Lady Gaga is set to kick off a residency in Las Vegas at the MGM Park Theater. The deal closed over the weekend and will bring the pop star to the city starting in late 2018. 
 
 According to a source, Gaga will perform 74 dates with the possibility of a longer run. The deal is said to be potentially valued at nearly $100 million, with the pop star clearing a million-plus dollars per show to lock in $75 million over two years. Comparatively, Britney Spears’ two-year re-up at Planet Hollywood was in the range of $30 million. That show, “Piece of Me,” has grossed more than $135 million since Dec. 2013. 
 
 Gaga’s last touring run, of 37 shows, saw an average box office gross of $2.5 million, according to concert industry trade Pollstar. 
 
 The deal was negotiated by CAA’s Christian Carino and attorney Kenny Meiselas of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks with Sonya Guardo. 
 
 Additional headliners at the MGM’s 5,200-seat Park Theater include Bruno Mars and Cher, both of whom are scheduled for multiple shows at the top of the year. 
 
 An announcement of the residency was posted on Gaga’s social media channels, along with photos of the deal being signed and a toast with Bill Hornbuckle, president of MGM Resorts International (bottom left), as well as with Chris Baldizan SVP of entertainment booking and development MGM Resorts and Richard Sturm, president and COO of sports and entertainment (top right). ||||| The Lady Gaga residency is upon us. Or, rather, it will be in late 2018. 
 
 Lady Gaga to open residency at The Park Theater in late-2018 (John Katsilometes/Las Vegas Review-Journal) 
 
 Lady Gaga performs during her "Joanne" world tour at Rogers Arena on Aug. 1 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation) 
 
 Lady Gaga performs during her "Joanne" world tour at Rogers Arena on Aug. 1 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation) 
 
 Lady Gaga attends a news conference for "Gaga: Five Foot Two" on Day 2 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) 
 
 The Lady Gaga residency is upon us. 
 
 Or, rather, it will be in late 2018. 
 
 Rumored for about a year and a half, Gaga is set to announce a series of 36 shows at The Park Theater at Monte Carlo. Those familiar with the terms of her agreement say the run launches in the fourth quarter of next year, running for one year, through 2019 and might extend into 2020. 
 
 Gaga is to earn approximately $400,000 per performance. A source familiar with her contract says online reports of her signing a deal worth $100 million for 60 shows are “way, way, way, off.” 
 
 Gaga is currently cast as Ally, opposite Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine, in the remake of “A Star is Born.” The film’s premiere has been moved up from September 28 to May 18 (she tweeted Tuesday that despite online reports, she is using her stage name and not her born name, Stefani Germanotta, in the film’s credits). The adjusted time line allows the stage and recording superstar time to assemble and rehearse her production show. 
 
 The Park Theater opened last December with The Pretenders and Stevie Nicks. Cher, Bruno Mars and Ricky Martin are among the resident headliners in the venue, which can seat up to 6,300. 
 
 Gaga played T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night, and also played the venue in August. A “pop-up” show on her “Bud Lite Dive Bar Tour” she had planned in Downtown Las Vegas days before the T-Mobile show was canceled (she stated she needed to rehearse for her world tour instead). 
 
 Gaga was also forced to call off her six-week European leg of her “Joanne World Tour” in September, but has been in peak form since returning from her health struggles. 
 
 Gaga was in the audience Friday night at Lionel Richie’s show at Axis theater at Planet Hollywood and has frequently teased about a series of shows in Las Vegas. 
 
 “I’m excited someday to do that,” she told Mix 94.1-FM morning show hosts Mercedes Martinez and JC Fernandez in January, days before her Super Bowl LI halftime show performance. “I love Las Vegas and the people there, and I love show business. I’m a real old-fashioned girl.” 
 
