I liked Burton better than Copperfield as well. And please, whatever you do, stay away from the "Amazing Jonathan". Sometimes it just amazes me who can keep a show going out there. I guess the annoying part about Copperfield was that the second you walk in and sit down you're greeted with a huge screen which just scrolls all these accomplishments and then proceeds to present the name "David Copperfield", but not without a swooshing sound every time. It's kinda self-congratulatory.

For my money I'd go see Penn and Teller. They're funny in that they make fun of people like Copperfield but there's some good magic in there, and they're playing just before Christmas.