Here Blaine, who just added nine new dates of his current Las Vegas production, opens up about what he took from his travels. David Blaine poses with his reptile-painted face and contact lenses.

D aring escapes and death defying feats have long fascinated our attention, from Harry Houdini’s Chinese water torture cell ...

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Harry Houdini finds an ally in his fight against spiritualism, a brilliant detective called Rose Mackenberg, who’ll do whatever it takes to expose a fake. Together, the two head to ...

The famed escapologist had a reputation for death-defying stunts. But his rise to fame and sudden death both came with some ...

When the musical “Ragtime” first debuted on Broadway in 1998, it was a lavishly designed, stunningly crafted flop. The musical, based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow, explores ...

Columnist John Breunig finds himself surrounded by dozens of magicians in Trumbull, and tracks the lost home of a legend.