"Mind
Games: The Mysterious World of Alain Nu"
is a new four-part television series
starring Alain Nu that will begin airing
on Apr. 24 on TLC (The Learning
Channel). The first two episodes
"Psychic Energy" and "Mind Over Matter"
will run in April during the channel's
Magic Week which will also feature
reruns of all four of the David Blaine
specials. Bob Fitch is a magic
consultant on the show. Segments were
taped in San Francisco, New Orleans, Las
Vegas, Houston and Baltimore. For some
details about the show you can read a
Jan. 13 TLC press release by clicking:
HERE.(4/4)
Gay Blackstone's announcement of the
formation of a Blackstone Foundation
that will give $5,000 scholarships to
magicians is the subject of a Redlands
Daily Facts story that quoted
Blackstone, "These scholarships are
going to be available to magicians of
any age, not just young magicians, but
those who have been at it a while as
well, but could use the opportunity to
improve their skills." The article also
describes the recent 37th annual Academy
of Magical Arts Awards Show with all the
winners and performers. To read the Mar.
17 article by Steven Sabel titled
"Blackstone magic continues" click:
HERE.(4/4)
Paul
Daniels will be performing at Harrah's
in Las Vegas on Apr. 19-23 in Mac
King's spot. While King is away Daniels
will be presenting his "Paul Daniels
Comedy Magic Show" with performances at
1pm and 3pm daily. It is a rare
opportunity to see an international
legend in action with his full show in
the United States. After the Vegas gig
Daniels will present two performances of
his Malini show at the Magic Castle on
Apr. 24 as a benefit for The Dai Vernon
fund.(4/4)
The annual "Best Of Las Vegas"
winners were announced and Lance Burton
has once again won as the "Best
Magician." The award is voted on by the
readers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Bruce Block was picked as best by the
newspaper staff. Mac King won for "Best
Bargain Show" and was selected by both
the readers and the staff. For a list of
all the "Best Of Las Vegas 2005" winners
click:
HERE.(4/4)
"The Magic of Rick Thomas"
which now appears at the Stardust's
Wayne Newton Theater in Las Vegas is the
subject of a Las Vegas Sun article that
describes Thomas' career and interviews
him. Thomas explained, "The show itself,
the staging, the lighting, the sound,
everything is upgraded. I'm thrilled
with the stage and it's a gorgeous
theater. It's beautiful. …We are always
adding some new illusions; we're going
to surprise you with some new things --
things that have now been added to the
show, things that will be added when it
opens, that will be added when summer
comes around. To read the Mar. 25
article by John Katsilometes titled
"True Stripes" click:
HERE.(4/4)
Rick Thomas and Dirk Arthur who are
leading afternoon illusion shows in Las
Vegas are profiled in a Las Vegas
Review-Journal story where they are
described as, "Both afternoon shows are
value-priced and tap a family audience
that didn't go away just because the
Strip started pushing its nightclubs and
the 'Whatever happens here' campaign…
And the fact that tigers figure
prominently in both shows suggests that
even after Roy Horn's near-fatal tiger
bite, the public hasn't retired its
fascination with big cats in a Las Vegas
magic show." The article also pointed
out that, "Though many magicians have
left Las Vegas, it's still perceived as
a magic mecca by those who see only the
marquees, not the business reality that
most of the magic shows are produced
without a guarantee from the host
casino." To read the Apr. 1 article by
Mike Weatherford titled "Magic Men"
click:
HERE.(4/4)
Derren
Brown was featured in a New York Times story that reported "Brown
devised a new approach that combines
magic and psychology, tricks of the
hands with tricks of the mind. Each of
his programs starts with a disclaimer in
which he asserts, essentially, that he
is not supernatural, only clever."
To read the Mar. 26 article by Sarah Lyall titled "British magician's sleight
of mind psychs out viewers" click:
HERE.(4/4-Subscription)
Ricky Jay's "Extraordinary
Exhibitions: Broadsides from the
Collection of Ricky Jay" is the subject
of a San Francisco Bay Guardian story
that describes many of the pieces in the
exhibit. Jay explained, "I think, of all
the things I do collect, maybe these are
the ones that are maybe the most
integral to what I'm interested in… I
just like the idea that they're the
black sheep of the collecting family,
that nobody paid much attention to them.
Sometimes they're scraps of paper four
inches or five inches long that were
somehow saved for three or four hundred
years. And I think the other reason I'm
so attached to them is often they're
literally the only records of the
performers they speak about, and clearly
my passion is the people who are
described. I love unusual entertainers,
and I write about them all the time, and
the idea of having this living record
..." To read the Mar. 30 article by
Kimberly Chun titled "Geek love" click:
HERE.(4/4)
Fantasma IBM Ring #257 and Gary Darwin
will be holding a special Auction/Flea
Market on Apr. 6 in Las Vegas. The
auction will act as a night before event
for the annual Collectors Convention
that will honor David Copperfield.
