Tickets at Eventbrite.
From the July 6th Facebook post by Ken McCreedy:
I will be appearing in George Marchionda show called “SENSE OF WONDER” on July 18 at Johnny Rocco’s in Niagara Falls.
Previously shared on Facebook July 6.
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15 July 2026
Niagara Falls: A Sense of Wonder with George Marchionda and Ken McCreedy [Jul 18]
14 July 2026
Ramara: Neil and Ashley Croswell at Fern Resort [Fridays until Sep 4]
From the July 3rd Instagram post by Neil Croswell:
Estactic to be performing with @ashleycroswell at Fern Resort all summer long, every Friday night July 3rd - September 4th.
07 July 2026
A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic) -- part 2 of 3 -- "The Show"
Updated July 10th to add:
- Welcome to readers of Duncan Trillo's excellent publication, MagicWeek! We hope you enjoy your stay!
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Continued from Part 1 where we learned about Load-In, the Technical Run, The Run, and Pre-show activities.
A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic) -- part 2 of 3
The Show - Champions of Magic: Holiday Spectacular (Dec 2025)
I have seen five iterations of Champions of Magic including their 2018 Toronto debut. Fernando Velasco, Richard Young and Sam Strange (as Young & Strange) were part of the 2018 cast. Only three carryovers from that show remain.
Continue reading this password protected (clue below*) article.
* Password clue:
- Canadian magician who appeared on The Muppet Show
- Additional clue for our UK readers, this magician also ran as a candidate for the Natural Law Party in England in the early 90s.
- Format: Firstname_Lastname
For tickets and more information, visit ChampionsOfMagicTour.com
An abridged version of this article first appeared in VANISH Magic Magazine. Republished with permission.
- Part 1 - May 2026 #142, pgs 48 - 53
- Part 2 - June 2026 #143, pgs 48 - 53
- Part 3 - July 2026 #144, pgs 66 - 71
From the May 30th Instagram post by Champions of Magic:
05 July 2026
Random thoughts about Keith Brown's show "110% Wizard" at the Toronto Fringe
Yesterday, we ventured to the Aki Studio in Toronto.
- This was our first visit to this theatre which is located in the Daniels Spectrum building. According to the Aki Studio website, they are fully accessible for both patrons and performers.
- The theatre is a cozy space, with a capacity of 120 seats (with raked seating). The seating goes about 6 rows deep. Every seat has a great view of the action and Keith has cameras setup to make the small details clearly visible to all. There are seats reserved in the front row, for audience members who have accessibility issues.
- The theatre is air-conditioned (very welcome with the current heat wave).
- The show is approximately an hour in length, with no intermissions.
Pre-show:
Keith is Fringe veteran. (He mentioned that this was his 60th (!!) Fringe festival.) He hosts a pre-show segment designed to make the audience feel at ease. In it he discusses:
- audience participation and what to do if you don't feel comfortable volunteering (this is the first time we can remember a performer proactively giving the audience a method by which they can decline volunteering), and
- what it means to be in his 'relaxed performance' show (sensory friendly, house-lights on the majority of the time, in and out privileges, etc).
It's also worth noting that Keith made this showing a Pay What You Can performance, in the hopes of making live shows more accessible to everyone.
On with the show:
- In a theatre this size, you get a good view from every seat. (Especially with the camera's Keith has setup.)
- The show was nearly, if not completely sold out.
- As Keith mentioned in his interview, 110% Wizard is a brand new show.
- Without giving too much away, the show did involve gift bags, money, cards, cell phone (audience supplied), luggage tags, water fowl, drinks, and family photos (his).
- There is plenty of audience participation. By our count there were well over dozen volunteers (including one not even at the show)!
- The show is very family friendly and kept the children in the audience engaged.
- Keith shared with us, what is was like working his first ever cruise contract earlier this year. He punctuated his tales with effects that directly related to his experiences.
- In his interview with us Keith mentioned a trick that fools magicians. He said, "they think it's a trick they've seen before until it isn't." We were very much fooled!
- If you've seen one of Keith's shows, you'll know that he's an expert at making lemonade out of the lemons he is dealt. We're happy to that he continues to do so in 110% Wizard!
