Imago's magic show, light on reality, teases the brain (Portland Tribune)
Jerry Mouawad is always thinking about magic. The Imago Theatre co-founder is, after all, the guy behind the enduringly popular puppet spectacles "Frogz" and "Biglittlethings," productions that involve a lot of mesmerizing sleight of hand. Mouawad makes an enthusiastic ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:46:12 GMT

Clock Ticking on 'Believe' Changes - RedOrbit
The nice folks at Cirque du Soleil were kind enough to let me in to the new " Criss Angel - Believe" last week without me sneaking around ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:41:55 GMT

Illusionist comes to Corvallis (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
Gazette-Times reporter It was a Christmas gift gone awry that led to Garry Carson's life as an award-winning magician.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:31:52 GMT

Leodini joins Davao magic show - Mindanao Times
Leodini said he is also "very excited" to watch in the two-day magic competition wherein magicians from around the country will be seeing action at Gaisano ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:42:13 GMT

An inverted sense of truth - Boston Globe
A HEARTBROKEN America has been stripped of its illusions yet again, and this time the culprit is (pseudo) stuntman David Blaine. We bow to no one in our admiration for Blaine's previous feats of derring-do, which have included such heart-stopping ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:24:00 GMT

Celebrity magician has comedic tricks up his sleeve (BG News)
Media Credit: Ben Lohman Voila!: Stage volunteer Katie checks magician Derek Hughes' mouth for her missing playing card. The magician and comedian had the crowd rolling in laughter and amazement last night in the Union Ballroom.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:47:14 GMT

Presto! Octogenarian magician makes it look easy- Times-Mail (subscription)
A lot of magicians are buried there in the cemetery. We also have Abbott's Magic Company's which makes tables, backdrops, magical equipment for magicians . ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:39:04 GMT

8 MILLION STORIES: HE’S A MAGIC MAN
Last week, many people were fraught with grief and disillusionment when they learned that real fake non-magic—the magic of real things happening in a fake-seeming way (read on to understand more)—sometimes fails to be real.
New York Press - Oct 08 12:59 PM

Skepticism dashed at hypnotizing fair
LUMBERTON —The world is full of skeptics, but one thing for sure at the Robeson Regional Agricultural Fair on Tuesday night, the audience was hypnotized by Alan Sands.
The Robesonian - Oct 08 9:07 AM

Abracadabra: St. Louis has become a flourishing place for magicians
It is a Friday afternoon in August and Keith Jozsef is shuffling cards at Tucker's Place in Soulard. Happy hour has just begun and the regulars are settling in amid wreathes of cigarette smoke. The ambience is still quiet enough to allow for conversational seesaw with Jozsef. And a little magic.
Riverfront Times - Oct 08 7:35 AM

Magician likes to get in your face - Black Hills Pioneer
It's not a magic show you would see on TV or on a stage. He doesn't levitate like Criss Angel or make large objects disappear like David Copperfield. He works with playing cards and rings and brings magic right to your face. "This is close-up ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:53:00 GMT

Magic Fingers - Winnipeg Sun
If anyone has the power to bring back the Winnipeg Jets, it's David Copperfield . After all, if the renowned master of illusion can make Lady ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:10:31 GMT

Gospel Magic & Entertainment In The Church (BellaOnline)
Is the church getting too much like the world? Has entertainment replaced preaching? A gospel magician addresses the issue.
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:18:24 GMT

Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas Sun)
If you missed magician Steve Wyrick's Sept. 12 Strip-side spectacle where he made a motorcycle appear out of what seemed to be warm fall air, tonight you can see what you missed from the comfort of your climate-controlled living room.
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:32:18 GMT

Criss Angels believes that you will too - Los Angeles Times
Criss Angel seemed at once exhausted and totally keyed up, happy but sad, frustrated yet full of characteristic bluster, and more than anything else, mad....
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:54:04 GMT

Gary's 'best in Scotland' award feels just magic - Edinburgh News
MAGICIAN Gary James almost hung up his cloak nine years ago after the birth of his daughter Emily. The semi-professional was worried that his trade might not bring in enough income to support his family. But he decided to give up his day job as a ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Behind-the-scenes look at Criss Angel's 'Believe' - Los Angeles Times
Illusionist Criss Angel (born Christopher Sarantakos) has come a long way from doing children's parties in New Jersey. He found success with his 2001...
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:43:34 GMT

Poof! It's Magic - Modesto Bee
What we do is we have a great variety of different types of magicians ." The show sold out last year and is expected to do as well this time around. ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:03:10 GMT

Master of illusion: Copperfield performs in Thunder Bay - Thunder Bay's Source
"For example, prior to the moving picture going into theatres, magicians were using the technique of images in motion as illusions in their shows. ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:46:32 GMT

Las Vegas Sun (Las Vegas Sun)
Criss Angel, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Superstar singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony decided to renew their wedding vows early today (Sunday) at Caesars Palace.
Publ.Date : Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:07:41 GMT

Vegas magician to make TLC appearance tonight - Las Vegas Sun
Steve Wyrick reveals the custom SW-1000 that the OCC crew of TLC's "American Chopper" built for him. Steve Wyrick Real Magic Steve Wyrick takes a seat on the custom SW-1000 that the OCC crew of TLC's "American Chopper" built for him. If you missed ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:57:00 GMT