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The Magic Castle · Hollywood

Every magician billed at The Magic Castle

2,193 magicians across 14,761 billed weeks in the Castle’s showrooms since 1997.

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On this day at the Castle

September 13
  • 2025 Aki Mitsui (Close-Up), Bill Goodwin (Close-Up), Javi Benítez (Close-Up), Chris Capehart Master Magician (Parlour), Taylor Hughes (Parlour), Mac King (Palace), Mind 2 Mind (Palace), Nathan Coe Marsh (Palace), The Great Kaplan (Palace), Brent Geris (Peller), Eric Buss (Peller), Bob Gebert (Hat & Hare), Karl Hein (Hat & Hare), Mike Pisciotta (Hat & Hare), Nick Dopuch (Hat & Hare), Aidan Corcoran (Lunch & Brunch), Amanda Nepo (Lunch & Brunch), Ashton Ardenti (Lunch & Brunch), August Deer (Lunch & Brunch), Chris Capehart (Lunch & Brunch), Day Mori (Lunch & Brunch), Isha (Lunch & Brunch), Jordan Meller (Lunch & Brunch), Michael Campion (Lunch & Brunch), Nathan Coe Marsh (Lunch & Brunch), Oz Shemesh (Lunch & Brunch), The Great Kaplan (Lunch & Brunch), Zac Swan (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2024 Jared Kopf (Close-Up), Josep Vidal (Close-Up), Mike Pisciotta (Close-Up), David Gabbay (Parlour), Paul Vigil (Parlour), John Shryock & Mari Lynn (Palace), Dana Pleasant (Peller), Tyler Rabbit (Peller), Bob Gebert (Hat & Hare), Nick Dopuch (Hat & Hare), John Shryock & Mari Lynn (Lunch & Brunch), Oscar Muñoz (Lunch & Brunch), Steve Taylor (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2023 Aki Mitsui (Close-Up), Bob Bolivar (Close-Up), Paul Roffman (Close-Up), David Kaye aka Silly Billy (Parlour), Rachel Wax (Parlour), Lucy Darling & Dave Kaplan (Palace), Raven & Migz (Peller), Adam Wylie (Hat & Hare), Bob Gebert (Hat & Hare), Mike Pisciotta (Hat & Hare), Nick Dopuch (Hat & Hare), Dave Kaplan (Lunch & Brunch), Lucy Darling (Lunch & Brunch), Michael Campion (Lunch & Brunch), The Arty Loon (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2022 James R. Bentley (Close-Up), Jason Tong (Close-Up), Jim Bentley (Close-Up), Zach Waldman (Close-Up), Carl Christman (Parlour), Rich Hurley (Parlour), Larry Wilson (Palace), Natalie & Retonio (Palace), Andy Amyx & David Zirbel (Peller), Mike Pisciotta (Hat & Hare), Nick Dopuch (Hat & Hare), Robert Ramirez (Hat & Hare), Day Mori (Lunch & Brunch), Larry Wilson (Lunch & Brunch), Natalie & Retonio (Lunch & Brunch), Robert Ramirez (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2021 nearest captured week, Sep 8–12: Benny Joe (Close-Up), John Accardo (Close-Up), Johnny Ace Palmer (Close-Up), Migz (Parlour), Raven (Parlour), Elliott Hunter (Palace), Pop Haydn (Palace), Nick Dopuch (Hat & Hare), Elliott Hunter (Lunch & Brunch), Gabriella Lester (Lunch & Brunch), Jeanine Anderson (Lunch & Brunch), John Accardo (Lunch & Brunch), Pop Haydn (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2019 nearest captured week, Sep 16–22: Aki Mitsui (Close-Up), Chris Korn (Close-Up), Dominique & Alexandra