Criss Angel's 'Believe': Cirque du Soleil for cheap
Criss Angel's "Believe" may have had its opening delayed, but that has not stopped the show coming to the Luxor in the fall from having one of the best sites for any show on the Strip. Go check it out. I am serious. There is creepy music and there are fun visuals to explore, as well as some hints about the show.
The talking point in the clips on the website is the word "original," which seems to be used by everyone interviewed, from Angel to his foils to the Cirque du Soleil folks. But the most original thing I found on the site is the pricing that Cirque has set up for "Believe." So, if you are a teenage Goth Loyal on a budget, throw on your Bauhaus discs and get out the eyeliner, because Cirque wants you to be able to afford a ticket. "Believe" has an unbelievable $59 ticket for unobstructed views. And take a step up for just $20 more to the $79 tickets.
Here is the fine print: "Believe" tickets are broken into five pricing categories, with top tickets costing $150 (standard for Cirque), but with the cheapest seats going for a shocking $59. This pricing suggests that the demand for "Believe" and headliner Angel may not be at the level of Cirque's top shows. Compare those prices with Cirque's successful "Love" at Mirage. "Love" also has top seats at $150. But lesser views come for $125, and the cheap seats go for $99 (with some obstructed-view seats available for $93.50). "Believe" maintains the cheaper $125 and $99 options but adds the $79 seats and $59 tickets. It is not clear from the site how many seats fall into the lower-priced categories. But if it is more than a token few seats, as seems to be the case, this shows a serious concern about selling seats to "Believe" at regular Cirque pricing.
At $59, "Believe" has the cheapest seats ever offered to a new Vegas show by the Canadian company with five shows currently running on the Strip. "Believe," Cirque's sixth show here, will even be cheaper than the veteran Cirque shows that have become more affordable in recent years. Take "Mystere," the oldest Cirque show on the Strip, which sells its cheapest and obstructed-view seats for $60. "Believe's" bottom seats will be a $1 cheaper.
Whoever expected low prices to be Cirque's and Angel's first foray into true originality?
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I just love this title. Criss Angel show is for the Cheap. Criss is Cheap. Criss dates are Cheap. Everything about Criss is cheap. I guess all the money he got went to himself. I heard he was egotistic and self-centered. I guess those rumors were head on.
Posted by: James | July 07, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Why is everybody bashing Criss all of a sudden.I think it's cool that the tickets are affordable.Criss has given time to charity and make a wish.He has usually taken the high road when given the chance to trash other people.Criss,I do believe.I believe in you!
Posted by: Basaxl | July 07, 2008 at 11:42 PM
It's a gimmick. Has to be. Look at the facts. Cirque de Soleil pays this guy millions of dollars to put together a show at a large super casino on Las Vegas Boulevard, the Luxor, so they can sell cheap tickets? I don't think so. Cirque has invested oodles of money and they are expecting that same amount and more to come back in from the show for the investment. The gimmick is to get you up to the ticket booth and look. Perhaps those prices will be there, but they will be jacked up faster than he can pull a bunny rabbit out of his upside down top hat. This gimmick tells me that the Cirque people have serious questions about if they made a mistake on hiring this yahoo and will he pull through and draw crowds. They are attempting damage control now.
It's not going to work.
In Las Vegas, there are MANY other magicians that ply their trade here. And they are established magicians that work hard to provide quality entertainment. Some of them even go out on the carpet after their shows to talk with the fans that attended their show. They are true professionals and act accordingly. They let their acts speak for themselves. They don't parade around and make spectacles of themselves.
Criss Angel? No. He's not in that category at all. Not by a long shot. He's more like a coward, loser and a bragger. He's demonstrated that publicly in Las Vegas.
