May 2016 – Page 5 – Magic Roadshow

A New MAGIC ROADSHOW Just Published…

May 13, 2016 Rick Carruth

In case you don’t subscribe to the Magic Roadshow Journal of Magic, here’s your chance to read this issue online.. with NO obligation…. just click and read. Of course, feel free to sign up while you’re there, or download this issue as a PDF and read it offline or on your ipad or device. This issue is around 10,000 words and 35 pdf pages long…

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– Magical Chatback – The Chicago Opener – by David J. O’Connor
– Eww…Boogers! – A Nasty Little Effect from Paul A. Lelekis
– Magic Manuscripts from Tom Salinsky – 5 Free eBooks
– Order This World pdf
– Pre-coin-ition – pdf
– Seven Tricks With Cards pdf
– Apple Turnover pdf
– Cold Business pdf
– The Mentalism Daily – Resource
-10 AMAZING Mind Reading Tricks! –
– History of Magic – Mind Reading/ Special
– The New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mentalism – Free PDF
– AT THE TABLE .. Simon Black & The April Live Lecture Series – Rick Carruth
– Speaking of Greg Wilson – 5 Free Tricks on Video
– David Regal at the Magic Castle – Full Performance
– Beyond Belief – An Effect by Net Rutledge & JG Thompson Jr.
– Tim Travels Through The Magic Trapdoor – A Nice Video Tutorial
– How to Vanish a Sponge Ball – Video by Xavier Perret
– 10 Magic Tricks with Paper Clips – Video Tutorial
– Kent Hovind Magic Tricks and How to Do Them FULL VERSION)
– Jay Sankey Torn and Restored Card – Video Explanation
– How to Learn Magic Tricks – Free from Dominic Reyes
** Special Offer from Dominic Reyes for Roadshow Readers….
– Everything about Custom Playing Cards –Lee Asher Interview..
– Card Culture.. The Worlds Only Playing Card Magazine – Free Download
– 7 Effective Principles to Turn Your Kids Show Into a Magical Experience –
– How to Run a Two-Hour Kids Party – Ken, Julian, and Roger Blakiston
– J.B. Bobo – A Short Biography – by David J O’Connor
– Harry Maurer presents…Over 100 Card Tricks That You Can Do.. PDF
– List of Terms Commonly Used Terms in Magic..
– How to Shuffle – Tutorials (From our Archives… Issue#70)
– An Alternative and Easy Method to Make a Cloud of Smoke Appear – pdf
– No Escaping Houdini – Video Documentary from PBS
– Simon Lovell – Putting The Pieces Back Together – SuperMagnetman – One of my Favorites
– Redesigning Steve Pavlina – Words of Wisdom
– Other Really Important Stuff…

https://magicroadshow.com/176.php

Confessions of a magician: Derek DelGaudio reveals at least one secret to packing the house.

May 13, 2016 Rick Carruth

The first time Derek DelGaudio performed at the Geffen Playhouse — in the 2012 show “Nothing to Hide,” which he created with co-star Helder Guimarães and director Neil Patrick Harris — DelGaudio ended up staying longer than expected: The magic act, originally slotted for a one-month run, packed the house for 18 weeks.

Now DelGaudio is back at the Geffen with a new solo show, “In & Of Itself.” If its starry creative team, which includes Frank Oz as director and Mark Mothersbaugh as composer, isn’t sufficient enticement to fill seats, DelGaudio has a secret weapon: At every performance, he asks a member of the audience to return the next night.

On Wednesday night, when he made this surprising request, it wasn’t immediately clear that he was serious, and a long, awkward pause ensued. But a woman did volunteer. “I’ll call you Miss Tomorrow,” DelGaudio said. “Miss Tomorrow, meet Miss Yesterday,” he added, as the lights came up on the volunteer from the previous performance.

If people keep making good on their promises, then every show is guaranteed at least one audience member. It’s clever thinking, from a box-office perspective, but in this case it probably isn’t necessary: “In & Of Itself” is such an unexpected puzzle of a show, such an eclectic collection of stories, confessions, illusions and tricks — several truly dumbfounding — that audience members will want to come back anyway. And bring their friends. Read more..

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-derek-delgaudio-review-20160511-snap-htmlstory.html

Criss Angel’s Magical $70 Million-a-Year Profit Machine..

May 11, 2016 Rick Carruth

Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, aka Criss Angel, the biggest name in Las Vegas magic, lives in the desert foothills 20 minutes from the Strip in a $22 million, 25,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style estate he calls Serenity. The 48-year-old illusionist, instantly recognizable to fans for his black eyeliner, spiky black hair, and heavy-metal jewelry, parks his Rolls-Royce Phantom, Lamborghini Murciélago, and Cadillac Escalade out front. The décor inside suggests a Gothic-accented Greek Orthodox church. The walls are adorned with stylized crosses and portraits of the crucified Jesus, one of which features drops of Angel’s own blood on the floor below.

Angel can afford Rolls-Royces and Lamborghinis and Jesuses because Believe, the spectacular he put on at the Luxor Las Vegas in partnership with Cirque du Soleil, together with his other ventures, has been generating about $70 million a year for him, say people familiar with Angel’s finances. Read more of this interesting article with great pics at:

http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-criss-angel/

May 10, 2016 Rick Carruth

Magician Scott Nelson doesn’t get off to the best start as his er, assistant Muriel pretty much falls apart, leaving Alesha to reach for her buzzer. But, with one final trick up his sleeve, has she pressed it too early?

Week 5 | Britain’s Got Talent 2016

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