David Copperfield News

On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, join The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory of the Performing Arts for an evening of comedy, music, magic and more with The Piff and Puddles Misery Loves Company Tour. 

Mercury Theatre today announces the full cast for William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors in celebration of their 50th Anniversary.

Daniel Radcliffe appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night to discuss his being cast in the 'Weird Al' Yankovic biopic, the Harry Potter franchise, and more.

In a new interview with The New York Times, Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he is not interested in starring in a film adaption of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Radcliffe returns to the stage later this year as Charley in New York Theatre Workshop's new production of Merrily We Roll Along.

Following a complete sell-out 26 show run at this year's Perth and Adelaide Fringe, Showmen Productions are once again returning to Melbourne with The Greatest Magic Show - with more  whimsical wonders than ever before! Having garnered international acclaim in countries such as Scotland,  New Zealand and England; the stars Sam and Justin will be hitting the stage with brand new illusions  direct from a Las Vegas stage! 

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of the comedy/drama about mid-life crises and aging parents, “Dot,” written by Colman Domingo, star of AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” and directed by Q. Smith, on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. The live performance will be captured on film for on-demand streaming, from Thursday, March 17 through Sunday, March 20. Script in Hand playreadings offer intimate storytelling as professional actors bring the words to life without sets or costumes.

Who wouldn't like to add a little magic to their life? Comedy Workshop Productions presents a darkly funny, inspiring new comedy about one woman's miraculous escape from the secrets of her past.

Writers behind some of the most critically acclaimed works over the last two years were honoured at the 29th Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards ceremony, including Russell T Davies, Kevin Dyer, Emerald Fennell, Andrea Gibb, Chinonyerem Odimba, Simon Blackwell and Armando Iannucci and Jack Thorne

-Anthropologist, magician, and mind reader Paul Draper, who has appeared on the History Channel, A&E, HBO, Hallmark, the Travel Channel, HGTV and more, is now teaching a course in The Art of Magic at Soka University.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand play reading of the thriller, “Murder by Misadventure” by Edward Taylor, before a live audience on Monday, February 21, at 7 p.m.

The Showmen, creators of the sell-out success Fringe shows Adults Only Magic Show, The Greatest Magic Show and CIRCUS - The Show are returning to Adelaide with updated versions of these three productions at Gluttony for the 2022 Adelaide Fringe.

The film will reportedly follow Yankovic's life, starting as a musical prodigy taking him to musical legend and Grammy Award-winner. The film will include the creation of his hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his several celebrity love affairs and famously immoral lifestyle. The film is begin written by Yankovic and Eric Appel.

London Classic Theatre today announce a new UK tour of Bernard Slade's Same Time, Next Year. Michael Cabot directs Kieran Buckeridge (George) and Sarah Kempton (Doris) in one of the world's most widely staged plays, originally produced on Broadway in 1975.

In the spirit of the holiday season, Westport Country Playhouse Radio Theater, a free-of-charge broadcast series, will reprise from last year the inventive audio play, “A Merry Little Christmas Carol,” airing on WSHU Radio on Saturday, December 25, at 3:06 p.m. (following the national news), with a rebroadcast on Sunday, December 26, at 3:06 p.m.

Tonight, NBC will air its sixth live musical production. Following in the footsteps of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar, the peacock network will be presenting Annie. Based on Harold Gray's comic strip titled Little Orphan Annie, this musical tells the story of a little orphan with equal measures of pluck and positivity who charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in New York City in the year 1933.

Hugh Dancy has been announced to lead a new revival of Law & Order. Black-ish star Anthony Anderson has been tapped to also star in the series. They both will be joining the previously announced Jeffrey Donovan, who will play an NYPD Detective in the new installment.

Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago’s home for close-up magic, continues its Artist-In-Residence series with Kayla Drescher: Magic in Heels, Wednesdays at 7:00pm, January 5 – March 30, 2022. Kayla Drescher: Magic in Heels is a wild ride of magic, laughter, and interactive fun, all done in heels because “magic in pajamas” was already taken.

The producers of Broadway's smash hit The Illusionists have brought together the world's greatest entertainers for the spellbinding and incredible new holiday production, A Magical Cirque Christmas. Audiences will experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and breathtaking cirque artists from all corners of the globe accompanied by their favorite holiday music performed live in this festive, fun-for-the-whole-family event.

Despite a pandemic and world stress, we need a little Christmas right this very minute. On December 7, A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS comes to Midland Center for the Arts for a comedic, musical, and magic-filled time travel journey of the holidays through the years that is both a perfect date night and a family fun outing.

From the innovators behind the blockbuster Immersive Van Gogh exhibition seen by over 3.5 million visitors since its North American debut last year comes an exhilarating magic experience just in time to ignite the holiday season.