David Copperfield: AN INTIMATE EVENING OF GRAND ILLUSION Runs 5/8-10 At Buell

Imagine if you could win the lottery, travel to your perfect place in the blink of an eye, own your dream car, or turn back the hands of time. It all becomes a reality, every night in David Copperfield: AN INTIMATE EVENING OF GRAND ILLUSION, coming to the Buell Theatre May 8-10. Tickets go on sale Sunday, April 5.

True to its title, GRAND ILLUSION is the logical and incredible evolution of this conjurer's art. Copperfield's goal in GRAND ILLUSION is to take one's dreams (and maybe a few nightmares) and make them become reality using his state of the art wizardry.

"For magic to be relevant," explains Copperfield, "it has to evolve so it keeps up with, or even surpasses, the best film and theater. I want to base my work on what people really dream about. Most of us don't dream of pulling a rabbit out of a hat. But what affects people is realizing personal dreams, dreams almost everyone shares, that they thought were impossible. In the cinema the audience watches the characters' dreams come true."

Copperfield adds, "‘Grand Illusion' was partly inspired by an unfulfilled wish of my grandfather's that a lot of people share: winning the lottery and finally owning that one special thing you always dreamed of. We call it an ‘intimate' evening of grand illusion partly because it's interactive. In one of the pieces, for example, the audience discovers how to predict lottery numbers that will come up that night. They get to participate in illusions that blur the line between magic and reality."

Copperfield delights audiences when he magically brings an ordinary necktie to life, only to find out the tie has a mind of its own. The show will also feature the spectacular and death defying feat of David attempting to walk through the rotating blades of a giant industrial fan - and live to tell the tale. The show is truly "Grand Illusion" on a massive scale. For more information, please visit www.dcopperfield.com.

Single tickets for AN EVENING OF GRAND ILLUSION start at just $20. To charge by phone, call Denver Center Ticket Services at 303.893.4100. TTY (for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons): 303.893.9582. Groups of 15 or more, please call 303.446.4829. Tickets may also be purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office, located at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex Lobby, or at TicketsWest outlets, located in all King Soopers stores. Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org.

AN EVENING OF GRAND ILLUSION is an added attraction in Denver Center Attractions' 2009 season, which is generously sponsored by United Airlines. Media sponsorship for DCA is provided by The Denver Post, CBS4 and Colorado Homes & Lifestyles magazine. Denver Center Attractions is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.