Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ladies, Wear Earplugs
One word of warning about all three “Chicks Night Out” shows: If you're at all sen-
sitive to noise, stay away; the booming music and endless screaming (reaching a
Beatles-on-the-
Ed-Sullivan-Show
-pitch at times) can be headache inducing. If you
drink heavily—I'd say half the crowd at these shows arrive already bombed—all
of this Dionysian revelry will seem quite appropriate. Otherwise, well, you've been
warned . . .
If you're male and straight, you have seven long-running shows to pick from,
each with its own gimmick. If you're going to take your wife, you'll probably want
to choose
MGM Grand's Crazy Horse Paris
55
(in the MGM Grand;
%
877/880
-
0880 or 702/891
-
7777; www.mgmgrand.com;
$
59,
$
27 discounted; under 18 not
admitted; Wed-Mon 8 and 10:30pm),
which is far and away the classiest of the
group. Based on the show at the Crazy Horse in Paris, its purpose is to explore the
beauty of the female form—L'Art du Nu (the art of the nude), as they say—in
many different, sometimes slightly DaDa-esque settings. So there are numbers
where you'll only see the legs of different showgirls at odd angles or where the
bodies will be speckled by such bizarre lighting that they won't look like flesh. The
pictures they create are truly artful and visually arresting, and the performers may
well be the most stunningly lovely in town (though the girls of
Fantasy,
see below,
do give them a run for their money). Set in a very small showroom, there's no
need to pay for VIP seating here, as every seat is close to the stage.
The second most intelligent tittie show—and only in Vegas would one even
think of ranking strip shows in this way—
Fantasy
5
(in the Luxor;
%
800/557
-
7428 or 702/262
-
4400; www.luxor.com;
$
45,
$
25 discounted; under 18 not admit-
ted; Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun 10:30pm, Tues 8 and 10:30pm, Sat 11pm)
cunningly
melds its advertising campaign with the show itself, giving each of its performers
a jaunty personality on the posters, which they then act out over the course of the
show. Top-notch dancing, a skilled impersonator for comic relief, a comfortable
theater, and drop-dead gorgeous girls, make this show an excellent value for those
seeking this sort of entertainment.
I have a friend, a gay man actually, who finds fake breasts so fascinating that
he goes to see
Crazy Girls
(in the Riviera Hotel & Casino;
%
702/794
-
9433;
www.rivierahotel.com;
$
35, discounted
$
17; under 18 not admitted; Wed-Mon
9:30pm)
each time he's in Vegas, as the boobage here is the most extreme on the
Strip. In its own way, the show itself is also extreme, veering from truly sensuous,
Penthouse
-type strip teases to flat-out weird comedy numbers where the girls lip-
synch to parody songs such as “Silicone Is a Girl's Best Friend” and “You've Got
to Have Boobs.”
Crazy Girls
is now in its 20th year. Look for the brass statues of
the nude chorus line out in front of the Riviera; the butts have been polished to
a shine.
Bite
(in the Stratosphere;
%
800/99-TOWER; www.stratospherehotel.com;
$
45,
$
17 discounted; under 18 not admitted; Fri-Wed 10:30pm)
and
Erocktica