 Contact John Katsilometes at jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow @johnnykats on Twitter, @JohnnyKats1 on Instagram. ||||| Earlier this month Britney Spears announced her much-hyped Las Vegas residency with a drama-filled late-night chopper landing in the middle of the desert, but that may be as big as the actual show gets, a Spears source tells Confidenti@l. 
 
 Spears starts her two-year stay for “Britney Spears: Piece of Me,” at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Dec. 27, and will (hopefully) complete 48 concerts per year for a $15 million payday. 
 
 But the “Toxic” singer is already having issues with the venue, specifically the stage’s size and shape. She says it’s too small for her and is demanding to know where the pyrotechnics will be, our source says. 
 
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 The singer, who’s used to selling out arenas, has been assigned to perform in the old “Peepshow” quarters, once home to Holly Madison and rapper Ice-T’s wife, Coco Austin. But the same tiny stage is reportedly still in place and is clearly meant for a much smaller production. 
 
 “When Celine Dion came to Vegas, they built her the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, and that was a production just for her,” says our source. “When Britney was announced, they barely touched the stage. She’ll be on the same stage as Holly was with a pole. Producers think Britney can make do with two balloons and a feather boa.” 
 
 Our source adds that Spears is especially disappointed with the lack of theatrics, mostly because she’s worried that the simple set will draw attention to any possible lip-synching. Spears’ spokesperson has denied she’ll just be moving her pretty lips and says she’s been in vocal training for months. 
 
 “There is a new set, but they have not gone all out,” says our tipster, who has been in touch with Spears this week. “It’s like Britney unplugged, and Britney literally cannot be unplugged.” 
 
 We’ve also learned that after Confidenti@l revealed Spears may lip-synch her way through Vegas, staff at Planet Hollywood were given a “cheat sheet” of canned answers to give fans and clients if asked about her performance, another source tells us. 
 
 “Everyone connected with this production is freaking out because there is so much at stake,” said the source. “The purpose of the cheat sheet was so staff could be economical with the truth if fans were to question them about Britney lip-synching.” 
 
 The show’s director, Baz Halpin, who has designed tours for Katy Perry, Pink and Taylor Swift, referred us to Spears’ camp when we asked about her issues with the set. 
 
 Halpin told Billboard he’s been working on the set for four months, and that the “level of detail in this show is ridiculous.” 
 
 Spears’ rep says the singer is “very happy with the stage and the venue.” 
 
 “It is actually bigger than previous stages she has performed on. The venue will be groundbreaking,” he said. 
 
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 ANGELINA’S WITH A NEW BAND 
 
 For the second time this year, Angelina Jolie is showing off a brand new gold band on her left ring finger, sparking rumors that she and fiancé Brad Pitt got hitched. While out and about with kids Knox, Zahara, Pax and Shiloh in Bondi Beach, Australia, the “Unbroken” director wore two gold bands instead of the massive engagement ring given to her by Pitt in the spring of 2012. Not that we were expecting an invitation, but we would have appreciated a save-the-date. 
 
 COSTAS STARS AS SPORTS SUB 
 
 Big spenders and sports legends came out to see Brian Williams and got Bob Costas instead on Monday night. 
 
 Williams was slated to host the 28th annual Great Sports Legends Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, but was pulled away by his day job as it became clear NBC would need all hands on deck to cover the government shutdown. 
 
 Costas said he got the call about 3 p.m. Monday to host that evening’s dinner, benefiting the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. Longtime sportscaster Costas was more than up for the job. 
 
 “There are 1,300 people at the Waldorf,” said Costas in his opening presentation. “If you’ve been here before, you know that half of them get introduced.” 
 
 He then went on to introduce honorees, including former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, Queens-bred two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith and Queens-born philanthropist Stewart Rahr, who made a surprising $2.2 million donation to the cause. 
 
 Also attending were super-jocks Terry Bradshaw, Dave Winfield, James Worthy and Gary Stevens. 
 
