Jubilee! was a Las Vegas Strip-based spectacular revue. It opened on July 31, 1981 at an initial cost of 10 million dollars and was originally produced by Donn Arden.[2] Donn Arden set the standard for all the spectacular Las Vegas shows that celebrated female beauty, in combination with a demand for only the best; in costumes, set, and talent. When it closed in 2016, this resident show at Bally's Las Vegas was the longest-running production show in Las Vegas. The Jubilee!showgirls were an icon of old Vegas. The show used costumes designed by Bob Mackie and Pete Menefee. UNLV Special Collections houses many of the original costume design drawings which can be accessed online through the Showgirls collection from UNLV Digital Collections.[2] Many of the show's sets dated back to the original production and include the sinking of the Titanic and the bull used in Samson and Delilah. The bull was 27 feet (8 m) tall and collapses down to 13 feet (4 m) after it has been destroyed. The bull was the heaviest single piece of scenery in the show weighing 3 tons (2700 kg). It took 9 stagehands to move it from one position to another. Jubilee!'s longest serving principal dancer from the opening night until her departure 23 years later was Linda Green. The final closing cast consisted of 3 female singers, 3 male singers, 18 male dancers, 23 topless dancers, and 19 female dancers. Within the female covered and topless dancers, they were further categorized as "short" and "tall" dancers. A "short" dancer is a female dancer between 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) and 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) and a "tall" female dancer is between 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) and 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). One may have been surprised at how tall the dancers were because of the proportions of the stage, which was three and a half stories high, giving the illusion that the performers are smaller in relationship to the stage.
Janet Ford Spelman, Principle Dancer, Tropicana Casino Legends Hall of Fame Inductee
Kaleigh Jones, Featured Dancer
Michael Forsch, Line 3 Captain
Nathaniel Burich, Full Show Swing
Sabina Kelley, Best Ink, Tattooed SuperModel, 1st Heavily Tattooed Dancer to Headline a show on the Vegas Strip
Jessica Lane, Featured Dancer (Dolly Sister)
Lisa Louise Wilson, Principle Singer, Singer Line Captain and Female Singer Swing
ActsEdit
Act 1 Showtime! Putting It into the Right Vernacular
Act 2 A Specialty Act that varied over the years, toward the end was a hand balancing act
Act 3 Samson and Delilah Tonight, a Lesson from Ancient History[7]
Act 4 Another Specialty Act that varied over the years, sometimes a magic act, towards the end was a gaucho act
Act 5 Titanic Away We Go on the Mighty "Unsinkable" Ocean Liner
Act 6 Another Specialty Act, towards the end was an aerial act
Act 7 The Finale A Tribute to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Former staff at time of closingEdit
Damian Costa - Entertainment Director
Diane Palm - Company manager
Suzanne Swanson - Assistant company manager
Darrell Clulow - Technical director
Alicia Morse - Stage manager
Amy Schrage - Assistant Stage manager
Donna London - Wardrobe manager
Gene Lubas - Show Manager
Ryan Rappaport - Entertainment Manager
Daniel Salas - Showroom Manager
Carol Beeman - Production assistant
Ken Billington - Lighting Designer
Technical/show informationEdit
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At its closing date Jubilee! features a cast of 66 showgirls and show boys. When it first opened the cast had over 100 performers in it.
The theater seated 1,033 people in a combination of theater style seats, swivel chairs, tables and booths.
The show was topless, for 18 and over
There were 75 stagehands working on the show.
The total width of the stage wall to wall was 190 feet (58 m).
All of the dressing rooms were in the basement, 2 flights of stairs below the stage, making for some dancers to do over 1,700 stairs a night.
The heaviest set piece lifted by a motor weighed over 6,000 pounds (2,700 kg) and the heaviest set piece of scenery lifted and lowered by the crew weighed 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg).
The sinking effect of the Titanic was achieved by a combination of the ship and the stage moving at the same time, creating a singular illusion.
Over 1,000 costumes were designed for Jubilee! By Pete Menefee and Bob Mackie.
The feathered headdresses worn by the showgirls weighed up to 35 pounds (15 kg).
