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Magic & Illusion in NYC
Hand-picked by Gothamly and checked against each place’s own site. Nobody paid to be here.
Chamber Magic — Steve Cohen
The “Millionaires’ Magician” — parlor conjuring in a gilded salon, cocktail attire required. Half a million astonished so far.
Tannen’s Magic
The oldest magic shop in town, dealing secrets since 1925 — and twice a week after closing, Magic After Hours turns the shop itself into a show.
Fantasma Magic & the Houdini Museum
A working magic shop hiding a free Houdini museum — hundreds of the escape artist’s own props, open daily.
Monday Night Magic
Off-Broadway’s longest-running magic show — a rotating bill of world-class close-up and stage acts, most Mondays.
Now You See Me Live
The film franchise’s Horsemen take Broadway: four illusionists, big-stage spectacle & one live scorpion · 90 min, ages 5+, an 8-week holiday run
Jamie Allan’s Amaze
Levitation & illusion with holograms, lasers & 3D projection · two Drama Desk nominations · ages 6+ · tickets via Telecharge
69 Atlantic at Art of Play
A 26-seat close-up magic theater hidden behind a curiosity shop, with a different sleight-of-hand artist most weeks · popular shows sell out early
Magic at the Clock Shop
Greg Dubin’s close-up magic & comedy in a hidden parlor behind a vintage clock & watch shop · 21+
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