"110% Wizard"
is a very refreshing lemonade!
Don't just take our word for it, read what the press at the Orlando Fringe had to say about this show:
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From the May 18th article "Review: HIGHER THAN RAINBOWS, 110% WIZARD, and YOUNGER US at The Orlando
Fringe Festival" by Benoit Teves at
Broadway World:
Fortunately, the cruise ship staff gathered enough miscellaneous items for Brown to cobble together a performance of basic yet dazzling illusions, a few of which still grace the Orlando stage this go-round.
Read more.
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From the May 13th article "Orlando Fringe 2026 review: ‘110% Wizard’" by Seth Kubersky at
Orlando Weekly:
If you have any doubts that Orlando Fringe changes lives, look no further than illusionist Keith Brown. A fixture of the Festival for over a decade, Brown landed an agent as a result of his 2024 show here, and is now an in-demand guest artist aboard Norwegian and Virgin cruise ships.
Read more.
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From the May 15th article "2026 Orlando Fringe Review: 110% Wizard" by Jimbo Wood at
Orlando Shine:
Brown, a familiar face to Orlando Fringe audiences and a three-time Critic’s Choice winner for Best Magic Show, returns with what he jokingly describes as the “same wizard, now 10% better.” The framing device for this year’s show centers around a cruise ship residency thrown into chaos after an airline loses the costumes and props intended for the run.
Read more.
For more information about the Toronto Fringe, visit
FringeToronto.com
For more information about Keith Brown, visit his website at AbsoluteMagic.ca and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.
From the July 4th Instagram post by Canada's Magic (photos taken with permission):
01 July 2026
Random thoughts about James Alan's show "Mysteries and Lies" at the Toronto Fringe
Yesterday, we ventured to the Sweet Action Theatre in Toronto.
- This was our first visit to this theatre which is located in the Artscape Youngplace. According to the Youngplace website, they are "Fully accessible by Ontario standards."
- The internet suggested parking in the area was scarce (roughly Dundas St. West and Ossington) so we braved the TTC. The Ossington 63 south takes you to within a 4 minute walk of the theatre.
- As James revealed in his June 5th interview with us, the theatre is a cozy space, with a capacity of 46 seats (with raked seating). Every seat has a great view of the action. There are seats reserved in the front row, for audience members who have accessibility issues.
- The theatre is air-conditioned (very welcome with the current heat wave).
- The show is approximately an hour in length, with no intermissions.
On with the show:
- In a theatre this size, you get a good view from every seat. The closer you sit, however, the greater the astonishment!
- As teased in his interview, Mysteries and Lies is completely different from any of James' other shows we've had the pleasure to attend.
- Much to our dismay, there was no wine bottle nor were there citrus-y 'arts and crafts.'
- Without giving too much away, the show did involve glassware, coins, cards, cups, balls, jewellery, envelopes, and a condiment.
- There was plenty of audience participation. Four lucky audience members were able to sit at the table with James, scoring better-than-front row seating. (It should be noted that consent was obtained, and no one was forced to sit at the table.) In addition to those four, another seven or eight people from the audience contributed to the uniqueness of the show.
- The show touched on history, astronomy, astrology, biology, physics, and pop culture. There was even a Browser's Den of Magic Easter egg, if you were paying attention. (This was possibly unique to opening night.)
- While we have seen more than our share of Cups and Balls routines, we have never seen anything quite like the one in this show!
- Last week we saw a sneak peek of James performing one of the card effects, and we had no idea how he did it. At the show we were sitting roughly 4.5 metres (~15 feet) away and are no closer to determining the method.
- James performed excellent sleight of hand with a wide variety of objects. This was so much more than a 'card magic' show. (But the card magic in it, is excellent!)
"Mysteries and Lies" is our favourite James Alan production to date!
Disclosure: We were guests at this show. The opinions expressed above are entirely our own. We did not receive compensation for the writing or the publishing of this article.
Don't just take our word for it, read what Teena in Toronto had to say about it in her June 30th Instagram post.
For more information about the Toronto Fringe, visit
FringeToronto.com
For more information about James Alan, visit his website at JamesAlan.ca and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.
