David Saxe

David Saxe (born August 29, 1969) is a Las Vegas show producer and theater owner. He produces or promotes 14 Las Vegas shows, ten of which play at his V Theater inside the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, three play at the Saxe Theater and one is at The Quad Showroom. In April 2010, David acquired a second theater at Planet Hollywood, the $34 million Saxe Theater.^[1] Saxe Theater opened with its first production, VEGAS! The Show, and is now home to B- A Tribute to the Beatles and Nathan Burton Comedy Magic.^[2] In 2006 he debuted the famed Stripper 101- pole dancing classes held at V Theater and in 2010 introduced The V Card - Vegas Nighclub Pass both of which have been highly successful and trend setting products. He employs 300+ people and recently acquired a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m²) office and production studio.

Biography

Producer and theater owner David Saxe was born into show business. His mother was a dancer in the world-famous Folies Bergère and his father famed saxophone player and bandleader for The Rat Pack. Entertainment became somewhat of a family business for David and his two sisters. He spent his childhood organizing performances for corporate dinners, arranging band instruments, even jerry-rigging theatrical equipment to pull off his own special effects. Blessed with a keen business sense, David slowly took over the financial aspects as well.

Writing and developing acts came naturally to David and at the age of 17, he launched his sister's TV special Melinda Saxe - First Lady of Magic at Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino making him the youngest producer in Las Vegas' history.^[3] The show flourished, and Melinda became a nationwide sensation appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

David’s career quickly took off. He opened his first theater in San Francisco and by the age of 30 had produced 25 shows, many of which took the stage in Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, Branson, Philadelphia and as far away as Japan. In 2004, he acquired the V Theater in Las Vegas and created the most popular "specialty acts" performance in the world, V The Ultimate Variety Show, which is still in production today.

In April 2010 David Saxe took over ownership of the Steve Wyrick theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino and renamed the theater Saxe Theater.^[1]

As soon as David started achieving success, he began giving back to the community. He joined ALS of Nevada's Board of Directors and raised $300,000 for the non-profit by producing the All Star Las Vegas Show each February. Because of these contributions, Mayor Oscar Goodman awarded David the key to the city and declared February 22 "David Saxe Day". In 2006, UNLV's College of Hotel Administration named David "Industry Executive of the Year" for his work in the entertainment field and as an adjunct professor. In 2011 David was named "Producer of the Year" by SEVEN Magazine and is now known as the most prolific producer in Vegas history.

Today, his company, David Saxe Productions is the largest show production company in Las Vegas. DSP is responsible for the operations of two major theaters located on the Strip as well as over 30 productions across the world. Equipped with a 40,000 square foot facility where they provide clients and resident shows with rehearsal space, sales & marketing operations as well as prop warehousing. They produce or promote 14 shows in Las Vegas, The V Card - Vegas Nightclub Pass, and Stripper 101 - Pole Dancing Class.

David Saxe Productions

The following is a list of David Saxe's productions:

References

External links

• David Saxe interview on Talktails (Vegas Video Network)
• The Official Website of David Saxe and David Saxe Productions
• VEGAS! the Show - Written and produced by David Saxe
• David Saxe at the Internet Movie Database