Video: Half-Mile Long Chorus Line Paints Las Vegas Strip Red and Purple

Video: Half-Mile Long Chorus Line Paints Las Vegas Strip Red and Purple

Members of the Red Hat Society Converge at Harrah's Las Vegas to break the Guinness World Record(TM) for "Most People in a Chorus Line."

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Las Vegas Strip was bright with more than just neon lights on Saturday, as members of the Red Hat Society gathered at Harrah's Las Vegas in an attempt to break a world record. Approximately 1700 "hatters" participated in the choreographed chorus line to welcome the new musical comedy HATS! to Harrah's Las Vegas and to kick their way into history.

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"Our entire sisterhood is thrilled that Harrah's has embraced HATS! and the Red Hat Society as part of their family," said Sue Ellen Cooper, founder and "Exalted Queen Mother" of the Red Hat Society. "We wanted to let the world know that we're in Las Vegas and we can-can do anything!"

The existing record was set in 2004 with 1,628 participants. On Jan. 26, the Red Hat Society had members from across the country come to Las Vegas, in full purple and red regalia, to form a chorus line that extended nearly a half-mile along the Strip. The hatters were joined by Harrah's resident headliner Rita Rudner, who had the honor of the final, punctuating kick of the chorus line.

HATS!, which opened earlier this month at Harrah's Las Vegas, is a witty stage production that is inspired by the fun-loving lifestyle encouraged by the Red Hat Society. Outrageous costumes, clever choreography and memorable music make HATS! a truly unique experience. The story, which follows one character's internal struggle with embracing her fiftieth birthday, is told through the music by an acclaimed songwriting team of Grammy, Golden Globe and Tony award-winning artists including Susan Birkenhead, Kathie Lee Gifford, Melissa Manchester, Henry Krieger, Pam Tillis and many others.

***The attempt by the Red Hat Society to break the previous record is subject to authentication from the Guinness Committee.

For more information on HATS! or Harrah's please visit http://www.harrahs.com/. For HATS! ticket information please visit http://www.harrahs.com/las-vegas-entertainment. For additional media information visit http://media.harrahs.com/.

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