ILLUSIONS starring Jan Rouven

There are some really interesting illusions in this show, and I appreciated the homage shown to greats like Siegfried and Roy as well as Houdini. The Origami trick is just mind boggling, and it was my favorite of the night (even though it’s technically Siegfried and Roy’s).
Jan has some amazing zingers in this show. He had me rolling on a few, and it’s unfortunate that many of them flew over the heads of the audience. I’m also a fan of awkward humor, and I got a little special delight in Jan choosing an audience member to help with an act that didn’t understand English very well. I really hope that wasn’t staged.
Personally, I could have done with much less of the dancing. I’m not going to a magic show to see a dance performance, and the dances seemed repetitive and unoriginal after a while. I understand the need to have filler so Jan can change, catch his breath, etc., but it seemed way over-​the-​top and actually cheapened the experience for me. There’s even a skit where the dancers take turns reaching through a fan ‘blade’. Really guys? I think everyone knows how that’s done. Hopefully these dance routines get shorter as Jan develops new tricks.
But in the end, it’s a magic show, and the show delivers with some great illusions. Jan’s charisma carried the show, and I look forward to seeing what new tricks he comes up with in the future.

Great show, and Jan as well. The dancers/​assistants were impressive as well, but Jan keeps you entertained with his mix of danger and illusion throughout the show. I recommend a visit for couples or family.

great show!
Jan was funny and very entertaining.
The last time I was in Vegas I saw David Copperfield and this show puts him to shame.
I highly recommend Illusions.

Right now the best Magic Show in Las Vegas. Jan is very charming and his Illusions are spectacular. The Theater is state of the art, large stage and 1.150 seats.

Just watch the show last night, my wife and I both gave it two thumbs up.
Please come with no expectation, you will come away with a big smile. As I left the show, I saw all happy faces around me.
The price is less than the big show, but the great thing about a small theater is that you feel closer with the performers, and the audiences interaction are more intimate, we felt much more connected.

This family show was rather nice. We got lTahiti time share. You can take drinks inside which I highly recommend since the prices for snacks are rather expensive. You have to use the bathroom outside there are no bathrooms inside of the location I recommend to go at least one hour before the show open so you can get in line even though seats are assigned. There is no glass inside allowed. Also no photography or video’s allowed. We took the whole family including my three-​year-​old child who really enjoyed the show. I would highly recommend this show to other people but I would recommend to buy the cheapest tickets it’s really not worth that much to get the more expensive ones unless you want to sit in the front and be part of the show.

Illusions was the best magic show I have ever seen. He does the coolest tricks. He lets you take pictures with him after the show. He is the nicest guy ever.

It was a good show! Not what I expected, some tricks were pretty amazing like shadow tricks and the teleportation tricks were pretty nice and I appreciate the technical difficulty behind such tricks. Jan Rouven was funny and entertaining and even though you could tell the crowd was not very energetic, he dealed with it and was still able to put on a fun, interesting show.
About half the time was dancing, which you kind of expect because they have to set up the illusions. The dancers were really talented and it was as interesting as the Illusions show. I just wished there was more magic and illusions.
Show was around an hour and a half and was located at Tropicana Casino and Resort. We got the tickets on the day of for about $ 60 and it was near the middle-​front of the auditorium.

Good magic show. The ticket is not expensive and the seat was comfortable. The magic is not very creative but some of them are cool. The dancers are good looking. Jan came from Germany and he is funny.
After the show, if you buy the poster for about $ 15, you can skip the line and have a photo with Jan and get his signature. It was a good experience. He is very friendly and handsome I person.
Recommend if you like magic show.

Fun show with some good dancers and cheesy humour. ORIGAMI box illusion was my favorite. Water escape amazed as did straight jacket escape. Love that he will take pictures and meet every single audience member after the show for free. UNfortunately we had dinner reservations and had to go without meeting him. Mayb next time!

We decided to check out a magic show and after reviewing the options at the discounted tix4tonight booth and checking reviews, we chose this one.
Some acts were cool but many tricks repeat themselves. Basically, someone is tied, put into a box or any other confined space, then a magic cape covers it and that persons manages to flee and/​or someone else swaps places with him/​her. After the first time, everything becomes repetitive, expected and boring.
The jokes were a bit cheesy too. He uses his German background/​good looks to make things funny but they just were not doing it for me.
There are many dances in between acts which were not bad but kinda out of place.
Tickets were $ 44 each for general admission. It is a small theater so no need to pay more to be on the booths at the front.

