With the last performance of Lance Burton's show at the Monte Carlo now behind us, all we have are memories. Mike Weatherford shares his in an article for the Las Vegas Review Journal.
"We were working 18 hours a day trying to get the show opened. But we opened on time, and on budget, the same date the hotel opened."
If anything stands out on this lazy Labor Day weekend, it's Burton's work ethic over the years. Something tells me this vacation won't be too long.
In Robin Leach's column for Las Vegas Weekly, he references the recent Magic Magazine cover story.
But the master magician knew his mind-boggling statistics instantly when I asked him for them: He performed more than 5,000 shows at the Monte Carlo for more than 5 million people, and the show grossed more than $200 million during the incredible run. Before the lengthy and unprecedented Monte Carlo engagement, he appeared at the old Hacienda. So during his entire career to date in Las Vegas, he’s amassed an incredible 15,000 shows.
You can listen to my chat with Stan Allen HERE. If you missed my interview with Lance last year, you can listen to that HERE.