?Magique? stars Kevin & Caruso have gone from cruise ships to Miami to Reno before docking for a run at Tropicana?
Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, Kevin Jeffrey met Lord Caruso there, thus beginning a 22-year partnership that has included 18 years with Carnival Cruise Lines, 10 years in Miami Beach, a stint in Reno and now a stay at Tropicana for their illusion-variety show Magique.?
The show might be filled with classic old school illusions like levitation, swords through a box, and the amazing Houdini-invented trick Metamorphosis, but it has a modern, edgier vibe, not to mention a troupe of excellent dancers/showgirls whose contributions give a sense of pageantry to the proceedings.?
Kevin & Caruso are from the new generation of illusionists, bright, fresh and full of fun.?
Kevin Jeffery gave me the scoop on how this partnership came together. He met the D.C.-born Caruso, ?when we were teenagers in Reno. We started street performing together. We got a few lucky breaks, put in a lot of hard work and here we are.??
While they are now on tour on dry land, they still are involved with Carnival Cruises. Explains Jeffrey, ?We produce all their big magic shows. We just started this tour. We were in Reno before and now here. We grew up with all the casino shows in Reno and Vegas. The whole element of razzmatazz and the costumes and the [rocking] soundtrack that was always the most important part of the show. A lot of magic shows tend to look the same with the guy in the tuxedo, and we just didn?t want to look like that.?
?Some of our [illusions] might be standards but what we do with it brings it up to date, especially with the music and special effects and the way we transition [between illusions]. We don?t like a whole lot of talking. We want it to be seamless. We understand that people?s reference point for entertainment now is 30-second YouTube videos and sound bites, and to sit still for an hour is getting harder and harder.??
Jeffrey also realizes that the small moments in magic are part of the allure, the sleight of hand, so he does a card trick, a bit with newspapers and water and with two pieces of paper, one black and one yellow. ?It?s important to engage the audience in a way that lets them understand that we haven?t forgotten where it all came from. That [paper trick] was one of the first I ever learned to do. People want to see a performer they can talk to on and off stage, especially now when entertainment is based on reality shows and personalities. As much as I like the big stuff, I always thought it was important to put in a few little sparkles of personality.??
The show is staged and directed by Mistinguett, a show runner with deep roots in Atlantic City. ?We got lucky. Mistinguett has been around here for years. She and Greg Thompson used to produce shows. She is one of the industry?s best as far as creativity working with dancers and showgirls. When Greg Thompson retired we asked her if she would freelance with us, and she has worked with us on six or seven of our shows.? n?
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