A nice profile of one of the master’s of modern card manipulation appeared in the LA Times earlier today under the above title. In the piece, Jay discusses his return to the stage with a reprise of “Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants.
“The ultimate is the two of us sitting here,” he says. “I want to come as close as I can to one-on-one, impromptu experience. It’s just flat-out better.” As a performer, Jay treats his audience with an almost anachronistic degree of respect.
“You know this is going to sound silly, but I think it is a fairly noble profession to bring wonderment and some pleasure, I really do,” he says. “Would you prefer to see a great show of mystery or go to a bad doctor? Which does more to serve us?”
The short fil from Pixar which preceeds the new blockbuster Wall-e is now available on iTunes. CLICK HERE to get more info from iTunes. Here’s the preview of Presto that we posted some time ago in case you haven’t seen the complete film:
From the LVRJ: Cirque du Soleil announced this morning that the debut of “Criss Angel — Believe” will be pushed back two weeks. Ticketed previews that were to begin on Sept. 1 now will begin Sept. 12. The private party to mark the “official” debut has been pushed from Sept. 12 to Oct. 9. Spokeswoman Anita Nelving says technical delays made the cast about five weeks late moving into the custom theater at the Luxor from an off-Strip warehouse.
From the LA Times: This is the latest problem for a show that has been generating its share of controversy, mostly centered around the behavior of star Criss Angel.
