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PZAZZ '70 AT DESERT INN World's First Musical Superspeetacular Opens The world's first musical superspeetacular was unveiled at the Desert Bin when "Pzazz '70 And All That Jazz"Tl J3aby!," opened last night to a press preview audience in dazzling fashion in the plush hotel's elegant Crystal Room. The show opens officially tonight. After seven weeks of intensive rehearsals, the opulent million dollar extravaganza premiered before a full house of the nation's top celebrities, editors, political leaders along with a host of the city's most prominent citizens. 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 C ampbell, be autiful girl s, 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 mixes. From the wildly psychedelic 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"isamem- orable look at America's great musical tradition "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 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 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 noted featured acts including comedian Will Jordan, The Little Steps, Monroe & Whiting, 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. And only Donn Arden could create, stage and direct this extraordinary attraction into the mostlavishextravaganza in the annals of stage entertainment -- one which will PZAZZ GIRL Susanne Briggs set a standard that may never be duplicated. "Our presentations are expensive shows --forthose with expensive tastes," Arden said. "If a person goes for the best, then this is the show for him." "Pzazz '70" is slated to run a year -- at least! ^ \\\ VVVNAJSA% YlVtWW \\\^. least! J ^\.vyji San Jose, Calif. Mercury-News (Cir. D. 186,100) Aliu-- ten 6 P. C. 3. Est. 1888 ; uidW U.VJON LIZ puo pnaw 91DT *SD3 018 I H)9fZ8e :'l0l Ununj? 6uiu>opp*sn, dOHS jraHl S.1N30NIA IS N.pA|gsD6aAsD-i8L9l man iunopsin % uoo~i HTBC i S8U ;3(T ?╟≤S8T. ?╟≤in* IBV ?╟≤auL TMMS 10IS IBOt DATELINE: Las Vegas By FORREST DUKE Howard Hughes' Desert Inn unveiled the most expensive nightclub show in world history ?╟÷ "Pzazz 70, and All That Jazz Baby." Joint,effort of Donn Arden and Frank Sennes, who provide the always-successful "Lido de Paris" ' shows at Hotel Stardust, "Pzazz 70" probably will run two I years at the DI . . . Bobby Darin, with his new name - ("Bob") and new image?╟÷bearded protest singer ?╟÷ gave a one-night concert at Hotel Bonanza . . . First legit effort in Vegas, "Boys In The Band," is doing spotty business at the I new Roman Theatre at Caesars Palace, so it is now 1 presented once per night instead of two. Los Angeles, Calif. Times (Cir. D. 958,124 - S. 1,269,931) -^-13.1969 IS P.C.B. OUT OF TOWN 1*AB VEGAS: Minsky Revue at Aladdin . Bobbins, Pat Buttram at Bonanza . . . Tony Bennett, Woody Herman Orchestrr ~" """ Petula Clark, Geo|g< ?√ß Marty izz 'TO1* k D I ra at Caesars Palace: Kirby open Thursday . . \ *r.- z 70* at Desert* Inn . . . Casino de Paris at Dines .". Pat Boone, Sonny and Cher at Flamingo ... Shelley Berman at Fremont . . . Wayne Newton at Frontier . . . Barbra Streisand at International . . . Jimmy Durante at Landmark ... Ed Ames at Riviera . . . Johnny Carson at Sahara . . . Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme at Sands . . . Lido de Paris at Stardust. . . Folies Bergere at Tropicana. LAKE TAHOE: Lawrence Welk Show at Harrah's; Danny Thomas opens Thursday . . . Shirley Bassey at Sahara-Tahoe; Danny Kaye opens Tuesday;. RENO: Trini Lopez at Harrah's; Donald O'Connor opens Thursday . . . Jack Jones at Nugget. Las Vegas, Nevada Vegas Visitor (Cir. W. 45,000) ^4lLns P.C.B. Est. 1888 THE VEGAS BAG by^vW^on. "/ .....'ROUND TOWN....BARBRA STREISAND made a special trip to catch VIC DAMONE at the Frontier.... Sahara superstar JOHNNY CARSON in to see "Wonderful World of Burlesque" at the Silver Slipper.... Broadway 'Dolly' PEARL BAILEY vacationing with husband-drummer I LOUIS BELLSON, lunching with TONY BENNETT at Caesars Palace.... o Blonde and beautiful BETTY GRABLE, back from London, at the "PzazzJ70J!l happening at the Desert Inn HENNY YOUNGMAN (at the Sahara) re- \ union-ing with old friends at Caesars...... ^ ,#..... SHOW-STOPPING.... "PZAZZ '70 and ALL TH All f JAZZ, BABY" at the Desert Inn is the most expensive mu-1 'sical extravaganza ever presented here and is dazzlingwittl its gorgeous girls, special effects and beautiful costuming. But, more than that, the new FRANK SENNES-DONN ARDEN superspeetacular is a "performer's showcase" for.... JACQUELINE DOUGET - no one captures the essence of the French/Las Vegas-style musical comedy than the bubbly, sexy and versatile Jacqueline whose Las Vegas fans and friends alone could fill the showroom nightly MICHELLE MONAY - as predicted is a delicious "discovery" featured in the opening and returning later to vamp with oomph and camp in high style as "that" St. Louis Woman NICK NAVARRO - the Mr, Sex of Dance gets to show his distinctively different style in four of the show's major productions GARY SNEED and SHEILA SPARR sparkle in the song and dance tribute to San Francisco , LORETTA ST. JOHN as Apple Annie joins JIMMY WEISS in a comedy highlight called The Breadline Blues....ED WHITING and BARRY MONROE - the singing stars of the show - take ten giant steps forward as the hottest new team around WAYNE ALBRITTON and JIMMY MICHAELS make a brief but telling soul selling solo spot... ?╟?. KIKI PAIGE a longtime Las Vegas favorite is back in fine style as the belting La Mama, Texas..... and LILLIAN D'HONAU who has the most expressive face and gestures to go ith the high kicking-est leggiest legs you'll ever see!