Kip's Korner

  ‘Tis the season for The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays , the latest installment of the world-famous, blockbuster touring magic spectacular from Cirque du Soleil. This year’s family-friendly show will be performed at the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall on Thursday, December 5 th , at 7pm. Prepare yourself for even more illusions, close-up magic, mentalism, and technological spectacle performed by master magicians, illusionists and one mentalist. The “one mentalist” is Chris Cox. And he graciously made time to Zoom with our very own Wil Elrick about The Illusionists . Big shoutout to Wil for taking over the interview (since I couldn’t make it that day) and ask my Kip’s Korner questions! First, here’s a little background on Chris Cox – The Mentalist: Cox, a multi-award-winning “mind reader who can’t read minds,” has performed on Broadway, London’s West End, and the Sydney Opera House. He stars in the BBC’s “Chris Cox’s Mind-Boggling Magic,” and “Killer Magic” and has appeared...

  When I read in Deidra Lang’s Bio that she had been an OG Fly Girl from “In Living Color” and had also appeared on Broadway in the original production of Ragtime, I thought to myself, I have got to speak to this woman asap!! Sorry I’m getting ahead of myself, so let’s start over (but I simply had to get that out first). Tina: The Tina Turner Musical will be playing here at the VBC Concert Hall next week, November 22 nd through the 24 th , Friday through Sunday, for five performances. Deidre Lang will be portraying the role of Tina’s grandmother, Gran Georgeanna (or GG). And Kip Driver cannot wait!! Ok, now we’re back on track. Seriously though, anyone who has had the long and varied career of being an original Fly Girl, performing on Broadway in the original production of Ragtime and now traveling the country starring in TINA , is someone that I have a million questions to ask. Although there wasn’t time to ask quite that many questions, I did get a fair amount answered. Her...