From the July 1st Instagram post by Canada's Magic (photos taken with permission):
27 June 2026
Toronto: Magic at The Toronto Fringe [Jun 30 - Jul 12]
Updated June 29th to add:
- On June 28th, James was interviewed by Donna G on CIUT’s The More the Merrier to talk about Mysteries and Lies. Learn more about it at the June 29th post, The More the Merrier, at James Alan's blog.
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The Toronto Fringe (June 30 - July 12) is fast approaching!
Here's what we know about the shows:
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James Alan's
Mysteries and Lies
- Watch James' June 3rd appearance on CP 24
- Listen to David Peck interview James in the June 19th podcast "Truth, Technology & the Art of Deception" episode 634 of Face2Face, where "They talk about creativity, philosophical issues surrounding truth, illusion and lived experience and explore the intersection of magic, AI, and technology and how their performance challenges perceptions of reality."
- From the June 3rd post "Fringe Five 2026" from Stage Door Dialogues:
There are forty-five seats per performance. And we decided to take advantage of that intimacy to get up close and personal with the audience. Inspired by magicians from Spain and Argentina, we have members of the audience on stage the entire show. They make the magic happen as much as I do. We’re giving up a lot of control and a lot of certainty. It also means each show will be different and anything can happen.
Read more. - From the June 18th post "Toronto Fringe Festival 2026" by YoungW:
We’re interested in building work that crosses boundaries: theatre, mystery, storytelling, magic, literature, and old-fashioned showmanship. We want to make live events that feel rare – the kind of thing you had to be there for.
Read more. - And our interview with James
- Watch James' June 3rd appearance on CP 24
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Keith Brown's
110% Wizard
- From the May 18th article "Review: HIGHER THAN RAINBOWS, 110% WIZARD, and YOUNGER US at The
Orlando Fringe Festival" by Benoit Teves at
Broadway World:
Fortunately, the cruise ship staff gathered enough miscellaneous items for Brown to cobble together a performance of basic yet dazzling illusions, a few of which still grace the Orlando stage this go-round.
Read more.
-
From the May 13th article "Orlando Fringe 2026 review: ‘110% Wizard’" by Seth Kubersky at
Orlando Weekly:
If you have any doubts that Orlando Fringe changes lives, look no further than illusionist Keith Brown. A fixture of the Festival for over a decade, Brown landed an agent as a result of his 2024 show here, and is now an in-demand guest artist aboard Norwegian and Virgin cruise ships.
Read more.
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From the May 15th article "2026 Orlando Fringe Review: 110% Wizard" by Jimbo Wood at
Orlando Shine:
Brown, a familiar face to Orlando Fringe audiences and a three-time Critic’s Choice winner for Best Magic Show, returns with what he jokingly describes as the “same wizard, now 10% better.” The framing device for this year’s show centers around a cruise ship residency thrown into chaos after an airline loses the costumes and props intended for the run.
Read more.
- And our interview with Keith
- From the May 18th article "Review: HIGHER THAN RAINBOWS, 110% WIZARD, and YOUNGER US at The
Orlando Fringe Festival" by Benoit Teves at
Broadway World:
For more information about the Toronto Fringe, visit FringeToronto.com
26 June 2026
Checking in with Keith Brown's show 110% Wizard at The Toronto Fringe
The Toronto Fringe (June 30 - July 12) is fast approaching!
Keith Brown kindly agreed to answer some of our questions ahead of his upcoming show 110% Wizard at The Toronto Fringe.
What is your first memory of magic?
My first memory of magic is probably David Blaine's first special. I was 6 years old when it came out. It inspired my brother and me to learn tricks. I can vividly remember my brother making a card appear on the other side of a window in our front room. Not only did I want to know, I needed to know.
How long have you been performing professionally?
When I was 13, I was offered money to perform in a bar, and I never looked back.
Why is now the right time for you to be at the Fringe?
I am working on a new show that's more storytelling based. I focus on my recent experience as a cruise ship magician. I am breaking in new material as well as some very old material. It's interesting to me to revisit a piece that I haven't touched in a decade and breathe new life into it.
