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The man behind the magic: Mac King and his comedy magic show..

December 10, 2014 Rick Carruth

By Haley Caldwell for blog.vegas.com

Recently extending his Harrah’s residency four more years, Mac King has officially been dubbed by us, (we are official enough right?) the Las Vegas King of Comical Magic, seeing that he is the longest running magician in Vegas to be working at the same hotel. “I will have been here for 15 years in January,” King explains of his Harrah’s residency.

Combining the whimsical worlds of magic and comedy, King has mastered the art of family friendly entertainment complete with goldfish…and guinea pigs…and bears…er… oh my!

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Noah Wyle returns to ‘Librarian’ role in new TNT series

December 6, 2014 Rick Carruth

By Sara Stewart for the New York Post..

Noah Wyle has more fun than he ever did as an “ER” doc playing the rumpled eccentric at the heart of this likable, if mild-mannered, new TNT series.

He’s The Librarian, and in the first of many nods to the fantasy genre, he explains “there’s only ever one, and when he dies another one takes his place.” (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fans will nod knowingly.) Of course, the series title might argue otherwise, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Score another one for nerd culture with the librarian-as-swashbuckling hero: Wyle channels a little Indiana Jones here, a little Doctor Who there as he embarks on quests to save the world armed only with smarts and a kickass reference collection. He’s actually been playing this role since 2004, when he starred in the first of a three-movie “Librarian” series on TNT. His Flynn Carsen is a little brusque, very excitable and prone to bookish witticisms such as “They’re like adjectives: They travel in pairs.”

December 4, 2014 Rick Carruth

By Danny Groner for Huff Post

Broadway audiences members will experience both magic and entertainment starting this Thursday, with the opening of The Illusionists. I caught the show at a preview performance last week, and one of the cast members agreed to respond to some of my questions via email. Here’s what Jeff Hobson, “The Trickster,” one of the show’s seven performers, had to say:

Q: Seven magicians is a lot to fill and take command of the stage. Why is it important to have so many so-called leads inside this show?

Hobson: While it’s not necessary, it is a landmark. It’s never been done before. We’ve set a new bar for magic excellence.

Q: In the show, it’s revealed that all seven of you hail from different parts of the world. Do you each approach magic, and entertainment more generally, differently? It’s a global discipline, but all of it showcased on one stage.

Hobson: As we’ve traveled around the world with this show, I can attest that having diverse magicians certainly has intrigue. Even though we are diverse, magic is a very small society of shared secrets. We have all learned the basics of magic the same way however, the difference comes with our own unique presentations each rooted in our culture. We are truly a global team!

December 1, 2014 Rick Carruth

Click to enlarge photo By John Katsilometes for the Las Vegas Sun

The Kats Report Bureau this weekend has been ensconced at the Riviera, and that hotel is happening this weekend with a couple of conventions that helped fill the lobby with hundreds of guests on Friday afternoon.Yes, the 59-year-old Riviera is positively bouncing with activity as we close out November. Soon to arrive at Versailles Theater, where the continuing renovation is apparent even at the vacuumed and polished entrance, are “The Rat Pack Is Back” and “MJ Live.”

These satisfying, resilient and adaptable shows are being swept out of the Rio’s Crown Theater to make room for the new “Duck Commander” musical, and I am tapping my watch while wondering when the contract will be signed and we can get to planning for that proverbial call of the wild.

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