The legendary juggling genius Michael Moschen lecturing about the creative process and how he comes up with his unique routines. The exclusive lecture took place on April 30 at the Wonderfun Shop in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. (5/5/12: A MagicTimes photo).

Gary Ross, 'Houdini': Director Lands Project With Summit After Turning Down 'Hunger Games' Sequel - Huffington Post
Turns out directing "The Hunger Games" won't be the last thing Gary Ross ever does. THR reports he's in negotiations to helm "Houdini" for Summit. The film is based on The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero, a biography of the magician by William Kalush and Larry Sloman -- a book that drew controversy for intimating that Houdini was a spy for the Secret Service and Britain. Noah Oppenheim wrote the screenplay....
Publ.Date : 2012-05-02T19:37:24Z

Magician goes to Japanese prison in 'Locked Up Abroad' - Examiner
Mark Greening tells his story in "Locked Up Abroad: The Juggler Smuggler," Greening was a carefree magician in Bali when he met a Japanese woman who later told him that she was pregnant with his child. Greening flew to Japan to marry her, but found out that Tokyo was expensive. He found what seemed to be a lucrative business dealing hash, and started traveling back and forth to Nepal to pick up the drugs. ..
Publ.Date : 2012-05-02T07:20:06Z

Little magician charms everyone - deccanchronicle.com
From making money out of paper and a flower bloom out of a stick, eight-year-old V.N. Lucshun, has many tricks up his sleeves. A student of Class 3, he is already a class act and knows how to keep his audience on the edge with his magic tricks. Lucshun’s love for magic started when his parents took him for his first magic show. And he went for many, said his mother, H. Nalini. “Almost every time he would come back really intrigued with what he had witnessed. He became so engrossed in wanting to learn those tricks that we had to look for someone to teach him magic. After a little search we found a magician by the name of Veerashekar, who also runs a dance school....
Publ.Date : 2012-05-03T11:22:18Z

Federal gigs are no hocus pocus, magician says - Politico.com
Eric Henning of Laurel, Md., for instance, is a professional magician and motivational speaker who’s performed at all sorts at government events: He’s worked both the Bush and Obama White Houses, National Christmas Tree lightings, Easter egg rolls and the surgeon general’s ball. Henning regularly appears at the White House Communications Agency’s holiday party. He’s even performed for the National Security Agency. “When people think of magicians they think of guys in Vegas with boxes and tigers or some guy at your kid’s birthday party, and that seems frivolous,” Henning said in an interview. “I assure you it’s not.” “There are things that magicians know that can help,” he said. “Magicians are professional communicators. I mean, who better to communicate an abstract concept than a magician? We’re trying to convince people of impossibilities every single day.”...
Publ.Date : 2012-05-04T01:19:49Z

Magician and comedian to perform in Taunton (From This is The West Country) - Bridgwater News
HEARD the one about the accountant who went into showbiz, combining mind-boggling magic and top-class comedy? The irrepressible Ian Keable brings his show Funny Tricks to the Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton on Saturday, May 12. His show features mind-reading, sleight of hand and, above all, his trademark, laugh-out loud comedy magic....
Publ.Date : 2012-05-06T12:44:38Z