Despite being a brand new site, we have just earned our first badge from tumblr… Congrats to MAGIC NEWS ! I’ve had some nice articles to report on, and they are not just US related magic. I’ve posted magic stories from Australia and Great Britain as well…. Hey, I’m not going to discriminate. Magic new is magic news…
NBC’s series “America’s Got Talent” will hold an open casting call in Greensboro next month looking for contestants for the show’s next season.
The casting call will be held at the Greensboro Marriott Downtown, 304 N. Green St., from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. According to a casting announcement, “Every type of performer is welcome: Last season’s competitors included musicians, dancers, magicians, contortionists, comedians, singers, jugglers, animal acts, and everything in between.”
SYDNEY: Seven has secured the rights for The Happenings and Tricked, which join a fourth season of Dynamo: Magician Impossible on its prime-time schedule in 2014…. Read more from Kristin Brzoznowski for TV REAL…
After 23 years as host of the longest running magic show in Washington DC, Glenn Gary has moved south.. way south. In fact, he has opened a new interactive magic theatre and retail store in Venice Florida. Shelby Webb writes for the Herald-Tribune in Sarasota:
His new business is an unusual attraction, even in a downtown district known for its distinct offerings, including three shops specializing in olive oil.
“Gary’s business is part retail, part theater. Magic paraphernalia for sale line the walls and shelves, including magic kits, juggling equipment, books and DVDs and even a miniature guillotine.
“We try to cover the spectrum of the variety arts,” he said. “That includes magic, hypnosis, ventriloquism, comedy, mentalism and more.”
At the back of the store, behind 8-foot velvet curtains, Gary brings magic to life with nightly performances Tuesdays through Saturdays.”..
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013131219690