Yes friends, Columbus' own Michael Grossberg is heading to Las Vegas next week, and the Dispatch has given him some blog space to tell us all about his fanciful escapades. Why Vegas?

The American Theatre Critics Association will visit Las Vegas for the first time with about 135 people, mostly critics, attending the June 18-24 conference. Theater critics are curious to see how Las Vegas' monied producers are thinking bigger and staging more theatrical entertainments. Many seem well beyond the budget or scope of Broadway - or just about anywhere else.