He's already started out here in Vegas acting egotistical, self centered, only appears at things or with people who will help his career and has clearly demonstrated that if you don't subscribe to his viewpoint, he don't care about you and ignores you. He goes out with a beauty pagent contestant and subsequently dumps her (or she dumps him after seeing he's actually a snot...not sure which), clearly trying to use her for publicity (which she let him do, but got hurt in the process because it destroyed any glimmer of an idea for her to further a career in anything). He has threatened a pre-eminent Las Vegas Review Journal columnist and is unrepetent about it; no hint of an apology or acknowledgement that something happened. He runs around flipping middle fingers at people. He stands out on Las Vegas Boulevard filming a skit showing his pickpocketing skills, which by the way were admirable, but it is not magic, but more criminal in nature thereby giving a how-to manual for others to do so (Criss? After pulling that stunt, don't go to the Chamber of Commerce here and ask to help...serious rejection time). He does everything and anything he can here in Las Vegas to be in the spotlight, and his efforts are so laughable, they are on the same par as Paris Hilton strutting around Las Vegas. Besides the fact there are rumors of some kind of alcohol/drug dependency (I think these rumors started because he constantly shows up in night clubs all the time and being filmed with other entertainers...you can always find Criss in the picture because he is always flashing stupid non-sensical gangster hand signals and trying to act cool, but failing abysmally). In short, Criss Angel's public personae is so transparent. Anyone with half a brain can see this and, among the experienced locals who work with tourists and also the other entertainers and news people here, they clearly see it and think exactly like I do: He's not going to last.
Criss Angel is still another in a long line of so called celebrities that has come to Las Vegas to conquer it. He's trying to take this town by storming it...and it's not working. People locally here see right through it. And everyone knows you can't conquer Las Vegas. Las Vegas in the end ALWAYS conquers everyone. You come to this town to work with it, fit in and try not to end up devastated. Criss Angel don't understand this. I still say he's not Las Vegas material. This town will chew him up and spit him out, another statistic in a long list of them.
Posted by: ColinFromLasVegas | July 08, 2008 at 02:51 AM
Colin, we all see it. When he got successful from his tv show he got so full of himself that he definately lost himself for fame. He went from a sweet, down-to-earth guy to a man that most would never want to associate with at any given time. I believe the ones that still hold true to him, his fans and loyals, are still in hopes of his old self resurfacing. I don't that will ever happen unless he loses all his new fame and wealth. I for one would never spend real hard earned money to fly out to Vegas to see a Criss Angel show. He sold his soul for fame and he became a man that is the most unpleasing of any kind. I clearly understand why any respectful model or actress would shy away from him. Criss Angel is a major embarrassment to say the least.
Posted by: A Loyal No More | July 08, 2008 at 06:47 AM
I'm sure that Criss and Cirque know that many of Criss' fans are young people. Many will have to depend on someone other than themselves to buy the tickets and make the trip to Vegas possible. That being said, it only stands to reason that lower ticket prices are offered to help the fans in that situation. You may portray it as being a bad thing, already predicting faiilure for the show but I disagree. Criss is being bashed constantly lately and I for one am getting tired of it. This man has worked extremely hard to get where he is. He is no "flash in the pan" that has just arrived on the scene. The fact that Criss doesn't comment on this negative publiciity says a lot. I don't know how he refrains from blowing his top because personally, I'd have already gone off on someone! I want "Believe" to be successful for many reasons but most of all to put the naysayers and critics in their place. I realize that Criss' style of magic doesn't appeal to everyone but if you don't like him, you don't have to support anything he does. Just that simple.
