translate English to French: By age 16, he was teaching a course in magic at New York University. At age 18, he enrolled at Fordham University, and was cast in the lead role of the Chicago-based musical The Magic Man (directed by Holland, MI's John Tammi) three weeks into his freshman year, adopting his new stage name "David Copperfield" from the Charles Dickens book of the same name.
À cet effet, il entretient des relations très particulières avec ses « assistantes » qui ne sont plus reléguées au rang de potiches sciées en deux mais réellement incluses dans le dispositif scénique au moyen de danses remarquablement chorégraphiées.