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A Scottish magic society has announced the line-up for two performances to celebrate its centenary. Aberdeen Magical Society will celebrate '100 Years of Magic' with a two-night run at Aberdeen Arts Centre.

Tras su éxito en Madrid, la producción busca nuevos talentos para llevar la fusión de magia y teatro musical por toda España con audiciones presenciales en junio.

Audiences are in for a magical and provocative experience with Austin playwright and performer Katie Bender’s INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SEANCE. The show is part of Austin’s Fusebox Festival— five exhilarating days of live performance, art, film, music, dance, and theater all over the city. In the show Bender invites audiences into a space where theater, magic, and personal reckoning intersect.

The Aberdeen Magical Society will present '100 Years of Magic' on September 4-5, 2026, at the Aberdeen Arts Centre, celebrating a century of magical entertainment.

For more than two decades, magician Steve Cohen, known as “the Millionaires’ Magician”, has performed Chamber Magic inside the the Lotte New York Palace. In this interview, Cohen shares how his work connects to New York’s historic lineage of magicians soon to be honored in the NYPL exhibition The Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City.

Pablo Puyol y Julia Möller encabezan esta ambiciosa producción que combina música, teatro y magia en una experiencia única para el público madrileño.

Pablo Puyol y Julia Möller encabezan esta ambiciosa producción que combina música, teatro y magia en una experiencia única para el público madrileño.

El nuevo musical sobre el legendario escapista llega esta semana al Teatro Calderón con Pablo Puyol y Julia Möller al frente del elenco.

 Profile Theatre will welcome two-time Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman and Richard Rogers award winner, Tony Voter, and Dramatist Guild Council Member Mike Lew for their residency in Profile’s 2025-2027 cycle! 

La Sala Houdini de Madrid acogió hoy la presentación oficial de HOUDINI, UN MUSICAL MÁGICO, el nuevo y ambicioso proyecto escénico que llegará el próximo 15 de octubre al Teatro Calderón. Un espectáculo que promete unir grandes ilusiones, teatro musical y una historia inspirada en el legendario escapista Harry Houdini.

LetsGo y beon estrenarán este nuevo y mágico musical en una producción que se podrá ver a partir del 15 de octubre.

El próximo 15 de octubre, el Teatro Calderón de Madrid estrenará HOUDINI, UN MUSICAL MÁGICO, una nueva producción escénica que fusiona teatro musical y magia de gran formato. El espectáculo está basado en la vida del legendario escapista Harry Houdini, y cuenta con dirección y libreto de Federico Bellone.

Broadway star and multiple Drama Desk nominee Ryan Silverman will portray the most famous illusionist and showman of all time, Harry Houdini, in an original musical, The Impossible Man.

John Sturk, a Chicago magician and musician, has been elected National President of The Society of American Magicians. Sturk will be the 107th president to serve in the office.

Producer Karl Sydow (The Last Ship) has just announced that the new Broadway bound musical HOUDINI directed by Federico Bellone (Mary Poppins in Milan, Dirty Dancing), recently held a cross continental virtual developmental reading starring Tony Award nominee Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, Anastasia) as Harry Houdini and Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bandstand) as Bess Houdini.

The man who brought us Mr Blobby now seeks redemption by bringing his own, highly acclaimed one man show The Last Act of Harry Houdini to London. Harry Houdini confronted death on a daily basis a?" and his own death, on October 31st, as foretold by the very mediums and mystics he spent his life debunking, is his final act.

Producer Karl Sydow (The Last Ship, Dance of Death, Red Joan) and Director Federico Bellone (Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins in Milan, new production of Dirty Dancing and upcoming revival of Sugar both in the West End) announce the development of a brand new musical, The Impossible Man, based on the true story of illusionist and stunt showman, Harry Houdini.

It was October 31st, 1926 when the world famous escape artist Harry Houdini succumbed to the one thing in life that's inescapable, and every year since, believers hold seances on Halloween night, anticipating his return.

New York audiences will be transported back to 1926 to experience a world of mysterious speakeasies, backstage intrigue, and hotel room affairs as they unravel the untimely death of legendary illusionist Harry Houdini in The Girl Who Handcuffed Harry Houdini, the new immersive theatrical production from playwright and director Cynthia von Buhler and her production company, Speakeasy Dollhouse.

Greenville Little Theatre (GLT) will bring an epic piece of musical theatre to the stage with their upcoming production of Ragtime. This Tony award winning musical features some of the Upstate's most vocally talented performers; including Meg Foster, Jessica Eckenrod, Luke Browder, John Kilpatrick, Khristin Stephens, and features Greenville's own Delvin Choice in what might be his last local performance before pursuing his dreams of Broadway.

This holiday season Lorna Luft, the beloved performer and daughter of film and television icon Judy Garland, will star as Louise in The 5th Avenue Theatre's new production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, which began rehearsals this week.

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced full casting for its evocative new production of Ragtime, which begins rehearsals today. A tale of family, heart and perseverance at the turn of the 20th century, Ragtime is a vital story about the headstrong and determined individuals and their families who helped make the United States a diverse and thriving nation.

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced full casting for its evocative new production of Ragtime, which begins rehearsals today. A tale of family, heart and perseverance at the turn of the 20th century, Ragtime is a vital story about the headstrong and determined individuals and their families who helped make the United States a diverse and thriving nation.

The Greenville Little Theatre (GLT) is delighted to present its 2017 - 2018 92nd Dazzling Season!

What are you afraid of? Lifetime member of the Magic Castle and accomplished actor Albie Selznick poses this question just in time for Halloween with a special Thursday night performance tonight, Oct. 31, the same day Harry Houdini died in 1926.