Posted by: Lee | July 08, 2008 at 09:49 AM
Criss and Cirque are more than aware that many of Criss' fans are young people. Many will undoubtedly have to depend on parents to pay for tickets and a trip to Vegas. That being said, it makes perfect sense for tickets to be offered at more affordable prices in order for everyone to have access to the show. Lower prices to me doesn't mean they expect failure. To me it means helping those that want to attend the show to be able to do so. I want "Believe" to be a huge success for many reasons, but one of the most important ones is to hush the critics and naysayers who delight in bashing Criss and anything he does. If you don't like Criss there is a simple solution. Just don't support anything he does. It's obvious that Criss and his style of magic doesn't appeal to everyone, but lately it's more like a press witchhunt searching for any excuse to badmouth Criss. Anyone that knows anything about Criss knows that he has worked extremely hard to get where he is. He is not a "flash in the pan" that appeared out of nowhere. He's worked for years honing his craft and bringing all his dreams to fruition. No one has "given" Criss anything. Hard work and dedication has made his career possible and it would be nice if people would ackknowledge that instead of badmouthing him all the time. Criss has said many times that you can't please everyone and trying to do so is the kiss of death. That being said, I guess that's why he doesn't comment on the negative publicity. Wish I could let stuff roll off my back as easy as he does!
Posted by: Lee | July 08, 2008 at 10:00 AM
If Criss wants to gain respect for his craft he has to act with respect to his peers, associates and press. Criss exhibited poor behavior back in April and has yet to make peace with it. Criss consistantly attempts to play out the persona of a "bad boy rocker" who parties too hard and so does the appearance of many of his young and "slightly older" girlfriends. No one ever earns repsect by treating everyone around you with disrespect. Take a look at his upcoming Mindfreak 4 series. By the end of that series he fired 75% of his staff. What does that tell you? Do you really believe 75% of a staff would walk out without a job simply because they had issues? Criss Angel is a major drama queen, badboy wanna be. If he wants respect he needs to furnish it to us in order to gain it. When in doubt don't judge by words but by actions. Criss actions speak much louder than words.
Posted by: Jenna | July 08, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Somehow we lost Criss Angel when his Mindfreak tv show became a huge hit. Will he ever come back? I doubt it, I think the old self is dead and buried with his father.
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 08, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Extremely insensitive comment. Leave his father out of it.
Posted by: Loyal Sandy | July 08, 2008 at 11:54 AM
I for one find it incredibly pathetic that Criss continues to use his father's death as some sort of sales pitch to win hearts.
Posted by: Chahna | July 08, 2008 at 12:03 PM
I want to take this time to personally thank each and every poster that comes onto there boards to bash Criss personally. For each negative comment thrown out there for all to read is only increasing people's interest to learn more about Criss Angel. With all this continous bashing Mindfreak 4 and BELIEVE are sure to be HUGE successes.
Posted by: Loyal Jeanne | July 09, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Is Criss Angel shows already sold out?
Posted by: Jenna | July 11, 2008 at 09:47 AM
Funny how Criss not only fools the TV audience with camera tricks, but he also has fooled Cirque as well. The man is now going to headline in Las Vegas and has never really sold a ticket in his life.
True, he did perform in New York. Criss likes to say he had a Broadway show. In reality, it was in the basement of the WWF wrestling restaurant. The show was dark, goth and boring.
It will be interesting to see how long it takes Cirque to fire Criss and hire a real magician to be the "magical puppet" for the show.
Posted by: James | July 11, 2008 at 04:57 PM
Criss Angel is an EXTREMELY talented magician and illusionist. His "freaky" appearance and "bad boy" attitude can not take away from the fact that he is incredible to watch and most of his tricks are unexplainable. As the grandaughter of a famous magician, and a retired assistant myself, I think Criss Angel is an amazing performer. I speak on behalf of Magic Inc. and he is a highly respected magician. His personal life and behavior should not discredit his performances and I for one am spending the $150 to see him. I even had to rebook my hotel and airfare (for 2 people) due to his show being delayed. His show should be a huge success, and if everyone banned celebrities or artists shows because of their behavior or personalities, there wouldn't be a show or concert left to be seen!!!! Criss Angel, Mindfreak, Rock On...
Posted by: Maureen | July 11, 2008 at 05:14 PM
I absolutely agree to Lee's comment, I couldn't have said it better. If the prices for the show are lower than the standard, more people will have the possibility to watch it. That's a good thing, isn't it? For so many people it seems to be a barely achievable dream to travel to Las Vegas and watch BELIEVE, especially when they, like me, don't live in America. And we know it's Criss main message that everybody should try and achieve their dreams, where in this case lower prices help a lot!!!
