(December 21, 2017)

Magicians kick it up a notch — even making a helicopter materialize on stage

“Masters of Illusion,” wowed a crowd that included fellow magicians on opening night last Thursday.

The live production, based on the CW television show of the same name, is the first engagement in the Jubilee Showroom at Bally’s since the long-running showgirl spectacle closed in February 2016.

In this show, five magicians plus a dozen dancers appear onstage.

“We all bring our own personal style to it,” magician Jason Bird said in an interview. “We’ve got one guy who does comedy magic. We’ve got big illusions a couple of guys do. My stuff is very theatrical, very storytelling.”

Greg Gleason appears to materialize a full-size helicopter before spectators’ eyes. In his part of the show, Bird uses a drone during a card trick. In another skit, he interacts with a lonely lady who appears to be feeding imaginary birds on a park bench.

“I like to get people emotionally involved,” he observed.

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