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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.

All 2,201, A–Z → · What is on at the Castle this week →

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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 in the Close-Up Gallery in the 1990s

Counted as schedule weeks. Equal counts share a rank.
#MagicianWeeksDebutRooms
1 Steve Valentine 25+ 4 1997 Close-Up (4)
2 Jerry Andrus 3 1998 Close-Up (3)
2 Joycee Beck 25+ 3 1998 Close-Up (3)
2 Eugene Burger 3 1997 Close-Up (3)
2 Jesse Dee 25+ 3 1997 Close-Up (3)
2 Paul Green 25+ 3 1998 Close-Up (3)
2 Joe Monti 25+ 3 1997 Close-Up (3)
2 Earl Nelson 3 1997 Close-Up (3)
2 Tom Ogden 25+ 3 1998 Close-Up (3)
2 David Regal 25+ 3 1997 Close-Up (3)
2 Armando Vera 3 1998 Close-Up (3)
2 R. Paul Wilson 25+ 3 1997 Close-Up (3)
13 Jeff Bornstein 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
13 Bob Busch 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 John Carney 25+ 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
13 Fred Catiller 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 Mike Close 2 1999 Close-Up (2)
13 Fenik 25+ 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 Brian Gillis 25+ 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
13 Andrew Goldenhersh 25+ 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 Whit Haydn 25+ 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 Mark Matsumoto 25+ 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 Billy McComb 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
13 Harry Monti 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 Barry Price 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
13 John Shryock 25+ 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
13 Monte Smith 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
13 Jeff Steele 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 Suzanne 25+ 2 1998 Close-Up (2)
13 George Tovar 25+ 2 1997 Close-Up (2)
31 Simo Aalto 1 1999 Close-Up
31 Allan Ackerman 1 1999 Close-Up
31 Alba 1 1998 Close-Up
31 Alexander 1 1999 Close-Up
31 David Avadon 1 1998 Close-Up
31 Rafael Benatar 25+ 1 1999 Close-Up
31 Jim Blantz 1 1999 Close-Up
31 Tom Boz 1 1997 Close-Up
31 J.B. Brash 1 1997 Close-Up
31 James Chantler Brown 1 1997 Close-Up
31 Bruce Cervon 1 1997 Close-Up
31 Larry Clark 1 1997 Close-Up
31 Lorenzo Clark 25+ 1 1999 Close-Up
31 Danny Cole 25+ 1 1999 Close-Up
31 Aldo Colombini 25+ 1 1997 Close-Up
31 Steve Dacri 1 1998 Close-Up
31 Ed Ellis 1 1999 Close-Up
31 Thomas Fraps 1 1997 Close-Up
31 Gaston 1 1997 Close-Up
31 Pit Hartling 1 1998 Close-Up

Showing the top 50. Everyone in the Close-Up Gallery in the 1990s, 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