MAGIC’S SUPERSTARS & FANS TURN OUT IN FORCE FOR NEW STRIP WIZARDRY
It was a double celebration for new Flamingo headliner illusionist Nathan Burton. He celebrated his 35th birthday to coincide with the 8 p.m. premiere of his new high-speed magic show at the legendary casino resort.
A mob of magicians, a pack of prestidigitators, a wand of wizards and a crowd of conjurors showed up to lend their support and applause, and also proved Vegas is world headquarters for the abracadabra business.
Cirque du Soleil’s new $100 million man, Criss Angel attended with new closerthanthis gorgeous galpal Giselle Diaz and gave Luxe Life the OK for their first official posed photos that our Scott Doctor snapped.
Also on hand, but without tricks up their sleeves were Lance Burton from the Luxor, Teller from Penn & Teller at the Rio, Mac King from Harrah’s, former magician turned poker prince, Antonio “The Magician” Esfandari and Gerry McCambridge.
I sat with pint-sized TV star Emmanuel Lewis to watch the show and suddenly he’d vanished from our booth. I looked around but couldn’t spy him anywhere when suddenly with a show girl pushed into a cloth covered cage she rapidly vanished and was replaced by Emmanuel, almost wearing her skimpy outfit! It was a diuplicate of the trick Nathan had performed a week ago with CNN anchor Larry King at his Washington DC Cardiac charity fundraiser!
After an amazing array of tricks, illusions and floating stunts Nathan got a winning welcome from the first nighters in the Voga Bistro. He was served a belated birthday cake at the after party and the cast members of the resort’s “X” Burlesque show performed a special number. It was exactly a year ago to the week that Nathan performed a “trapped inside an ice block” stunt for 24-hours on the Strip to publicize his skills that won him America’s Got Talent appearances on NBC-TV.
“Its been a fast track year,” he told me.” I couldn’t be happier about celebrating a milestone birthday at the same time as my new contract run of shows in such a legendary hotel.” He’ll be joined there this September by new headliners Donny & Marie Osmond.