As fans of ongoing Las Vegas shows will attest, many of those shows are unchanging; they find a formula that works after months (or even years) of honing, and if it ain’t broke, they don’t fix it. But not Penn & Teller! These magic men are all about breaking stuff (sometimes literally) and still finding a way to fix it each and every night. Longtime fans of this duo will also attest: Penn & Teller are always reinventing their show, even 30 years later.
No, that is not a typo—these gentleman have become an institution in Las Vegas over the last three decades, becoming almost as synonymous with the city as the skyline itself (and they are featured prominently on one of the buildings in said skyline). And a big part of that success is their restlessness, a wanderlust to perform each and every illusion they learn about (or create).
Even if I were to tell you about some of their newest bits (the egg bag; a drill, saw, block of wood and a very nervous audience volunteer; a bit almost completely in Spanish; needle in a haystack), there could be no guarantee you would see any of them in the show you’re about to buy tickets for. So my best advice would be … it’s Penn & Teller! What are you waiting for? –Ken Miller
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