MICHAEL JACKSON’S MAGICIAN IDENTIFIED

    May 15, 2009
    MICHAEL JACKSON’S MAGICIAN IDENTIFIED




    The rumors have been many and diverse as to the identity of the magician that is consulting with Michael Jackson to produce magic for his upcoming fifty show London concert schedule. Is it David Copperfield or Chris Angel as has been so widely reported? Nope.. Fresh of the Britney Spears’ Circus tour, it is Ed Alonzo!Ed is pictured above with the Pussy Cat Dolls on tour with Britney Spears.

    Hey Dodd,
    Thought I would help you put the rumors to rest. I’ve been secretly working on ideas for Michael for the last couple of weeks. I met with Michael in Burbank, CA a couple of days ago and he described his visions for magic and Illusion that he wants in his show. I have been hired to create the Illusion’s that he will perform in his concert starting in July in London for a 50 show run +. I will not be in the show, I’m still on tour with Britney until December now. I’ve been home on vacation from the Circus tour and will work closely with Michael over the next two weeks. So far Michael has two illusions he wants to present. It should be some unbelievable stuff. On my next Circus break, I will teach Michael the routines and help in the staging of the effects. Michael was very friendly and excited about the project. 20 years ago I did a private show for Michael and his 6 guests at his Neverland Ranch theater. It was a one hour Illusion stage show. I hadn’t had contact with Michael since.
    Thanks
    Ed Alonzo




    MICHAEL JACKSON’S MAGICIAN IDENTIFIED

    auch wenn ich mich im Zauberer-Business nicht groß auskenne....ein richtig großer Name ist das nicht. Muß auch nicht, aber wenn sojemand, der auch bei einigen anderen aktuellen Shows mit von der Partie ist lediglich 2Wochen an der Kreation der 'Illusions' arbeitet, kann es meiner Meinung nach ja nichts besonders Großartiges werden.
    Nun, wir werden sehen.
    (Aber ein Herumschweben - in welcher Form auch immer - sollte damit vom Tisch sein.

    ER wird ja auch nicht da sein/dabei sein. MICHAEL wird das machen - was immer es ist. also da michael wohl nicht komplett ins zauberer-metier wechseln wird, soll das wohl ein teil der choreo oder gesamtshow sein, um was es geht.
    ist also völlig wurscht, was er sonst auf seinen eigenen shows zeigt, er wird lediglich michael etwas beibringen/mit ihm erarbeiten.
    da michael sowieso in solchen sachen sehr interessiert ist, dürfte das kaum ein problem sein, denn da issa ein fixes kerlchen, und sicher gleich drin in der sache.

    Zitat von Streetwalker

    auch wenn ich mich im Zauberer-Business nicht groß auskenne....ein richtig großer Name ist das nicht.


    Naja, die Zuschauer interessiert doch sowieso nicht, wer für die Tricks verantwortlich ist.
    Copperfield hat in den 90ern mit Michael gearbeitet. Aber große Presse hat das Thema während der Dangerous-Tour auch nicht bekommen.


    Zitat von badwoman

    ER wird ja auch nicht da sein/dabei sein. MICHAEL wird das machen ...


    Wie bei den letzten Tourneen auch.

    Magician Ed Alonzo added to 'This Is It' creative team


    http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b124333_mi...=rss_topstories


    Michael Jackson's Rehearsals Still On—And Getting Magical


    Today 4:30 PM PDT by Natalie Finn and Whitney English



    Tim Whitby/Getty Images


    Despite the current legal threat to Michael Jackson's ballyhooed comeback, the King of Pop is pressing on with his $20 million production.


    With Billboard estimating that Jackson's 50 shows this summer at London's O2 Arena could end up taking in more than $100 million—plus another $15 million in merchandise sales—Jackson is in the process of adding even more bells and whistles to what promises to be one heck of a spectacle, whichever way the ball bounces.


    E! News has confirmed that magician Ed Alonzo, who most recently helped trick out Britney Spears' Circus tour, has come aboard to fashion some magical moments for Jackson's shows.

    "I met with Michael Jackson a couple of days ago and am now officially creating magic and illusions for his concert,"     Alonzo said Friday. "I will not be performing in the show as I do with Britney. I'm just creating the magic that Michael has requested in his vision."


    Instead, Jackson, whose most recent trick was an 12-year disappearing act from touring, will take the magic into his own hands.


    Jackson "has a great knowledge of magic and has performed illusions in his shows before," Alonzo, who's heading to London with the Circus in June, said.


    "Michael has two routines in mind so far using magic elements that I am creating," he added. "I have to show him a demo of the effects next week. Then the props are to be built and he will start rehearsals. I will teach him the effects and help in staging them."


    Here's hoping the idea of a 50-date return to live performing isn't the biggest illusion of them all.


    Concert promoter AllGood Entertainment is trying to put the kibosh on Jackson's gigs, claiming the singer is in breach of contract because he had promised to participate in a Jackson 5 reunion show and is not allowed to perform anywhere else until said reunion takes place.


    Nonsense, responded AEG Live, which called the allegations "completely meritless."


    And for any skeptics who doubt that Jackson has the physical stamina to make it through a 50-night engagement, turns out the 50-year-old passed his requisite physical "with flying colors," AEG CEO Randy Phillips told Billboard.


    Those hefty production costs have been fully insured, Phillips said.


    With tickets selling for around $115 and audiences numbering 15,000 on average, Jackson's take figures to be upward of $50 million, analysts estimate.


    Ed Alonzo Designing Illusions for Michael Jackson's O2 Concerts


    Amongst widespread rumors and denials from both Criss Angel and David Copperfield's camp with regards to their alleged involvement in Michael Jackson's forthcoming O2 concert gigs, E! has confirmed that illusions are indeed being designed by Ed Alonzo (who has most recently worked on Britney Spears' Circus Tour) for use during the shows.


    Of the collaboration, Alonzo told E!: "I met with Michael Jackson a couple of days ago and am now officially creating magic and illusions for his concert. I will not be performing in the show as I do with Britney. I'm just creating the magic that Michael has requested in his vision... Michael has two routines in mind so far using magic elements that I am creating. I have to show him a demo of the effects next week. Then the props are to be built and he will start rehearsals. I will teach him the effects and help in staging them."


    Michael Jackson has forever been a fan of magic and has used illusions in previous concerts.


    Source: MJJR.net

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