Welcome back to Las Vegas,Donny Osmond.
Less than two years after he and his sister Marie Osmondended their hugely successful 11-year residency showin Sin City, Donny returned to the desert on Thursday to begin his first-ever solo residency at Harrah’s — and he didn’t skip a beat.
Throughout the grand opening of the showman’s 90-minute revue, Osmond performed new songs and his most known hits, such as “Soldier of Love,” “Scared Emotion” and so many more. Before singing “Puppy Love,” he told the crowd, “Everyone in show business has a specific song attached to their careers. Fortunately, this one is mine.”
Donny Osmond.Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment
The residency was a bit of a history lesson of Osmond’s six-decade career, as he touched on his early days onThe Andy Williams Show, which gave him and his family their start. He also spoke of his time on Broadway and theMasked Singerand everything in between (think hisLove Boatacting,Dancing with the Starsand his time hostingPyramid.)
The highlight of the musical journey was arguably a nine-minute segment in which he raps about his career in rhyme. He aptly calls it his “Donny rap-ography.”
Osmond often speaks of his famous family in the Vegas show, and he pays tribute to those influential in his career. He also lets a part of the show rest in the hands of the crowd, as he urges them to request any song from any album he’s ever recorded. On opening night, for instance, someone asked him to sing"A Million to One" from 1973. “I haven’t done this in a million years,” he said. He then proceeded to humorously forget the words. “That was a disaster,” he joked.
He also got requests for oldies “Fly Into the Wind” and “I’m Sorry,” both of which were written onElvis Presley’s piano and both of which he sang.
In a heartwarming moment, Osmond brought his backup singers and dancers on stage to tell them that the residency has already been extended through 2022. “I’ve been performing for many, many years and it looks like I’ll be performing for another year,” he said to much applause.
source: people.com
