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SUPERSPECTACULAR ?╟÷ An exciting dance number with a background of 18,000 colorful fights Is H???? opening production in the Desert Inn's new musical superspeetacular, "Pzazz '70 And All That Jazz . . . Baby!" pzazz set for a year " pzazz Theatrical history was made at the Desert Inn when the l's first million dollar night club presentation, "Pzazz 70 And All That Jazz, Baby," opened yesterday in glittering fashion at the hotel's elegant Crystal Room. After seven weeks of intensive rehearsals, the opulent extravaganza heralded as the first mus- I teal superspeetacular, opened with the nation's top celebrities, political leaders, editors, along a host of the city's most -sent citizens on hand for ?√ßa festivities. Frank Sennes production was created, staged and Vj directed by Donn Arden sur- 1 passes anything ever presented in a night club, anywhere. Lavish costumes designed by Bill l 1 Campbell, beautiful girls, excit- I ing dance routines, breathtaking scenery and imaginative special - highlight the gigantic stage presentation. No theater on Broadway is targe enough to accommodate assive Harvey Warren sets i wh'eh are so brilliantly lighted that a new half million watt transformer had to be added fcs 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 spec- ial sound mixes. From the wildly psychedelic ag number "Las Vegas Today" featuring beautifully gown- is amid the splendor of Sights to the concluding salute to New York's famed Cot- | ton Club. "Pzazz 70" is a 1 memorable look at America's great musical tradition "turned I on" by the music of Jimmy Har- | bert and the lyrics of Leonard j Adelson played by the Carlton Haves orchestra. The Hollywood salute to the "Golden Girls," another of the I spectacular productions features | a flying ballet of lovely show- 1 g- girls against a background of pink and gold while a cascade r comes thundering down from two giant waterfalls. Color- ' ful 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 (CfMititttted 4Mt Page 15) 8 2 LAS VEGAS SUN (Continued from Page 12) : complete with soft candlelight j and rich velvet drapes is the setting as "Pzazz 70" visits ?√ß "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 I moment as lovely girls, one with a trio of live lavender poodles, display breathtaking creations from the couture world of high fashion wh'ch were flawlessly executed by Berman's of Holly- j wood. The fifth major scene within I the spectacular production is a feature on "Chicago" during the I flamboyant roaring twenties I which is a triumph of set design E by Harvey Warren coupled with the . imagination of the famed ,": "Arden touch." Onening with a | street setting in the speakeasy I district with ladies of the eve- I ning and gin peddlers, the scene | expands to reveal a greater pro-1 iection 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 en- gulfed in flames and rocking with a volley of explosions as the backroom still explodes. Additional special effects for j "Pzazz 70" are achieved j through the use of fog machines, j bubble machines, black lights, I endless drops, unusual water- j falls, elevators, skrims, projections and a number of new de- [ vices. Also included in the stage presentations is a salute to some of the musical greats of the past. The musicians honored are j Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, I Les Brown, Duke Ellington and j Benny Goodman. Spotlighted throughout the show are some noted featured | acts including comedian Will Jordan, The Little Steps, Mon- | roe & Whiting, Marvin Roy. and Montego. 1969 Las Vegas, Nevada Vegas Visitor (Cir. W. 45,000) Mli -Albni P. C B. Est. 1888 i fr% ^4 ^sot SPARKLING OPENER - A colorful background of 18,000 lights sparkle during the exciting opening number in the Desert Inn's new musical superspeetacular, "Pzazz 79 ' The million dollar production is presented twice nightly at 8 pm andmid-J? night in the hotel's elegant Crystal Room. Jf the Hollywood production number in the Desert inn^JTnr ^^ ??n Stage durin9 PzazzJXL" The new superspertacti^TnV-J 7 ??" d??"f" Presenta??<??> of elegant Crystal Room. perspectacu,ar '* Presented twice nightly in the hotel's