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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 Parlour of Prestidigitation in the 2000s

Counted as schedule weeks. Equal counts share a rank.
#MagicianWeeksDebutRooms
1 Howard Jay 25+ 26 1999 Parlour (26)
2 Handsome Jack 25+ 19 1999 Parlour (19)
2 Jeff Martin 25+ 19 1997 Parlour (19)
4 Matt Marcy 25+ 18 1998 Parlour (18)
5 Fitzgerald 25+ 17 1997 Parlour (17)
6 Woody Pittman 25+ 16 1997 Parlour (16)
7 Alfonso 25+ 15 1997 Parlour (15)
7 Tom Ogden 25+ 15 1998 Parlour (15)
7 Ron Saylor 25+ 15 2001 Parlour (15)
7 Rob Zabrecky 25+ 15 2002 Parlour (15)
11 John Carney 25+ 14 1997 Parlour (14)
11 Joe Monti 25+ 14 1997 Parlour (14)
11 Bill Perron 25+ 14 1998 Parlour (14)
11 Stoil Stoilov 25+ 14 2000 Parlour (14)
15 Nancy Jean Gray 25+ 13 2002 Parlour (13)
15 Mark Haslam 25+ 13 1997 Parlour (13)
15 George Tovar 25+ 13 1997 Parlour (13)
18 Dick Barry 12 1997 Parlour (12)
18 Bruce Cervon 12 1997 Parlour (12)
18 Dave Cox 25+ 12 2004 Parlour (12)
18 Dan Jordan 12 1998 Parlour (12)
18 Brandon Scott 25+ 12 1999 Parlour (12)
23 Jeanine Anderson 25+ 11 1998 Parlour (11)
23 Aldo Colombini 25+ 11 1997 Parlour (11)
23 Dana Daniels 25+ 11 1998 Parlour (11)
23 Aaron Fisher 25+ 11 2002 Parlour (11)
23 Andrew Goldenhersh 25+ 11 1998 Parlour (11)
23 Goldfinger & Dove 25+ 11 1997 Parlour (11)
23 Jim Skaggs 11 1998 Parlour (11)
30 David Avadon 10 1998 Parlour (10)
30 Rafael Benatar 25+ 10 1999 Parlour (10)
30 Jim Bentley 25+ 10 1997 Parlour (10)
30 Whit Haydn 25+ 10 1998 Parlour (10)
30 BJ Hickman 25+ 10 1999 Parlour (10)
30 Doug Hoover 10 1999 Parlour (10)
30 Mystina 25+ 10 1998 Parlour (10)
30 Shoot Ogawa 25+ 10 2002 Parlour (10)
30 Len Reid 10 2000 Parlour (10)
39 Jon Armstrong 25+ 9 2002 Parlour (9)
39 Eric Buss 25+ 9 1998 Parlour (9)
39 Bruce Gold 25+ 9 1997 Parlour (9)
39 Derek Hughes 25+ 9 2005 Parlour (9)
39 Billy McComb 9 1997 Parlour (9)
39 Bob Stone 9 1998 Parlour (9)
39 David Zirbel 25+ 9 1997 Parlour (9)
46 Danny Cole 25+ 8 1999 Parlour (8)
46 Chris De Palma 8 1998 Parlour (8)
46 Brent Geris 8 2004 Parlour (8)
46 Michael Hack 8 1997 Parlour (8)
46 Allan Hayden 25+ 8 1998 Parlour (8)

Showing the top 50. Everyone in the Parlour of Prestidigitation 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