"Hitzville: The Show" is playing inside the Shimmer Cabaret at the Las Vegas Hilton. The show stars Jin-Jin Reeves, along with a very talented cast of performers and musicians. "Hitzville" takes you on a journey through time with the best of Motown, featuring the music of Tina Turner, The Drifters, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, the Four Tops, and many more. For the most part, the cast does a great job. The show will be in and out of Las Vegas for the next several months; make sure that you check the show guide for specifics.

The music of "Hitzville" is legendary, and every song delights us and manifests a memory for us. It touches our hearts, our minds, and makes us want to dance. There is something comforting about knowing every song that is being played. The familiarity puts us at ease. We can sit back, relax, and enjoy. We don’t really have to think; we just feel and remember.

The show is segmented with two different casts---one male and one female. So that the progression of the night proceeds with the male group coming out and doing (for example) the Drifters, and then the women do a Gladys Knight medley; followed by the men with the Four Tops, etc. This format sets up an odd choppiness and each segment has to have a life of its own, rather than one segment feeding into another. It is problematic when you look at the overall structure of the entire production and miss out on the dynamic that takes you from beginning to end.

Jin-Jin Reeves is listed as the star of the show. She is a wonderful performer and has worked with all of the great groups that are out there. She has done film and television. She dances. She does it all. Though, as far as being listed as the star...well, I’m sure that there was a reason for that, but it seems like the burden of performance was fairly well distributed, and every performer up there was indeed a star. Everyone got to have their moments to shine.

If you like this classic Motown sound, it is a great show and a great deal. You get a lot of bang for your buck---so to speak. Tickets are about $30, and the show ran a full two-hours. At one point in the evening, I felt that the show was too long. I realized that people would be getting their monies worth, but after 90 minutes, I was ready for the show to end, and even began thinking of ways to cut down the show.

"Hitzville" will certainly be a crowd pleaser. You’ll know all the music, and it will take you back.



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