Las Vegas bites!

Or, Queen of the Dammed, the Musical

Do you have plans for Friday the 13th? Well if you live in Southern Nevada, you do now! That night will mark the opening of BITE, an extravaganza that will grace the Theater of the Stars in the Stratosphere:

BITE is an erotic and sensual topless review based on deliciously evil vampires with a simple story line of sin, sex and seduction. The show centers around the Lord Vampire and his search for the perfect female specimen that he will seduce and make the queen of the night. Aiding the Lord is his coven of sultry and nimble dancers, the Erotic Angels of Rock. Their story will be told through the classic rock songs of the 1970?s, 1980?s and 1990?s. Throughout the show, audience members will be chosen to become part of the erotic adventure.

The show is $40.95, and you have to be over 18 to get in (though I doubt they card at the door). It runs nightly (except Thursday) at 10:30 pm.

I first ran across this show in the VegasResource.com newsletter, and I clicked on the link. I had a sinking feeling, looking at the picture, that this looked eerily like Queen of the Dammed.

I'm guessing that Anne Rice fanatics will be pretty let down by the show. The brief description above seems to have certain flaws. Why, for one, would a "Lord Vampire" name his coven "the Erotic Angels of Rock?" I don't think that angels are known to hang around with vampires. And since when do vampires listen to classic rock?

I'm going to see if there will be a media night--I'd like to actually see the show and give it a fair shake. I have a hunch that there will be a lot of double-entrendre using the words "bite" and "suck."

It would be neat to see a mummy-themed topless erotic extravaganza, but I guess it would be a contradiction in terms, since mummies are dessicated corpses wrapped in fabric. So vampires it is. My only hope is that the mystery mammal will make a special guest appearance.

UPDATE 08.16.04: Now that the show has officially opened, the bitelasvegas website is actually up and running. But when I originally wrote this, it was just the first image that you see, with nothing else...very engimatic. So check out either the page on the Stratosphere site or
http://www.bitelasvegas.com for more info about this show, which promises to bite.

posted by Dave at 9:38 AM

2 Comments:

Odd how you think the Stratosphere's website is informative compared to the show's site, www.bitelasvegas.com (seemed full of information in my opinion).

I saw this show and I loved it. I can understand the idea between the vampires and angels, but it makes sense once you see it. The music is amazing... all great rock hits... I can't wait to head back to Vegas and see it again with all my friends!