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| - The Dirk Arthur magic show gave you a gist of what to expect within the first twenty seconds. The show opens up with two girls dressed in tiger print clothing dancing ridiculously. And if one word could describe the entire show, I think it would be my favorite and most used word in the English language... Ridiculous! That's exactly why there's a certain charm to the whole thing. There's something left to be desired of Dirk's showmanship and choreography but the man is out there trying, so props to him. Some of the tricks actually did impress and amaze. The others fell kinda flat. There were 3 or 4 truly great tricks. This show would probably benefit from a larger venue. The props often took up most of the stage space, which can make you lose focus on the whole trick. The tigers were awesome. I mean they are tigers, their sole job and purpose is to sit there and be awesome. Oddly enough, the show also includes ducks, pigeons or doves, a canary and a chicken.
The entire show was unintentionally funny. At least to about 4 of us in the audience. (I apologize if my ludicrous laugh annoyed those around me!) That fact alone may be worth the price of admission. Assuming tickets are $10-$20 and you really have nothing better to do. Before the good tricks started I wanted a refund, and my tickets were free! After the slow start; the show picks up a little momentum, and it gets much better. The show would be fantastic to bring your children along; they'd absolutely love it! My gut instinct says that if you have a lil money to spend, you can probably find better comedy magic shows on the strip. They may not be as family friendly though. As for the unintentionally funny parts, there are people who laugh at the corny (I'm trying to be funny) jokes that occur often in Dirk's act. The parts I found hilarious however, were when he would do pretty much nothing and then do the typical magician "Tada!!" gesture pausing for applause.You're kinda left there wondering.. "Is this guy serious?"
On a side note I was completely sober during the show. With this being at O'Shea's, I'm willing to bet I would have thought this was the most amazing magic show ever if I was blitzed.
There was a meet and greet after the show, and I believe Dirk is a really great guy. His passion for his tigers really shows. He is likable and I almost feel bad for not giving the show a better rating.
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