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The smallest room and the closest seats: cards, coins and sleight of hand a few feet from your face.
746 magicians · 2,872 billed weeks
Billed here most: Johnny Ace Palmer (41), Jonathan Levit (37), Paul Green (37)
2,193 magicians across 14,761 billed weeks in the Castle’s showrooms since 1997.
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No captured schedule within two weeks of this date for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2020. The Wayback Machine's captures are sparse in those years, and a week nobody captured cannot be shown.
| # | Magician | Weeks | Debut | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Shryock 25+ | 8 | 1997 | Parlour (4), Close-Up (2), Palace (2) |
| 2 | Mark Haslam 25+ | 7 | 1997 | Palace (4), Parlour (2), Close-Up |
| 2 | Loren C. Michaels | 7 | 1997 | Palace (3), Parlour (2), Lectures, Close-Up |
| 4 | Aldo Colombini 25+ | 6 | 1997 | Parlour (3), Lectures, Close-Up, Palace |
| 4 | Jeff Martin 25+ | 6 | 1997 | Parlour (4), Palace, Close-Up |
| 4 | Mystina 25+ | 6 | 1998 | Palace (6) |
| 4 | Tom Ogden 25+ | 6 | 1998 | Close-Up (3), Parlour (2), Palace |
| 8 | Eugene Burger | 5 | 1997 | Close-Up (3), Parlour, Lectures |
| 8 | John Carney 25+ | 5 | 1997 | Close-Up (2), Palace (2), Parlour |
| 8 | Andrew Goldenhersh 25+ | 5 | 1998 | Close-Up (2), Parlour (2), Peller |
| 8 | Billy McComb | 5 | 1997 | Palace (3), Close-Up (2) |
| 8 | Joe Monti 25+ | 5 | 1997 | Close-Up (3), Palace (2) |
| 8 | Sylvester the Jester | 5 | 1998 | Palace (3), Parlour (2) |
| 8 | George Tovar 25+ | 5 | 1997 | Parlour (3), Close-Up (2) |
| 15 | Mike Elkan 25+ | 4 | 1997 | Parlour (3), Palace |
| 15 | The Falkensteins | 4 | 1997 | Parlour (4) |
| 15 | Fenik 25+ | 4 | 1998 | Close-Up (2), Parlour, Lectures |
| 15 | Brian Gillis 25+ | 4 | 1997 | Parlour (2), Close-Up (2) |
| 15 | Christopher Hart 25+ | 4 | 1997 | Palace (4) |
| 15 | Whit Haydn 25+ | 4 | 1998 | Close-Up (2), Parlour, Palace |
| 15 | Fernando Keops 25+ | 4 | 1997 | Parlour (2), Lectures, Close-Up |
| 15 | Amos Levkovitch 25+ | 4 | 1998 | Palace (4) |
| 15 | Martin Lewis | 4 | 1997 | Palace (2), Close-Up, Parlour |
| 15 | Earl Nelson | 4 | 1997 | Close-Up (3), Parlour |
| 15 | Dale Salwak 25+ | 4 | 1998 | Lectures (2), Palace (2) |
| 15 | Cheri Soleil | 4 | 1997 | Parlour (4) |
| 15 | T.C. Tahoe | 4 | 1998 | Palace (2), Parlour, Lectures |
| 15 | Steve Valentine 25+ | 4 | 1997 | Close-Up (4) |
| 15 | Armando Vera | 4 | 1998 | Close-Up (3), Lectures |
| 15 | R. Paul Wilson 25+ | 4 | 1997 | Close-Up (3), Lectures |
| 15 | David Zirbel 25+ | 4 | 1997 | Palace (4) |
| 32 | Jerry Andrus | 3 | 1998 | Close-Up (3) |
| 32 | Dick Barry | 3 | 1997 | Parlour (3) |
| 32 | Joycee Beck 25+ | 3 | 1998 | Close-Up (3) |
| 32 | James Chantler Brown | 3 | 1997 | Lectures, Parlour, Close-Up |
| 32 | Bruce Cervon | 3 | 1997 | Parlour (2), Close-Up |
| 32 | Larry Clark | 3 | 1997 | Palace (2), Close-Up |
| 32 | Mike Close | 3 | 1999 | Close-Up (2), Lectures |
| 32 | Dana Daniels 25+ | 3 | 1998 | Palace (2), Lectures |
| 32 | Enrico De La Vega | 3 | 1997 | Palace (3) |
| 32 | Jesse Dee 25+ | 3 | 1997 | Close-Up (3) |
| 32 | Craig Dickens | 3 | 1997 | Palace (3) |
| 32 | J. C. Dunn | 3 | 1998 | Parlour (3) |
| 32 | Fitzgerald 25+ | 3 | 1997 | Parlour (3) |
| 32 | Bruce Gold 25+ | 3 | 1997 | Palace (3) |
| 32 | Goldfinger & Dove 25+ | 3 | 1997 | Palace (3) |
| 32 | Paul Green 25+ | 3 | 1998 | Close-Up (3) |
| 32 | Allan Hayden 25+ | 3 | 1998 | Parlour, Close-Up, Lectures |
| 32 | Bob Markwood | 3 | 1997 | Parlour (2), Palace |
| 32 | Scotty McLean | 3 | 1997 | Parlour (2), Palace |
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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.
The smallest room and the closest seats: cards, coins and sleight of hand a few feet from your face.
746 magicians · 2,872 billed weeks
Billed here most: Johnny Ace Palmer (41), Jonathan Levit (37), Paul Green (37)
A Victorian salon for stand-up magic at conversational range, the room where a performer talks as much as they conjure.
838 magicians · 3,079 billed weeks
Billed here most: Handsome Jack (43), Howard Jay (32), John Carney (30)
The Castle's main stage: illusions, stagecraft and the acts built for a full house.
801 magicians · 3,026 billed weeks
Billed here most: Christopher Hart (50), Mystina (44), Chris Mitchell (43)
The intimate stage for comedy, mentalism and acts that sit between the parlour and the palace.
417 magicians · 1,228 billed weeks
Billed here most: Bruce Gold (21), Dave Cox (19), Alfonso (18)
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)
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)
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)
One-off appearances the schedule set apart from the regular rooms.
12 magicians · 33 billed weeks
Billed here most: Mike Pisciotta (11), Nick Dopuch (11), The Magic of Spain (2)
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.
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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