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Magician Tommy Wind toasts 300th show in Las Vegas; reality TV series in the works..

Magician Tommy Wind toasts 300th show in Las Vegas; reality TV series in the works..

By Robin Leach for the Las Vegas Sun..

Magician Tommy Wind, who celebrated his 300th show in Las Vegas over Easter Weekend, has a reality TV show in development.

Tommy, who purchased the TW Theater on the Strip between MGM Grand and the Hawaiian Village after its owners lost their rights, is now working with his parents, Tommy Sr. and Arlene, his grandfather and his fiancee, Stacey Jackson, to upgrade and renovate it.

They also have created an after-hours concept, Club Equilibrium, that launches this month. The theater development and his rock and roll music combined with martial-arts illusions are the driving theme of the new reality TV show…

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Criss Angel, recovered from shoulder surgery, returns to ‘Believe’; ‘Magic Jam’ to continue..

Criss Angel, recovered from shoulder surgery, returns to ‘Believe’; ‘Magic Jam’ to continue..

By Robin Leach for the Las Vegas Sun..

Shoulder surgeons and rehab specialists have given their OK for Magician of the Century Criss Angel to restart his Luxor headliner show “Believe” at the Luxor on Tuesday.

“It will have a whole new look,” Criss told me. “We’ve got new music, lighting and costumes, and the entire cast and crew are excited to return.”

Cirque du Soleil’s “Believe” went on hiatus for 10 weeks while Criss recuperated from January shoulder surgery in L.A. for torn muscles that separated during a Times Square hanging escape stunt for his Spike TV series also titled “Believe.”…

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Strip Scribbles: Magician rip-offs?

Strip Scribbles: Magician rip-offs?

Robin Leach, for the Las Vegas Sun, reports on the latest magic news on the strip.. and this little ditty see’s some of magic’s headliners accusing other headliners of dirty tricks.. Oh, tell me it isn’t so….

“  Tropicana headliner magician Murray Sawchuck lashed out today at four other Las Vegas illusionists on tour in Australia, Asia and Europe for reportedly ripping off his…”

And if my omission wasn’t bad enough.. get this..

“Murray took aim at Las Vegas magicians Dan Sperry, Kevin James, Mark Kalin and Ginger, adding….”

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