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Great show with a great value
By Len Butcher
At a time when most shows in Las Vegas are costing almost as much as a mortgage payment, it's refreshing to find one that is not only ridiculously reasonable, but provides great fun for the whole family.
I'm talking about The Mac King Comedy Magic Show in the Clint Holmes Theater at Harrah's every Tuesday through Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m. The star, of course, is the extremely likeable and talented King, a comedic magician and author who has become a staple on the Las Vegas entertainment scene and who has branched out to having his own comic strip.
This native of Kentucky has been performing at Harrah's since 2000, much to the delight of kids and their parents with his off -the-wall effects involving Fig Newtons and goldfish, to name a few, as well as his trademark yellow raincoat that he claims is a magic cloak of invisibility.
He and fellow Kentuckian and Las Vegas performer, Lance Burton have been close friends since doing magic together in theme parks while they were going to college, and fellow Las Vegas headline performers Penn & Teller refer to King as a "god." Quite a tribute from two of the best magicians in the business.
It's easy to see why. His unique talent and boyish manner creates an instant rapport with his audience. So much in fact, that he met his wife of more than 20 years when she became an audience participant in one of his shows. Great way to get dates.
As for his act, which I will not go into detail and spoil it for you, I love the story about one of his most memorable moments on stage while performing his Cut and Restored Rope routine. King has said that one of his biggest pet peeves are magician's with dull scissors, and he makes it a point to keep his scissors razor sharp. While performing the routine, he accidentally severed the tip of his thumb.
He tried to stop the bleeding by wrapping his thumb in tape, but the injury was too severe and he later asked the audience if there was a nurse present. He was lucky that night, and a nurse did step forward and was able to stop the bleeding. But King continued with his show, as well doing his second show, before going to the hospital to have the cut treated. Talk about "the show must go on" tradition.
I mentioned at the start about King's show being great value. Tickets are only $19.95 plus tax. If you're taking your kids, they have to be 5 and older. If you want to find more about Mac King and his show, check him out at at www.mackingshow.com.
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