But I think I have overcome the point where I was extremely annoyed by all the bashing and witchhunt media. Now, on the one hand I see things like Loyal Jeanne does. On the other hand, and this aims to all the Loyal out there: We don't have to worry. We are many, and we won't let Criss go down. We know that he deserves the success he dreamed of his whole life, and we will always be there for him and support him, never influenced by whatever other people say. Remember, they are just jealous of him having that kind of success and an absolutely loyal fan base! Yeah let's fight back! ;)
But do you know what I really don't understand? When people say that they have been a Loyal, but then they turned away from Criss because of anything he did in his personal private (!) life, or because of rumors, tabloid crap and so on. I mean, those people should look up the word "loyal" in the dictionary. They may have been fans, but not Loyal. Yes, there IS a difference between a teenage girl who loves him because she thinks he's so hot- but turns away from him as soon as she realizes that he is just a man and no saint- and the true Loyal who have a personal reason to love and support him unconditional! I would literally have to write a book to explain my reasons, btw. I don't care if people call me "brainwashed", I'm at a point where I can lough about it and sometimes I even provoke for fun because I know what kind of reactions I have to expect. But you can take me serious when I say that I believe in Criss and always will! Many people just don't understand him, like they don't understand us to be Loyal. But all the naysayers will lose in the end, because what they achieve is the converse of what they want: making him even bigger! :D
Posted by: LoyalAnanya | July 11, 2008 at 09:38 PM
It seems that Criss Angel, even though his talent for illusion is awesome, has lost a lot of his following due to his behavior. First he allows a devoted fan to be accused of fraud and booted from his fan club when all she was doing was trying to gather together as many fans as possible to attend the first show. She was working with the Group Sales dept at Cirque and offered this as proof of her intentions, but was banned from the Criss Angel website. Then Criss Angel made a total ass of himself, in public, when his girlfriend of 10 minutes didn't win the Miss USA contest. He was shouting obscenities, flipping of the producers, and even threatened to punch out a respected Las Vegas celebrity reporter. Being a Las Vegan myself, I can guarantee that this town is fed up with Criss Angel. The only fans he has left here are those teeny-boppers who are too blind to see the truth.
Posted by: Janis | July 12, 2008 at 07:45 AM
Amen, Janis. That's what I have been trying to convey.
I have been following these articles about this clown, and I have been making comments about it here, mostly from the viewpoint of a local here in Las Vegas. My basic thing I'm trying to say is CA has done nothing but show contempt for everything and everyone in Las Vegas. What I would LOVE to see happen is for him to go do his shenanigans somewhere else other than Las Vegas. And that opportunity perhaps may be coming along pretty soon. Because he's doing it to himself. This erratic behavior continues, he's not going to last here. Even Frank Sinatra was punched out by a casino boss from the Sands (or the Dunes? Can't remember which one..) because he was acting stupid. And that casino boss was given a standing ovation by the whole staff of the casino!
