WSJ: ‘Stalker’ Is a Magic Show That Gets Inside Your Mind
Charles Isherwood, Writing for The Wall Street Journal: “Stalker” is the sinister title of the entertaining mind-bender of a magic show performed by the Swedish duo known as Brynolf & Ljung. And that ominous word is underscored by the primary prop on the mostly clean stage: a cork board with various photos and clippings affixed […]
Rutka Musical to Make World Premiere at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Andrew Gans, Writing for Playbill: RUTKA—a new indie-rock musical adapted from Rutka’s Notebook: A Voice From the Holocaust, a diary kept by 14-year-old Rutka Laskier in 1943 while living in the Jewish Ghetto in Bedzin, Poland—will make its world premiere at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park this fall. Directed by Wendy C. Goldberg, previews will begin […]
Penn & Teller to Produce ‘Mind-Bending’ Magic Show, ‘Stalker,’ in New York
Tim Teeman, Writing for The Daily Beast: Comedy magic duo Penn & Teller are set to produce Stalker, a new, illusion-based show for the New York stage themed around stalking. Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung, the creators of Stalker—which they performed in their native Sweden between 2021 and 2022—stumped Penn and Teller on their TV […]
VIDEO: Kelly Clarkson Freaks Out Over Asi Wind Magic Trick
VIDEO: Embrace the Holidays Like Never Before at The Candy Cottage of Christmas Magic
Lauren Scala shows off all the sweet surprises visitors can find at The Candy Cottage of Christmas Magic. The Candy Cottage is open now until January 3, 2024.
Tony Winner and ‘Museum of Ice Cream’ Producer to Open ‘Candy Cottage’ at Rockefeller Center
Lois Weiss, Writing for The New York Post: Just in time for an après-Halloween confectionary reboot, the Candy Cottage of Christmas Magic will open in Rockefeller Center not long after the kids’ trick-or-treat bags empty out. Located in the Channel Gardens, visitors will be showered with sweets inside a “cottage” created within a giant trunk […]
‘Asi Wind’s Inner Circle’ Review: A Man With All the Aces
Charles Isherwood, Writing for The Wall Street Journal: It is neither fair, interesting nor even possible to describe in detail the various tricks Mr. Wind performs; at a show like this, surprise feeds one’s sense of wonder, and a sense of wonder is what the audience comes for. It is a credit to Mr. Wind’s […]
Wesley Taylor, Akron Lanier Watson, Etai Benson, More Cast in New Musical The 12 at Goodspeed
Meg Masseron, Writing for Playbill: Full casting has been announced for Goodspeed Musicals’ premiere of The 12, a new musical following 12 of the most well-known characters of all time: the 12 disciples. Tony winner John Doyle will direct the production, set to run September 8-October 29 at the Connecticut venue. … The 12, which […]
VIDEO: ‘Rock & Roll Man’ The Musical Performs A Medley On ‘The View’
The cast of Rock & Roll Man, the celebration of the life of radio DJ Alan Fried, brings the house down on ‘The View.’
VIDEO: Magician Asi Wind wows ‘The View’ with his magic
Whoopi Goldberg’s mind is blown by Asi Wind, now performing in Asi Wind’s Inner Circle in New York City.
‘Death Drop’ With ‘Drag Race’ Stars Jujubee, Willam and Shuga Cain Heads to New York
Charna Flam, Writing for Variety: The killer comedy drag show, starring some of the most famous drag queens, is coming to New York this summer. “Death Drop,” is set to begin its off-broadway previews on June 30, followed by opening night on July 13 at New World Stages. The show stars “RuPaul’s Drag Race’s” Jujubee […]
Ford’s Theatre’s roof is raised by the gospel of ‘Shout Sister Shout!’
Peter Marks, Writing for The Washington Post: When it sings, “Shout Sister Shout!,” dramatist Cheryl L. West’s no-frills portrait of gospel sensation Sister Rosetta Tharpe, is all thrills. The charge comes most electrifyingly from the evening’s star, Carrie Compere, who dedicates body and soul to the story of a singer anguished by conflicting loyalties to […]