After Phantasy, Tony began to diversify into non-magical productions. In 2001, he wrote produced and starred in a stage play featuring magic and illusions entitled, “Intimate Miracles: Life, Love & Legerdemain,” that ran for six weeks in Pasadena . He’s also worked on many feature film productions, most recently as a production manager on a full-length feature entitled “The Third Nail.” All the while, magic production has stayed at the core of his professional career. Under the auspices of Tony Clark Productions, he has produced more than a dozen instructional videos and one magical instruction book-A Dove Worker’s Handbook. He also directed a show Called “Gleason Magic” at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas .
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| Poster from Intimate Miracles |
In 2004, Lake Tahoe came calling again. Paul Reder, Entertainment Director for Caesar’s Properties in Northern Nevada , asked Tony to return to the Horizon Hotel and Casino with a new show. Tony told Paul that he was shifting his career emphasis to producing, and together they came up with “Fusion,” Tony’s second hit production in Lake Tahoe . A combination of comedy, magic and illusion, Fusion starring illusionists Alexander and Pamela, comedy magician Gregory Wilson and juggler Bryson Lang, had a very successful run. In fact, it was such a hit, Tony and Paul recently opened a new iteration this past spring, “Fusion 2”, again starring Alexander and Pamela, comedy magician Eric Buss and visual comedian (and Tony’s guest star in “Phantasy”) Chipper Lowell. Tony and Paul also collaborated on “Viva Vaudeville,” a variety show that ran at the River Palms in Laughlin , Nevada .
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Cast from Fusion 2-Alexander, Chipper Lowell,
Eric Buss and (front) Pamela |
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When asked to give advice to other aspiring producers, Tony relays, “The biggest lesson to learn is you’ll never stop learning. No two shows or deals are alike. It’s important to stay on course with your ideas and visions, but also be flexible. Producing is like being the conductor of an orchestra, you have to assign the jobs and keep everything moving at the right tempo. In the end, the biggest reward is seeing a concept go from ideas on paper to reality on stage, and to see an audience react and applaud to something you’ve created. Nothing beats that feeling.”
In addition to keeping up with “Fusion 2,” Tony’s current emphasis is on television and film. He is in the process of producing a full-length feature film. He also aspires to produce TV programs and eventually continue where famed television magic producer, Gary Ouellet, left off. And no, he has not stopped performing. He still performs and lectures regularly, doing the gigs he really wants to do. Prop manufacturing also continues to be one of his favorite endeavors, providing a meditative escape from his hectic producing schedule. Tony’s ultimate dream? Ten years from now he’d like to be one of the biggest TV/film producers in Hollywood . Bearing in mind his successful track record, don’t be surprised if not too far down the road you see the “Producer: Tony Clark” credit on a movie screen, television set, theater marquee, magical prop, instructional video and playbill, all at the same time!
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