But what I think is hilarious is these Loyals. You ask me, they are a scary bunch. And they just perpetuate Criss Angel to continue on doing what he wants. Alright, here's the tally so far dealing with the reasoning/excuses of CA threatening Mr. Norm Clark
(1) Some Loyals say it didn't happen,
(2) Some Loyals say it did happen, but it's just Criss Angel and that bad boy personae (which is totally bull crap...), but they do agree that Criss Angel was on the same planet (Earth) when it did happen,
(3) Some Loyals say Mr. Norm Clark is a typical "sleaze" reporter, typical "paparazzi" and writes "trash" and everything he writes is not the truth (which is not true at all, but it's convenient to just throw that bias out there),
(4) Some Loyals say it's no big thing...get over it...it's old news (so, if someone commits a crime against someone, aw, shucks, it's okay, let it slide...NO! Wrong answer...),
(5) Some Loyals say Criss Angel can do no wrong, pointing out what he does on TV or on stage, but NOT how he acts or what he says when he's not in front of a TV or on stage, so therefore, because he's such a nice guy on TV, then what is being said about what he did off the stage is not true or can be overlooked,
(6) Some Loyals point at everything and anything else except Criss Angel as an excuse...which is really hilarious...because the Loyals are like all tripping over each other to come up with an excuse...SOME kind of an excuse,
and
(7) This is a suggestion for the next excuse that Loyals want to come up with...perhaps the reason for the threat to the reporter and all this other stupid stuff he does in Las Vegas is because Criss Angel's star sign aligned with Saturn and Neptune with Mars in the background in Aquarius Descending....throw this astrological twist on it...that might work and prove believable.
My point is that Criss Angel has an angle. He has avoided things in his personal life he's done. Why? Because he's a coward and he don't have to. Because he has you knucklehead Loyals all standing up for him! So, the more stupid stuff you come up with, the more he don't have to say anything! He just let's you Loyals talk for him and he just sits back and laughs about it. You Loyals are really scary people too. If I were ever in a room with a bunch of you, I'd feel like I was on the set of a re-make of "Night of the Living Dead", with all these maniacal pro-CA mindless zombies wandering around. So scary, I don't even want to drive PAST the Luxor.
Posted by: ColinFromLasVegas | July 12, 2008 at 02:34 PM
When Criss Angel became a permanent residence at Luxor in Las Vegas I didn't have a clue who he was. I never watched his show nor do I care to now. I worked in the front desk at that hotel for a few months shy of 3 years. I never had direct contact with him only his staff and assistants. I heard all sorts of comments from my fellow coworkers about how Criss Angel treated them; rude, arrogant and demanding. From what I gather now, Mr. Angel still runs around the Luxor like he owns that hotel. I recall when his wife would stay with him on occasions he kept her either in his suite or had her attain outside adventures on her own or with her small group of friends in order to avoid any suspicions his fans may have had that Criss was a "kept" man. Apparently that was the utmost importance to both him and his manager. That woman always appeared to be in a sad state. I never once caught a smile out of her.
I suspected she felt like she didn't fit or belong in her husband's lifestyle even while trying to fit in to our establishment. What I hoped she never would find out was that whenever she left to go back to her east coast home Mr. Angel always had frequent visitors that would come to his suite to help him get thru the night. Apparently she did find out and from what I heard, she hired a private investigator to watch him. It must have been an easy catch since most of us employees were already well aware of his infidelity and commented on it.
I'm not a fan of Criss Angel but all I can conclude from the time I was an employee at Luxor to my exit is that Criss Angel does have a strong and sincere passion, to be famous. Criss Angel does not treat the Luxor workers with kindness and respect. The only ones that ever exhibit this behavior are his fans, his groupies or his paid entertainment. I hate to share with you all but he is not what you all believe he to be. He will treat you all with sincere kindness with his hands open wide so you can support his lavish lifestyle and all the glamour that goes with it.
