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The Magic Castle · Hollywood

Every magician billed at The Magic Castle

2,201 magicians across 14,854 billed weeks in the Castle’s showrooms since 1997.

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On this day at the Castle

October 28

No captured schedule within two weeks of this date for 1997, 1998 and 2020. The Wayback Machine's captures are sparse in those years, and a week nobody captured cannot be shown.

Most weeks billed

Counted as schedule weeks. Equal counts share a rank. Weeks behind the bar are a standing residency rather than a booking, so they are shown on a magician’s record and on the Hat & Hare’s own page but are not ranked here.
#MagicianWeeksDebutRooms
1 John Carney 25+ 104 1997 Close-Up (33), Parlour (31), Palace (21), Peller (14), Lunch & Brunch (3), Lectures (2), Hat & Hare
2 Dana Daniels 25+ 92 1998 Palace (37), Parlour (25), Lunch & Brunch (20), Peller (7), Lectures (2), Close-Up, Hat & Hare
3 Tom Ogden 25+ 91 1998 Close-Up (31), Parlour (28), Lunch & Brunch (12), Palace (9), Peller (6), Lectures (5)
4 Chris Mitchell 25+ 88 1999 Palace (43), Lunch & Brunch (17), Peller (16), Parlour (12)
5 Johnny Ace Palmer 25+ 80 1999 Close-Up (41), Lunch & Brunch (18), Parlour (17), Lectures (4)
6 Christopher Hart 25+ 77 1997 Palace (50), Peller (12), Lunch & Brunch (9), Parlour (6)
7 Bruce Gold 25+ 74 1997 Palace (34), Peller (21), Parlour (14), Lunch & Brunch (5), Hat & Hare (3)
8 Jon Armstrong 25+ 73 2002 Hat & Hare (39), Close-Up (30), Parlour (17), Palace (9), Peller (9), Lectures (6), Lunch & Brunch (2)
9 Rafael Benatar 25+ 71 1999 Close-Up (23), Parlour (22), Palace (9), Lunch & Brunch (8), Lectures (8), Special
9 Eric Buss 25+ 71 1998 Palace (32), Parlour (23), Peller (9), Lunch & Brunch (7), Hat & Hare (2)
11 Rob Zabrecky 25+ 70 2002 Parlour (25), Peller (17), Palace (13), Lunch & Brunch (7), Close-Up (6), Hat & Hare (4), Lectures (2)
12 Matt Marcy 25+ 69 1998 Palace (31), Parlour (28), Peller (6), Lunch & Brunch (3), Lectures
13 Mark Haslam 25+ 66 1997 Palace (30), Parlour (22), Close-Up (11), Lunch & Brunch (2), Peller
14 Dave Cox 25+ 63 2004 Parlour (26), Peller (19), Palace (9), Hat & Hare (8), Lunch & Brunch (7), Lectures (2)
14 Handsome Jack 25+ 63 1999 Parlour (43), Peller (9), Palace (5), Close-Up (4), Hat & Hare (3), Lectures, Lunch & Brunch
14 Joel Ward 25+ 63 2001 Palace (23), Lunch & Brunch (17), Peller (14), Parlour (8), Close-Up, Hat & Hare
14 David Zirbel 25+ 63 1997 Palace (40), Lunch & Brunch (12), Parlour (9), Peller (2)
18 Arthur Trace 25+ 61 2005 Palace (26), Parlour (21), Peller (6), Lunch & Brunch (5), Special, Lectures, Close-Up
19 Ashton Ardenti 25+ 60 2024 Lunch & Brunch (57), Close-Up (2), Parlour
19 Joe Monti 25+ 60 1997 Parlour (17), Close-Up (16), Palace (13), Hat & Hare (9), Peller (7), Lectures (5), Lunch & Brunch (2)
21 Paul Green 25+ 59 1998 Close-Up (37), Parlour (13), Lunch & Brunch (4), Peller (4), Hat & Hare (3), Lectures
21 Jonathan Levit 25+ 59 1999 Close-Up (37), Peller (12), Hat & Hare (12), Parlour (7), Palace (2), Lectures
21 Shoot Ogawa 25+ 59 2002 Parlour (17), Palace (11), Close-Up (11), Lectures (9), Peller (6), Lunch & Brunch (5), Hat & Hare (2)
24 Andrew Goldenhersh 25+ 58 1998 Close-Up (26), Parlour (17), Peller (10), Lunch & Brunch (4), Hat & Hare (3), Palace
24 Pop Haydn 25+ 58 2010 Hat & Hare (27), Palace (19), Close-Up (12), Parlour (9), Peller (8), Lunch & Brunch (7), Lectures (3)
26 David Regal 25+ 57 1997 Close-Up (34), Parlour (9), Hat & Hare (6), Lunch & Brunch (5), Peller (4), Lectures (3), Palace (2)
27 Alfonso 25+ 55 1997 Parlour (22), Peller (18), Hat & Hare (13), Close-Up (13), Lunch & Brunch (2)
27 Lou Serrano 25+ 55 2000 Close-Up (32), Peller (13), Lunch & Brunch (6), Palace (3), Hat & Hare, Parlour
29 Mystina 25+ 54 1998 Palace (44), Parlour (10)
29 George Tovar 25+ 54 1997 Parlour (24), Hat & Hare (21), Close-Up (16), Peller (9), Lunch & Brunch (5)
31 Ice McDonald 25+ 53 1998 Palace (29), Lunch & Brunch (9), Close-Up (6), Parlour (5), Lectures (3), Peller
32 Dale Salwak 25+ 51 1998 Palace (40), Lunch & Brunch (5), Lectures (5), Parlour
33 Shawn McMaster 25+ 50 2005 Parlour (19), Lunch & Brunch (14), Peller (9), Palace (7), Hat & Hare (2), Lectures
33 Brandon Scott 25+ 50 1999 Parlour (22), Peller (12), Lunch & Brunch (10), Hat & Hare (5), Palace (3), Lectures (2), Close-Up
35 Amos Levkovitch 25+ 49 1998 Palace (35), Parlour (9), Lunch & Brunch (4), Hat & Hare (2), Peller
35 Ron Saylor 25+ 49 2001 Parlour (29), Lunch & Brunch (9), Peller (9), Palace (2), Hat & Hare
37 Jeanine Anderson 25+ 48 1998 Lunch & Brunch (30), Parlour (15), Peller (2), Special
37 Chris Capehart 25+ 48 2004 Parlour (26), Lunch & Brunch (20), Close-Up (2)
37 Aidan Corcoran 25+ 48 2025 Lunch & Brunch (46), Peller, Parlour
37 Jordan Meller 25+ 48 2024 Lunch & Brunch (45), Close-Up (3)
41 Derek Hughes 25+ 47 2005 Parlour (18), Peller (16), Palace (9), Hat & Hare (3), Lunch & Brunch (3), Close-Up
41 Tina Lenert 25+ 47 2000 Palace (35), Lunch & Brunch (6), Parlour (4), Lectures (2)
43 Oz Shemesh 25+ 46 2025 Lunch & Brunch (45), Close-Up
44 Dan Birch 25+ 44 1997 Palace (35), Lunch & Brunch (7), Parlour (2)
44 Aye Jaye 25+ 44 2004 Parlour (16), Lunch & Brunch (13), Palace (10), Peller (4), Hat & Hare, Lectures
46 Jacob Martinez 25+ 43 2024 Lunch & Brunch (39), Close-Up (3), Peller
47 Frank Thurston 25+ 42 2003 Lunch & Brunch (33), Parlour (8), Special
48 Danny Cole 25+ 40 1999 Palace (25), Parlour (8), Close-Up (4), Lectures (3)
48 Mike Elkan 25+ 40 1997 Close-Up (21), Parlour (10), Palace (7), Hat & Hare (2), Lunch & Brunch, Peller
48 Hillel 25+ 40 2001 Palace (21), Lunch & Brunch (10), Parlour (7), Hat & Hare (2), Peller (2)

