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622: Michael Chaut - Monday Night Magician

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Michael Chaut is one of the co-producers of Monday Night Magic in New York City. After 25 years, it is the longest running magic show in NYC. In this week’s episode, Michael shares the history of Monday Night Magic along with a brief history of some of the other magic venues and performers during the 20th century in NYC.

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Tagged with Michael Chaut, Monday Night Magic, New York City, Imam, The Magic Townhouse, Dorothy Dietrich, Dick Brookz.

July 22, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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619: Eric Colleary PhD - In Front of the Bookcase

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This week we travel to Austin, Texas where one of the world’s largest collection of Houdini ephemera resides. Dr. Eric Colleary is our guest who is the Cline Curator of Theatre & Performing Arts at the Harry Ransom Center, an international humanities research library, archive, and museum. He holds a Ph.D. in Theatre Historiography from the University of Minnesota and an all-around great guy. The title “In Front of the Bookcase” for this week’s episode comes from the massive bookcase (and its contents) once owned by Houdini that now is owned by the University.

This week’s podcast episode on YouTube.

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In this conversation, Dr. Colleary tells us about how this Houdini collection came to Austin, Texas and what is in the massive collection. There are some interesting stories in this week’s episode told about Houdini and Eric also debunked a few myths around parts of this collection.

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July 1, 2021 by Scott Wells.
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518: Derren Brown: Secret - On Broadway

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The sensation of the U.K, Derren Brown, makes a triumphal return to the U.S. with his Broadway production of Derren Brown: Secret. This is the same show he gave in New York a few years ago in a much small theater off Broadway. This time he is in a 1,000 seat theater where Doug Henning performed in “The Magic Show” for four year (1,920 performances), the beautiful Cort Theatre. The show opened on September 6, 2019 (with the official opening on September 15th) and will run through January 4, 2020.

We were asked not to talk about the details or running order of the show, so I can only say that it is one of the top magic shows you will ever see. Derren is a wonderful orator and commands attention every moment of the show. His scripting and narrative is compelling draws us into a world that few have ever visited. Everyone wanted Derren to enter their minds and reveal their thoughts. I think it’s safe to say that New Yorkers have never witnessed anything like this before which is why I think word will spread and this will be a sold-out show and be extended beyond their scheduled ending date.

Performances begin September 15, 2019 and will run through Jan 4, 2020 at the Cort Theatre. derrenbrownsecret.com

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This week we travel from Houston Texas to New York City for a sold-out pre-opening night for the Press. We talk with Monday Night Magic producer, Michael Chaut, then after the show we get a few minutes with Derren. Afterwards we chat with one of the producers, Oliver Roth. Then it’s a wrap and we head home.

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:17 - intro of what this is about

00:03:11 - in the Houston airport preparing and getting excited about going to New York.

00:05:46 - on the subway with Michael Chaut, producer of Monday Night Magic, and on our way to Broadway to see the show.

00:12:09 - visiting with Derren Brown on stage after the lights are out and the theatre is empty.

00:17:11 - Oliver Roth, one of the backers and producers of the show talk about its development and how Secret finally came to Broadway

00:30:24 - Michael Chaut and I give a wrap and short review of the show

00:33:45 - details on the contest

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Congratulations to the six winners who received a FREE copy of Nick Trost’s Subtle Card Creations, Volume 7 in this week’s contest.

Congratulations to the six winners who received a FREE copy of Nick Trost’s Subtle Card Creations, Volume 7 in this week’s contest.

Tagged with Derren Brown, Broadway, New York City, theater, Cort Theatre, Michael Chaut, Oliver Roth.

September 19, 2019 by Scott Wells.
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