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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 in the Lectures & Special Events in the 2000s

Counted as schedule weeks. Equal counts share a rank.
#MagicianWeeksDebutRooms
1 Henry Evans 5 2001 Lectures (5)
2 Aldo Colombini 25+ 4 1997 Lectures (4)
2 Aaron Fisher 25+ 4 2002 Lectures (4)
4 Fernando Keops 25+ 3 1997 Lectures (3)
4 Losander 25+ 3 2001 Lectures (3)
4 Shoot Ogawa 25+ 3 2002 Lectures (3)
7 Ivan Amodei 2 2000 Lectures (2)
7 Jon Armstrong 25+ 2 2002 Lectures (2)
7 Dick Barry 2 1997 Lectures (2)
7 Don Drake 2 2003 Lectures (2)
7 Doc Eason 25+ 2 2000 Lectures (2)
7 John Fedko 2 2005 Lectures (2)
7 Lennart Green 2 2000 Lectures (2)
7 Ross Horwitz 2 2000 Lectures (2)
7 Terry Lunceford 25+ 2 1997 Lectures (2)
7 Doug Malloy 2 1998 Lectures (2)
7 Rick Marcelli 2 2000 Lectures (2)
7 Alan Marchese 2 2001 Lectures (2)
7 Ice McDonald 25+ 2 1998 Lectures (2)
7 Joe Monti 25+ 2 1997 Lectures (2)
7 Andy Nyman 2 1997 Lectures (2)
7 David Regal 25+ 2 1997 Lectures (2)
7 Brandon Scott 25+ 2 1999 Lectures (2)
7 Jamy Ian Swiss 25+ 2 2001 Lectures (2)
7 Michael Vincent 2 2001 Lectures (2)
26 Allan Ackerman 1 1999 Lectures
26 Michael Ammar 1 1999 Lectures
26 Carl Andrews Jr 1 2001 Lectures
26 Danny Archer 1 2004 Lectures
26 John Archer 1 2006 Lectures
26 Steve Baker 1 2006 Lectures
26 Guy Bavli 1 1999 Lectures
26 Rey Ben 1 2004 Lectures
26 Rafael Benatar 25+ 1 1999 Lectures
26 Arthur Benjamin 1 2000 Lectures
26 Bruce Bernstein 1 2004 Lectures
26 Jay Scott Berry 1 2003 Lectures
26 Mathieu Bich 1 2004 Lectures
26 Tony Binarelli 1 2004 Lectures
26 Glenn Bishop 1 2004 Lectures
26 Gaetan Bloom 1 2000 Lectures
26 Trixie Bond 1 2000 Lectures
26 Vanni Bossi 1 2004 Lectures
26 Doug Brewer 25+ 1 1999 Lectures
26 Tom Burgoon 1 1999 Lectures
26 Camilo 1 2003 Lectures
26 Mark Cannon 1 2002 Lectures
26 Cellini 1 2002 Lectures
26 Christian Engblom and Dani DaOrtiz 1 2007 Lectures
26 Adam Christing 1 2005 Lectures

Showing the top 50. Everyone in the Lectures & Special Events in the 2000s, 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