Duvivier (Close-Up), Zach Windell (Close-Up), Jimmy H (Parlour), Ron Saylor (Parlour), Christopher Hart (Palace), Chuck Jones (Palace), Adam Wylie (Peller), Lucas Allen (Peller), Jeff Martin (Hat & Hare), Chris Korn (Lunch & Brunch), Jeff Martin (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2018 nearest captured week, Sep 3–9: Emanuel Brown (Close-Up), Emanuel Brown (Close-Up), John George (Close-Up), John George (Close-Up), Tom Craven (Close-Up), Tom Craven (Close-Up), BJ Hickman (Parlour), BJ Hickman (Parlour), Gary Morton (Parlour), Gary Morton (Parlour), Michael Rayner (Palace), Michael Rayner (Palace), Naathan Phan (Palace), Naathan Phan (Palace), Robert Ramirez (Palace), Robert Ramirez (Palace), Anthony the Magic (Peller), Anthony the Magic (Peller), Funny Eddie (Peller), Funny Eddie (Peller), Georges-Robert (Hat & Hare), Georges-Robert (Hat & Hare), John George (Lunch & Brunch), John George (Lunch & Brunch), Steve Taylor (Lunch & Brunch), Steve Taylor (Lunch & Brunch), David Ginn (Lectures)
  • 2017 Brian Ochab (Close-Up), Ken Baker (Close-Up), Paul Green (Close-Up), Martin Lewis (Parlour), Rory Johnston (Parlour), Dale Salwak (Palace), David Sandy (Palace), Tom Burgoon (Palace), MIGZ & Richard Raven (Peller), Tim Wise (Hat & Hare), Paul Green (Lunch & Brunch), Tim Wise (Lunch & Brunch), Tom Burgoon (Lectures)
  • 2016 Adam Wylie (Close-Up), Bob Bolivar (Close-Up), Jason Ladanye (Close-Up), Blake Vogt (Parlour), Nathan Kranzo (Parlour), Ardan James (Palace), Rob Zabrecky (Palace), Tina Lenert (Palace), Alfonso (Peller), Jesse Dee (Peller), Doc Eason (Hat & Hare), Frank Thurston (Lunch & Brunch), Jason Ladanye (Lunch & Brunch), Jason Ladanye (Lectures)
  • 2015 Akinobu Mitsui (Close-Up), Jesse Dee (Close-Up), Johnny Ace Palmer (Close-Up), Bruce Kalver (Parlour), Thom Peterson (Parlour), Ice McDonald (Palace), Lady Mystina (Palace), Chris Mitchell (Peller), Greg Wilson (Peller), Jeff Bornstein (Hat & Hare), Chuck & Jan Jones (Lunch & Brunch), Johnny Ace Palmer (Lunch & Brunch), Thom Peterson (Lectures), Thom Peterson (Lectures)
  • 2014 Steve Valentine (Close-Up), Steven Himmel (Close-Up), Suzanne (Close-Up), Daryl (Parlour), Chuck Jones & Co (Palace), Lou Serrano (Peller), Mark Furey (Peller), Doc Eason (Hat & Hare), Daryl (Lunch & Brunch), Daryl (Lectures)
  • 2013 Chef Anton (Close-Up), Rafael Benatar (Close-Up), Danny Archer (Parlour), Joe M. Turner (Parlour), Joe Monti (Palace), Losander (Palace), Mark Haslam (Palace), Stoil & Ekaterina (Palace), Matt Vizio (Peller), Ron Saylor (Peller), Chris Korn (Hat & Hare), Matt Vizio (Hat & Hare), Ron Saylor (Hat & Hare), The Peller Project (Hat & Hare), Greg Wilson (Lunch & Brunch), Rafael Benatar (Lunch & Brunch), Danny Archer (Lectures)