I normally compare the fringe circuit to building a house. First you need to lay the foundation, which is what I did in Orlando. We learnt a lot in the first run and now have the opportunity to make bigger changes. We will build the house up and refine the insides all summer.
I normally compare the fringe circuit to building a house. First you need to lay the foundation, which is what I did in Orlando. We learnt a lot in the first run and now have the opportunity to make bigger changes. We will build the house up and refine the insides all summer.
How, if at all, does this show differ from your previous shows?
This show is more story based. In the past, I would be doing a magic show and then it would be story time. The story almost always leads into a trick and then I go back to doing magic. This show is more thematic, has a through line and more stories woven into the show from start to finish. It feels better crafted than some of my previous shows.
When did you start writing and preparing for this show?
In January I worked my first ever cruise contract. I wanted to use my time on the ship to develop a new show, but I didn't really have the opportunity given the circumstances. Fringe snuck up on me. They say to write about what you know, so I wrote about my experiences working the ships.
It's always scary putting new material in front of an audience, whether it's a trick or a story. You never know how they're going to respond to it, or if it's any good until you put it in front of people. After performing it in Orlando, the stories really resonated with the audience. It's also very rewarding to discover the moments when presenting it for the first time. I have a pretty good road map of how to get from A to B, but I never truly know what moments and opportunities the audience will serve me during a performance. It's my job to listen and respond accordingly. It's their input that always makes the show better than what I could have made by myself.
It's always scary putting new material in front of an audience, whether it's a trick or a story. You never know how they're going to respond to it, or if it's any good until you put it in front of people. After performing it in Orlando, the stories really resonated with the audience. It's also very rewarding to discover the moments when presenting it for the first time. I have a pretty good road map of how to get from A to B, but I never truly know what moments and opportunities the audience will serve me during a performance. It's my job to listen and respond accordingly. It's their input that always makes the show better than what I could have made by myself.
Will you tease an effect or two for us?
The first card trick in the show is something I am revisiting after 8+ years. When I first started performing it, many magicians came up to me after the show and told me it fooled them. I never considered it a "magician fooler" per se, but I realized it's because they think it's a trick they've seen before until it isn't.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with the readers of Canada’s
Magic?
For the last year and half, I have been working with Brendan Hong to design my very own deck of playing cards. The first run was printed with Shuffled Ink and I got my hands on them in May. For now, the cards are available exclusively at my shows. I am super proud of the cards and it's a really great feeling to be able to perform with them every night.
Thank you Keith, for making the time to answer our questions!For more information about the Toronto Fringe, visit FringeToronto.com
For more information about Keith Brown, visit his website at AbsoluteMagic.ca and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.
22 June 2026
Windsor: Capitaine Loran at the Fête nationale du Québec Windsor [Jun 24]
For more information about Fête nationale du Québec Windsor visit val-ouest.com/fete-nationale-du-quebec-windsor-la-celebre/
For more information about Capitaine Loran, visit CapitaineLoran.com
From the June 19th Facebook post by Loran:
Captain Loran will dock his ship in Windsor on June 24th in celebration of the National Quebec Day. It's a date at 5pm for his stage show "A Pirate Like No Other!"
Previously shared on Facebook June 19.
16 June 2026
Toronto: The Comedy Magic Show [Jun 25]
Tickets and more information at Eventbrite.
From the June 15th Facebook post by Chris Mayhew:
... with special guests James Alan (magician) and Ernie Vicente (stand up comic).
12 June 2026
Guelph, Toronto, & Barrie: Magic Guys at Work & Phenomena [Jun - Jul]
Tickets and more information at EventBrite.com/o/80980743733
From the June 11th Instagram post by Ian Batterbury:
- Jun 12 - Magic Guys at Work: Whiskey Business, Guelph
- Jun 26 - Phenomena: Distilled and Refined, Guelph
- Jun 28 - Magician Showcase, Toronto
- Jul 5 - Magic Guys at Work, Toronto
- Jul 10 -Magic Guys at Work: Mulligans and Mind Games, Barrie
- Jul 14 - Phenomena: Lifted Spirits, Toronto
- Jul 25 - Phenomena: Off Course, Barrie
Previously shared on Facebook June 11.
