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The 99th Annual Salute to Magic
will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at 8 PM, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY.
The show
will feature Howard Mincone,
Arthur Trace, Stoil
& Ekaterina, and James Brandon & Co.
Stephen Bargatze will be the Master of Ceremonies.
Bradley Jacobs will be awarded as the 2008 Magician of the Year award at the show.
Don’t miss this evening of fun-filled entertainment, audience participation, baffling illusions,
startling costume changes, expert sleight-of-hand, hilarious comedy,
juggling and amazing magic.
Day of Event Sales: Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased on Saturday, March 29th at the Tribeca Performing
Arts Center from 6-7:30 PM (cash only).
Tickets purchased online after March 22nd will be available for pickup at
the will-call table in the theater lobby one hour prior to the show.
About the Performers
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Stephen
Bargatze, an award-winning
performer, is the most outrageous and baffling comedy magician on the
scene today. His innate sense of comedy helped him prevail over a tragic
accident that left him with a speech impediment that adds to the
sidesplitting laughter he creates in a few short seconds. Steve emcees
The Salute to Magic this year and will present his remarkable
straitjacket escape. Get ready to laugh! |
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Arthur Trace brings his award
winning manipulation act to New York. Arthur was the winner of
the International Brotherhood of Magicians Gold Medal in 2005. He also won
a medal in manipulation at FISM 2006 (World Championships of Magic) and has appeared everywhere from London to Las
Vegas, Tokyo, China and many other venues, Arthur Trace has been
featured on TV in the U.S., Spain, and Japan. His unique new approach
cannot be copied. |
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Take a physical
comedian, a juggler, and a very personable entertainer, with
what seems to be boundless energy, and a lightning-fast wit, mix them
all together and what do you haves? The very funny and amazing…
Howard Mincone !
Howard first started in showbiz as a
professional break-dancer in the early eighties. Strongly influenced by
comic legends Harpo Marx, Jackie Gleason, Red Skelton, Dick Van Dyke and
John Ritter. Howard’s performances combine movement, comic mime, stand
up comedy, and juggling. His lightning-fast wit and boundless energy
have made him one of the most popular acts for fairs, festivals, variety
shows, corporations and special events across North America. At last year’s Society
of American Magicians convention in Dallas, Texas he stopped the show. |
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Stoil & Ekaterina use comedy and costume
changes to keep the energy level
high in their professional touring show. From the vaunted halls of the Magic
Castle to the casinos of Las Vegas over
to South Korea and many theatres in between, folks have enjoyed the
magical presentations of this Bulgarian couple. Their baffling rendition of the
Cube Zag Illusion will amaze you. No doubt, they will keep you
entertained for their entire time on stage. |
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We welcome James Brandon
back to his home town after many years of touring his illusion show
around the world.
James’ high-tech magic show involving dance, pyrotechnics and live
animals gained him immediate success on the European nightclub circuit
and he became the youngest variety artist ever to star at the famed
Alcazar de Paris in France. His 26 tours of Western and Eastern Europe
have included dozens of television appearances and a Command Performance
for the Royal Family of Monaco in Monte Carlo.
His appearances as guest narrator at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall,
sparked a quick succession of commercials for MTV and Panasonic.
Twentieth Century Fox spotted James and hired him to direct Oscar winner
Joe Pesci, for the scenes involving magic, in the hit film, “My Cousin
Vinny”. James has also done extensive special effects consulting
including work on the Sting video “Desert Rose”.
Six South American tours brought James to Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Columbia and Venezuela where his 23 television appearances resulted in
his being featured on the Miami based TV show, “Best of Sabado Gigante”.
The success of that performance, seen by 170 million people worldwide,
led to James filming the widely viewed American TV Specials, “The Great
Magic of Las Vegas” for the Fox Family channel.
In 1997 Brandon married Czech model and make-up artist Paulina Halskova.
The two quickly returned to Las Vegas where James was starring in
“Splash” at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. Later that year he began a six
month engagement at the Luxor Hotel and Casino where he starred in the
Dick Foster production, “Imagine”.
In 1998 James performed in “Basin Street Follies” at the Showboat Casino
in Atlantic City. In 1999 James starred in “Las Vegas Nights” at the
Biloxi Grand Theater. In 2000 in Malaysia, Brandon performed, “Odyssey”,
billed as a preview of the show that James plans to someday perform in
space. “Odyssey” sold out nightly for six months.
James Brandon now tours the world with his grand illusion show billed
as, “The First Magician in Space”. The show includes his award winning
bird and sword act, and many of his original illusions including his
signature effect, “Inner-Space” in which the audience witness’ James
actually climbing out of his own body. Welcome home James. |
Honoring Bradley Jacobs
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Brad Jacobs is our National
Ambassador of Magic. He has been a member of Parent Assembly
since 1953 and served as its President (1961-1962) Brad served as
National Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) President in 1970-1971- He is an Honorary Member of the
S.A.M, a Life Member and presently serves as chairman of the S.A.M.
Magic Endowment Fund. For 17 years Brad Jacobs was the producer of our
annual Conventions and is currently co-chairman of the
forthcoming IBM/SAM joint convention in Louisville this coming July. |
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