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Barry Manilow signs on for long-term Las Vegas engagement

Barry Manilow has signed on to give five performances per week at the Las Vegas Hilton during various stints throughout 2005 and into 2006, the hotel confirmed on Tuesday (12/14).

The singer/songwriter begins the first stage of the engagement on Feb. 23, and tickets for initial shows will go on sale via the Las Vegas Hilton box office on Saturday (12/18).

"The Las Vegas Hilton, in signing this long-term agreement, is recapturing its entertainment glory with one of the most popular singers of our time," Las Vegas Hilton CEO and General Manager Rudy Prieto said in a statement.

The Las Vegas Hilton Theater is best known as the venue where Elvis Presley regularly performed during the later years of his career.

Word of Manilow's Las Vegas show, "Manilow: Music and Passion," comes on the heels of what the singer said was his last tour, a 22-city jaunt dubbed "One Night Live! One Last Time!"

"I've spent the last three months telling audiences that since I wouldn't be touring again, the only way to see me is if you come to my home," Manilow said in a statement. "Well, I've got a new home ... The Las Vegas Hilton! Las Vegas is now the home to a large number of talented performers and I feel lucky to be joining the group."

During the weeks his show is live, Manilow will be performing at the Hilton Theater Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9 p.m., and Saturdays at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Ticket prices will range from $85 to $145, not including taxes and service charges.

Other artists who recently signed long-term deals to perform in Las Vegas include Celine Dion, whose production parks at Caesar's Palace, and Elton John, who performs at the same venue during some of Dion's off-nights.