David Copperfield : The End of An Era - Hardly

 

David Copperfield has finished his run at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A 25 year run came to a close on April 29th, 2026. When he made his announcement several weeks ago, he also announced the final few weeks would be jammed with performances. One had to be cancelled due to technical difficulties. But beyond that it was a grueling schedule and...wait, it was the type of schedule that David and his crew have done his entire career.

From what I have heard, they actually added two new routines during this last bunch of shows. So, as I have said before, if you think David Copperfield is done or retiring, you've got another thing coming. I recent interview with Chris Kenner on The Magicians' Podcast Network,  revealed that David has had multiple offers for other things. Could it be a new tour? A new show in Vegas? A new show somewhere else? A show in some other country? I'd say all the above are possible. And rest assured you'll hear something fairly soon.

A friend of mine asked me if he thought this was it for David, as in retirement. I laughed. The guy has been doing 500+ shows his entire career. He isn't about to stop now. He will go out when people stop coming to his show, or when he drops dead. And apparently the shows have been selling out, so no worries there. 

The moment I hear anything about his next move, I will put it here on the Magic Detective Blog.

Great CBS Masters of Magic, Clips from the CBS Morning Show on Magic

 

(CBS Morning Show)

I just came across this very cool piece on Youtube from the CBS Morning Show. This is a wonderful piece of magic history. Everything on here from Bubble Magic, to Shin Lim, Jason Bishop and David Copperfield and more. It's worth the watch.

It's nearly 1 hour long. The clips are from over many years. For example, the piece on David Copperfield was shot back in 2023.  Check it out below.

White House Dinner Attack!

 

Tonight was the White House Correspondents Dinner. In the magic community, we were excited because one of our own was scheduled to perform, Oz Pearlman, the Mentalist. In fact, while the dinner was going on, Oz was doing some feats for the First Lady and President Trump and two other people. He was just revealing a word, likely the conclusion of a mind reading feat, when 4 shots were heard to ring out.

A gun man broke through a security check point and was heading to the ballroom when Secret Service fired him. I think the shots heard may have been from Secret Service. I do not know at this point if the gun man got off a shot or not. I did hear one Secret Service man was injured but alive, so I guess the gunman got off one shot at least.

In the photo above, everyone sees the pandemonium that is breaking out. Secret Service is rushing in. The sheer horror of it is captured on the First Lady's face. Oz Pearlman sees it too, and about 2 seconds later he drops to the floor along with everyone else at the table. Secret Service rushes in and grabs the President to get him safely out of the room. See photo below.

In a Press Conference shortly after, the President confirmed the gunman had been apprehended. He is a male from California. He also said they plan to reschedule the event with a month. Curious if Oz Pearlman will return to perform. This has to be beyond harrowing for everyone involved.