We came here as part of a promotion by staying at the host hotel Tropicana: $ 94 for 2 VIP seats (you get pre-​assigned seats so you can arrive 5 min before show starts).
Pros:
* Very cool magic acts (loved the levitation, origami folding box and gargantuan drill), all of which left me bewildered
* You can tell Jan is very passionate about his work and he comes across as a genuine and fun-​loving guy. I wish the show was structured more about how he grew up loving magic and watching Siegfried & Roy, as I connected more with that then the dancing.
Cons:
* Because I am not a fan of modern dance, I found the routines frivolous, beyond cheesy, and poorly choreographed. I felt that they were probably made to fill up time and catered towards young kids. When we were exiting, I did hear someone behind me raving about the dancing, so… to each their own.
Tips:
* You don’t need VIP seating, the theatre is small so it’s a great view even from the back, you just have to come a little earlier.

Excellent show. Great illusions, the execution is superb. Jan has a pleasant personality and makes very funny jokes. Jan’s accent made me feel as though I were in Europe.
The show is about 1.5 hours long. Both adults and kids will enjoy it.

This show is now moved to Tropicana. Illusions has now got nice and bigger theater to perform with friendly staff at ticketing counter. We bought Groupon deals for 4 and getting tickets was easy. Show has open seating so make sure you are in line atleast an hour before to get don’t seats.
There are few new tricks and upgrades in old one. Jan has got amazing dance cum support group. They make whole experience electrifying, holds your attention all the time. My parents loved it.

My husband is a «magic show» fan. He was entertained, thrilled, and flabbergasted by the show. We took my «fresh off the boat in laws» and they were stunned. LOL. I was very impressed by his Houdini water escape. I had laryngitis during the visit to his show, but couldn’t help keep my mouth shut, so after the show I «SQUEEKED» my message to Jan Rouven himself, in person, how much we loved the show. I’ve seen (with my husband) ALL the magic shows in Vegas, and this one was the BEST! I will go again with my hubby when we have the time. MUST SEE SHOW.

Awesome show! From start to finish he was engaging and entertaining. My family thoroughly enjoyed the show.
Booked it through travelzoo for a great savings
Much better than Chris angel

Great show! I’m a professional magician from NY, I enjoyed every moment of this show. The illusions were spectacular, the escapes were thrilling, the humor was subtle, even the dancers were enjoyable (dancing and performed their own illusion). Jan is talented, yet humble. The show has an incredible energy and I left feeling happy about my choice for evening s entertainment. I bought VIP seating, but really any seat in the theater provided a great view. Go see this show, you’ll be pleased you did.

Besides the fact that there was way too much dancing and not enough magic this show was amazing !!! My favorite thing is how involved he gets with the audience, he gets off stage a couple of times and asks for audience to come on stage. He also takes pictures in the gift shop after the show for free. The magic acts were also pretty impressive. Not only is this a magic show but he’s also pretty funny which is a plus.
Phones are not allowed during the show and they make sure of it by having staff walking around telling you to put it away…
I was caught taking my one and only picture haha :)
But overall I recommend this show.
P.s they have a pretty good deal on groupon.
OH ALMOST FORGOT make sure to arrive ahead of show times because seats do fill up and you’ll end up all the way in the back like I did.

2 shows at price of 1! Magic and dance! And he looks better on stage than on that poster… ^_​_​_​*
Pretty awesome illusions and quite entertaining. Jan’s illusions were like teleporting from one space to other, instantly!
And there were kid-​like sense of amusement and sincerity of a hard working professional that come through in his show! I’m sure he’ll make it better than Zig & Roy!
His «getting screwed in Vegas» illusion and Master Illusion are quite memorable. Could not have asked too much more from a magic show!
Best of luck, Jan!

This show was very entertaining and fun to watch.
I was very impressed and couldn’t believe my eyes.
In fact it was the best show I have seen this week
I’d recommend to every one to see this show at least once
I can see why he was voted #1 … Very talented !

Wir hatten uns auf diese Show, die wir mit unserem 10-​jährigem Sohn besucht hatten sehr gefreut. Doch dann kam bei Beginn erstmal die pure Ernüchterung. Uraltes Hotel mit einem absoluten schlechten Raum, der einem vor der Show die Illusion nimmt. Schlechte Stühle, absolut schlechte Sicht (trotz guter Tickets) und ein muffiger Geruch. Also die besten Tickets buchen. Aber: Jan, Schau Dich nach einer anderen Lokal um!
Doch dann die Show: absolut klasse! Wir waren sehr begeistert und angetan von dieser Magie. Jan ist ein toller Entertainer und versteht das Publikum zu begeistern und zu unterhalten. Wir würden diese Show wieder besuchen!