After over 20 years, Shazam! is back on the road with a brand-new company of wonderworkers, featuring magic’s brightest young star, Matthew Laslo. This new edition of Shazam! pays tribute to the late, great master magician, Stan Kramien, who toured North America for more than 35 years with his large scale illusion shows, Magic Capades, Magicazam, and Shazam!, The original Shazam! began in 1997, when Rick Kramien built and produced the show featuring his father. Rick’s passion and love for show business drove him to create a new version of Shazam! in honor of his dad Stan. It was time to pass the torch from one generation of magicians to the next, and Rick knew just who to call. Rick and Stan first met Matthew at the Northwest Magic Jamboree in 2012 when Matthew was just 10 years old. He competed in the all ages stage magic competition, where he won the top prize for originality and showmanship. Stan and Rick saw something special in Matthew and knew that the future of magic was right in front of them.
They kept in touch with Matthew over the next few years, mentoring and following his journey into show business. Since that time, Matthew has been featured on the CW's Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Masters of Illusion, and China's #1 TV show Amazing Magicians.Today’s show is a new chapter of Kramien magic. Shazam! The Magic Show also features seasoned director Greg Tamblyn, along with professional actors Erin Tamblyn, Kelly Sina, Stacey Smithson, Adam Davis, and Peter Liptak, and lighting designer Mark LaPierre. This cast and crew bring together their many talents to assist in creating this wonderful new world of magic.
Jonathan’s career as a magician, actor, television host, magic consultant and producer, has taken him throughout the world, performing for fortune 500 companies including Apple, Disney, Warner Brothers, Google, Sprint, Fed-Ex, Pandora, T-Mobile, Netflix, Amazon, Honda, Adobe, Boeing, and Mattel. He has appeared on NBC, USA, CBS, ABD, the Discovery Channel, the Science Channel, the Biography Channel, VH-1 and FOX. Working as a magic consultant, Jonathan has taught Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco and Ayla Fisher in "Now You See Me", Steve Carell, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" and David Duchovny in "The X-Files", as well as many other notable actors in hollywood.
Jade took the male-dominated world of magic by storm when she became the first woman to win the International Brotherhood of Magicians’ coveted Gold Medal of Magic, a prize awarded only a handful of times in the competition’s long history.
She has received multiple awards for her performances here and abroad. Her command performance for the Royal Family of Monaco at the Princess Grace Theater in Monte Carlo was one of her many career highlights.
Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, Jade has delighted audiences in numerous appearances on international and American television, including CBS’ Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and CW Network’s TV show Penn and Teller: Fool us! She has performed on the stages of variety theaters around the world, on luxury cruise lines, and in casino revue shows in Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas.
Raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Christopher Hart became interested in magic at age 8. By age 16 he was a member of the Magic Castle’s Junior program and demonstrating tricks at the Hollywood Magic Shop.
Working in Hollywood gave Hart the opportunity to meet and perform before the likes of Michael Jackson, Johnny Carson, Muhammad Ali, and Harry Anderson. As Hart's reputation grew he soon came to the attention of David Copperfield for whom Hart first worked as a Magic Roadie. Impressed with Hart's knowledge and expertise in the field of magic, Copperfield continued to use him on several more live and television shows, including the Great Wall of China special.
His sleight-of-hand magic has been featured in national television commercials for McDonald’s, Honda and RCA. He has twice been awarded "Stage Magician of the Year" by Hollywood's Magic Castle, and Princess Stephanie of Monaco personally awarded him the top prize at the Grand Prix Magique held in Monte Carlo.
Hart is also known to movie fans worldwide as “Thing” the disembodied hand in the three major Addams Family motion pictures. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Mike Caveney has performed professionally for over fifty years and each of his original routines is perfectly suited to his dry comedic wit. He is a member of the most prestigious group of magicians in the world, The Inner Magic Circle of London, England. On two occasions he was voted STAGE MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR by the members of Hollywood's Magic Castle. Mike's talents have taken him around the world. Mike has appeared on NBC’s World’s Greatest Magic, A&E's Story of Magic, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. The Hollywood Reporter described him as, "...one of the funniest magicians in America."
In addition, Mike owns and curates the Egyptian Hall Museum at his home in Pasadena, California. It is one of the largest archives in the world devoted to the art. His company, Magic Words has published over 50 books about magic theory and history.
Jonathan’s career as a magician, actor, television host, magic consultant and producer, has taken him throughout the world, performing for fortune 500 companies including Apple, Disney, Warner Brothers, Google, Sprint, Fed-Ex, Pandora, T-Mobile, Netflix, Amazon, Honda, Adobe, Boeing, and Mattel. He has appeared on NBC, USA, CBS, ABD, the Discovery Channel, the Science Channel, the Biography Channel, VH-1 and FOX. Working as a magic consultant, Jonathan has taught Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco and Ayla Fisher in "Now You See Me", Steve Carell, Alan Arkin and Olivia Wilde in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" and David Duchovny in "The X-Files", as well as many other notable actors in hollywood.
The alter-ego of Tim Wright, Skilldini is a versatile performer who is outstanding both on stage and at the close-up table.
Tim developed his craft working at the legendary Abbott’s Magic Company in Colon, Michigan where he both built props in the shop and demonstrated them behind the counter.
A talented pantomimist and visual comedian, Skilldini has received many awards from the magic community and has appeared across the country including repeat engagements at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
One of the magic world’s foremost historians, David is the author of over a dozen books and is recipient of many awards including a Literary Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Early in his performing career he worked for a decade with Stan Kramien as chief assistant on his nationally touring illusion show. It was a first-hand college course in the art from one of the masters, that has influenced David to this day.
His own performing career has taken him to a variety of venues including theaters, hotels, cruise ships and network television in the U.S. and Japan.
He is also recognized for presenting re-creations of the great magicians and illusions of the past, including those of Jack Gwynne, Virgil, Willard The Wizard, and most notably, Harry Blackstone, Jr.
BILL SMITH
Bill Smith began his career as a member of the Long Beach Mystics. A creative builder of magic since his youth, Bill formed his company, Magic Ventures, which from his shop in Las Vegas has built everything from small props to large-scale illusions for the top names in the craft, including David Copperfield, Lance Burton and most recently, the new Kramien production of Shazam!
For 10 years, Bill was chief assistant and technician for Harry Blackstone, Jr. He toured with Blackstone throughout America, including their record-setting run at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway.
Bill will be sharing some of his “stories from the road” with Jamboree attendees.
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