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C 0 M P L E T E LA S VEGAS SHOW GUI D E P AG E 10 See Page 19 For Vegas Visitor's New Subscription Offer! A FREE VACATION FOR TWO Vol. 4, No. 3 1764 Industrial Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 JULY 11 -JULY 17, 1969 Boy, Have They Got Pzazz! SHE HAS PZAZZ! - Beautiful Heather Victorson, a well distributed 37-24-37, awaits Las Vegas visitors at the Desert Inn's new musical super-spectacular, "Pzazz '70 and All That Jazz...Baby!" The million dollar production opened last night in the Dl's elegant Crystal Room. Showtimes are 8 pm and midnight. MILLION BUX D.I. SPECTACULARAMA Las Vegas flamboyantly underlined its claim of "Entertainment Capital Of The World" last night when the Desert Inn .unveiled the world's first million dollar musical extravaganza "Pzazz '70 And All That Jazz, Baby" before a VIP audience of invited guests who attended the glittering preview at the hotel's Crystal Room. After seven weeks of intensive rehearsals, the opulent extravaganza, heralded as the first musical superspectac- ular, opened with the nation's top celebrities, political leaders, editors, along with a host of the city's most prominent citizens on hand for the gala festivities. The Frank Sennes production which was created, staged and directed by Donn Arden surpasses anything ever presented in a night club, anywhere. Lavish costumes designed by Bill Campbell, beautiful girls, exciting dance routines, breathtaking scenery and imaginative special effects highlight the gigantic stage presentation. No theater on Broadway is large enough to accommodate the massive Harvey Warren sets which are so brilliantly lighted that a new half million watt transformer had to be added to the hotel's electrical sub-station to carry the increased power output. Thirty stage hands are required to position the motorized scenery in addition to a control room technical staff of 10 handling the lights and special sound j mixes. From the wildly psyche- delic opening number "Las Vegas Today" featuring beautifully gowned girls amid the splendor of 18,000 lights to the concluding salute to New York's famed Cotton Club, "Pzazz '70" is a memorable look at America's great musical tradi-l tion "turned on" by the; music of Jimmy Harbert and | the lyrics of Leonard Adelson played by the Carlton Hayes orchestra. The Hollywood salute to the "Golden Girls," another j of the spectacular productions features a flying ballet of lovely showgirls against a background of pink and gold while a cascade of water comes thundering down from two giant waterfalls. Colorful fountains add a crowning touch to this picturesque setting. The scene is capped off by a' multi-colored array of birds descending on stage as the curtain closes. A beautiful blue background complete with soft candlelight and rich velvet drapes is the setting as "Pzazz '70" visits "San Francisco." The opening scene is an intimate cocktail lounge which smoothly changes to reveal a penthouse on Nob Hill overlooking historical San Francisco Bay. "Blue" is the romantic theme and is featured in most of the exciting musical arrangements. The entire scene has the elegant air of a sophisticated cocktail party. It's a regal moment as lovely girls, one with a trio of live lavender poodles, display breathtaking creations from the couture world of high fashion which were flawlessly executed by Ber- man's of Hollywood. The fifth major scene within the spectacular production is a feature on "Chicago" during the flamboyant roaring twenties which is a triumph of set design by Harvey Warren coupled with the imagination of the famed "Arden touch." Opening with a street setting in the speakeasy district with ladies of the evening and gin peddlers, the scene expands to reveal a greater projection of the street. Later all of the buildings transform in a triple revolve and the scene becomes the interior of the speakeasy with a floorshow in progress. This dramatic scene is highlighted when "Pretty Louis" meets his doom at the hands of rival gangsters. The number closes with the speakeasy engulfed in flames and rocking with a volley of explosions as the backroom still explodes. Additional special effects for "Pzazz '70" are achiev ed through the use of fog machines, bubble machines, black lights, endless drops, unusual waterfalls, elevators, skrims, projections and a number of new devices. Also included in the stage presentations is a salute to some of the musical greats of the past. The musicians honored are Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Spotlighted throughout the show are some wed featured acts including comedi? ~i Will Jordan, The Little Steps, Monroe & Writing, Marvin Roy, and Montego. Planning for "Pzazz '70" began a year ago. Blueprints for the stage presentation started before the Desert Inn's highly successful "Pzazz '68" closed early this year. An elite team of talent that reads like the "Who's Who" of show business was required to spend months in planning and development. Showman Frank Sennes is probably the only one who could have produced an extravaganza of this magnitude.