Derren Brown: Secret opened on Broadway to rave reviews. It's a fantastic show, held together by the psychological illusionist's charming patter and dazzling skill —but since Secret is his first Broadway show, many of his audience members might emerge from their viewings wondering where the hell that nice man with the magic brain came from, and why they've never seen him around before. 

The answers to both of those questions are, in order, Britain and the difficulty of translating certain bands of fame between the British and American landscapes of celebrity. He's famous over there, he's not as famous here (yet), and the only advantage to that is now any new American fans can experience the joy and terror of his 20-year television career for the first time.  Read more...