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(in the Rio;
%
702/777
-
7776; www.playrio.com;
$
50,
$
25 discounted; under 18
not admitted; Thurs-Tues 10pm)
share the same producer and the same heavy
metal mentality (and soundtrack). There's no tease in the strip at either, the
women rip off their bras as if they're on fire, whipping their long hair around in
a clunky imitation of MTV video dancers.
Bite
is marginally the more ridiculous
of the two, a vampire-themed show with a coven of leather-clad, toothsome
chicks helping their master, a butch, cat-eyed fellow who does cheesy magic tricks,
find the “perfect bride.” With its pseudo-Satanic rites, flowing blood and fake
audience participation (wow, that sexy blonde from the front row doesn't seem to
be at all upset that her dress is being torn from her body), it probably embodies
every fear that the Religious Right has about what goes on in Vegas.
Erocktica
is a
bit more tame, a rock concert with two bellowing singers (male and female),
backed up by a group of buxom dancers in fishnet tights.
Created by porn film “auteur” John Stagliono,
The Fashionistas
(at the Empire
Ballroom, 3765 Las Vegas Blvd. S.;
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702/836-0833; www.fashionistastheshow.
com; $55, $66, $77, and $87; under 21 not admitted; Tues-Sat 9:30pm)
has the
distinction of being at one and the same time the dullest erotic show in Vegas and
its most pretentious. A full-length modern ballet, with a story taken from the
porn film of the same name, it features demanding but extremely repetitive danc-
ing by women and men clad in various S&M inspired clothes (that don't reveal
much more than you'd see on the beach). It's surprising that it's run this long and
shows no signs of closing up shop. Don't waste your time or money here.
Show Index
Amazing Johnathan
(Sahara, $$,
p. 195)
American Superstars
(Stratosphere,
$$, p. 198)
American Storm
(Riviera, $$,
p. 199)
An Evening at La Cage
(Riviera,
$-$$, p. 198)
Anthony Cools
555
(Excalibur,
$$, p. 185)
Barbra & Frank
5
(Riviera, $$,
p. 198)
Barry Manilow: Music and Passion
555
(Hilton, $$$$, p. 186)
Bite
(Stratosphere, $$, p. 200)
Blue Man Group
555
9
(The
Venetian, $$$-$$$$, p. 195)
Carrot Top
555
(Luxor, $$,
p. 187)
Céline Dion—A New Day
(Caesars
Palace, $$$$, p. 187)
Chippendales
55
(Rio, $$,
p. 199)
Crazy Girls
(Riviera, $$, p. 200)
Danny Gans
55
(Mirage, $$$,
p. 197)
An Evening at La Cage
(Riviera,
$$, p. 198)
Erocktica
(Rio, $$, p. 200)
The Fab Four
5
(Miracle Mile,
$-$$, p. 198)
Fantasy
5
(Luxor, $$, p. 200)
The Fashionistas
5
(Empire
Ballroom, $$-$$$, p. 201)
Folies Bergeres
5
(Tropicana,
$$-$$$, p. 190)
Forever Plaid
(Gold Coast, $$,
p. 197)
continues
