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Sponge is to Water as Rob Lake is to Magic

 

Rob Lake

Rob Lake is featured in today?s Wichita Eagle in a way that we could only hope to one day be featured.

 

As he looks forward to a performance in the City?s famous Orpheum Theatre, Mr. Lake told reporters that he is planning for a big show.  Big as in big illusions, big effects.

 

He was interviewed from his warehouse in Oklahoma City as he prepared for two shows tomorrow (Saturday) at the classic theater. 

 

How big a show is it?  Mr. Lake told reporters, ?It’s very Las Vegas-style. Some of the same illusions you’d see at a Vegas show, we’ll be performing. It has the high quality, the fast pace and lavish production values you’d expect in Las Vegas. Large illusions, beautiful dancers, amazing magic.”

 

Mr. Lake loved magic from the first trick ? and the first sighting of David Copperfield and his beautiful girlfriend/fianc? Claudia Schiffer. 

He faced limitations we all face.  He told the Wichita Eagle reporter that:

“When I was very young, I couldn’t perform with large illusions and beautiful dancers, so I created tricks around the house. My first illusion, my parents didn’t like, because it was making things disappear. I’d make the pet canary and fruit from the kitchen disappear. I performed that trick all the way through growing up; I first did it when I was 10, and I still do it.”

Mr. Lake employs technicians, prop builders and consultants to make the act he will present on Saturday; still, Mr. Lake strives for the simple sensation of magic that first captivated him as a child.

“Sometimes this is a crazy world, and people forget to marvel at it,” Lake said. “That’s the best part of my job. I make people smile and feel like a kid again.”

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Rob Lake

Rob Lake is featured in today?s Wichita Eagle in a way that we could only hope to one day be featured.

 

As he looks forward to a performance in the City?s famous Orpheum Theatre, Mr. Lake told reporters that he is planning for a big show.  Big as in big illusions, big effects.

 

He was interviewed from his warehouse in Oklahoma City as he prepared for two shows tomorrow (Saturday) at the classic theater. 

 

How big a show is it?  Mr. Lake told reporters, ?It’s very Las Vegas-style. Some of the same illusions you’d see at a Vegas show, we’ll be performing. It has the high quality, the fast pace and lavish production values you’d expect in Las Vegas. Large illusions, beautiful dancers, amazing magic.”

 

Mr. Lake loved magic from the first trick ? and the first sighting of David Copperfield and his beautiful girlfriend/fianc? Claudia Schiffer. 

He faced limitations we all face.  He told the Wichita Eagle reporter that:

“When I was very young, I couldn’t perform with large illusions and beautiful dancers, so I created tricks around the house. My first illusion, my parents didn’t like, because it was making things disappear. I’d make the pet canary and fruit from the kitchen disappear. I performed that trick all the way through growing up; I first did it when I was 10, and I still do it.”

Mr. Lake employs technicians, prop builders and consultants to make the act he will present on Saturday; still, Mr. Lake strives for the simple sensation of magic that first captivated him as a child.

“Sometimes this is a crazy world, and people forget to marvel at it,” Lake said. “That’s the best part of my job. I make people smile and feel like a kid again.”

Mr. Lake is no kid.  He has the skills that separate us from the professionals.  His understanding of the presentation and execution of magic is second to none.  If you have any opportunity to see Mr. Lake at the Orpheum Theatre or any other venue, grab it.  Mr. Lake is one of the rising stars in our Art.  See him while he is still as accessible. 

Check out his incredibly well-designed website here.

Read the full article here.

Check out tickets to this show here.

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