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Criss Angel to close ‘Believe’ to launch ‘Mindfreak Live!’ at Luxor

Criss Angel to close ‘Believe’ to launch ‘Mindfreak Live!’ at Luxor

(From Robin Leach) After more than 3,000 performances, magician Criss Angel will shut down his show “Believe” at the Luxor on April 17. “Believe” recently celebrated its seventh anniversary and has thrilled more than 4 million guests since its October 2008 opening.

Then after a three-week installation at the Luxor theater, he will open “Mindfreak Live!” in preview performances May 11. Criss will officially celebrate the new show’s star-studded premiere June 23.

Vegas DeLuxe readers first learned of these changes in an earlier Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors story in our daily Strip Scribbles column. Read more..

http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/17/criss-angel-to-close-believe-to-launch-mindfreak-l/

Piff the Magic Dragon, Mr. Piffles to headline at Flamingo..

Piff the Magic Dragon, Mr. Piffles to headline at Flamingo..

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….

http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/oct/26/piff-the-magic-dragon-mr-piffles-headline-flamingo/

10 questions with magician Mat Franco, ‘AGT’ winner and new Linq headliner..

10 questions with magician Mat Franco, ‘AGT’ winner and new Linq headliner..

Las Vegas – Mat Franco is the first and only magician to win NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” and now he’s following in the footsteps of ventriloquist and Season 2 “AGT” winner Terry Fator with his own Las Vegas Strip residency. On Wednesday night, Mat begins previews at the Linq Hotel Showroom ahead of his grand opening set for Aug. 21. Mat takes the stage with a fresh, fun and feel-good twist on magic that defies expectations. In a full-scale production built on brand-new, never-before-seen material, Mat promises to deliver his most spectacular performances yet — but will still keep his love of getting up close with the crowd, which is the heart of every show and what he demonstrated to “AGT” judges. Read more..

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14f12bfdf2e1d6e0

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