The Illusionists (Chicago) Tickets

The show was pretty good, but was not first class entertainment. Steve, Valentine and others were good outside of the Manipulator.. His show and tricks were not very good, as you can see him, pulling the deck of cards out of his jacket. And really, that was all he did.

Lots of potential but too much filler and not enough substance

The theater exchanged balcony seats for orchestra. I can see why. The pizzaz is missing. I’ve seen these guys before and although I was thoroughly entertained, there was a missing component that’s been the heart of excitement. Just wasn’t there.

I had goosh pimples, so much happenings and so much unexplained, how did that happen and where did that item go. This show was absolutely amazing. I wished they would have taped it because my best friend in life went on stage and he made the crowd cheer. A moment in time will always be a memory but I wish they would have a least let me take one picture to share with family. A must see show and be ready to lose your breath because the magic was breathtaking.

Fascinating show. Great magicians. Well worth seeing.

My kids had fun but even 10 and 14, got a bit bored. There were a lot of cool illusions, but the show lacked consistency. The Mentalist did blow us away. Left us all asking the main question every illusionists wants to hear…How the …. did he do that??? Fun, but if my kids weren’t with me, I would have been very disappointed.

Performers were extremely talented. I defiantly caught myself in awe several times. They were all very engaging. Great family event

Overall I was disappointed with the show. I understand the need for screens through out to show close up views, but it felt like I was in theater watching the screens more than the live experience. This would be a perfect event for families to take younger children. This isn't my first illusionist and I expected more than what I saw.

It was entertaining but not super creative or interesting. My 7 year old took a nap and my 5 year old leaned o we a few times to tell me “that isn’t magic!” English is my kid’s second language and although they speak and understand well they had trouble with the British accent and humor. My friend and the stranger next to her were engaged in a convo, mostly discussing how the tricks were done, but not interested enough to just shut their mouths and watch. Me and my friend’s kid were the most interested but I had a double vodka so was happy to have 2 hours to sip it.

Wonderful, family friendly show. Fun for all ages!

Haven't seen a magic show in 40 years. Went and seen this one it was great.

Big fan of all the magicians in this cast and I was not disappointed. I loved every second. Highly recommend this show for the holidays!

I had a medical emergency and I wasn’t able to sell my tickets due to a policy you could only sell them at face value. So not only did I not get to see the performance, I lost the total price of both tickets. Yay! Very happy about that.

I took my son who loves magic. I wish I had known about this show sooner and been able to get better seats, but even so the show was fun. I'm thankful they had large screens displaying the show so all could see. Loved the variety of the different performers.

The Illusionists was simply an amazing show that was great for our family. We were on the edge of our seats for each act. It was entertaining all the way to the end.

Colin Cloud (The Deductionist) was the most amazing of the group. His time on stage left us scratching our heads; how did he do that? Jeff Hobson (The Trickster) was actually the Emcee. He also performed a few tricks and has a wit about him that kept the audience entertained and the show moving along. Andrew Basso simply can hold his breath for a long, long time. Immersed in a tank of water, there was no doubt that he would get out before he could no longer hold his breath. Kevin James (The Inventor) blew the audience away when he sawed a man in half with a chainsaw. Once you've seen it though, it becomes sort of Vaudvillian. An Ha Lim (The Manipulator) does card tricks. His first is simply thousands of cards, appearing from nowhere and dropping to the floor. His second leaves you wondering how what you just saw can happen. The guy with the crossbow and a sound-triggered ear-piece and laser sight makes it look more dangerous than it really is. All in all, a very entertaining afternoon.

The show ended up being a lot more funny than what I was expecting. I thought that it was going to be mostly tricks and so forth but there was a very good balance between wonder, laughter, and amusement. I would definitely recommend for someone to go see this, it was very well thought out.

My husband and I took our grandsons and we were all pretty disappointed in the show. Most of it was very lame. We have seen better acts on America's Got talent. My grandsons are 16, 15, and 14 and it was even too juvenile for them. Can't believe this was on Broadway.

"The Trickster", with his fast-paced humor and quick delivery was amusing. "The Deductionist" was entertaining, as his delivery kept the audience wondering how he was coming up with random information. However, the rest of the show was a poor representation of illusions that have been seen time and again. The set-up for an illusion either makes, or breaks, an illusion. The lack of any kind of proper set-up and showmanship made the illusions cheap awkward attempts to "trick" the audience into thinking that something "magical" happened. It didn't. The reaction of audience members around me were awkward moments of, "Should we clap now?" I've seen these "illusions" done live by Penn and Teller, David Copperfield, and Criss Angel. I suggest that these "Illlusionists" do the same so that they see the proper way of performing, I repeat, PERFORMING, illusions that awe audiences, even though they have seen them many times before.

One of the best shows we have seen!! The MC was great, super entertaining, funny and a really good magician. The show always kept us on our toes asnd intrigued. Changing it up from the daredevil to the mindreader to mind blowing close up magic and more, I highly rexumrbd it got kids and adults...a true family show where everyone will leave wanting more.