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Wild About Harry — Two vastly disparate
productions explore the life of Houdini
- Chicago Sun-Times
Two very different but equally superb
productions about Houdini are now
playing simultaneously on Chicago
stages. Here is a closer look at the
sleight-of-hand with which each
approaches its ever-intriguing
subject:...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-30T22:46:26Z
Jim Carrey's off his spellbinding new
look - The Sun
The Truman Show star was sporting a
beard and long, two-tone hair on the set
of his The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
And he has been brushing up on his
illusion skills to play a dangerous
street magician in a bitter rivalry with
a traditional duo. His character has
been described by director Don Scardino
as what you would get "if David Blaine
and Criss Angel had a child."...
Publ.Date : 2012-01-31T17:15:58Z
Magician brings act home to C-U -
News-Gazette
Magician and Champaign native Markus
Clegg will perform a one-man show,
"Magic and Other Nonsense," at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday at the SoDo Theatre,
114 S. Neil St., C. The show, Clegg's
first public one in his hometown, will
present sleight of hand....
Publ.Date : 2012-02-01T16:24:41Z
Mark Wood, local magician, attends magic
convention - Jackson County
Times-Journal
There were nearly 1,000 magicians at the
81st Magi-Fest convention held at the
Renaissance Hotel in Columbus, January
24-26. Entertainers from around the
United States learned new ideas from
guest lecturers and even had a chance to
purchase new effects from 27
international magic dealers. There were
also a variety of stage and close-up
performances, including the Headliner
Show at the Palace Theater. The featured
performer was illusionist Terry
Evanswood,
Publ.Date : 2012-02-01T18:26:22Z
President of Magic Circle, Jack Delvin,
passes on wisdom to young magicians -
This is Local London
AT EIGHTY years old Orpington magician
Jack Delvin is stepping out of the
limelight and turning his hand to
teaching tricks of the trade. Mr Delvin
was bitten by the magic bug aged just
five. He performed his first
professional show at 13 years old and
has gone on to enjoy a career spanning
60 years. He has been president of the
international Magic Circle for the past
three years, but following a heart
attack last year, the veteran magician
is now taking a step back from
performing.
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:56:54
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'Dynamo: Magician Impossible' renewed
for two more series by Watch - Digital
Spy
Dynamo: Magician Impossible has been
renewed for two more series. The
entertainment show, which was recently
nominated for a National Television
Award, has been recommissioned by Watch.
The two new four-part series will air
during 2012 following the success of the
first run, which picked up an average of
1.7m viewers. "I've been amazed by the
response to the first series and look
forward to letting the cameras into my
life once again," Dynamo said....
Publ.Date : 2012-02-02T09:49:47Z
Marc Forster to Make The War Magician
Appear
Variety reports that director Marc
Forster, who recently wrapped World War
Z starring Brad Pitt, has attached
himself to The War Magician, an
adaptation of David Fisher's
best-selling novel on the life of
British magician Jasper Maskelyne.
Lonetree Entertainment will produce the
film.
UPDATE: Just hours after posting the
above news, Variety is now saying that
Forster is no longer on board:
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:51:29
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Magic and mystery back at Palace Theatre
- Marion Star
Spencers Theatre of Illusion will bring
an innovative, contemporary illusion
show to the Marion Palace Theatre at 8
p.m. Feb. 11. For the Spencers, magic is
not merely about baffling the audience
by doing something seemingly impossible.
Magic these days is about drama,
spectacle, interaction, danger and
personality....
Publ.Date : 2012-02-02T11:08:32Z
Magician Steve Wallach goes mental at
Capriccio - Courier-Post
There are two things you need to bring
if you’re planning on catching magician
and mentalist Steve Wallach’s act in
Atlantic City. The first is an open
mind, a willingness to suspend belief
and logic. The second is an appetite for
fine Italian food....
Publ.Date : 2012-02-03T08:08:23Z
Ray Anderson, The Cool Magician at the
Verdi March 7 - SooToday.com
Ray Anderson is a performer, creator,
and a teacher of magic, based out of
Ontario. He has travelled throughout
North America performing this Art. He
has become one of North America’s most
demanded magicians. His entertainment is
as close as it gets; in fact, audiences
become part of the show where mystery
and laughter make this style of
entertainment exciting for the whole
family. From card tricks and coin tricks
he keeps audiences talking long after
their part is finished...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-03T18:24:00Z
The Magicians: BBC show that tried to
KILL Strictly Come Dancing's Craig -
Daily Mail
Here I am, during rehearsals for BBC1’s
big Saturday night show The Magicians,
kneeling down with a heavy concrete
block balanced on my head. There is a
heavy-set man with a samurai-style strip
of black paint covering his eyes
wielding a sledgehammer above me. The
idea is to smash the block into two
pieces. No special effects, no sleight
of hand, no illusions. This is the real
thing.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:53:00
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Scots duo love to thrill audience on
BBC's The Magicians - Scottish Daily
Record
When Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod
signed up for Saturday teatime show The
Magicians, they thought they might have
to play it safe. Having just dangled
Masterchef duo Gregg Wallace and John
Torode off a London landmark and sent
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel
Horwood off the end of a cliff in the
boot of an exploding car, they needn’t
have worried.
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:14:00
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