Reports have now come in from multiple sources of Siegfried’s passing. People come into your life and forever change it. They inspire, amaze and show you a world beyond imagination. Siegfried and Roy were two such legends. Larger than life - fantasy personified. Thank you for all that you gave to th...
Instagram account now live - https://www.instagram.com/houdinimagicalnewmusical/ - with renderings of the "illusion workshop" stage set Further renderings here - https://www.houdinibroadwaymusical.com/sights--sounds.html "Houdini is a New Broadway Bound Musical, based on the true stor...
https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-aimed-houdini-musical-holds-virtual-reading-with-ramin-karimloo-and-laura-osnes The bio-musical Houdini, previously titled The Impossible Man, recently held a cross-continental virtual development reading starring Tony nominees Ramin Karimloo and Laura Osnes...
David Maas of David & Dania fame has passed away. Dania writes: "It’s with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my husband, partner, and best friend, David Maas . Only 5 minutes after our arrival to the hospital, his heart began to slow and he peacefully and painlessly departed this ea...
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Not unexpected sadly ... BMC announcement: “We are sad to announce the postponement of The Blackpool Magic Convention 2021. After much thought and consideration, due to the current pandemic we realise that we simply can’t produce an event for 2021 that would guarantee the safety of our valued custom...
If you haven't yet booked tickets for Justin Willman's Zoom shows ... do so! http://www.justinwillman.com/virtual A fantastic hours entertainment - one of the most effortless Zoom shows I've watched. Justin has a wonderful connection with his audience, is beyond natural on camera and his personality...
Kudos to Blaine. Whilst it took a while to get to actual launch - once airborne, I was riveted. The initial release was chilling - a piercing cracking sound followed by immense silence as he plummeted straight to earth ... and for that split moment wandering what if ... That right there was theatre.
https://www.propdog.co.uk/little-hand-gimmick Not to derail the thread ... @Bob - the website says "Bob Farmer has very kindly granted permission to PropDog to produce our version and as our way of thanking Bob, we donate £1 from the sale of each little hand gimmick to a local charity; the Houn...
Postponing due to weather is one thing ( light breeze forecast for NY tomorrow ) - but an entirely new location announced the day before ? Seems a bit ‘off’ when you consider how much effort goes into venue location / logistics / preproduction etc. Was Arizona ever mentioned as a possible site previ...
Live link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwzvNAAqH3g Broadcast time is interesting - weekday morning - appears to be 6 am New York time ... which would be midnight in LA ? Will be missing out on a number of live viewers in the US as a result - but likely works out better for global demographic.
I didn't realise - but the film was shot in 2017 and subsequently put on hold by Disney following allegations of improper conduct surrounding Jeff Tambor ... "So why did Magic Camp spend years locked in a vault like an Animaniac, receiving a quiet release on Disney+ with just one week of promot...
"Even now in historically low attendance times Vegas is getting 30,000 visitors per day. There’s no other shows running (and none making any serious moves to re open before Christmas) so he will have a complete monopoly and since the venue is only 300 seats even if 99% of visitors decide the sh...
I never understood the model of Cirque--start with a circus and then eliminate everything that's fun about it. Not a winning formula. Not a winning formula ? You were in the minority, Jack. It was an entertainment juggernaut - and one of the most successful franchises about ( prior to its private e...
Deadline reports ... "Untitled David Blaine Live Event — As was announced earlier this year, David Blaine will be conjuring up a first-of-its-kind special event. The death-defying magician will partner with YouTube Originals for an unprecedented live event this fall. Usually known for his dark ...
"IMPORTANT MESSAGE Due to the various events that affected our lives in relation to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) including the fact that several of the continental qualifications could not take place in 2020, the organizers of the FISM WCM in Quebec along with FISM International, have ma...
"S and R were fired from the Frontier and Steve Wynn and Dan Yoshida from Japan saved them by taking the show to Japan and that’s when Steve Wynn saw them and put them in the Mirage. The show at Frontier was killing and selling out but the casino take was the same so the hotel didn’t care so th...
There's a great interview with S&R in the Sept 1993 issue of Magic Magazine available in the archive. Roy was asked if people walked out of their show thinking it's a magic show? His answer encapsulated it all: "In the first couple of minutes of the show, they may be thinking, 'How's this h...