A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic) -- part 1 of 3

An abridged version of this article first appeared in last month's issue of VANISH (May 2026 #142, pgs 48 - 53).  Republished with permission. 

 

A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic) -- part 1 of 3 

On a cold and grey December day, I met up with the Champions of Magic crew at the Bluma Appel Theatre in downtown Toronto.

My mission: to shadow the company from load-in to load-out, for their 13 day Toronto stay. 

I was unable to attend two of the days and four of the days were statutory holidays. Allow me to take some liberties with the timeline and present to you what I learned spending A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic). 

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Post-script 

In 2026 the Champions team will present their biggest engagement to date, a summer residency at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago. Alex, their producer, said, "Our run in Toronto was something of a test for this longer engagement. Taking away concerns of trucking and travel allows us to add even more magic and production, to deliver the greatest version of the show possible. The Studebaker is an ideal environment to present what we’ve been honing over the last 13 years, as well as some brand new illusions that we’ve been developing which can’t be done on a touring schedule."

Be sure to check out their show if you’re in the Chicago area this summer! 

 

For tickets and more information, visit ChampionsOfMagicTour.com 

 

Read Part 2 in this month's issue of VANISH Magic Magazine (June 2026 #142, pgs 48 - 53)

 

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