Las Vegas Online Entertainment Guide

LAS VEGAS -- La Femme, (pronounced "La Fahm") the French topless cabaret and cultural phenomenon that has been turning heads at MGM Grand, celebrates its five-year anniversary this May. In honor of the anniversary, La Femme recently returned audience favorites "Teasing" and "Chair Me Up." The show has enjoyed continued success on the Las Vegas Strip since its inception in 2001, entertaining Las Vegas visitors in the intimate red velvet-draped La Femme Theatre.

At the same time the Las Vegas celebration, the world-famous Crazy Horse in Paris celebrates its 55-year anniversary. Both productions have been unsurpassed as a radical innovation that exalts the female form as both artistic expression and entertainment, drawing international celebrities from film, music, television, theater, sports and politics. More than five million people have watched the Crazy Horse show in its beautifully appointed theatre on the Avenue George V. Founded by Alain Bernardin, the show evolved through the management of Bernardin's three children Didier, Pascal and Sophie following his death in 1994. The Bernardin siblings recently sold their rights to a group of shareholders led by Belgian businessmen Philippe Lhomme and Yannick Kalantarian.

Lhomme and Kalantarian plan to expand the Crazy Horse brand and have begun with the launch of a new production in Singapore, which includes an integrated 450-seat theatre, restaurant, cocktail lounge and café. An international Crazy Horse touring troupe also is currently being developed and will begin engagements in Lisbon, Spain and Beirut, Lebanon later this year, with additional cities to be announced.

La Femme at MGM Grand performs nightly at 8 and 10:30 p.m., dark Tuesdays. Guests must be at least 18 years of age to attend the show. Tickets are priced at $59.00 plus taxes and fees and includes show program. Tickets can be purchased at MGM Grand ticketing outlets, by phone at (702) 891-7777 or (800) 929-1111, or online at www.mgmgrand.com.