The first time Maryann Picchi saw the Folies Bergere show at the Tropicana, she knew she belonged on that stage. The year was 1970, and Picchi, then 25, was stunned by the big sets. The showgirls ...

Billy Andrews, a former golf pro and director of recreation at the Tropicana, Scarlett Grable, a former Folies Bergere dancer, and Rick Campbell, a former marketing director for the property ...

The former showgirl, who joined “Folies Bergère” as its lead dancer in 1964, was the belle of the ball Saturday night in the Trago Lounge at the Tropicana, a sequin’s throw away from the ...

Folies-Bergere production papers ... How did you feel when you learned the Tropicana was being leveled? The Tropicana used to be called the Tiffany of the Strip. It was the most beautiful ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A showgirl who joined Les Folies Bergere in 1975 reminds us that visitors flocked to the Tropicana Hotel to see the renowned production and performers. Les Folies Bergere ...

Feathered showgirls danced in its Folies Bergère cabaret, and the Tropicana became synonymous with the Strip’s swinging midcentury glory. But on a recent weekday afternoon, just a few patrons ...

The showgirls burst onto the stage on Christmas Eve in rhinestone-laden, feathered topless glory, the 1959 debut of Paris-tinged Folies Bergere launching the Tropicana into a new level of Las ...

Nicknamed the "Tiffany of the Strip" for its grandeur, the resort made a name for itself through its entertainment offerings, with stages showcasing the long-lasting showgirl revue Folies Bergere ...

Glamorous and ritzy, the Tropicana was then Las Vegas' crème de la crème, advertised as the "Tiffany of the Strip." For decades, the resort hosted the city's longest-running show, the Folies ...

Folies Bergeres impresario Jerry Jackson, left, in Las Vegas with Maldonado Dancers Maria Pogee and Larry Masse, ca 1956-1960 How did you feel when you learned the Tropicana was being leveled?

Va-va-voom ostrich-plumed showgirls were once synonymous with Las Vegas entertainment. While Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl ...