And perhaps there's a good reason for that. I know it's almost sacrilegious to say, but while fascinating as a slice of history that exposes (no pun intended) what shows in Vegas were like before those French acrobats came along and stole all the thunder, Jubilee! is not that great of a show.

What you have here is roughly 90 minutes of singing and dancing with a bevy of mostly topless beauties parading across the stage with their showgirl headdresses reaching toward the sky. There are vaguely themed numbers, such as when patriotism gets a nod with the girls high-kicking in front of an American flag, and heavily themed numbers, like the saga of Samson and Delilah and the sinking of the Titanic. Both the flag number and the Titanic number don't have any bare breasts, which is both appropriate and weird at the same time.

Each are scored with off-Broadway caliber songs featuring lyrics that range from silly (the Samson number reaches hard to find a rhyme with Philistine) to misogynistic (the opening number suggests having "Laura for breakfast and Nora for lunch").

The cast is talented and dives into the cheesy fluff with gusto, but there's not enough substance here to keep the audience from noticing that the dancing isn't going to get any high scores from Carrie Ann Inaba and the singing would probably draw some snarky comments from Simon Cowell.

In between the big production numbers are some variety acts, mostly of the Cirque du Soleil variety including a strength-balance duo, an aerialist, and a guy that spins things. Cool.

Sure, there's the whole breast thing but the presentation makes it sort of like looking at a museum exhibit. If you're that desperate for cheap thrills, watch HBO for a few hours.

Here's the deal. I love that this show still exists after more than 30 years (!!) and I think that every Vegas visitor should see once in their life. But when you do, you have to go with the right frame of mind and understand that what you're seeing is a piece of history; an artifact that should be celebrated more for its very existence than for its value in the modern day world.