10 June 2026
Windsor: Eric Bedard at the Harbour House Waterfront Eatery [Sun & Thurs]
From HarbourHouseWindsor.com/events.html:
Weekly Events
- Sunday's 5pm to 8pm: Tableside Magic with Eric Bedard (Kid's Eat Free)
- Thursday's 6:30pm to 9:30pm: Tableside Magic Social Hours with Eric Bedard
From the June 6th Facebook post by Eric Bedard:
Harbour House Waterfront Eatery where we have Magic Drinks, A Magical Atmosphere and Award Winning Magic at your Table.
05 June 2026
Checking in with James Alan's show Mysteries and Lies at The Toronto Fringe
The Toronto Fringe (June 30 - July 12) is fast approaching!
James Alan kindly agreed to answer some of our questions ahead of his upcoming show Mysteries and Lies at The Toronto Fringe.
What is your first memory of magic?
Memory is tricky at that age. I can reconstruct after the fact that I definitely saw Penn & Teller do “Blast-Off” on the Muppet Show.
How long have you been performing professionally?
My first paid performance was in 2007. I think I started identifying as a professional around 2012.
Why is now the right time for you to be at the Fringe?
At any given time, I have three or four shows I could do. I interact with the audience a lot. So what I do really has to be grounded in the space I’m in. Magic & Martini (2016-2020) always took place in a cocktail lounge. My virtual show, Bring Magic Home, never tried to hide the fact these weird Zoom get-togethers were utterly mad.
The Toronto Fringe is enormous. This year it has one hundred twenty-three shows. And those slots are assigned by lottery. Some years I get busy and don’t get around to applying. But really it was a random number generator that decided this was the time. And so I didn’t know what the show would be until I found out where it was going to be. But once we knew, the whole show basically came together in one afternoon of shuffling index cards around a coffee table.
The Toronto Fringe is enormous. This year it has one hundred twenty-three shows. And those slots are assigned by lottery. Some years I get busy and don’t get around to applying. But really it was a random number generator that decided this was the time. And so I didn’t know what the show would be until I found out where it was going to be. But once we knew, the whole show basically came together in one afternoon of shuffling index cards around a coffee table.
What is the title of the show?
Mysteries and Lies. I’m chronically obsessed with the paradox of truth in magic — that there is no way to do what we do honestly. My last Fringe foray was called Lies, Damn Lies & Magic Tricks. There’s a naive version of magic which is about fooling people — I know something you don’t know, Nyah! But there’s a more interesting more grown up version which is about getting people to think about what shouldn’t and shouldn’t be possible. But fooling someone is tightly bound up in that project so it’s a very fine line to walk.
I want people to have an amazing — maybe even a profound — experience. But I don’t want to fall into the trap that so many in the industry do of thinking that you need people to think it’s “for real” in order to be respectable. There shouldn't be a contradiction between being totally amazing and being “just a magic trick”.
I want people to have an amazing — maybe even a profound — experience. But I don’t want to fall into the trap that so many in the industry do of thinking that you need people to think it’s “for real” in order to be respectable. There shouldn't be a contradiction between being totally amazing and being “just a magic trick”.
How, if at all, does this show differ from your previous shows?
Because the theatre is a very intimate space, 46 seats, with raked seating, we decided this was going to be a close-up show — like what you might see at the close-up room of the Magic Castle. The format is one I hadn’t really worked in before 2020. I never really sat down, even to do close-up magic. I got used to it doing virtual shows, where I opted to sit behind a desk. And during re-opening after the pandemic, there was an awkward period in Canada where you weren’t allowed to have more than ten people in a gathering. So my private shows moved from the end of the room to around the coffee table or the dining room table. (Again, so that the magic can be grounded in the environment. The show happens in your living room. I don’t try to make you pretend your living room is a bar or a theatre or a comedy club.)
But it also means this show is really brand new. If you saw Magic & Martini, before the pandemic, this will be completely different.