There were between 20 and 2,000 feathers on a single costume.
Delilah's crown was the largest jeweled headpiece in the show. The crown was 2 feet (60 cm) tall and is covered with 20 pounds (10 kg) of rhinestones.
The costumes worn in the Grand Jewel Box Finale tribute to Florenz Ziegfeld, was designed by Bob Mackie. There were 36 individual designs, each based on the jewel tones of amethyst, sapphire, emerald, and ruby.[8]
^Phil Konstantin. "Jubilee Dancers at KUSI TV". americanindian.net. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ abUNLV Libraries. . Showgirls. UNLV Libraries Digital Collections. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^"End of an era: 34-year-old 'Jubilee' concludes — what's next?". lasvegassun.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^"'Jubilee' show at Bally's to close after 34-year run". lasvegassun.com. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^"Curtain coming down on 'Jubilee!'--Las Vegas' long-running showgirl revue". 14 December 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via LA Times.
^Wright, Becky. . Hers. Utah: Standard-Examiner. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^Liann Hanson (14 November 2010). "Moonlighting Vegas Cop Takes It Off Onstage". NPR.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^Merrill, Jane (2018). The showgirl costume an illustrated history. McFarland. p. 224. ISBN978-1-4766-7174-1. OCLC 1240159008.
External linksEdit
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Official website
October 19, 2023
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Jubilee was a Las Vegas Strip based spectacular revue It opened on July 31 1981 at an initial cost of 10 million dollars and was originally produced by Donn Arden 2 Donn Arden set the standard for all the spectacular Las Vegas shows that celebrated female beauty in combination with a demand for only the best in costumes set and talent When it closed in 2016 this resident show at Bally s Las Vegas was the longest running production show in Las Vegas The Jubilee showgirls were an icon of old Vegas The show used costumes designed by Bob Mackie and Pete Menefee UNLV Special Collections houses many of the original costume design drawings which can be accessed online through the Showgirls collection from UNLV Digital Collections 2 Many of the show s sets dated back to the original production and include the sinking of the Titanic and the bull used in Samson and Delilah The bull was 27 feet 8 m tall and collapses down to 13 feet 4 m after it has been destroyed The bull was the heaviest single piece of scenery in the show weighing 3 tons 2700 kg It took 9 stagehands to move it from one position to another Jubilee s longest serving principal dancer from the opening night until her departure 23 years later was Linda Green The final closing cast consisted of 3 female singers 3 male singers 18 male dancers 23 topless dancers and 19 female dancers Within the female covered and topless dancers they were further categorized as short and tall dancers A short dancer is a female dancer between 5 ft 8 in 173 cm and 5 ft 9 in 175 cm and a tall female dancer is between 5 ft 10 in 178 cm and 6 ft 2 in 188 cm One may have been surprised at how tall the dancers were because of the proportions of the stage which was three and a half stories high giving the illusion that the performers are smaller in relationship to the stage Jubilee GenreRevueShow typeResident showDate of premiereJuly 31 1981 1981 07 31 Final showFebruary 11 2016 2016 02 11 Locationoriginally at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino which later became Bally s Las VegasCreative teamProducerDonn ArdenCostume designerBob MackieCostume designerPete MenefeeOfficial websiteJubilee Full Cast and Crew photo 2014Jubilee Cast Photo Final Cast 2016 Costume ShowcaseThe Dollys from the FolliesDisco Section Costume Close UpDolly Sisters getting readyJubilee showgirls 1 The show ended its 35 year run on February 11 2016 3 4 5 Contents 1 Creators 2 Notable dancers 3 Acts 4 Former staff at time of closing 5 Technical show information 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCreators EditDonn Arden Producer Fluff LeCoque Associate producer Michael Pratt Assistant company manager Winston Hemsley Choreographer Rich Rizzo