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David Copperfield’s Homes Have the Magic Touch..

October 12, 2016 Rick Carruth

The magician brings his passion for story-telling to his multimillion-dollar properties, incorporating arcade games, a collection of artists’ mannequins and an under-construction ‘secret jungle village’

CRASH. One minute I’m sitting in a chair, and the next I’m on the floor, staring up at the soaring ceiling of David Copperfield’s Manhattan penthouse. The magician has pulled a hidden string to topple the 100-year-old “surprise chair” I was sitting in.

“And what’s missing is you put a bullet there so it pops, and BAM! You get a big bang,” said the 60-year-old gleefully. Perched atop a 57-story Manhattan high-rise, the sprawling four-level apartment Mr. Copperfield shares with his fiancée, Chloe Gosselin, is brimming with vintage curiosities he has collected and restored.

Additional pieces from his collection are on display, he said, at his 11-island Bahamas retreat and his new home in Las Vegas, which Mr. Copperfield bought for $17.55 million in June, setting a local price record. Mr. Copperfield, who is currently in residence at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino David Copperfield Theater in Las Vegas, declined to discuss his earnings, but his net worth is estimated by Forbes to be around $800 million.

At all of his homes, Mr. Copperfield said he aims not just to decorate, but to create immersive experiences. It is the same principle behind his magic….

Magic in the News..

October 9, 2016 Rick Carruth

The Illusionists make theater magic…

October 1, 2016 Rick Carruth

By Trevor Fraser… Mentally, I’m about 6 years old when it comes to magic. So when Jeff Hobson of The Illusionists is flipping through the four cards in his hand to show me they’re all jokers, I’m already wide-eyed with anticipation of what these cards are going to do.

Hobson is known as The Trickster. He looks every bit the Las Vegas con man with his perfectly combed blond hair and his sharp suit jacket. You know you can’t trust him, but it still feels safe. “I’ve stolen over 75,000 watches in my career,” he boasts, “and given them all back.”

“The Illusionists – Live From Broadway” presents a team of seven modern sorcerers, all with different specialties. Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando is bringing the show to Orlando for eight performances beginning Tuesday, Oct. 4.

Hobson is the unofficial emcee, doing his own tricks but also segueing between the acts. He is as much comedian as he is conjurer. “Magic inherently brings surprise,” he says. “Surprise in many people comes in the form of laughter.” Read more… http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/os-the-illusionists-dr-phillips-center-orlando-20160929-story.html

Magician Ricky Jay schedules 3 NY shows (first in over 10 years)

September 30, 2016 Rick Carruth

Legendary magician, sleight-of-hand master and actor Ricky Jay (who’s aligned himself with the prestigious likes of Paul Thomas Anderson, David Mamet, Steve Martin, Bob Dylan, and David Milch, among many others) doesn’t perform much magic these days. But fortunately, NYC residents will get a chance to catch him later this year, as its recently been announced that he will be performing 3 NYC shows, his first appearances in the city in over a decade.

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