Vegas has forty shows fighting for your one night. Here's the one worth booking.
Curtain Call Vegas is an independent guide to ticketed live entertainment on the Strip: cirque, cabaret, comedy, magic, and 18+ variety. No fake reviews, no invented prices, no fifty-show listicle that leaves you more confused than when you started.
How to use this
Start with Compare if you already know your budget and your group. Start with a decision path below if you don't. Every show page tells you who it's for.
Picking for…
A typical night on the Strip
- 9:00 PM Rouge The STRAT · north Strip · 18+ · Tue–Sun
- Earlier Ikons of Rock The STRAT · same building as Rouge · all ages
- 7:00–7:30 PM WOW / Piff Rio / Flamingo · family-friendly
- 8:00 PM Penn & Teller Rio · Thu–Sun only · ages 5+
- 8:00 PM+ Thunder From Down Under / Absinthe Excalibur / Caesars · 18+
This isn't a live feed. Check each venue's own calendar for the date you're booking. Monday is the night most shows go dark; Penn & Teller is also dark Tuesday and Wednesday. Confirm before you plan around any of it.
Featured listings
Absinthe
Caesars Palace · 18+
Raunchy comedy-circus in a Spiegeltent. High interaction, center Strip.
Rouge
The STRAT · 18+
Co-ed variety at 9:00 PM, Tue–Sun. Cirque-adjacent skill, sensual edge.
WOW – The Vegas Spectacular
Rio · all ages
Family production spectacular. Early evening curtain, from around $45.
Penn & Teller
Rio · ages 5+
Dry comedy-magic. Thursday–Sunday only. Post-show meet-and-greet on standard tickets.
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