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Photos and videos strictly prohibited.

No intermission.

Haze, fog, and some flashing lights will be used.

After the performance, there will be an autograph session in the lobby with Bill Blagg.

Bill Blagg appears by arrangement with Shaw Entertainment Group.

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From the President
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Dear Audience Members,

Thank you for attending this 2024–25 performing arts season production. The outstanding show you are about to enjoy is part of a thoughtful and carefully selected lineup designed to provide a wide array of entertainment experiences. I would like to acknowledge Dillon McArdle, director of the Viterbo Fine Arts Center, and his incredible staff for their hard work in making this season possible.

Allow me to also extend my gratitude to you—our patrons, benefactors, sponsors, volunteers, and students—for your continued support in bringing the best of the arts to the region. We are fortunate to live in a place with so many cultural and artistic opportunities, just as the members of the Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration envisioned when they built this wonderful facility.

We are very happy to have you join us. On with the show!

“Pace e Bene”
Peace and all good
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Rick Trietley
Viterbo University President

Biographies

BILL BLAGG


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To say that Bill Blagg has had a magical life would be no exaggeration. He received his first professional magic book from his great grandfather, which eventually led to building magic tricks with his dad. These early beginnings paved the way for what is now known as The Magic of Bill Blagg.

After years of endless practice and persistence, Blagg professionally launched his magic performing career in 1996, at the ripe age of 16. In just two short years of professional performance, he developed a stage presence that made him a stand out in the magic community, due in part to his off-the-cuff personality and his high energy performance style.

He chose to put his skills to the test in 1998, by entering the adult stage competition at the Abbott Magic Get Together in Colon, Mich., which is also hailed as the magic capital of the world. Magic had been Blagg's life for over 12 years. He had performed hundreds of shows and it all hinged on a single, five-minute routine: his dancing handkerchief. He had just turned 18, barely old enough to enter the competition, and he was about to make magic history by becoming the youngest contestant to ever win the prestigious event.

Following his win, Blagg never looked back. While intensely studying to earn a degree in performing arts and communications at Carthage College in Kenosha, he was busy planning and staging his next big venture: his own 90-minute, grand-scale magic and illusion show he called Beyond Imagination. After graduating with honors, Bill took his illusion production on the road to select cities throughout the Midwest. He virtually sold out all of the shows, with his unique brand of grand-scale magic and illusion. Entertainment Weekly summed up his appeal by saying, "Bill Blagg has a charm and style all his own; he’s definitely the best kept secret in magic!"

Today, he is one of the nation's top touring illusionists. His theatrical brand of magic thrills thousands of people every single year. Blagg's live performances leave people in complete disbelief as he creates the impossible in a way only he can do.

Blagg prides himself in performing new, never-before-seen illusions such as the world's only rideable hoverboard. He is also known for instantly teleporting across theatres, squishing his body from 6-feet to 6-inches tall, passing through the blades of an industrial fan, and much more!

He constantly receives standing ovations from those who experience his one-of-a-kind talents. Blagg looks forward to sharing his blend of magic, personality, and performance with you!

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