If you watched America’s Got Talent last year, you are familiar with Piff the Magic Dragon. Although he didn’t win the top prize, he did get into the finals and every week entertained the judges and America with his combination of mind-blowing magic and hilarious comedy.
And his little dog, Mr. Piffles–the World’s First Magic Performing Chihuahua–was a treat to watch too.
While Puff the Magic Dragon may have lived by the sea, his younger and less successful brother, Piff the Magic Dragon was born and raised in South East London, England. As a human, he was known as John, but when he went on to perform magic, he became Piff. Read more..
You won’t see him frolic in the autumn mist. Not in a land called Honalee. Not anywhere. (Some mythical being immortalized in poem and song already cornered that shtick.) You might not even think he stands outs in a crowd—just another green (with bursts of red and gold), grumpy, scaly creature walking his Chihuahua on the Strip. And yet …
“There’s nothing women in Las Vegas love more than a magic dragon,” says John van der Put—Piff the Magic Dragon to you—as Angela Stabile, co-producer of his headliner gig at the Flamingo, can affirm. “He gets proposals all the time,” she says with a touch of amazement. Piff clarifies: “It’s the joy I exude.”
Perhaps it’s the joy of dyspepsia. At least onstage. Anyone who’s seen the London-born, dragon-costumed comedian/magician in Vegas venues, at tour stops and on America’s Got Talent—where he advanced to the season finale before being bumped from the competition—knows his personality is built on a foundation of dour, deadpan ’tude. He looks like he’d rather be anywhere else—and there’s nowhere else he wants to be. Read more…
It had to happen! The applause was too raucous. British comedian and magician John van der Put, who is better known by his stage name Piff the Magic Dragon, has landed his own Strip variety show.
And he’ll have as his co-star Mr. Piffles, the “world’s first magic performing Chihuahua.” Expect to hear the official announcement any day now that he will star in Bugsy’s Cabaret theater at Flamingo Las Vegas, where “X Burlesque” adult cabaret sizzles nightly in a later time slot. Read more….
Every showgirl has that “bucket list” show or theater she would like to perform in. ForJade Simone, it was Radio City Music Hall.
From the time Jade was a little girl in Dallas, she would watch the Rockettes in their televised Christmas specials. She would practice her kicks every day, preparing for the inevitable moment where she, too, would become a Rockette.
Unfortunately, the Rockette thing never worked out. Jade was an inch too short. And one inch can make all the difference … in more ways than one.
But a showgirl can still dream—right?
Who needs Rockettes anyway? I mean, they’re only gorgeous with stunning long legs, the epitome of grace, class and dance perfection. … Sorry, I’m not sure how I just digressed like that. What was I talking about? Oh right, back to Jade Simone.
Jade found enormous success as a Vegas showgirl, MC and burlesque entertainer in shows like Sizzle of Las Vegas and many others across the country. Suddenly, being a Rockette and performing at Radio City Music Hall didn’t seem that important anymore. But when Jade was spotted at one of her shows and given the opportunity to perform at Radio City Music Hall, she then realized there was nothing she would rather do in life, and everything else paled in comparison.
She couldn’t contain her excitement. Her dream had come true! She was going to perform at Radio City Music Hall, but instead of being a Rockette, she would make her debut as a magician’s assistant … to a Magic Chihuahua … and his owner, a grumpy Magic Dragon. Read More….
