I Will Now Make A Scorpion Appear

Pippin Had An Opening Number Called "magic To Do," And Jules Fisher, The Brilliant Lighting Designer Lit It. Tony Walton Did All Of The Sets. As A Kid I Thought, "wow, I'm Seeing Onstage What A Mgm Musical Would Look Like Live." It Was That Good, And It Was Directed By Bob Fosse.

Everyone Was Talking About Having Airplanes Disappear. And I Said, "wait, Wait, Wait. That's What You Like? I'd Tell You A Story About Something Like My Girlfriend Leaving Me, And The Magic Was Really Hard. The Airplane Thing Was Comparatively Easy, And People Liked That Thing?" I Realized At That Moment, The Power Of The Simple Idea.

But When I Go Off Stage I Don't Have A Deck Of Cards With Me All The Time.

[ Gil Cates] Said, "you've Got A Point Of View With Your Magic. There's This Comedy To It, There's Drama. You're Telling Stories With Magic."

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie — Who Wants To Rouse 'em?