The project, dubbed “Mr. Smiles & Molly,” is scheduled to open later in 2021.<\/p>\n

We trust this is a show of some sort, and that it involves Ecstasy, but other than that, all we get is buzzwords.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas performers never let a lack of information get in the way of an announcement.<\/p>\n

According to the announcement, “Mr. Smiles & Molly” will be an “Interactive Immersive Euphoria.” Remember, everything’s more exciting in title case.<\/p>\n

Our heart goes out to the P.R. firm forced to include that wording in the news release, although it’s an undeniable gift from the comedy heavens for snarky blogs and Twitter accounts. Allegedly.<\/p>\n

Also a gift is this chat between Angel and Dragone we estimate you’ll watch three minutes of, tops.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/criss-angel-and-franco-dragone-announce-something\\\/#arve-youtube-uho-6tk9zje\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/uho-6Tk9zJE?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\nAs for the big announcement, to presumably clarify, Dragone says the “new surreal pre-night club experience” will be a “bold fusion between the world of electronic music and theatre.”<\/p>\nAha, electronic music. Told you Ecstasy would be involved! Confirmed!<\/p>\nAlso, what is a “pre-night club experience”? If it’s a “pre-night club experience,” is it even technically a show? Is it something you do before night? Did Dragone mean “pre-nightclub experience”?<\/p>\nSo many questions, so little interest in the answers. Still, we like new things, so we’ll have to keep an eye on this one, whatever it might actually be.<\/p>\nNobody can say Criss Angel doesn’t constantly look for new ways to keep his “brand” relevant. While Angel’s time in Las Vegas hasn’t been without challenges (his show at Luxor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/criss-angels-mindfreak-live-close-luxor-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">closed in 2018<\/a>, presumably due to lagging ticket sales), he’s managed to survive in a competitive entertainment market.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21700\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-21700 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Criss Angel\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/criss_angel_shade.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Criss Angel had a drama-filled public feud with Cirque, Dragone’s former stomping grounds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHitching his wagon to Franco Dragone, a creative force of nature with a solid track record, certainly won’t hurt Angel’s chances of a successful venture, no matter where it might land.<\/p>\nDragone has kept busy during the pandemic <a href=\"https:\/\/dragone.com\/outdoor-entertainment-dragone-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">redefining entertainment<\/a> or whatever.<\/p>\nOur prediction: The collaboration between Criss Angel and Dragone is going to result in a metric buttload of glorious WTF.<\/p>\nWhile we love to poke fun at Criss Angel, partly because he’s got all the charisma of pudding skin (not to mention his lackeys blocked us on Twitter), the magician has a lot of die-hard fans who will no doubt be excited to hear Angel could have yet another trick up his celebrated visionary sleeve.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You can tell Las Vegas is healing because performers like Criss Angel are starting to send out baffling news releases again. 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