Big Headline by Dave Kaplan

It starts in your pocket… and ends with an explosion of applause!

What begins as a crumpled scrap of newspaper becomes a gigantic spectacle, complete with a jaw-dropping transformation that your audience will never forget. It’s bold. It’s brilliant. It’s Big Headline—a powerhouse illusion from Dave Kaplan and the sensational Lucy Darling!

Here’s the scoop:
You reach into your pocket and pull out a torn piece of newspaper—just a little something you wanted to read. But it’s not the right piece… so you pull out another… and another… until suddenly—BAM!—the pieces fuse together before your audience’s eyes, restoring into a full-sized paper.

But hold onto your hats—it doesn’t stop there.

The paper unfolds. Doubles in size. Then doubles again. It gets so enormous it practically devours the stage! And just when your crowd thinks the spectacle’s over—WHAM!—the paper drops… and a completely different person is standing in your place.

This isn’t a trick. It’s a showstopper.

Built from ultra-durable Tyvek, the gimmicked newspaper is designed for repeat performances and big reactions. You’ll get expert instruction from Lucy Darling, who’s performed this miracle alongside The Great Kaplan hundreds of times on some of the world’s most prestigious stages.

Use it to introduce a guest of honor, blow minds at corporate gigs, or kick off your act with a laugh-out-loud opening that ends in total astonishment. Whether it’s a body load, a case load, or a stealthy side-wing switch—you’ll learn it all.

Pocket-sized power. Stage-filling spectacle. Show-closing impact.
Big Headline by Dave Kaplan is more than a trick—it’s your next standing ovation.