Villams appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1960 and again in 1963.  Now they are touring with A Really Big Shew®.  What a treat they are!!

BOB MOORE'S AMAZING MONGRELS was a breath of fresh air in variety entertainment. Every dog in this act is a rescued pound-dog, which makes them remarkable to start with, but the tricks they perform and the way they interact with the audience makes them an absolute heart-stealer!

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GAILYN ADDIS ...... "WOW" ... This young lady is a talent to reckon with.  When we arrived in Laughlin, Gailyn was performing as LIZA MINELLI, and I was absolutely taken with how pretty she was, and how well she did Liza!!  The look and the voice were amazing.  (you can see her onstage in Gene's photos above)

So imagine my surprise (and delight!) when MARILYN MONROE took the stage the next night!  Absolute metamorphosis.  Let's talk the Ultimate Blonde Bombshell!  One of the songs Gailyn does as Marilyn is My Heart Belongs to Daddy, and some lucky guy in the audience gets to participate.  Dennis was 'Daddy' this night!  (And yes, he definitely felt lucky!) Click on the autographed photos to see full size. GAILYN ADDIS HOME PAGE Diva Tributes is only one facet of Gailyn's talents, she's an accomplished actress, singer/songwriter, photographer, etc.!

TOM SADGE closed the show with about five classic NEIL DIAMOND songs.  While we were there we heard him sing  Cracklin' Rosie,  Cherry, Cherry, I'm A Believer,  Sweet Caroline,  Love On The Rocks,  Thank The Lord for the Night Time,  and America.  And it was So good,  So good,  So good....  Thank you SO much Tom, we thoroughly enjoyed being there!

BIG Thanks to Tom, Gene, Jerry, Georgie, Gailyn, Rosie, Bob, the Villams, Caryn, Gracie, and everyone in Laughlin that made our stay so much fun!   Hope to see you all again soon. Tom Sadge in A Really Big Show ® Jackpot, NV, Dec 2001

Above:  Jerry Hoban as Ed Sullivan, Gailyn Addis as Marilyn Monroe, and Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond meeting and talking to people after A Really Big Shew ® Left:  Toni McLaughlin with Tom Sadge as Neil Diamond Click on the Photo to see full size

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