JAN ROUVEN "ILLUSIONS"

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com


ITS MAGIC !


HERE.... TOUGHTS AND REACTIONS TO THIS STANDARD LONG RUNNING MAGIC SHOW AT THE RIVERA ON THE CENTER OF THE "STRIP" LAS VEGAS !


SOLID !


IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAVE SEEN AND REVIEWED A MAGIC SHOW AND WITH RESEARCH WE STILL HAVE SOME HIGH LEVEL PRODUCTIONS ON THE SHOWGUIDE SCHEDULE.....DAVID COPPERFIELD....CHRIS ANGEL....MAC KING...PENN AND TELLER.


"ILLUSIONS" PRETTY MUCH LIKE ALL LAS VEGAS SHOWS VERY VERY STRONG WITH NICE PRODUCTION AND STRONG TALENT.


THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL SAYS "NEVER BET AGAINST GERMAN MAGICIANS WITH AMUSING ACCENTS. THIS ONE HAS HIS OWN VULNERABLE CHARM AS HE WORKS HARD TO ADD NEW TWISTS TO THE USUAL STAGE ILLUSION."   THIS TAKE....VERY VERY ACCURATE..... LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT SAYS "RIGHT" TO THAT OBSERVATION....FIRST CLASS PRODUCTION... 5 DANCERS...NOT TOO LOUD MUSIC....WITH OUR FRONT ROW SEATS WE WERE LEFT WITH LOTS OF "HOW DID HE DO THATS" !  THIS THE DESIRE END FOR MAGIC....THANK YOU.....  LOTS OF BIG BOXES AND PROPS.....MAYBE TOO MUCH AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT....ITS NEVER GOOD TO BRING PEOPLE OUT OF THE AUDIENCE AND HE GOT 3 LESS THAN PLIABLE "TYPES" ON THIS NIGHT.....MAYBE ITS  SOME OF ROUVEN'S EXCELLENT TALENT AND PERSONA THAT WORKS THRU THIS AND DELIVERS THE GOODS.....HE DID !


I WOULD NOT HAVE OPENED WITH A DANCE NUMBER....THE SHOW WAS 6 MINUTES LATE..... NEVER ACCEPTABLE AND DRAWING 6 POINTS FROM HIS SCORE ON THIS NIGHT.


ROUVEN'S ACCENT AND HIS COMFORT WITH HIS ART WERE A SWEET PART OF THIS SHOW WHICH PLAYED TO A FULL HOUSE ON THIS NIGHT.....THE SHOW RUNS AT 7 (NICE) SIX NIGHTS A WEEK ....THIRD FLOOR UPSTAIRS (A LOAD)....WE ALL FOUND IT !
800 745 3000 FOR TICKETS.......THE RIVIERA HAS ALWAYS HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THEIR INABILITY TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND THEIR OWN BEST INTERESTS....IT CONTINUES AND IT HAS TO BE UPPER MANAGEMENT THAT ALLOWS THIS.........HERE IS ANOTHER NUMBER YOU MIGHT TRY 702 800 5888.....IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY THOUGHT THAT IF YOU CALL A BUSINESS OR SERVICE SOMEONE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PICK UP THE PHONE WITH OUT VOICEMAIL AND DIRECT YOU....WORK STILL TO BE DONE HERE !


ALL THAT SAID THIS SHOW IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO THE WORLD ....HOPE IT PLAYS FOREVER....LOVED THE WOOD BOX SQUARE FINALE WITH DIALOUGE...ROUVEN MEETS AND GREETS AFTER THE SHOW....ALWAYS A LOVELY NICE TOUCH.


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