Peter Samelson is a close-up magic and parlour magic and stage magic artist based in New York. Television appearances include featured guest performances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. A true touring headliner, Peter Samelson brings stagecraft and high-caliber deception directly to audiences across the country, consistently headlining leading venues nationwide.
Close-Up Magic, Parlour Magic and Stage Magic in New York · appearing at 3 venues · 35 dates between Oct 19 and Dec 27.
Peter Samelson is a stage magician based in New York, New York. Peter Samelson's career includes appearing on Penn & Teller: Fool Us 2 times and being billed 12 weeks at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. Peter Samelson headlines a residency at The Cutting Room in New York.
2 appearances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us.
Aired 8 January 2021
Did not fool Penn & Teller
Search YouTube We haven’t confirmed a clip of this performance yet.Aired 14 March 2025
Did not fool Penn & Teller
Search YouTube We haven’t confirmed a clip of this performance yet.Castle debut 2007, last billed 2025, on the Castle’s published schedules as the archive records them. Rooms: Close-Up (7), Parlour (3), Lunch & Brunch (2), Lectures (1), Peller (1). (14 room engagements across 12 weeks).
FindMagic has documented 145 individually dated public performances across 9 venues in 3 cities from 1997 to 2027. With 40 documented performances at Monte's Trattoria, New York serves as an enduring artistic home, drawing magic enthusiasts night after night to witness world-class deception.
Shows recorded across FindMagic listings. Tour dates and earlier appearances are actively being backfilled.
Monte's Trattoria · New York, NY
With Todd Robbins, Jamy Ian Swiss, Michael Chaut, Bob Friedhoffer, Rocco Silano, Bob Sheets, David Roth, Frank Brents, Simon Lovell, Eric DeCamps, Ken Krenzel, Chris Capehart, Wesley James, George Schindler
The Cutting Room · New York, NY
With Todd Robbins, Jamy Ian Swiss, Michael Chaut, Bob Friedhoffer, Rocco Silano, Bob Sheets, David Roth, Frank Brents, Simon Lovell, Eric DeCamps, Ken Krenzel, Chris Capehart, Wesley James, George Schindler
Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater · Huntingdon Valley, PA
Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater · Huntingdon Valley, PA
The Players Theatre · New York, NY
With Chris Capehart, Jeremy Mikaelson, Jeff Moche, Mike Patrick, Matias Letelier, George Iglesias, Sandy Chang, Jason Suran, Bobby Torkova, Chris McDaniel, The Great Throwdini, Shawn Farquhar, TJ Tana, Dave Chandler, John Lenahan, Marcus Monroe, Robert Gould, Rocco Silano, Michael Chaut, Francis Menotti, Jon Stetson, Martin Cox, David and Dania, Jeff Grow, David Oliver, Trent James, Alexander Boyce, David Schwartz, Michael DuBois, RJ Lewis, David Corsaro, Alex Boyce, Jen Slaw, Carl Mercurio, Elliot Zimet, Dennis Kyriakos, TJ Shoesmith, Master Lee, Harrison Greenbaum, Danny Alan
Bleecker Street Theatre · New York, NY
With Jen Slaw, Michael Chaut, Danny Alan, Robert Baxt, Chris McDaniel, Jeff Moche, Thomas Durnin, David Oliver, Devlin, Chris Capehart, Harley Newman
Theatre at St. Clement's · New York, NY
With Andrew Basso, Asi Wind, Peter Kougasian, John Graham, Thomas Durnin, David Oliver, Jamy Ian Swiss, Michael Chaut
McGinn-Cazale Theatre · New York, NY
With Todd Robbins, Jamy Ian Swiss, Michael Chaut, Rocco Silano, Bob Sheets, Frank Brents, Ken Krenzel, Wesley James, George Schindler
Sullivan Street Playhouse · New York, NY
With Todd Robbins, Jamy Ian Swiss, Michael Chaut, Bob Friedhoffer, David Roth, Simon Lovell, Eric DeCamps, Chris Capehart
Sleight of hand at intimate distance — cards, coins, and sleight of hand.
Intimate salon theatre and storytelling for small gatherings.
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Follow Peter SamelsonMonday Night Magic has run in New York since 1997, with a different line-up of magicians most weeks. Its Monday-night show, Close-Up & In-Person, plays Monte's Trattoria on MacDougal Street, and its Holiday Series of stage shows plays The Cutting Room on selected Mondays. Before that it moved between Off-Broadway houses, among them the SoHo Playhouse, the Theatre at St. Clement's, the Bleecker Street Theatre and, for most of the years from 2011 to 2023, The Players Theatre.
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