Donn Arden's Jubilee!   

Performing at: Bally

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No show captures the Vegas experience better than Jubilee, which might explain why it has survived for more than 20 years. A feast for the eyes and ears, Jubilee is all about style, from the glamorous costumes to the choreographed top-hats-and-tails number, to the million dollar sets with casts of hundreds. The show begins with a 16-minute tribute to the showgirl, which gives the statuesque dancers a chance to show their stuff --the lavish costumes, designed by Pete Menefee and Bob Mackie, leave little to the imagination. Elegant ballroom gowns are the focus in the tribute to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, with the show's main characters backed by dancers in sheer, see-through fabrics, stepping to the music in unison. The biggest spectacle, however, is a three-act version of the sinking of the Titanic, complete with the captain's ball, a boiler room scene (the male dancers stoke this fire) and the sinking of the ship, which features enough pyrotechnics to bring down a small nation.