Welcome to the High Sierra, where a rare opportunity awaits a few aficionados of the art of magic.

Rudy Coby

RUDY COBY, also known as “Labman”, is an American comedic magician. He is known for delivering eclectic and original comedic performances, of which stage magic plays a large part. He is best known for playing his alter ego, “Labman,” a scientist who performs amazing deeds. Labman was earlier featured as a comic book character made up by Coby, and the act revolves around a four-legged Labman and the crazy antics that come along trying to become a man with two legs.

In the mid-1990s, Coby and his troupe of illusionist comrades performed in the Gem Theatre in downtown Detroit for an unprecedented thirteen weeks thanks to the cult following, and radio support. Coby’s TV specials and live performances often feature several characters, including his robotic female assistant, Nikki Terminator, his sidekick, Atom, and others. Two TV specials were filmed, in 1995 and 1996.

After a hiatus of 14 years, Coby returned to performing in 2009, including a well-received twelve week run between June 13 – September 7 at the Galaxy Theater, Valleyfair, a theme park in Minneapolis, MN.

Since doing the TV shows, Coby published several comics featuring the enigmatic hero. Coby’s ‘four legs’ act is said to have inspired the director of the French film, Delicatessen, to include a multi-legged hero in the film after reportedly seeing him on Patrick Sebastien’s early show, “Sebastien, c’est Fou!”. Coby also contributed sections of “Labman” material to Gladiators 2000, a children’s version of American Gladiators, in 1995.

Jade

This exquisite beauty took the male-dominated world of magic by storm when she became the very first woman to ever win the coveted Gold Medal from the International Brotherhood of Magicians, a prize they have awarded only a handful of times in the competition’s long history.

  She has received multiple awards for her performances here and abroad, including the Mandrake Award from France as well as the “Female Magician of the Year” award from the International Magicians Society in Las Vegas.

Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, Jade has delighted audiences in numerous appearances on international and American television, including CBS’ Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and CW Network’s TV show Penn and Teller: Fool us! She has performed on the stages of variety theaters around the world, on luxury cruise lines, and in casino revue shows in Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas.

Michael Finney

This powerful World Champion comedy-magician began his performing career right nearby (albeit, a few years ago) when he was chosen to star in “Riding High” at Del Webb’s High Sierra in Lake Tahoe. He honed his chops in that show for a year and then spread his wings and he hasn’t touched down since. In no time at all he became one of the most in-demand comedy-magicians, appearing in casinos, on cruise ships and comedy clubs all over the world. 

Along the way he picked up two Gold Medals from the Academy of Magical Arts, including Comedy Magician of the Year, and another for the World Comedy Magic Act of the Year at the Desert Magic Seminar. He appeared on NBC’s “World’s Greatest Magicians” and “World’s Wildest Magic,” and was seen recently on the CW network’s “Masters of Illusion.” 

But, that wasn’t quite enough. Michael wanted to give something back to all the people who had given him so much. So he founded The Michael Finney Foundation to raise money for children’s charities and support military veterans groups like Hope for the Veterans. To date, Michael’s foundation has contributed almost $1,000,000 to a variety of charitable causes.

Michael Finney is the archetypal Road Warrior of entertainment. He nevers stops giving back. He comes to us tonight after a successful tour of the Middle East where he was entertaining our troops in Kuwait as part of the Armed Forces Entertainment.

Christopher Hart

Christopher (or, to be more precise, his hand) played the role of Thing in both Addams Family movies because he has the world’s most expressive (and talented) hands. You might say it was the role he was born to play. Just wait until you see what those hands can do! It’s like watching a ballet of fingers. And it’s not just our opinion. The Academy of Magical Arts voted Christopher Stage Magician of the Year. Twice.

Larry Wilson

What can be said about Larry Wilson that has not already been said about cheese? Like the eponymous milk product, Larry improves with age. Much like a delightful Parmesan Reggiano he is nutty and can be found both fresh and mature. (He has been known to have a sharp bite.) And, after a grilling he produces a result that is acclaimed by one and all (unless lactose intolerant.) He can be enjoyed at almost any time of day, with or without accoutrements. Larry’s performance, like a fine Pecorino, is smooth and pleasing, and audiences are universally fondue of him.

Blake Vogt

Blake Vogt is the future of magic. No more top hats or bunny rabbits. Blake is now here with his completely new and modern take on what it is to be a magician. Right out of school he created magic for magicians David Copperfield and David Blaine, and now he is performing his own creations himself. As an inventor of magic, the illusions you will see on stage with him you will not see anywhere else in the world. Blake loves to weave funny and inspiring stories into his magic as well as incredible twists that will cause you to leave the show questioning what you thought was possible. You might recognize Blake from his entertaining appearances on America’s Got Talent, Penn and Teller’s Fool Us, and most recently on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Blake also has leant his magic expertise to movies in Hollywood including the Now You See Me movies and most recently he acted along side Paul Rudd in the Marvel action movie: Ant Man and the Wasp. Come see Blake’s unique style of magic if you want to feel like a kid again and remember what it feels like to believe in magic.

Allan Ackerman

Allan has been studying magic since childhood and has a passion for engaging and amazing his audience.  He specializes in doing effects with cards, coins, and everyday objects.  He is the creator of over 250 magical effects, the author of four books, twelve sets of lecture notes, and over twenty DVDs.  Allan has performed in USA, Mexico, England, France, Italy, and Germany.  He has worked with U.S.O., performed on the Las Vegas strip, done tradeshows, TV, and over 300 shows at the famed Hollywood Magic Castle.

When Allan was 18 he started studying under Ed Marlo, who is considered by many magicians the greatest sleight of hand artist with cards of all time.  He studied with Ed until January of 1970 when he went into the USAF.  When he got out of the service in 1973, he decided that he would concentrate only on close-up magic and in particular card magic.  He would get a masters degree in mathematics to help with his shuffle work.  Microcomputers came out in 1973-74 and he jumped on the bandwagon with shuffle simulators and gaming simulations.  Those three disciplines have remained the loves of his life to this day.

Allan taught at UNLV and the College of Southern Nevada for 34 years teaching mathematics and computer science.  He is often a keynote speaker at math conventions lecturing on using the art of amazement to inspire students to learn mathematics.   Allan retired from the College of Southern Nevada in the summer of 2017, but he will never stop creating and performing his first love – magic.

Roman Spinale

For the past two decades Roman Spinale has been sharing his brand of magic and humor across the world. He has been featured on CBS television, San Francisco’s Edwardian Ball, and in 2014 held the coveted honor of being the first resident magician at the world renowned and three Michelin starred Ristorante Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, Italy. Back in America, Roman gained a reputation as one of the Bay Area’s premier underground close-up magicians during his years as the house conjuror at Curio Nightclub located in San Francisco’s Mission District. It was at Curio where Roman first began performing his own original magic creations which have now become a staple of his touring repertoire. Today Roman can be seen performing his brand of tiny miracles at colleges, corporate events, and private parties everywhere.