Jubilee is the only Vegas show that still features nude showgirls. By planning your Vegas visit you can spend an afternoon with one of them - fully clothed, of course!
There are certain things associated with Las Vegas. Gambling, Elvis Presley, weddings and showgirls. When my friend Richard Grant (no, not Richard E. Grant) told me he'd been to Vegas and spent the afternoon with a Las Vegas Showgirl, I wasn't sure if I ought to ask him to tell me about it. But I did, and he had some revelations of his own to make. He revealed a little-known Las Vegas tourist attraction: how to spend an afternoon with a Las Vegas Showgirl. Over to you, Richard...
For decades, the statuesque showgirl was an icon of Las Vegas. But times change. Today, Circ Du Soleil and Celine Dion are the norm and showgirls along Glitter Gulch have been reduced to just one last production.
Ah, but what a production! Jubilee is pure Vegas – an over-the-top spectacle with 100 dancers, wearing 1,000 different costumes, all on a stage that is half the size of a football field. Twice a night, the $50 million production explodes on stage – literally. Each show uses five pounds of explosives and 1,000 pounds of dry ice.
But no special effect can top the showgirls – 85 dancers wearing 10,000 pounds of rhinestones, 8,000 miles of sequins, 4,000 pounds of feather... and not much else.
One of the great ways to enjoy the show is on a backstage tour. Led by one of the showgirls, the tour takes you into their dressing rooms and behind the curtains.
To read the rest of Richard Grant's account of his afternoon with a Las Vegas Showgirl, click here.
If You Go:
Jubilee has been a Las Vegas staple since 1981 and has been seen by more than 9 million people. The one-hour Jubilee! Backstage Walking Tour is offered every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:50 a.m. and is open to everyone over the age of 13. Tickets are $11. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. Click here.
Jubilee is performed at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., Sat.-Thurs. with ticket prices running $65-$82.