Proceeds from the auction will go to the
Las Vegas Boys and Girls Club youth
magic program. For more information
click:
HERE.(4/4)
R.G.
Smith's 18th Annual Comedy & Magic
Specatular starring Danny Cole, Stephen
Bargatze, Bob Bloenk, Axel S. and R.G.
Smith will appear at the Eichelberger
Center for the Performing Arts in
Hanover, PA (Apr. 15), Weinberg Center
in Frederick, MD (16), The Forum in
Harrisburg, PA (22) and Lampeter-Strasburg
HS in Lancaster, PA (23).(4/4)
Nathan Burton's weeklong publicity
stunt where was locked in a Plexiglas
box with seven showgirls for a week was
successful and received some press.
Burton is quoted in a Fort Smith Times
Record article, "The first and second
days were really the toughest; I thought
it would be harder later on… During day
three, I was like, 'This is killing me.'
Dehydration set in." Burton also
announced that he will be headlining in
his own show, "The show is called
'Reality Magic' and will open in the
next couple months here in Vegas… We're
still working out the final details of
it." To read the Mar. 28 Fort Smith
Times Record article by Scott Smith
titled "Magician Thinks Inside Box"
click:
HERE.(4/4)
--To read the Mar. 10 Associated Press
article titled "Magician to live in
glass box for a week" click:
HERE.(4/4-Subscription)
--To read the Mar. 13 Las Vegas
Review-Journal article by Mike
Weatherford titled "Co-star stands by
her man" click:
HERE.(4/4)
Adam
Steinfeld's short film "Knock 'Em Dead,"
written by Al Blanchard, has been
entered in the Amazon Theater/Tribeca
Film Festival Short Film Competition and
it will be available for viewing and
voting at amazon.com after Apr. 18. The
film stars his two assistants form his
MagicLive! show in Aruba.(4/4)
John Calvert's recent lecture is
Peoria led to a feature story in the Pekin Daily Times where he is described
as, "Now 94 and still going strong,
Calvert's energy, stamina and magical
skills still impresses audiences…
Calvert is considered a living legend in
his field, and is attributed with
inspiring a generation of stage
musicians [magicians], including Las Vegas legends
Siegfried and Roy. Calvert was the first
magician to perform a big magic show in
Las Vegas and on Broadway." To read the
Mar. 29 article by Shanna Shipman titled
"Magician shares his knowledge" click:
HERE.(4/4)
The
College Of Magic in Cape Town South
Africa is featured in an Independent
Online story that reported, "Since 1980,
more than a thousand students have
graduated with diplomas from the
institution that is funded in part by
acclaimed Las Vegas illusionists
Siegfried and Roy… Two final-year
students recently took first and second
prizes at the World Magic Convention in
Las Vegas, and several former students
are highly respected in the field of
magic worldwide." To read the Mar. 18
article by Benita van Eyssen titled
"Students excel at the college of magic"
click:
HERE.(4/4)
David Copperfield has agreed to
appear at the Moon River Theatre in
Branson in June. A News-Leader article
quoted the theater manager, "The show is
going to be enormous. He has a big
organization. He's going to come in here
and blow the doors off Moon River
Theatre." The article also quotes Darren
Romeo who explained, "Everything you see
-- whether it's in Branson or Vegas --
is inspired by David Copperfield… It was
always a super-high-charged show." To
read the Mar. 12 article by Tresa McBee
titled "Copperfield to appear in
Branson" click:
HERE.(4/4)
Kyle
and Kelly Peron will present their
family show "The Magical Illusions of
Kyle and Kelly" on Apr. 23 at 11am and
2pm at The Centre for the Performing
Arts in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. For
tickets and information click:
HERE.(4/4)
Jason Michaels is profiled in The
Tennessean where he is described as
having "dreams of near-biblical
proportions" and the article also
reported that "He captured a first-place
in the Winter Carnival of Magic at
Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and a third-place
in the recent prestigious Columbus,
Ohio, MagiFest." To read the Mar. 20
article by Tim Ghianni titled "Keep your
eyes on the magician ..." click:
HERE.(4/4)
Joe DiDonna is profiled in The
Saratogian where they describe him as,
"His style is a throwback to the snake
oil merchants of old, who plied their
wares from the backs of cars and wagons,
hawking liniments and suspect medicinals."
To read the Apr. 1 article by Jill Wing
titled "Magician plans workshops" click:
HERE.(4/4)
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