The show is thematically richer — maybe just because I’m older. Recently truth has been top of mind. We’re bombarded by fake headlines, fake experts, AI slop and the threat a Large Language Model is coming for your job. So as someone who is trying to walk this tightrope of honest lying, my job is to channel all that angst into a real experience, but without making things explicit so you feel like you’re watching a TED talk about what to do if you think your toaster might be conscious.
But it also means this show is really brand new. If you saw Magic & Martini, before the pandemic, this will be completely different.
The show is thematically richer — maybe just because I’m older. Recently truth has been top of mind. We’re bombarded by fake headlines, fake experts, AI slop and the threat a Large Language Model is coming for your job. So as someone who is trying to walk this tightrope of honest lying, my job is to channel all that angst into a real experience, but without making things explicit so you feel like you’re watching a TED talk about what to do if you think your toaster might be conscious.
When did you start writing and preparing for this show?
I found out where the show was going to be in mid January and that’s when I seriously started preparing. The origin of the show we wound up doing is actually a bit stranger.
I did get used to the idea of performing at the table during re-opening. But the first one of those shows was actually in January of 2020. I received a last minute inquiry on a Sunday morning for a show that night. It was for four people. They wanted something to lighten the mood after they got back from a funeral. (Friends of mine know that the stranger the request, the more likely I am to say yes.) So in my mind, that show was Mysteries and Lies v1.0. And there is actually one trick from that which survives into this version.
The other weird thing that seeped into this show is that the theatre is inside of a converted school classroom. It’s one of the old red brick kind built in 1914. So the hallway has that odd proportion designed to funnel hundreds of kids to and from recess. The doors are classroom doors. So we’re playing with the idea that we’re surveying all of the regular school subjects — science, history, math — through the lens of magic.
I did get used to the idea of performing at the table during re-opening. But the first one of those shows was actually in January of 2020. I received a last minute inquiry on a Sunday morning for a show that night. It was for four people. They wanted something to lighten the mood after they got back from a funeral. (Friends of mine know that the stranger the request, the more likely I am to say yes.) So in my mind, that show was Mysteries and Lies v1.0. And there is actually one trick from that which survives into this version.
The other weird thing that seeped into this show is that the theatre is inside of a converted school classroom. It’s one of the old red brick kind built in 1914. So the hallway has that odd proportion designed to funnel hundreds of kids to and from recess. The doors are classroom doors. So we’re playing with the idea that we’re surveying all of the regular school subjects — science, history, math — through the lens of magic.
Will you tease an effect or two for us?
I would rather people be surprised. But if someone is willing to do some work, they can earn a spoiler. When The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, we got so swept up, we forget that immediately after that, there was a magician on, who did two tricks. The show contains one of those. There is also a piece by Tommy Wonder that he was so protective of that he withheld it from publication in The Books of Wonder. (But he later softened and ultimately shared it in 2003.) I’ll be doing a version of that.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with the readers of Canada’s
Magic?
If they have the time, they should take the time to experience the Fringe. There are over a hundred different shows. So part of the fun is making a day of it, and seeing what new and different things you can experience.
Thank you James, for making the time to answer our questions!For more information about the Toronto Fringe, visit FringeToronto.com
For more information about James Alan, visit his website at JamesAlan.ca and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.
04 June 2026
A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic) -- part 1 of 3
Updated June 26th to add:
- Welcome to readers of Duncan Trillo's excellent publication, MagicWeek! We hope you enjoy your stay!
--
Wherein we share some trivia about a cast member, take a good look at the behind the scenes effort involved in putting on the show, and take a bit of a tangent in order to drop Alan Hudson's name.
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).
Continue reading this password protected (clue below*) article.
* Password clue:
- Canadian magician who appeared on The Muppet Show
- Additional clue for our UK readers, this magician also ran as a candidate for the Natural Law Party in England in the early 90s.
- Format: Firstname_Lastname
For tickets and more information, visit ChampionsOfMagicTour.com
An abridged version of this article first appeared in last month's issue of VANISH Magic Magazine (May 2026 #142, pgs 48 - 53). Republished with permission.
