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thefliss Regular user 102 Posts |
Anything I should see? Never been there...
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Father Photius Grammar Host El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo) 17161 Posts |
Mac King at Harrah's in the afternoon, Lance Burton at the Monte Carlo that night, among others. But for weekend shows get your tickets early.
"Now here's the man with the 25 cent hands, that two bit magician..."
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dmm New user 83 Posts |
Definately Mac King, not only the "best" deal, but truly one of the best shows!
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dAvId tOnG Regular user sInGaPoRe 103 Posts |
I was there 2 months ago, watched nearly ALL the magic shows in Vegas, and to me, the Penn & Teller show and Mac King show are the best in the strip. Perhaps Rick Thomas's show could rival that..but too bad they are not performing there anymore..
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MoonRazor Special user 843 Posts |
Hey David and others, Is there a way to get discounted tickets for show? Looking for something like the TKTS booth in Times Square that sells 1/2 price tickets to broadway shows that day.
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NYCJoePitt Special user 558 Posts |
I was just in Vegas running the half-marathon and seeing some magic shows (www.lvmarathon.com). There is a 1/2 price day of ticket place that is advertised in all the hotel rags. You can either call the local number, or there are some booths you can go to. One is very close to to the Fashion Mall/Planet Hollywood. Sorry that I don't remember the exact name of the place, but if you pick up any local rag at a hotel, you will see it advertised as discounted tickets for the "day of" show. I can tell you that not many of the magic shows were discounted... I think I only remember seeing Penn and Teller's show and Dirk's show up there as available for a discount.
Mac's show is only like $25 anyway, so it is not discounted. You should see that by all means. It's only an hour long, but magic and comedy at it's best. Just and hour of my dream job, doing fun magic and having a great time with people while doing it. Thanks Mac, for showing us how it's done! I also saw Hans Klok's show which was quite a spectacle. He does about 10 variations of Metamorphasis which get increasingly more surprising along with gobs of other illusions and close-up (which is not his best stuff). The special effects (lots of pyro) are cool and honestly a few of the illusions fooled me! His show is getting ready to close, Pamela is great and funny. He seems a little desparate on stage for applause and attention and reaction. There are no discount tickets for his show. I got the $50 seats and could see just fine. |
MoonRazor Special user 843 Posts |
Thanks Joe you are a true gentleman! be well
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thefliss Regular user 102 Posts |
I went and saw the Lance Burton show, by the way (for anyone who cares how it all turned out.) I have to say it was good, but not great. There were a lot of "impossible" location switches (I don't know the formal name for this stage magic effect) where one person appears inside a box, behind a curtain, disappears from a cage, reappearing somewhere else, etc. It was very well executed, but seemed very repetitious to me, since almost every routine/plot involved at least one (and usually more) of these.
Also, he did a Miser's Dream routine, and unfortunately it was pretty clear to me (and to the 4 year old kid he did it with) when he planted a coin on the boy. The kid looked down right at the hand that was going into his pocket. I suppose anyone can have an off night... but that said, there was also a stage routine involving an assistant with lots of choreography (the backdrop was a woman and a lily, I think for those of you who might have already seen this show - I don't really remember what the routine was about) and it sort of ended abruptly - looked kind of like something might have happened on stage (maybe a minor injury?) or something was out of place and not executed as a result - and then the curtain came down and a juggler came on stage. I'm wondering whether the juggler was there as a cover up or if his timing was just an intermission of sorts. On top of this, the crowd didn't really seem that into it at all - and I'm sure that can have a major effect on how the performance goes. It was almost as if after he executed an effect the crowd was saying, "Yes, and, so what else do you have to show us...?" Mr. Burton really had a nice stage presence, but I have to say I don't think it was a great show; maybe a bad night? His initial opening sequence, which he said had been performing since his youth, was mostly small, sleight of hand effects involving doves, flash paper effects, appearing candles (lit), torn and restored newspaper, etc. was very nicely done and impressive to watch - much more so than the big stage effects, I think. Oh, and I have to say, I was really impressed with how the doves and ducks were so well trained... those two parts you just have to see for yourself. |
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