English illusionist, mentalist, and author Derren Brown has headlined Olivier Award-winning shows on London’s West End and performed in several TV series and specials, including Sacrifice on Netflix.

The first shows illusionist Brett Myers performed at the Bird-in-Hand Stage had an audience of eight or 10 people. Now, four years later, shows in the 151-seat theater are often sold out. Is it magic?

Professional magicians have fascinated and mystified audiences for centuries, so it’s no wonder many people want to pursue magic as a hobby (or even career) themselves. The road to becoming an amateur ...

Finally, science has confirmed what Penn & Teller have been telling us since Bullshit! began in 2003: magic isn’t real. Indeed, a team of researchers is using the lessons from persuasive “stage magic” ...

Where: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $27 and $32 Info: (509) 227-7638, www.bingcrosbytheater.com There are more physicians than magicians who are Gonzaga Prep alums. However, Isaiah ...

“Do you believe in magic?” The question gets asked near the top of “Allie Kazan and the Magic Mansion,” the visually creative, original musical running at Orlando Family Stage. Colorful, energetic and ...

Pulling a rabbit from a top hat. Teleporting from one cage to another. Finding a coin behind a five-year-old’s ear. Magic has long inspired a sense of awe and wonder, but one portion of the population ...

Dell O'Dell loved the stage as much as she dominated it—no small feat for any magician, much less a “funsational femagician,” as she called herself. The Michael Claxton Collection When Dell O’Dell, ...