Read Part 2 in this month's issue of
VANISH (June 2026 #143, pgs 48 - 53)
From the May 30th Instagram post by Champions of Magic:
01 June 2026
Toronto: Javi Benitez workshop [Jun 3]
From the May 31st Facebook post by James Alan at the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club Facebook group:
We're extending members a last minute invitation to a special workshop with Javi Benitez. (Javi has been on Fool Us twice and did a virtual lecture for the club during the pandemic.)
It's Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm, near Yonge and Eglinton.
$100 per person.
21 May 2026
Windsor: Magic Box -- An Evening of Wonder [May 23]
Tickets at Eventbrite.
From the May 13th Facebook post by Chris Philpott:
4 magicians. 2 countries. 1 unforgettable night. Windsor, May 23.
Eric Bedard, Dreygon, Johnny New York and I return to the Shadowbox Theatre for an outstanding and awe-inspiring evening of magic and mentalism that will leave you wide-eyed and thirsty for more!
Previously shared on Facebook May 15.
18 May 2026
Halifax: Anmol Magic -- Out of This World [May 23]
Tickets and more information at BellaRoseArtsCentre.com
From the May 13th Instagram post by the Bella Rose Arts Centre:
For the first time ever, the sensational magician and mentalist Anmol Magic brings his spectacular “Out of This World” Canada Tour 2026 to the stage at Bella Rose Arts Centre, Halifax — welcoming audiences from across the region.
Found at the May 17th Facebook post by Bernard Cormier at the Magic Circle of St. John.
08 May 2026
Toronto and Montreal: Gianarlo Scalia shows, lectures, and workshops [TO: May 18 - 20; Mtl: May 27 - 30]
Toronto (hosted by the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club, IBM Ring 17):
- workshop May 18 - details and tickets
- show: Chaos - May 19 - details and tickets
- lecture May 20 - details and tickets
Montreal (hosted by the Montreal Magic Jam):
- show: Strange Things Happen - May 27 - details and tickets
- lecture May 28 [details TBA]
- workshop May 29 /30 [tentative, details TBA]
For tickets and more information visit MontrealMagicJam.com
23 April 2026
Toronto: Magic Guys at Work [May 17]
For tickets and more information visit the ComedyBar.ca
From the April 13th Instagram post by Magic Ian:
The legendary Comedy Bar Danforth. The original Magic Guys at Work. This could get nuts.
Read more.
17 April 2026
Toronto, Vancouver, & USA: It's Probably Nothing 2026 Live Tour [Jun 11 - Aug 18]
Wes Barker was the special guest for the Feb 5th (Austin) and Feb 20th (Montreal) shows. Who will the special guests be on this tour?
From ItsProbablyNothing.com:
Featuring Chris Ramsay and special guests.
- June 11 - Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall
- June 13 - Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre
- June 14 - Detroit, MI, Royal Oak Theatre
- June 16 - Minneapolis, MN, The Fillmore
- June 17 - Chicago, IL, Park West
- June 19 - New York, NY, The Town Hall
- June 20 - Washington, DC, Lincoln Theatre
- June 21 - Boston, MA, The Wilbur
- August 9 - Tucson, AZ, Rialto Theatre
- August 12 - Los Angeles, CA, The Novo
- August 13 - San Francisco, CA, Palace of Fine Arts
- August 15 - Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater
- August 16 - Seattle, WA, Neptune Theatre
- August 18 - Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre
Found at the April 15th Instagram post by Chris Ramsay. Shared on Instagram April 15.
07 April 2026
Toronto: 52 Secrets [Apr 30 debut]
Toronto's getting a "Don't Tell Comedy" type of magic show. Not only do you not know WHERE or WHO you're booking a ticket for, you have to APPLY for consideration for a ticket and the PERFORMER WILL BE MASKED.
While we don't know who the performer is, we've been told that the initial ticket price, if your application is accepted, is $20 dollars. The price is set to increase in the Fall.
From 52-secrets.com:
Hidden somewhere within Toronto, an undisclosed venue will transform - if only for a fleeting moment - into the setting for an experience unlike anything publicly offered. This is not an event you stumble into. It is one you are selected for.
Attendance is by application only.
...On the night itself, a masked performer will take the stage, blurring the line between anonymity and intimacy, spectacle and secrecy.
Each performance is strictly limited to just 52 seats.
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