Forget the stereotype of a lonely magician pulling a rabbit from a hat in front of a frayed curtain. At the Monte Carlo Resort, you'll find spectacular staging, gorgeous dancers, a flying Corvette, magic tricks sure to confound even the most jaded skeptic, and Lance Burton, a man who has earned the title: Master Magician.

After spending 90 minutes in the ornate Victorian theater built to his specifications, you leave highly entertained and amazed; Burton's Monte Carlo spectacle puts to rest the admonition of a casino executive who, decades ago, warned, "Magic doesn't work in Las Vegas."

Whether he's levitating 25 feet in the air with a beautiful woman or disappearing and then reappearing on an elegant chandelier as it lowers from the towering ceiling, Burton leaves his audiences awe-struck.

How does he do it?

"I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you," he says with a sly grin, replying to a query from the audience. Some tricks can be mastered in a matter of a few hours. Others take years.

Keeping the show fresh and ever-changing is one of Burton's primary goals - and no small challenge. "I keep a notebook," Burton said. "The important thing is to write everything down. It might be years later, I'll go back and read a little more about it. I have tricks in my show that were literally in my notebook for 15 or 20 years."