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Atlantic City loses its magic, magicians look elsewhere

Atlantic City loses its magic, magicians look elsewhere

NICOLE LEONARD, Staff Writer Press of Atlantic City.com

On a recent afternoon, Matt Cadabra surveyed the dark warehouse room of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Atlantic City. He pulled off canvas covers and opened boxes to reveal a water torture chamber, medieval guillotine, rabbit boxes, wands and other magic props.

Cadabra performed some of his tricks in front of the museum on the Boardwalk as a sort of sneak peak of his Magic and Dreams show, which he’ll perform in Vineland May 14 to 16.

At one time, Cadabra’s dream was to get a long-term gig at one of Atlantic City’s casino theaters, but the dream has changed as the city has — literally — lost some of its magic. Read more at…

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/atlantic-city-loses-its-magic-magicians-look-elsewhere/article_a8abd0e8-f827-11e4-9154-57086731528b.html

Penn, of Penn & Teller, wins ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ pot for Opportunity Village

Penn, of Penn & Teller, wins ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ pot for Opportunity Village

 By Kimberly Laux for Las Vegas Review-Journal 

Magician, comedian and Las Vegas headliner Penn Jillette won Friday’s celebrity episode of “Jeopardy” to bring $50,000 to a local charity.

“Celebrity Jeopardy, I hope height counts for something on this damn show,” Jillette, the talkative half of the world-famous magic duo Penn & Teller, tweeted Thursday afternoon.

Although he flubbed the Final Jeopardy question about celebrity memoirs, Jillette had the most money going into the last round and finished the game with $13,800.

“Yes! You call that applause? Come on!” he shouted jokingly to the audience.

The comedian’s $50,000 in winnings will be donated to Opportunity Village, Nevada’s largest charity, which provides services and training to disabled people.

Jillette’s two celebrity opponents on the show were fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, who came in second place with $3,300, and TV and movie actor Zachary Quinto, who bet all of his $11,400 in the Final Jeopardy round and finished with $0. Rowley won $10,000 to be split between Public Art Fund in New York and The Feed Foundation. Quinto won $10,000 for Direct Relief.

Jillette tweeted Thursday night about his post-weight-loss appearance on the trivia show, “Yup, I’m going to look a LOT thinner on Jeopardy tomorrow than some of you have seen me. But, I’m healthier than I’ve ever been. Thanks.”

Contact Kimber Laux at klaux@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lauxkimber.

Meet the Magician who Performs for Millionaires

Meet the Magician who Performs for Millionaires

Steve Cohen has been performing magic shows at New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel for the past 15 years. As the in-house spell conjurer at one of the world’s most iconic hotels, he’s been dubbed the “Millionaires’ Magician.” Watch the video on the NYP site. I tried posting it here, but couldn’t disable autoplay.. and I HATE autoplay.. Watch it at:

http://nypost.com/video/meet-the-magician-who-performs-for-millionaires/

Meet the smoldering magician casting a spell on celebs..

Meet the smoldering magician casting a spell on celebs..

On a balmy spring Saturday night, pretty young things pour into theNoMad Hotel. There’s an Adrien Brody sighting in the lobby, but the scantily clad girls in bandage dresses and sky-high Louboutins aren’t here to meet movie stars.

They’re here for a magic show.

Or, more specifically, to lock eyes with Dan White, the smoldering 33-year-old magician who studied under David Copperfield, performed alongside David Blaine and is now razzle-dazzling fans of his own with tricks involving cards, iPhones and the occasional, eye-popping levitation. Read more:

http://nypost.com/2015/05/06/meet-the-smoldering-magician-casting-a-spell-on-celebs/