It is not known for certain when the stage show finally ended, although this page suggests it closed on June 4, 2000.īob Eubanks was host when the tour began, with Michael Burger replacing him later on. Starin and renamed Wheel of Fortune - Live on Stage! By this point, the show was produced by Bruce J. The show appears to have stopped touring by the end of December 1999, having a permanent home at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas (specifically the Center Stage Lounge, renamed the Wheel of Fortune Theatre) and airing on local station KVBC.
PS Productions went into a three-year agreement with Sony, King World, affiliates carrying the TV show, and various retailers which stipulated a six-month tour of the top 60 markets beginning in May 1996 (although other articles about the tour in 1996 reported a start date of June or July).
The first version was a tour created by Alan Katz and PS Productions, Chicago which was sponsored by GSN and typically went to fairs and arenas.
