When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...

Note: The performance I attended was a preview at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre. “What you’re about to witness is not magic . . . What you are about to witness is simply a skill.” There are, however, ...

Written by Jordan Baker, this new play is a period drama about the final years in the life of Harry Houdini, aiming to perform by October 2026. This public reading will be used to gauge an audience ...