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Our own Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Las Vegas?..

Our own Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Las Vegas?..

Harry Potter attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — for free. Now thanks to the Las Vegas-headquartered Institute for Magic Education Inc., students of magic performance will have the same advantage.

The institute is the brainchild of President Dr. Lynn Miner along with magic stars Mac King from Harrah’s and Jeff McBride, founder of the McBride Magic & Mystery School in Henderson.. Read more… 

https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/may/16/our-own-hogwarts-school-of-witchcraft-and-wizardry/

Penn & Teller making profits magically appear.. according to the Kats Report

Penn & Teller making profits magically appear.. according to the Kats Report

Penn & Teller are leaving them wanting more in their run at Marquis Theater in New York. The latest “financials” are the most impressive yet for the duo’s first Broadway run in nearly 25 years.

Figures released by Broadway League and reported today by The New York Times show that Penn & Teller turned in a $1.4 million gross last week, a number surpassed by only “Aladdin,” “The Book of Mormon,” “The Lion King” and “Wicked.” P&T have consistently sold more tickets since opening July 7 than any non-musical on Broadway.

The most recent audience counts, from last week, are 12,145 in eight shows, or 1,518 tickets sold per show in a 1,611-capacity theater. More important, the show’s producers have recouped their $2.85 million investment in the show (announcing that benchmark Friday), meaning shows now are turning pure profit.

The run ends Saturday, about the time Penn & Teller celebrate their 40th anniversary of their performing partnership. The latest name-checks to visit the production include Neil Patrick Harris, Julia Roberts, Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters. The Las Vegas show, which will incorporate many of the newly refined acts in the Broadway production, is back Aug. 22.

http://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/aug/10/penn-teller-making-profits-magically-appear-david-/

10 questions with magician Mat Franco, ‘AGT’ winner and new Linq headliner..

10 questions with magician Mat Franco, ‘AGT’ winner and new Linq headliner..

Las Vegas – Mat Franco is the first and only magician to win NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” and now he’s following in the footsteps of ventriloquist and Season 2 “AGT” winner Terry Fator with his own Las Vegas Strip residency. On Wednesday night, Mat begins previews at the Linq Hotel Showroom ahead of his grand opening set for Aug. 21. Mat takes the stage with a fresh, fun and feel-good twist on magic that defies expectations. In a full-scale production built on brand-new, never-before-seen material, Mat promises to deliver his most spectacular performances yet — but will still keep his love of getting up close with the crowd, which is the heart of every show and what he demonstrated to “AGT” judges. Read more..

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Criss Angel to launch third production, aims for six in next four years..

Criss Angel to launch third production, aims for six in next four years..

By Robin Leach for the Las Vegas Sun..

Tied into the 88th anniversary of magician Harry Houdini’s still-discussed death and on the eve of his own sixth anniversary of Cirque du Soleil’s “Believe” at the Luxor now approaching 2,500 shows, magician Criss Angel reveals that he’s launching a third live production — and he plans to have a total of six in the next four years.

“That’s the goal,” he told me this morning when he revealed a June 2015 world premiere of “The Supernaturalists.” He’s signed eight mind-blowing global magicians who destroy reality for the show titled from his 2003 Sci-Fi special that also was used in the Ludacris song about “Mindfreak.”

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