Von Teese has full run of the aged venue, her pick of its set pieces, and also that show’s fabulous Bob Mackie- and Pete Menefee-designed costumes. This is by design a burlesque production paying homage to such showgirl productions as “Jubilee,” which closed in February 2016 after a 34-year run. To see the old Jubilee Theater illuminated once more is a beautiful feeling. 28-31.Īt the top, the investment of imagination and resources in this genre is to be applauded. on select Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and also Dec. The production opened Thursday at Jubilee Theater inside today’s Horseshoe, which is yesterday’s Bally’s and the day-before’s MGM Grand. We now have all of that with “Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Celebration” starring the Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese. Instead, the call has been for a star to commit to this revival, in a venue built for such a show, backed by a company with deep pockets and ample patience. But I seriously doubt there is interest in using public money on an ongoing “Jubilee II” project. Give tourists - or the 160,000 conventioneers in town this week for SEMA - a taste of golden-era Vegas entertainment. Lease an existing theater, or build something splendid into the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall. When “Jubilee,” the last of the Las Vegas showgirl spectacle shows, closed several years ago in Las Vegas, I suggested that such productions should be sustained by a public trust. Dita Von Teese is shown in “Dita Las Vegas,” now playing at Horseshoe Las Vegas.

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