Over the past year, Murray Sawchuck has felt the loss. He’s lost his venue. He’s lost his father. He’s lost his onstage assistant and wife—one and the same—to a fellow Las Vegas magician. But Sawchuck is not at a loss for words. He’s not lost focus, his zeal for performing or his uncanny acumen for promotion.

And good for him. Sawchuck is the recently star-crossed yet indefatigable afternoon magician at Planet Hollywood’s Sin City Theatre. The 13-year Vegas performer is holding tight to his daily 4 p.m. time slot like an NFL running back protecting the football. He’s uniformly billed as the Celebrity Magician, familiar for his cobalt-blue suit and shock of high-rising blond locks.

“This suit is from Armani—Salvation Armani,” he jokes, characteristic of his throwback comedy stylings. As he produces a deck of cards, he scans the audience and says, “I usually do this card trick for 1,000 people. But 82 will do.” READ MORE…

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