Choreographer Pete Menefee Designer Bob Mackie DesignerNotable dancers EditTiffany Coyne model 6 Greta Jones Full Show Swing Janet Ford Spelman Principle Dancer Tropicana Casino Legends Hall of Fame Inductee Kaleigh Jones Featured Dancer Michael Forsch Line 3 Captain Nathaniel Burich Full Show Swing Sabina Kelley Best Ink Tattooed SuperModel 1st Heavily Tattooed Dancer to Headline a show on the Vegas Strip Jessica Lane Featured Dancer Dolly Sister Lisa Louise Wilson Principle Singer Singer Line Captain and Female Singer SwingActs EditAct 1 Showtime Putting It into the Right Vernacular Act 2 A Specialty Act that varied over the years toward the end was a hand balancing act Act 3 Samson and Delilah Tonight a Lesson from Ancient History 7 Act 4 Another Specialty Act that varied over the years sometimes a magic act towards the end was a gaucho act Act 5 Titanic Away We Go on the Mighty Unsinkable Ocean Liner Act 6 Another Specialty Act towards the end was an aerial act Act 7 The Finale A Tribute to Fred Astaire and Ginger RogersFormer staff at time of closing EditDamian Costa Entertainment Director Diane Palm Company manager Suzanne Swanson Assistant company manager Darrell Clulow Technical director Alicia Morse Stage manager Amy Schrage Assistant Stage manager Donna London Wardrobe manager Gene Lubas Show Manager Ryan Rappaport Entertainment Manager Daniel Salas Showroom Manager Carol Beeman Production assistant Ken Billington Lighting DesignerTechnical show information EditThis section is in list format but may read better as prose You can help by converting this section if appropriate Editing help is available November 2014 At its closing date Jubilee features a cast of 66 showgirls and show boys When it first opened the cast had over 100 performers in it The theater seated 1 033 people in a combination of theater style seats swivel chairs tables and booths The show was topless for 18 and over There were 75 stagehands working on the show The total width of the stage wall to wall was 190 feet 58 m All of the dressing rooms were in the basement 2 flights of stairs below the stage making for some dancers to do over 1 700 stairs a night The heaviest set piece lifted by a motor weighed over 6 000 pounds 2 700 kg and the heaviest set piece of scenery lifted and lowered by the crew weighed 4 000 pounds 1 800 kg The sinking effect of the Titanic was achieved by a combination of the ship and the stage moving at the same time creating a singular illusion Over 1 000 costumes were designed for Jubilee By Pete Menefee and Bob Mackie The feathered headdresses worn by the showgirls weighed up to 35 pounds 15 kg There were between 20 and 2 000 feathers on a single costume Delilah s crown was the largest jeweled headpiece in the show The crown was 2 feet 60 cm tall and is covered with 20 pounds 10 kg of rhinestones The costumes worn in the Grand Jewel Box Finale tribute to Florenz Ziegfeld was designed by Bob Mackie There were 36 individual designs each based on the jewel tones of amethyst sapphire emerald and ruby 8 See also EditPeepshow Sirens of TI Absinthe Moulin Rouge Le Lido Folies Bergere Casino de Paris Paradis Latin Cabaret Red Light Tropicana Club Crazy Horse cabaret References Edit Phil Konstantin Jubilee Dancers at KUSI TV americanindian net Retrieved 23 June 2017 a b UNLV Libraries Jubilee Showgirls UNLV Libraries Digital Collections Archived from the original on 30 July 2012 Retrieved 10 September 2012 End of an era 34 year old Jubilee concludes what s next lasvegassun com 11 February 2016 Retrieved 23 June 2017 Jubilee show at Bally s to close after 34 year run lasvegassun com 12 December 2015 Retrieved 23 June 2017 Curtain coming down on Jubilee Las Vegas long running showgirl revue 14 December 2015 Retrieved 23 June 2017 via LA Times Wright Becky Tiffany Coyne the real deal Hers Utah Standard Examiner Archived from the original on 2012 01 14 Retrieved 16 October 2013 Liann Hanson 14 November 2010 Moonlighting Vegas Cop Takes It Off Onstage NPR org Retrieved 23 June 2017 Merrill Jane 2018 The showgirl costume an illustrated history McFarland p 224 ISBN 978 1 4766 7174 1 OCLC 1240159008 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jubilee Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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