Posted by: A former Luxor Employee | July 12, 2008 at 05:39 PM
Oh Colin, you made my day with your comment! ;) It made me laugh very much because it's exactly what I mentioned in my last comment here. Did you read it? I didn't want to reply to you again, but this is such a perfect example of what I meant when I said people don't understand us to be Loyal. I mean, of course there are differences- one can't make generalizations here, everyone has his own thoughts. I can only speak for myself, but I know that many people see things like I do. Of course everybody has his own opinion of the Norm-Clark-story you aren't getting tired to mention again and again... I'll give you an 8th point to your list, ok? None of us has been there when it happened, so how can we judge him for that? There is no proof for the story at all, I just can imagine it's true- but I don't even care if it happened or not, what reasons he had and so on. All I say is that it's a private thing between the 2. If anybody has the right to expect a reply from Criss, it's Mr.Clark. But as he doesn't, I'm pretty sure he knows the reason... Criss has a huge ego, he's impulsive and provocative. Generally, are some people even able to think about the possibility that there are people who like the fact that Criss is a provocateur, does what he wants without being influenced by what other people say, says what he thinks without being afraid of the consequences...? And that they, in turn, also love to provoke a little from time to time, especially on the internet by defending him in an extremely way...? Look, you don't like the bad-boy image. That's ok, but others just love it and that has nothing to do with being "brainwashed nightmare zombies", *laughs again*! In his book he even writes about the fact that when he started his career, he wanted to reach the so-called mtv generation as a target audience, those who love rockstars and provocative individuals. He always saw himself more like a rockstar than a magician... That's really one fact why the Loyal are so devoted, he created an emotional contact from the beginning by addressing to people who think like him in many areas, like the music he likes, and so on. He makes us feel like we know him personally. Of course this is an illusion, but who cares if it gives people a good feeling and inspires them to realize their own dreams? In my case, he really lead by example and made me overcome a fear I wasn't able to overcome for years, though it had a huge negative influence on my life. It was the emotions he aroused inside of me, through his art, the story of his career and his beliefs, that gave me the strength to deal with my problem. And I know many other Loyal who have the same reason to appreciate him, and because of that we just don't care if some of his behaviour can be seen as socially unacceptable. Instead, we try to show what he gave to us by supporting him and helping to make HIS dream come true. He already achieved so much, but his ego is never satisfied- we accept him as he is, that's it.
Oh, and Janis, you think all his fans are teenagers? Haha, to disprove that fact on your own all you have to do is visiting Criss Angel's official site and browse through the active Loyals having a site there. Btw., I'm 23 years old... and I see and understand much more than I'm willing to write here. Like I said, I would need the space of a whole book and probably you still wouldn't get it.
Posted by: LoyalAnanya | July 12, 2008 at 07:26 PM
My name is Virginia. I am not a youngster...I am a 58-yr-old native of Las Vegas. I am the fan mentioned by Janis who was terminated from the CA fan club and banned forever from the CA.com website. It's true that this happened. I was, with the assistance of a Cirque group sales associate, arranging for a large group purchase of tickets for the Loyals to attend the first performance of Believe together as a group, all seated together. I had also arranged other activities, planning a wonderful 3-day celebration. I had a beautiful crystal engraved for Criss and the cast, commemorating the beginning of Believe and had planned a lovely presentation ceremony before the first show. Everyone was very excited.
Then I got notice from Criss Angel's fan club employee, Stefanie Lynn Evans, that I was being terminated and accused of fraud, accused of selling pre-sale tickets that did not exist. I never once claimed to have access to tickets before they went on sale. My association with the Group Sales dept. at Cirque and my Club Cirque membership entitled me to have a bit of a jump on the ticket sales, and a small discount, but that's all. I offered copies of my correspondences with Cirque to Ms. Evans as proof of my intentions, but she refused to listen. She posted bulletins all over the internet that I was scamming the Loyals and that they all should file charges against me. She insinuated that these warnings were coming directly from Criss himself and that he was very hurt that a fan would do this. It still appears in various places that a fan was "scalping" tickets that weren't even for sale yet.
I was very hurt and disillusioned. I admired Criss Angel's professional integrity even though his personal "spoiled brat" behavior was questionable. I believed that he was sincere when he spoke of how much he appreciated his fans. It was hard to accept that he'd let this happen to a devoted Loyal without hearing the full story.
I was present for most all of the filming of Mindfreak, Season 4 and had become well acquainted with the staff and Criss' brothers. I have never actually had the chance to talk one-on-one to Criss about all this, but I have spoken to his brothers about it. They've assured me that Criss knew nothing about what really took place. His fan club is handled on a corporate level and Criss doesn't have much participation in the administration of the club or the website any more. He was only aware that there had been some issue with someone offering tickets before they even existed. He had no clue who was involved or what the circumstances were.
