David Copperfield's MGM Grand residency ran for 25 years, from 2000 until his final show on April 30, 2026. The theater carried his name from 2013 (before that it was the Hollywood Theatre), and he has not announced a new home in Las Vegas.
The room is now the MGM Grand Theater at MGM Grand, a name the Review-Journal says may still change. It's an intimate room of fewer than 750 seats, nearly all at tables: section 1 in a fan around the stage, section 2 behind an aisle. From October 15, 2026 to January 5, 2027 it hosts the magic show Now You See Me Live, and it's also a stop for MGM's Aces of Comedy series. Where to sit, in short: the center tables of section 1, a few rows back from the stage.
Best seats in the MGM Grand Theater
The best seats are at the center tables of section 1, a few rows back from the stage: close enough for the small details, far enough to see the whole stage at once.
Rows A to C are the closest seats in the room, a good pick if being near the performers matters most to you. For illusions that use the full width of the stage, the middle rows of section 1 show you more of each effect while still feeling close.
Best value seats
For value, look at the back tables of section 1 (row H) and the front rows of section 2, which are still close to the stage in a room this size.
Each production sets its own prices and categories, so compare those two areas for your date. The view from either is only a small step back from the middle of section 1.
Seats to avoid
None of the seat guides we checked reports a blocked view in this theater, so the seats to skip are simply the last rows of section 2, the farthest from the stage.
Even those are close by Strip standards. The other thing to weigh is the tables: most seat four, so a couple will often share one with people they don't know.
Accessible seating
Wheelchair and companion seats are sold through the box office, so call before you book and ask where they are for the show you're seeing.
Seat locations from the Copperfield years may not carry over, because no new seat map has been published for the productions that followed him.
Section by section
This is the layout the room used through April 2026. Nothing published so far says whether the newer shows changed it, so check the map when you choose your seats.
Section 1
Section 1 fills the front half of the room, from row A at the stage back to row H: a few tables at the stage, a curved row of booths, then rows of round and long tables back to an aisle. It's the closest and most social part of the theater.
The center tables have the straightest view of the stage. Outer tables in the front rows are just as close but look at the stage from more of an angle, and that matters more the nearer you sit.
Section 2
Section 2 runs from the aisle to the back wall: a deep block of tables on one side, a shallower one on the other, and a last row of seats (row S) along the back. Its center tables have a clear, straight view of the stage.
The front rows of section 2 sit right behind the last tables of section 1, so the difference in distance is small. When you have the choice, take the center over the ends.
Good to know before you go
- The theater has had three names: the Hollywood Theatre, the David Copperfield Theater from 2013, and now the MGM Grand Theater, which may still change. Some listings still use the Copperfield name.
- The map above is drawn from MGM's seat map for Now You See Me Live (October 2026); the chart below it shows the room as it was set up for David Copperfield's show.
- Now You See Me Live is a limited run, October 15, 2026 to January 5, 2027, with four illusionists as the Horsemen; the cast can change during the run.
- Aces of Comedy headliners play short engagements, usually a single night, each sold on its own.
- It's table seating almost everywhere: unless your group fills a table, expect to share.
Shows in this theater
Now You See Me Live, an ensemble magic show based on the film series, plays here from October 15, 2026 to January 5, 2027: see our Now You See Me Live seating chart for where to sit for it. The room also hosts MGM's Aces of Comedy series, which has brought George Lopez, Janelle James, Marlon Wayans and Tim Allen to this stage, and Bill Maher is billed here too. No one has published whether each of these shows keeps the table layout described above, so check the map for your show when you book.
Checked on October 5, 2026 against Las Vegas Review-Journal, Casino.org and BroadwayWorld.