  • 2012 Carroll Baker (Close-Up), Tom Craven (Close-Up), Aye Jaye and Z (Parlour), Thom Peterson (Parlour), Jonathan Pendragon (Palace), Brent Arthur James Geris (Peller), Tomas Medina (Peller), Chef Anton (Hat & Hare), Lisa Cousins (Lunch & Brunch), Tom Craven (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2011 Kabir Khan (Close-Up), Toto (Close-Up), Dave Cox (Parlour), Derek Hughes (Parlour), Howard Jay (Parlour), Tim Shoesmith (Parlour), Chris Mitchell (Palace), Howard Mincone (Palace), Mike Douglas (Palace), Bruce Gold (Peller), Chipper Lowell (Peller), Dave Cox (Peller), Jack Medlevine (Hat & Hare), Tony Picasso (Hat & Hare), Dave Cox (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2010 Mathieu Bich (Close-Up), Tom Craven (Close-Up), Gary Morton (Parlour), Stan Gerson (Parlour), Denny Haney (Palace), Puck (Palace), Scott Alexander (Palace), Bill Deming (Hat & Hare), Dave Champagne (Hat & Hare), Howard Jay (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2009 Johnny Ace Palmer (Close-Up), Leo Behnke (Close-Up), Al Lampkin (Parlour), Gary Norsigian (Parlour), Dana Daniels (Palace), Aaron Fisher (Hat & Hare), Joel Ward (Hat & Hare), Aye Jaye (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2008 Jon Armstrong (Close-Up), Norman Beck (Close-Up), John Carney (Parlour), Tom Ogden (Parlour), Kevin Johnson (Palace), Puck (Palace), Terry Elton (Palace), Joe Skilton (Hat & Hare), Hillel (Lunch & Brunch)
  • 2007 David Minkin (Close-Up), Johnny Ace Palmer (Close-Up), Ben Seidman (Parlour), Martin Lewis (Parlour), Chipper Lowell (Palace), Kevin Johnson (Palace), The Unholy Three (Hat & Hare)
  • 2006 Dirk Holtkotte (Close-Up), Johnny Ace Palmer (Close-Up), Jeffrey Seele (Parlour), Justin Kredible (Parlour), Rafael Benatar (Parlour), Woody Pittman (Parlour), Dana Daniels (Palace), Doc Eason (Hat & Hare)
  • 2005 Alejandro Furnadjiev (Close-Up), Danny Magic (Close-Up), Alan Marchese (Parlour), Alexander Mabros (Parlour), Brent Geris (Parlour), Chris Michell (Parlour), Mirko (Parlour), Steve Hart (Parlour), Alexander Mabros (Palace), Chris Michell (Palace), Mirko (Palace), Trinity (Hat & Hare)
  • 2004 Dirk Holtkotte (Close-Up), Jon Armstrong (Close-Up), Bob Stone (Parlour), Howard Jay (Parlour), Losander (Parlour), Luna Shemada (Parlour), Rob Zabrecky (Parlour), Whit Haydn (Parlour), Losander (Palace), Luna Shemada (Palace), Whit Haydn (Palace), John Star (Hat & Hare)
  • 2002 nearest captured week, Sep 2–8: Chris De Palma (Close-Up), Johnny Ace Palmer (Close-Up), Alfonso (Parlour), Jason Byrne (Parlour), Lee Bayless (Parlour), Stoil Stoilov (Parlour), The Fabulous Valentis (Parlour), Woody Pittman (Parlour), Jason Byrne (Palace), Lee Bayless (Palace), Woody Pittman (Palace)
  • 2001 nearest captured week, Sep 3–9: Johnny Ace Palmer (Close-Up), Tim Shegitz (Close-Up), Andy Nyman (Parlour), Chris De Palma (Parlour), Loren C. Michaels (Parlour), Mike Elkan (Parlour), Nancy Grey (Parlour), Aldo Colombini (Palace), Loren C. Michaels (Palace), Mike Elkan (Palace), Andy Nyman (Lectures)
  • 2000 Scott Hollingsworth (Close-Up), Trixie Bond (Close-Up), Bruce Cercon (Parlour), Tom Noddy (Parlour), Trixie Bond (Parlour), George Millward (Palace), Mr. Mysto (Palace), Murray (Palace)

