Direct from Las Vegas, Carpenters Legacy is the definitive show celebrating the music and legacy of the famed brother-sister duo. Starring Sally Olson as Karen Carpenter and Ned Mills as Richard Carpenter, the show re-creates the Carpenters’ live performances featuring hits including “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “Yesterday Once More”, “Superstar”, Karen’s drum solo, Richard's classical piano feature and much more. 

Carpenters Legacy maintains a residency in the V Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. This acclaimed production has played to sold out showrooms in Las Vegas and performing arts centers all over the country. The show was the featured entertainment for both the Carpenters 50th and 55th Anniversary Celebration (2019 & 2024) at the Downey Theatre in Downey, California (home of the Carpenters.) Carpenters Legacy is a seven-time Best of Las Vegas winner and is also a two-time TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards recipient. Olson and Mills are the first-ever and only Karen and Richard Carpenter tribute artists to perform with the world-renowned Las Vegas based revue Legends In Concert. On September 5, 2025, Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley proclaimed September 5 "Carpenters Legacy Day" in honor of the show's contributions to the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Carpenters Legacy features a powerful live performance, historical commentary, lovely arrangements and video, taking audiences on an incredible journey down memory lane into the world of the Carpenters – the world’s ONLY authentic Carpenters tribute in sight and sound.

“It’s Karen all over again. I know of no one else that even comes close to what you're doing!" ~ Michael Lansing, The Carpenters' Audio Engineer, Assistant Tour Manager and Karen Carpenter's personal assistant in 1976

“Musically sound, vocally spot-on, and will please any fans of the duo.” ~ John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Review-Journal

"Fans of the Carpenters will find an uncanny tribute in Carpenters Legacy, which has developed a reputation for capturing not only the sound but also the look of the iconic duo." - Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News

 

Christmas Show: Direct from Las Vegas, Carpenters Legacy: A Christmas Portrait takes the audience back in time to an old fashioned Christmas. The show re-creates the nostalgia of the Carpenters' Christmas television specials and features the holiday classics "Merry Christmas, Darling", "Sleigh Ride", "The Christmas Song” and much more, and includes many of the Carpenters’ greatest hits.

 

What Makes Carpenters Legacy Unique:

- The only 100% authentic Carpenters tribute show with a “Richard Carpenter” and “Karen Carpenter” who are fully in character with spot-on vocals, arrangements, dialogue, costuming, and more.

- The only Carpenters tribute that features Karen Carpenter's drum solo.

- The only Carpenters tribute that includes an authentic “Richard Carpenter”.

- The only Carpenters tribute that is a re-creation of their actual concerts.

- The holiday version of Carpenters Legacy (A Christmas Portrait) is the only production that re-creates excerpts from the Carpenters' Christmas television specials.

- The first-ever and only Carpenters tribute to have a Las Vegas residency (V Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.) Over 550 shows and counting!

- The first-ever and only Karen and Richard Carpenter tribute artists to perform with the world-renowned Las Vegas revue Legends In Concert.

- Seven-time Best of Las Vegas winners, most recently having won “Best Impersonator” (gold) in 2024.

- Awarded the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award in 2024 and 2025.

- Sally and Ned had the opportunity to have a private meeting with Richard Carpenter at his "Yesterday Once More" car collection museum on April 22, 2024 in Thousand Oaks, California and he approves of the show.

- On September 4, 2025 Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkely proclaimed September 5th as "Carpenters Legacy Day".

- 90%+ sell-out track record.