We decided to drive to Lake Tahoe instead of fly.
It only took two days to prepare for opening night. The stage crew had to take the 25th off, but we were fortunate to be able to use the theater all day Christmas.
Re-opening Joseph Gabriel's Magic on Broadway show was so exciting. The time to prepare was tight, but we did it. We rehearsed, we practiced, we created, we did it.
We opened the show with Joseph's legendary dove act with gigantic angel wings and a seductive angel behind him. He produced 11 doves, 1 cockatoo, three parakeet and a giant macaw as well.
There were a number of illusions that Joseph created and performed in NY, like the Cloak illusion (that you might have seen me perform on the World Magic Awards TV Show), the Bump illusion (a version that he designed and created), and the Big Envelope routine (that is his mind-reading comedy piece).
Soon I followed with my color changing glove act and two of my illusions. This was the first time ever i heard people talking during my act saying, "is that the girl from the TV show?" That was a funny feeling. I took the opportunity to make slight changes during my act. I like to keep on creating and reinventing my performances. I never feel like it's ready. It always can be changed around and the best way to test it is in front of an audience.
I also performed my new illusion the first time ever. I had two adorable sailor girls help me (as I am the admiral of the number) make Joseph magically appear on stage. There is nothing better than creating an idea, have a vision, and make it come to life. It was my blank canvas and I can paint on it whatever I want without being influenced by anyone else. You also can take a risk because you never know how the audience is going to accept it. But soon I realized after seeing me do my sleight-of-hand act now that I'm surrounded with two adorable girls... I can get away with murder... :) So yes, the new illusion was a hit!!
Later on in the show I introduced Joseph, who performed his tribute to Barclay Shaw by performing the balloon-blowing clown routine that was the sweetest thing ever! I never saw grown-ups be so mesmerized like that.
We also had in the show the very talented juggler, Bryson Lang. He performed his 15 minute comedy juggling act. Great guy and a great friend.
For the finale of the show, Joseph produced his full-size taxicab for the 1,400 seat theater. I appear inside and wow! I just love the expressions I see on the faces of the people when they first see the giant yellow cab appear!
Special thanks to my very amazing girls, Vanessa Lauren who was making sure everything goes well on and off stage and Heather who helped me choreograph some of the pieces in the show.
Also, I know we couldn't make a good show without the amazing stage crew. And to Tony Clark who wasn't just the producer of our show, but made sure all the light and sound cues were right on.
It was a beautiful, snowy time in Lake Tahoe. Wonderful to perform, but next time I have to learn how to ski!
See you back in Tahoe in the summer!
Nice! Look colorful and sounds interesting! It is great that you find time and effort to write about it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!