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| - So, you want to see some magic? Try a different show. Band of Magicians is disorganized, amateurish, and slightly boring. If this were a high school talent show, OK, but this pales in comparison to Jan Rouven's show that stood on that same stage months ago. Three shell game, really? Sword swallowing? Coin magic? Audience plants? Man, this is really bottom of the barrel stuff.
If David Copperfield or Penn & Teller performed the first trick they ever learned for the audience, it'd get a good laugh and applause. Why? Because they're at the very top of the magic show game. They can afford to dial it back to cute because the rest of the show is at that wow level. But at one point in this show, these four guys, who have no name recognition, who are at the very beginning of their magic careers, who are part of a band because they don't have enough material to stand alone, show us their first magic tricks. Sadly, that is the level of the entire show. It just doesn't work.
A couple of side notes: at least two of the magicians were on Fool Us, and I've seen Joel Ward perform on that show live. His tennis trick is actually pretty entertaining, and he has good stage presence, but the trick fell a little flat as part of this show. It was, however, opening night, so there were probably some jitters. Best trick by far is the piano. If you are unfortunate enough to go to this show, there are at least two tricks to look forward to.
Who SHOULD you see, instead? I'll give you three, each at a different price point. Nathan Burton is an absolute steal at Planet Hollywood (under $20, I believe). Penn & Teller has been around for ages for good reason over at Rio (~$60). David Copperfield is.. David Copperfield at MGM ($100+).
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