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 ROLE HAS GOOD CHEMISTRY 
 
 Teetotaling “Kill Your Darlings” star Daniel Radcliffe tells Confidenti@l his past struggles with booze don’t compare to the chemical experimentations of beat poet Allen Ginsberg, whom he plays in the new film. “Allen particularly was almost scientific about the way he used all that stuff,” he told us at the Cinema Society and Johnston & Murphy premiere. Radcliffe says he didn’t need chemical assistance to get through late-night cram sessions studying Ginsberg’s writing either: “I mean, I’m up all night most nights anyway, just, you know, panicking.” 
 
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 BRIEF APPEARANCE FOR COOPER 
 
 There’s no need for real bathing suits when you’re built like Bradley Cooper, 38, and his 21-year-old model girlfriend Suki Waterhouse. The lovebirds were spotted taking a dip in the ocean off Hawaii over the weekend, where Cooper is set to film “Deep Tiki” with director Cameron Crowe. The actor did the world a favor by showing off his abs in cargo shorts, while Waterhouse skipped a bikini for a tank top and briefs. 
 
 KIM ON THE LOOSE 
 
 Surrounded by all that high fashion in Paris, we’re surprised Kim Kardashian couldn’t find a shirt that buttoned before leaving the house. The new mom, in France for Fashion Week, showcased her cleavage in an double denim ensemble to meet friends at La Société restaurant on Tuesday. Cleavage is all the rage in the City of Light — earlier this week Miranda Kerr showed up at the Stella McCartney show in Paris wearing a deep-plunging dress that showed off her lady lumps. 
 
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 YOU, TOO, CAN BE SITTING PRETTY 
 
 Some celebs are immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Model Carol Alt is getting a bus seat. On Monday, the former supe will be inducted into Gray Line New York’s Ride of Fame after she cuts a ribbon unveiling a double-decker bus. A press release states the 52-year-old Queens-born beauty will “be honored with a permanent seat.” In years to come, that tour bus seat will be honored with thousands of big Midwestern bottoms. 
 
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 THE TAO SHOWS GOOD GAINS 
 
 TAO downtown is wasting no time in establishing itself as a New York nightlife game-changer, by recruiting nightlife impresario Nur Khan to join as creative director. Khan, who counts Sway, Hiro and Kenmare among his successes, will oversee the impressive downtown lounge of the new Meatpacking District restaurant as well as continue his duties at Electric Room next door. The downtown lounge was the place to be Saturday as Noah Tepperberg, Jason Strauss, Marc Packer and Rich Wolf hosted the grand opening. 
 
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 POSITIVE CAMPAIGNERS 
 
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 BECKS APPEAL 
 
 Oh no, David Beckham was dangerously climbing things clad only in his underwear. Thankfully, he was hanging from a hook in case he took a spill in his skivvies. The daddy of four was running around on a rooftop for his new H&M ad, which was shot in East London. 
 
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 A LITTLE DRINKING AND ‘SHOOTING’ 
 
 Piers Morgan sent out a private invite on joining him and British GQ editor Dylan Jones at the Carlyle Restaurant on Wednesday, where the duo will host a cocktail bash for Morgan’s new book, “Shooting Straight: Guns, God, Gays and George Clooney,” a diary account of his life in the United States. 
 
 Confidenti@l's Marianne Garvey discussed the Britney Spears residency controversy on today's episode of VH1's "Gossip Table." See what other tidbits were revealed. 
 
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– Lady Gaga is following in the footsteps of Britney Spears, Celine Dion, and Cher. The singer is the latest to secure a Las Vegas residency, and will be belting out tunes at the 5,200-seat MGM Park Theater at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino beginning in late 2018. She'll be making a ton of money, but exactly how much is unclear. A source tells Variety Gaga will take home more than $1 million for each of at least 74 performances over two years, but the Las Vegas Review-Journal has her doing 36 shows for $400,000 apiece. "It's been my lifelong dream to be a Las Vegas girl, I'm so overjoyed!," the singer tweeted Tuesday.