Raymond Crowe

Raymond Crowe (fl. 2000s) is an Australian mime artist, magician and cabaret performer. Originally from Adelaide, Raymond Crowe describes himself as Australia's only Unusualist. His innovative, fresh approach delights audiences.

In 2007 he became famous when his hand shadow performance to the Louis Armstrong hit What a Wonderful World was posted on YouTube.

Crowe was invited to become the first-ever Australian magician to be on the now famous NBC TV Special – “Worlds Greatest Magic”. This 4th annual TV Special was filmed before a live audience at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas and includes what are considered to be the 20 greatest magicians in the world! The show was viewed by over 20 million people worldwide.

Ray Crowe was also a featured act for the toughest audience in the world – Ray received a standing ovation from 3000 magicians at the World 2003 Magic Convention.

THE SHOWIn this solo Cabaret show we see Raymond and his self-inflicted magic sprinkled with witty, charming comedy, fun audience interaction – participation, and sleight of hand manoeuvres that have to be seen not to be believed.

This show is a collage of Ray’s most sought after sketches that have amazed audiences both grand and intimate, throughout the world.

All of Raymond’s shows include two of his most talked about sketches…

Ray’s unique brand of entertainment includes a fine understanding of the art of ventriloquism, which when tempered with Ray’s gentle good nature lets his “volunteers” become the stars of the show in a section entitled Funny Voices, which is a fun audience interaction segment.

Watch as Ray gets a volunteer from the audience, substitutes their voice for a weird character voice and lets them produce the magic. Not only are the volunteers from the audience amazed at their new voice, they are totally captivated with the magic that they assist Ray to produce.

His show would not be complete without what has now become his signature farewell piece – The Shadows. It is one of Ray’s most outstanding works and often literally has audiences laughing in tears.

His act includes mime, ventriloquism, stage magic, and shadow plays using only his hands and arms.

He has performed on the David Letterman and Craig Ferguson shows, at Caesars Palace, and the 2007 Royal Variety Performance in front of Queen Elizabeth. Crowe first appeared on the World's Greatest Magic in the late 1990s.

External links

* [http://www.raymondcrowe.com/ ... the Wonderful Whimsical World of Raymond Crowe] , including video
* [http://www.miraclefactory.net/shadows.htm "A Wonderful World of Hand Shadows"] (description of book)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-3KwXpkkM 2-minute shadow play]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNsz0XHft3w 2-minute Naked Zombie Ball excerpt]