PHOTO : Tom Donoghue a show that takes the audience on such a wild ride . It ' s a roller coaster of every emotion - there were moments I was laughing then moments that would pull at my heart and I would shed a tear . The one thing I like to do after any show I see is to listen to the audience . It was obvious that everybody who saw this show was moved in so many different ways and what they witnessed would live with them forever .

This is far more than a show - it is an experience of a lifetime . My final thoughts are this . I once went up in a stunt plane with a friend who did the most exhilarating stunts . It was certainly the most thrilling experience of my life and something I will never forget . From that moment on any other ride on a roller coaster or anything else I try to do to get that feeling back just fails in comparison . The same can be said after witnessing MINDFREAK . I doubt that I will get that same experience with a show during my lifetime . Criss has set the bar far beyond anything we have seen in any production and he deserves our industries highest honor .

I would also like to acknowledge the IBM ( International Brotherhood of Magicians ) who had previously awarded Criss with an award and it was nice to have their presence at the awards night .

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