You don't have to use feathers to retain the glamour from the past. People see a show, go to dinner and go home. This city is tougher than Broadway because there is so much entertainment here and because people expect much more. They are exposed to all the grandiose things Vegas is doing. There is more product here now, more choices and there has to be a higher standard of quality.
Competition is fierce.
You have to make it creative and colorful. And this will be a first-class production. Jackson has a basic script and outline of the show. He feels the very nature of who Baker was makes her a wonderful subject for a stage show, especially in a town that plays host to the international market. She was the first one to be nude in France, during the 1930s, which made her kind of scandalous.