Jumping around in a G-string" is no big deal to charismatic Stephanie Jordan, who fronts "Fantasy" at Luxor. "This I get nervous about."

"This" is an acoustic set of original songs set for today, part of the weekly "Crossroads" series in the restaurant part of the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay.

Jordan compares her songwriting to Fiona Apple or Melissa Etheridge; you can hear three tunes on her MySpace page, www.myspace.com/singerjordan. The songs fully reveal the earthy, expressive talent glimpsed in her "Fantasy" cover versions of "Black Velvet," "Roxanne" and the like.

Though she fills out the bustier and leather pants as impressively as any of the show's dancers, Jordan's singing elevates a job that often goes to glorified karaoke singers in these topless productions. Jordon supplied the original title song to the revue when it was known by its previous title, "Midnight Fantasy."

Jordan used to take part in a similar showcase at the Palms organized by the same person, Michael Soli. Today, she will be accompanied by her brother, Rico Sanchez, for the set that should start about 9:30 p.m.

The Las Vegas native and Bishop Gorman High School graduate "tried to move away for a second," but decided she likes working in a successful production, even if it creates a bit of schizophrenia. "Everybody comes to Las Vegas and I'm already in a show. I'm just gonna see what happens," she says. ...

Fremont Street is soon to multiply its entertainment offerings beyond the shows sharing space at Fitzgeralds. "Strictly Ballroom" hits the floor in the new theater at the Golden Nugget on Saturday, while "Shag With a Twist" looms close behind in the vintage showroom at the Plaza.

"Ballroom" is one of two productions from British producer Jon Conway that will share some cast members in back-to-back nightly performances. The second, "Cover Girls," has not been up and running in England as "Ballroom" has and will need more rehearsal time on the Golden Nugget's stage.

Passport issues delayed both shows by a week. Tighter security after the airplane-bombing conspiracy surfaced in England means the performers have to be cleared individually instead of as a collective cast. Hotel officials expected all of the dancers to be in town by today.

"Shag" stands to be the Plaza's first ongoing commitment to entertainment since the showroom was remodeled in 2004 for a Dick Clark production that never came off. For years before that, the showroom was leased outright to promoters who received little to no casino support; hotel operators often didn't have basic time and ticket-price information about what was playing there.

That seems to be changing. Two Plaza executives were on hand to show support for an Arts Factory gallery reception last week by Shag (Josh Agle), whose '60s retro artwork inspires the comic dance revue. The show is expected to open within the week after moving over from the Harmon Theater/Krave nightclub, where it opened in July.

The big lift for the show could come next month with an animated Shag video now in production for the overhead canopy at the Fremont Street Experience. ...

"America's Got Talent" keeps paying off for V Theater magician Nathan Burton. The NBC talent show used Burton as an on-camera host when it taped last week's local auditions for the second season.

And actress Megan Mullally was a "Talent" fan who sought out Burton to appear on her new daytime, syndicated chatfest, "The Megan Mullally Show." Burton pretaped the episode set to air Friday. He makes actor Peter Gallagher appear and saws Mullally in half.

Many of the summer season's acts came from Las Vegas, and the city as a whole could have a higher profile on the TV show when it returns in January. Executive Producer Simon Cowell told television writers the next edition will add "a two-week boot camp" for the first 200 contestants chosen from auditions.

Cowell didn't specify a location, but Las Vegas seems logical as a place to pair contestants with vocal coaches, choreographers and "people from Vegas," as Cowell put it. "I don't think they got enough help from other experts last year." ...

Finally, the You-Wish-You-Thought-Of-This department: Rebecca Spencer, who has a featured role in "Phantom -- The Las Vegas Spectacular" has recorded a quietly classy cabaret album, "Fair Warning," with Las Vegas pianist Philip Fortenberry and cellist Moonlight Tran.

Press materials tell us the album is "inspired by the ladies of the Red Hat Society." The CD booklet gives the rundown on how Spencer came to be involved with "these vibrant ladies." The loosely organized society -- about 50,000 women older than 50 in Nevada alone -- is a driving force in making "Menopause The Musical" a consistent sellout at the Las Vegas Hilton. And "Shag With a Twist" had better look at courting more Red Hat ladies than it did with its original target demo of Gen-X hipsters.

At noon Saturday, Spencer does a noon in-store performance at Barnes & Noble, 8915 W. Charleston Blvd., to benefit the Rainbow Company youth theater. Expect to see a lot of you-know-whats.

Mike Weatherford's entertainment column appears Thursdays and Sundays. Contact him at 383-0288 or e-mail him at mweatherford@reviewjournal.com.