Related: Beloved Las Vegas Strip show closes The 'Copacabana' singer extended his residency at the Westgate even further, adding 45 new dates to his residency beginning Feb. Manilow broke Elvis's record of 636 sold-out shows at the venue on the weekend of Sept. He continues to sell out the International Theater where Elvis Presley opened the hotel casino in 1969, back when it was the International Hotel before becoming the Las Vegas Hilton, then Westgate. Popular 1970s superstar singer Barry Manilow began his long-running residency off the Strip at the Westgate Las Vegas in February 2005. And some will drop in for a few dates, then return years later for more performances. While some Strip residencies seem to go on forever, many engagements take a break for another entertainer to take the stage for a while before resuming. Headliner residencies on the Las Vegas Strip are constantly in a state of flux.
