I am honored and feel incredibly blessed to announce Chamber Magic will be celebrating its 6000th performance next month. Yes, six thousand live shows! Longevity like this is virtually unheard of in the theater world. On Friday, October 6, 2023 all Chamber Magic attendees are invited to a complimentary post-show party with gifts, cocktails, and […]
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Actress Cate Blanchett sat in the front row center seat this past weekend at Chamber Magic. It was a great thrill for me, since – like the rest of the world – I’m a huge fan. Her recent film Tár is stunning, and her performance was nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Actress. We […]
Read the full post »Magician Steve Cohen Dishes On How His Show Chamber Magic Has ‘Evolved’ Over The Years: ‘I Am Having The Time Of My Life’ By Jaclyn Roth, April 13, 2023 Even if you don’t believe in magic, Steve Cohen will quickly change that when you step into his show, Chamber Magic, a riveting evening consisting of magic and mind […]
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By Harry Lorayne Original publication: Genii Magazine, October 2001 My dear friend Harry Lorayne passed away on April 7, 2023, at the age of 96. Over two decades ago, Harry interviewed me for a feature story in Genii Magazine. I am posting the full article here as a way to memorialize his unique writing style. […]
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by Paul Ginsberg Steve Cohen, star of the long-running show “Chamber Magic” in New York City, celebrated his “full deck” birthday, turning 52 years old. To mark the occasion on February 13, 2023 he invited magicians and notable celebrities to a once-in-a-lifetime party that dazzled people who are hard to impress. The party was at […]
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Adam Morganstern FORBES.COM Anyone who can make three bottles of Pappy Van Winkle appear is a magician in my book. After seeing his ‘Chamber Magic‘ show at the Lotte New York Palace I met with Steve Cohen — known as the Millionaires’ Magician — at the hotel’s elegant hidden bar Rarities which kindly conjured up bottles of […]
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Steve Cohen, a longtime magician for celebrities and world leaders, became hooked on marathoning since running his first one in 2018. BY TAYLOR DUTCH AUG 10, 2022 For most of his life, Steve Cohen has been known for his impressive sleight of hand as the host of Chamber Magic, a live weekly show at the Lotte […]
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Since the late 1970s, my dear friend Mark Nathan Sicher (1970-1994) and I collected sizable libraries of magic books. The internet had not yet been invented, so we exchanged magic ideas with each other by sharing our books. This year, Mark Sicher’s family generously donated his entire library to Tannen’s Magic Camp. I matched each […]
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The Magic Circular, July 2022 By Bob Gill Max Malini was fêted by kings, heads of state, VIPs, A-listers and the filthy-rich alike, but did not get a special day named after him. The keeper of his flame has been a fixture of the New York magic scene for more than 20 years. In 2017 […]
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STEVE COHEN: MALINI’S METEMPSYCHOSIS The Magic Circular, July 2022 By Bob Gill Of times of yore Steve Cohen MIMC cites his inspirations as fourfold. Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, who performed during the mid-1800s for Viennese high society in the intimate setting of his private salons; Charles Bertram, a favourite of King Edward VII for whom he […]
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