![]() I saw Jubilee! several times during the 1990s, and attending it now is like visiting an old friend who has improved with age. The special effects in both bits still set a lofty bar for high tech stagecraft in Las Vegas. Later on, a live-on-stage rendering of the last night on the Titanic remains an impressive-if-campy production number the climax features a giant model of the ship sinking in the icy Atlantic. The variety acts may vary, but the main production numbers remain intact – notably a kitschy scene that recreates the Samson and Delilah story (more in the mode of Hollywood fantasy than Old Testament). Jubilee! hasn’t changed in its essentials throughout its long history. The show has been a staple of the Las Vegas scene for 30 years at Bally’s Hotel (excluding a remodeling hiatus) and currently boasts that it is the longest-running production in Las Vegas. For the typical visitor, Donn Arden’s Jubilee! is what Las Vegas entertainment is all about – spectacle, elegance, and acres of nubile topless young ladies descending a giant staircase.
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