CRISS ANGEL HOSTS HALLOWEEN PARTY, PERFORMS LIVE ON “PHENOMENON”

Tomorrow night, Oct. 30, Criss Angel hosts a Haunted Halloween party with the sexiest or scariest costume winning part of a $20,000 prize pool. (Would dressing up as Angel be considered sexy or scary?)

The party begins at 10 p.m. at PURE (Caesars Palace).

Angel, soon to appear in his own Cirque Du Soleil illusion-heavy show at Luxor (the MGM Mirage brass can’t be too happy with him at a competing Harrah’s property, though he was probably contractually obligated in advance to his Luxor deal), can currently be seen on the NBC show “Phenomenon,” an adaptation of an Israeli show airing live every Wednesday for the next 7 weeks.

Angel and mentalist Uri Geller (the spoon-bending guy) judge performers to find the next great illusionist.

We caught the premiere, and while we appreciate Angel’s brutal honesty in lambasting performers (including local mentalist Gerry McCambridge on loan from Hooters), we did find it a little self-serving when he mentioned he’d done similar acts with more dangerous props.

Still, we’re looking forward to the Halloween night two-hour special, when Angel is scheduled to perform live.