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Summer,  and TV, good for Magic on the Strip..

Summer,  and TV, good for Magic on the Strip..

By Mike Weatherford for the Las Vegas Review-Journal..

The home stretch of summer preserves some uniquely Las Vegas traditions for magicians and the TV exposure that helps them. Especially the one in the green dragon costume…

Piff the Magic Dragon (John van der Put) sailed to the live competition of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” after Neil Patrick Harris, who makes no secret of his fondness for magic, used his “golden buzzer” to send the comic magician straight to the next round of competition at Radio City Music Hall starting Tuesday, bypassing the rest of the preliminaries.

In the long term, at least, that’s good news for “X Comedy — Uncensored Fun” at the Flamingo. Producer Angela Stabile says Piff will return to the show Sept. 3, so he would be flying back and forth to New York until the “Talent” finale Sept. 16 if he goes the distance.

But next week, he goes straight from “Talent” to the Edinburgh Fringe festival to do the long version of his act, “Breakfast at Piffany’s,” Friday through Aug. 29. Piff is being spelled in “X Comedy” by the funny juggling dude comedian Todd Paul, so audiences are still getting a strong variety show.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/mike-weatherford/summer-and-tv-good-magic-the-strip

Want to know more about Piff? Check out this interview with the Magic Dragon himself.. http://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2014/may/01/interview-issue-piff-magic-dragon/

MASTER MAGICIAN JAN ROUVEN PLANS TO BE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP FOR YEARS TO COME..

MASTER MAGICIAN JAN ROUVEN PLANS TO BE ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP FOR YEARS TO COME..

Jan Rouven has performed an inestimable number of tricks on the path to Strip-headliner status, but it looks like a majority of his future escapes and sleight-of-hand demonstrations will be in Las Vegas. The German magician first arrived in Vegas in October 2009, performing some of the escapes from his current Tropicana show The New Illusions before awestruck crowds on Fremont Street. His star rose quickly, and by November of last year he was not only a headliner on the south end of the Strip but one of fewer than a handful of marquee magicians branded on billboards and playing the biggest casino-resort rooms. With no plans to leave Las Vegas, Rouven’s ascent can only continue.

“I love it here,” says Rouven. “I’m happy.” And it shows in his performances. Rouven’s effervescence is contagious, and his sly sense of humor—often self-deprecating, playing up his Teutonic-accented pronunciations—contributes to the charm offensive that wins over audiences.  Read more..

http://lasvegasmagazine.com/entertainment/2015/aug/07/jan-rouven-tropicana/#/0

Jeff McBride: The art of magic is exploding in Las Vegas..

Jeff McBride: The art of magic is exploding in Las Vegas..

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By Jeff McBride –  Thursday, July 9, 2015 | 7:01 p.m.

Editor’s Note: As Robin Leach arrives in Rome en route to his traditional summer vacation under the Tuscan sun in Italy — plus, Costa Esmeralda on Sardinia this year — many of our Strip personalities have stepped forward in his absence to pen their words of wisdom. We continue today with Studio at the Palms exec Zoe Thrall and masked magician Jeff McBride, who travels the world from his Las Vegas Magic School amazing fans with his incredible illusions. Here’s Jeff:

Magic is an international language that transcends cultural, political and language barriers. Not since the magic boom of the mid-1990s has there been such a demand for magic in Las Vegas. The Magic Capital of the World now hosts more than a dozen magic shows on and off Strip, and more are starting soon. Read Jeff’s article at:  http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/jul/09/jeff-mcbride-art-magic-exploding-las-vegas/

Also.. check out Las Vegas Magic Shows:  http://lasvegasmagicshows.info

Getting there by magic: Budding Blount magician gets career taste in Las Vegas..

Getting there by magic: Budding Blount magician gets career taste in Las Vegas..

Some might view a last-minute invitation to Las Vegas with a touch of skepticism, but for local magician Ben Young, it was the opportunity of a lifetime.

“Superhero Magician” Ben Young experienced all the world of professional magic had to offer last month as he performed in Las Vegas with celebrated magician Murray Sawchuck, best known for his appearances on the History Channel series “Pawn Stars” and for being a semifinalist in the fifth season of “America’s Got Talent.”

Opening for Sawchuck on both the Planet Hollywood and Thunderbird Hanger stages, Young was given a crash course in the exciting and glamorous life of a Vegas performer, soaking in the desert scene nearly 2,000 miles from home. Read more… ( article by Tanner Hancock for The Daily Times..)

http://www.thedailytimes.com/news/getting-there-by-magic-budding-blount-magician-gets-career-taste/article_f7013c9c-aac4-5313-9baf-506fb7786fd1.html