Vanessa is Genii’s associate editor as well as a writer focused on history, culture, and entertainment with bylines at The New York Times, Smithsonian magazine, The Atlantic, and other publications.
Kayla Drescher and Harrison Lampert have opened the Cosmic Underground Theater, a new venue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago.
David Blaine stops by the South African school of magic; and the school presents a unique S.A. magic show for the public.
Steven Frayne (formerly known as Dynamo) is performing Up Close and Magical, his first major run of stage performances since his recent health issues. Catch him on talkSPORT.
Danish Magician Jesper Grønkjær has traveled around the world performing magic where few, if any, other magicians have gone. One of those places is North Korea.
Dickens Parlour Theatre in Ocean View, Delaware grew from a 40-seat garage venue into a 90-seat theater and restaurant hub after the pandemic. Now a nonprofit, it hosts magic, comedy, and music while striving to be a welcoming community space for all.
Australia-born magician Harry Milas has been performing a standalone show demonstrating how gamblers and con artists use sleight of hand (and other methods) to cheat at cards (and other things).
Nick Mohammed is an actor, comedian, and writer. He is perhaps best known for playing Nathan Shelley on the television series, Ted Lasso, but for over a decade, he’s also portrayed his character Mr. Swallow in various performances, including the show, Mr. Swallow: Houdini.
A walking tour heading to Waterloo, Ontario, has more than a few tricks up its sleeves. The experience is called Magic & Shenanigans and is produced by variety artist Phil LeConte and magician Billy Kidd.
Harrison Greenbaum's What Just Happened? ended its off-Broadway run at Aslyum NYC this April. That doesn’t mean, however, that the show is over. Greenbaum will be taking What Just Happened? on tour across the country, bringing his off-Broadway performance to places in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
The premise of Tom Cassani’s Iterations is hinted at in the show’s title. In it, Cassani performs the same coin trick over and over but under different conditions and circumstances.
Sports and Magic! They’re a surprising pair, but one that always seems to entertain.
“We were just weird, weird guys who did this weird little show that we really, really liked. And then, because of Lorne Michaels, Saturday Night Live changed everything.”