A Schaumburg sleight-of-hand man is taking his show to an oasis of illusion.
Dan Sperry, 21, a magician and illusionist, will perform in Las Vegas next week in “The World’s Greatest Magic Show,” a monthlong revue at the Greek Isles Hotel and Casino. Sperry is a budding magician and off-and-on-again student at the Art Institute of Illinois in Schaumburg.
His illusions focus on sleight-of-hand tricks, and his most popular act involves a boomerang that turns into a bird. As an opening act in the Vegas show, Sperry said he is planning to disappear.
“I change color, you know, disappear, all that stuff,” Sperry said.
But don’t ask how it’s done.
“It’s a secret,” he said. “Everybody knows you can’t share magic tricks.”
Sperry, a native of St. Cloud, Minn., moved to Schaumburg three years ago to attend school. He got into magic at age 10, after attending a David Copperfield show.