I received a sincere apology, via Criss' brother, on behalf of the entire family. I was offered the chance to get my membership reinstated, which I declined until drastic changes are made in the administrative policies.
I feel that the public needs to know that I do not hold Criss responsible for any of this. I don't deny (and Criss never hesitates to admit) that yes, he is an egotistical brat, rude at times, and that his celebrity status has pretty much gone to his head. BUT he is an artist, performing his craft to the best of his ability, and he's damned good at it. I truly believe that he does, in fact, genuinely appreciate his fans even though he's gotten too busy to really know who we are any more. I will continue to support Criss Angel as the performer he is even though his personal life can sometimes cause one to snicker and question his sanity.
Thanks for your attention.
Posted by: Virginia | July 13, 2008 at 09:59 AM
I think that is great marketing. As a huge fan of Criss and his work, I definitely will want to be up close, but say I want to see the show AGAIN before heading back to Toronto. I'll be able to do so with the cheaper ticket prices, which by the way is in line with other Magic shows in Vegas. This will work well with families and young loyals. Its also good to know that the seats are pretty decent even with the cheaper ticket pricing. Its also not unusual to offer various price ranges within a shows seating structure. Its called good business.
Loyal Jeanne, I wouldn't go as far as to thank them but I do see your point. Any negative talk will create interest. People will want to find out about Criss and his art.
Oh CollinfromVegas, tsk, tsk. I would hardly consider myself scary. But if you do find us scary, beware as we are all over the place. As for excuse, no one is making up excuses as there is no excuse to make. You have nothing really tangible to insult Criss with so you resort to insulting his fans. You have been all over these blogs with the same old argument. Either you have a very unfulfiling life which breaths nothing but negativity or your beef with Criss is very personal. Either way, I really don't care.
Posted by: Another Jeanne | July 13, 2008 at 02:31 PM
Its simple. Criss Angel is wonderful, sweet and gentle to his fans because YOU ARE HIS PAYCHECK. He kept his private life private simply to build up his empire. Now that he is headlining in Vegas and his head is so far up his ass he has no need to keep anything private. Criss would not be flaunting his women around photographers and cameras if he didn't want to be seen with them. He's pathetically trying to hold onto his younger base fans by attempting to be one himself and by dating young party girls. Criss Angel is in for a rude awakening and I suspect when he gets older he will be all alone counting his millions that he's made by screwing all his fans over in his big mansion. If Criss is so wonderful why isn't any decent woman (celebrity, etc) interested in him?
Posted by: Georgia | July 13, 2008 at 06:20 PM
Does Criss brother's still work for him? I thought by now he'd be sending his brothers packing like he did with the other 75% of his staff & crew. WOW, that man is deep.
I can see why so many are drawn to him. He literally wears every dime that he's made.
His jewelry and wardrobe is as gaudy and pathetic as his persona
Posted by: Jenna | July 13, 2008 at 06:25 PM
Criss Angel reminds me of Peter Cook (ex spouse of Christie Brinkley). Comes onto our screens with a sweet Long Island innocence and in reality is nothing more than a narcissistic who needs his ego constantly fed and gets off on dating 23 year olds. How long Colin before the next big Vegas star walks into town? It should be very soon, right?
Posted by: A CA Fan NO More | July 13, 2008 at 07:05 PM
Now I hear all 10 PM performances for the shows that were just rescheduled (during Sept. 12 thru Oct. 9) have been CANCELLED? But 7PM shows are still ON - IF the problem (and reason for delays) were due to the performers getting used to their NEW THEATRE - why are 7PM performances ongoing but 10PM cancelled? Criss need to get to those clubs w/his skanky dates?
THIS IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DISAPPOINTING - R U A PROFESSIONAL OR NOT, CRISS ANGEL???????????????????
Posted by: Jon | July 14, 2008 at 08:08 AM