Raack N Roll is playing inside the Night Owl Showroom at Hooters Hotel and Casino. It is a topless dance revue that is suitable fit (and long overdue) for the Hooters brand. The dancers are beautiful and talented, and the music is great classic rock and roll. It is a small show, on a small stage, with a small budget; but they have done a tremendous amount to make the most of it.

Hooters has needed this show. With the state of the economy for the past several years and a bankruptcy to overcome, it is amazing that it has taken six years for this hotel to realize that it might benefit from having a topless show...at Hooters.

The dancers are great both as an ensemble and individually. Their talent shines through, and they make stale choreography work.

The expectation of dancing and choreography has changed in the last ten years...especially with the advent of shows like, "So You Think You Can Dance." We simple expect more from the dancing and dancers. Most of the choreography in this show looks old. It looks as if they remounted and reused numbers from past shows without trying to reinterpret it for a new production. It is obvious that they didn't have much of a budget, but coming up with great dances would have been worth the money. It is only because of the talent of the dancers that these numbers work at all, but the choreography certainly keeps this from being a great show.

Robert Nash serves as both the host and the interim act for the show in order to give the dancers a bit of a break. I must say, Nash is a great Robert De Niro impersonator...probably the best De Niro impersonator that I've seen. However...his other impersonations don't fare as well. Some of them are even a bit painful to watch. Overall, though, he did a fine job---especially considering that most of the male dominated audience doesn't want him there. They are there to see the women, and a male impersonator is not the type of break in the production that they want. It is a tough job.

For the most part, the show doesn't make any bones about what it is supposed to be about...this show is about sexy, topless, dancing women. They ply their trade to rock and roll music, and we have a good time. And the fact that it is set in Hooters is a plus...wings, beer, and boobs. It's almost the perfect guy date. Is it a great show? No. Is it a good time? Yes. Could it be better? Absolutely.

As the show continues, I hope that the producers will take some time to upgrade the choreography. The show needs it, and the dancers deserve it. The props need to have more attention paid to them, and the lighting could be a lot more dynamic.