Showing the top 50. Everyone, A–Z →

A night at the Castle, room by room

The Magic Castle is the clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts, a Victorian mansion above Franklin Avenue where several shows run at once and the evening is spent walking between them. Each room has its own kind of magic, and its own regulars.

Close-Up Gallery

The smallest room and the closest seats: cards, coins and sleight of hand a few feet from your face.

748 magicians · 2,892 billed weeks

Billed here most: Johnny Ace Palmer (41), Jonathan Levit (37), Paul Green (37)

Parlour of Prestidigitation

A Victorian salon for stand-up magic at conversational range, the room where a performer talks as much as they conjure.

841 magicians · 3,096 billed weeks

Billed here most: Handsome Jack (43), Howard Jay (32), John Carney (31)

Palace of Mystery

The Castle's main stage: illusions, stagecraft and the acts built for a full house.

817 magicians · 3,064 billed weeks

Billed here most: Christopher Hart (50), Mystina (44), Chris Mitchell (43)

The Peller Theatre

The intimate stage for comedy, mentalism and acts that sit between the parlour and the palace.

420 magicians · 1,234 billed weeks

Billed here most: Bruce Gold (21), Dave Cox (19), Alfonso (18)

The Hat and Hare / W.C. Fields Bar

Bar magic at the rail: dice, cards and impromptu miracles between drinks.

268 magicians · 1,684 billed weeks

Billed here most: Mike Pisciotta (189), Nick Dopuch (157), Bob Gebert (131)

Friday Lunch / Weekend Brunch

Daytime shows, matinees and the family-friendly parlour at brunch.

604 magicians · 2,216 billed weeks

Billed here most: Ashton Ardenti (57), Aidan Corcoran (46), Jordan Meller (45)

Lectures & Special Events

The magicians-only sessions and special events the schedule listed alongside the shows.

354 magicians · 623 billed weeks

Billed here most: Shoot Ogawa (9), Rafael Benatar (8), Richard Turner (8)

Special Appearance

One-off appearances the schedule set apart from the regular rooms.

21 magicians · 45 billed weeks

Billed here most: Mike Pisciotta (12), Nick Dopuch (11), Alain Demoyencourt (2)

How this archive was made

The Castle has posted weekly schedules online since 1997. We found copies in the Internet Archive, the Castle’s own weekly Instagram posts and the Academy’s member newsletter, then pulled out the names, rooms and dates.

What’s missing

  • The archive starts in 1997. The Castle’s first 34 years were printed.
  • Some years are thin. 1997 (11 weeks), 1999 (24 weeks), 2019 (12 weeks) have the fewest weeks found so far.
  • 2020 and 2021 are short. The Castle was closed from March 2020 until mid-2021.
  • The work is not finished. We still have more sources to check.

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New schedules are added as the Castle publishes them. Last rebuilt 2026-09-13.

Sources: · Internet Archive Wayback Machine — the Castle's schedule pages
· AMA Newsletter — monthly schedule pages (archived copies)
· The Genii Forum — Magic Castle Happenings (Dustin Stinett)
· AMA Junior Society Newsletter — brunch booking schedules
· The Magic Castle on Instagram — weekly bills
· The Magic Castle — Now Appearing