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“Now you see me, now you don’t…” The Amazing Johnathan’s Last Shows..

“Now you see me, now you don’t…” The Amazing Johnathan’s Last Shows..

The Amazing Johnathan has been cracking up audiences with his in-your-face comedy routine since the early 80s. The real magic of Johnathan’s act is his acerbic play on the conventions of stage magicians. His constant assault on his stereotypically clueless blonde stagehand, coupled with the meta humor injected into each trick, turns corny magician stereotypes on their head. From HBO and Comedy Central specials, to a 13 year Vegas residency, Johnathan’s career is heralded as the most successful solo comedy/magic act in the country, but it appears to be a disappearing one as his stop at Laffs Inc. in Toledo marks his final performance… (Brandon Doriot for the Toledo City Paper.)

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Magician Tommy Wind toasts 300th show in Las Vegas; reality TV series in the works..

Magician Tommy Wind toasts 300th show in Las Vegas; reality TV series in the works..

By Robin Leach for the Las Vegas Sun..

Magician Tommy Wind, who celebrated his 300th show in Las Vegas over Easter Weekend, has a reality TV show in development.

Tommy, who purchased the TW Theater on the Strip between MGM Grand and the Hawaiian Village after its owners lost their rights, is now working with his parents, Tommy Sr. and Arlene, his grandfather and his fiancee, Stacey Jackson, to upgrade and renovate it.

They also have created an after-hours concept, Club Equilibrium, that launches this month. The theater development and his rock and roll music combined with martial-arts illusions are the driving theme of the new reality TV show…

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Magician’s floating trick may be halted by council..

Magician’s floating trick may be halted by council..

An illusionist who plans to perform a stunt at the Edinburgh International Magic Festival could fall flat after Edinburgh City Council officials may not allow his street theatre showpiece to go ahead.

Performed by German illusionist Johan Lorbeer, the trick is meant to show him defying gravity, seemingly suspended from a building by one insouciant, barely troubled arm – for hours.

But the Evening News can reveal this Edinburgh International Magic Festival showpiece could potentially hit the buffers… because it doesn’t have planning permission from Edinburgh City Council. Its collision with red tape comes because it will be exhibited in public and because “apparatus” for the trick will require some construction work in the Royal Mile. Concerns have been raised that by submitting a detailed planning application, Lorbeer could reveal many of the ­hidden secrets behind the ­illusion.

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