Celine Dion's appearance on the Grammy stage has revived hopes of a future return to the stage. In Las Vegas, cultural journalist John Katsilometes mentioned Newspaper that Resorts World Theater had a schedule that would allow it to host the Diva this year. “We are optimistic in Las Vegas that she will one day return to the stage.”
Like many people, John Katsilometes was very surprised to see Céline at the Grammys on Sunday. “The first thing I thought of was how they managed to have her at the gala without anyone knowing,” he said. “I thought she looked natural, moved well and felt comfortable,” says the Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist. She was definitely touched by that moment. I thought she would take the opportunity to announce her big return to the stage! She didn't, but what I saw encouraged me. I thought it was great that she was in front of an audience, not just an audience at the Crypto.com Arena, but an international audience. It took a lot of courage.”
John Katsilometes, reporter for the Las Vegas-Review Journal. Free photo
Did this appearance hide big news? “I don’t know,” Katsilometes replies. It's difficult to say. I was always told to keep my radar open when Céline appeared in public. She did some of them here in Las Vegas in late October and early November when she went to a Montreal Canadiens game at the T-Mobile Arena. And a few days later, she was with Katy Perry at the Resorts World Theater for the final show of Katy's residency. I thought these moments showed that she was at least well enough to appear in public. I saw her at the Katy Perry show and she seemed fine. She danced with the VIP guests. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not far from her. It was a star-studded evening with a lot of attention focused on her. She looked like she was having a good time. She stayed throughout the concert and also afterwards for the backstage meetings. On the surface, this is good news.”
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The next step, the columnist said, will be to announce the show dates and put tickets on sale. “I know the people at AEG [qui produisent les spectacles de Céline] were always optimistic that she would return. There are so many dates available at Resorts World Theater this year. The four headliners announced there [pour 2023-2024] were Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Celine. The first two completed their residencies last year. Only Carrie has been announced for 2024. So that leaves Céline plenty of time to start a show if she wants to do it later this year.
With the Super Bowl set to take place in Las Vegas on Sunday, does John Katsilometes know if Céline will attend the game? “I’m in the media center right now and I haven’t heard anything yet,” he said. I'll go to the stadium later and maybe I'll have more information. But I haven't heard anything along those lines. This is not disclosed in the game's official performances. But she could be in a sequel, that's possible. I hope to see her somewhere this week.”