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.

Most weeks billed in the Close-Up Gallery in the 2010s

Counted as schedule weeks. Equal counts share a rank.
#MagicianWeeksDebutRooms
1 John Carney 25+ 18 1997 Close-Up (18)
2 Bill Goodwin 25+ 17 2001 Close-Up (17)
3 Johnny Ace Palmer 25+ 16 1999 Close-Up (16)
4 John George 25+ 15 2000 Close-Up (15)
4 Armando Lucero 25+ 15 2003 Close-Up (15)
4 David Minkin 25+ 15 2005 Close-Up (15)
7 Jonathan Levit 25+ 14 1999 Close-Up (14)
7 Suzanne 25+ 14 1998 Close-Up (14)
9 Mike Elkan 25+ 13 1997 Close-Up (13)
9 Paul Green 25+ 13 1998 Close-Up (13)
9 Tom Ogden 25+ 13 1998 Close-Up (13)
9 Lou Serrano 25+ 13 2000 Close-Up (13)
9 Adam Wylie 25+ 13 2008 Close-Up (13)
14 Mark Matsumoto 25+ 12 1998 Close-Up (12)
15 Jon Armstrong 25+ 11 2002 Close-Up (11)
15 Jesse Dee 25+ 11 1997 Close-Up (11)
15 Georges-Robert 25+ 11 2010 Close-Up (11)
15 Brian Markenson 11 2014 Close-Up (11)
15 David Regal 25+ 11 1997 Close-Up (11)
15 Steve Silverman 11 1999 Close-Up (11)
15 Jason Tong 25+ 11 1998 Close-Up (11)
15 Richard Turner 25+ 11 2000 Close-Up (11)
23 John Accardo 10 2012 Close-Up (10)
23 Chef Anton 25+ 10 2002 Close-Up (10)
23 Tricky Devil 10 2012 Close-Up (10)
23 Brian Gillis 25+ 10 1997 Close-Up (10)
23 Michael Rangel 25+ 10 2009 Close-Up (10)
23 Steve Valentine 25+ 10 1997 Close-Up (10)
29 Rafael Benatar 25+ 9 1999 Close-Up (9)
29 The Phil Factor 9 2010 Close-Up (9)
29 Eric Jones 25+ 9 2009 Close-Up (9)
29 Chris Korn 25+ 9 2000 Close-Up (9)
29 Mike Pisciotta 25+ 9 2011 Close-Up (9)
29 Jamy Ian Swiss 25+ 9 2001 Close-Up (9)
29 Toto 9 2007 Close-Up (9)
36 Bob Bolivar 8 2004 Close-Up (8)
36 Tom Craven 8 2009 Close-Up (8)
36 Paul Draper 25+ 8 2008 Close-Up (8)
36 David Gabbay 25+ 8 2002 Close-Up (8)
36 Andrew Goldenhersh 25+ 8 1998 Close-Up (8)
36 Pop Haydn 25+ 8 2010 Close-Up (8)
36 Steven Himmel 8 2014 Close-Up (8)
36 Jared Kopf 8 2013 Close-Up (8)
36 Luis 8 2009 Close-Up (8)
36 Misty Mew 8 2008 Close-Up (8)
36 Greg Otto 25+ 8 2007 Close-Up (8)
36 Danny Ray 8 2010 Close-Up (8)
36 George Tovar 25+ 8 1997 Close-Up (8)
36 Zach Waldman 8 2005 Close-Up (8)
36 R. Paul Wilson 25+ 8 1997 Close-Up (8)

Showing the top 50. Everyone in the Close-Up Gallery in the 2010s, 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.

746 magicians · 2,872 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.

838 magicians · 3,079 billed weeks

Billed here most: Handsome Jack (43), Howard Jay (32), John Carney (30)

Palace of Mystery

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 Peller Theatre

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)

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.

12 magicians · 33 billed weeks

Billed here most: Mike Pisciotta (11), Nick Dopuch (11), The Magic of Spain (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