The Longest Running Magic Show on Long Island
The Parlor of Mystery is a place where the magic happens close up and right in front of you. Each show is a different parlor magic show with a new line-up of magicians from near and far. At the Parlor, you’ll see experienced prestidigitators as well as young, up-and-coming conjurers. It’s modern. It’s funny. It’s grown-up. And, it’s for grown-up audiences.
Many people consider the term “parlor” to be old-fashioned and think parlor magic is magic performed long ago by gentlemen in top hats and long coats in the living rooms of the privileged. And at one time it was exactly that. But today it means magic that is intimate, that doesn’t require expensive, large-scale stage equipment, and is performed close to the audience and without a stage.
The Parlor of Mystery is just that, a place where the magic is performed right in front of you. It’s modern. It’s funny. It’s grown-up. And it’s for grown-up audiences.
The Parlor of Mystery is a monthly magic show that is different every month. Every show features a new line-up of magicians from near and far. The goal of the Parlor is to showcase the talents of some of the region’s best magicians as well as introduce visiting magicians to the Long Island community. Expect to see accomplished prestidigitators as well as up-and-coming conjurers.
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Bob Baker
With his eclectic crew of wise-cracking ‘special guests,’ Dr. Bob is a warm and engaging performer delivering his unique brand of witty banter and wry observational humor that your audience will LOVE you for.
He is described as ‘outstanding,’ ‘hilarious,’ ‘a joy to work with,’‘America’s funniest gastroenterologist,’ and has won rave reviews from audiences across the country… from high-end corporate functions and conferences to fundraisers and exclusive private parties.
Dr. Bob also studied magic with the legendary Tony Slydini, widely considered to be one of the 3 greatest sleight-of-hand masters of the 20th century (Dick Cavett and Woody Allen were his students at the same time). Bob is one of the few magicians in the world who still performs some of Slydini’s mind-bending feats of magic.
He even once gave a command performance before the tribal elders of nomadic Bedouins in the Negev Desert—he says it was even more nerve-wracking than his appearance before 11 million people on America’s Got Talent!
Carl Mercurio
Carl Mercurio is a top comedy magician who performs regularly at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, The Slipper Room and City Winery in New York City, Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater in Philadelphia, and the Chicago Magic Lounge. He also co-stars in The Broadway Magic Hour, a weekly family magic matinee at the Broadway Comedy Club in New York City.
Mike Maione
Host Mike Maione is a magician and mentalist who lives on Long Island. He founded the Parlor of Mystery and has produced over 100 shows. He is a member of the prestigious 4F. Mike has performed at Smoke and Mirrors Magic Theatre in Pennsylvania, The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, The Dickens Parlour Theatre in Delaware, and on stage at the Magic Circle in London. He is also a lecturer and magic reviewer with a large following.
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Bob Yorburg
Bob Yorburg, aka Professor Phineas Feelgood, is a magician, author, artist, woodcarver, and restorer of all things cool. His interest in turn of the 19th-century amusement arts combined with his varied talents and unusual props are incorporated into comedy magic that is unforgettable, interactive, and downright fun.
David Schwartz
David Schwartz is an award-winning magician who recently appeared on “Penn & Teller Fool Us.” He has performed at hundreds of events. The list of celebrities David has performed for includes Jon Stewart, Kelly Ripa, Dick Cavett, Yoko Ono, and baseball legend Yogi Berra. In addition, he’s entertained top executives at Ford Motor Company, Credit Suisse, Yelp, and the New York Yankees. When not performing at private parties and corporate events, David can be seen Off-Broadway as a featured performer at Monday Night Magic, New York’s longest-running magic show.
Mike Maione
Host Mike Maione is a magician and mentalist who lives on Long Island. He founded the Parlor of Mystery and produced over 100 shows. He is a member of the prestigious 4F. Mike has performed at Smoke and Mirrors Magic Theatre in Pennsylvania, The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, The Dickens Parlour Theatre in Delaware, and on stage at the Magic Circle in London. He is also a lecturer and magic reviewer with a large following.
Dave Levitan
David knows what you are thinking. While looking into your eyes, he senses your thoughts, including your favorite places, special moments, and happy memories. He reveals the names of your friends, pets, and family members. His predictions and premonitions are always upbeat, fun, and on target. David makes no claims of having supernatural powers or any psychic abilities at all. He cleverly uses psychology, body language, statistics, keen observations, subtle persuasion, and other real-world techniques to create a warm, funny, and interactive show filled with mind-blowing moments.
David has entertained hundreds of thousands of people at corporate dinners, sales meetings, trade shows, family days, colleges, and private parties for guests of all ages.
His engagements have taken him throughout the U.S., Europe, and Canada. He performs for Fortune 500 companies and is regularly on the “A-List” circuit.
Jim Vines
Jim Vines is an award-winning magician who headlined the Off-Broadway Magic Show “A Taste of Magic.” for over ten years. Now, he can regularly delight audiences with his award-winning magical creations at the famous Smoke and Mirrors Theater in Philadelphia and the Comix Comedy Club at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
Jim has shared his magic throughout the U.S. – at venues such as The Wonderground in Las Vegas, the Parlor of Mystery in New York, the Magic Castle in Hollywood – and in 11 other countries worldwide.
In 2017, Jim won First Place and People’s Choice in Close-Up Magic at the F.I.S.M. North American Championship of Magic. His award-winning act will be seen on National Television this November.
Mike Maione
Once again, Mike Maione will host the show. Mike founded the Parlor of Mystery and produced over 100 shows. He is a member of the prestigious 4F. Mike has performed at Smoke and Mirrors Magic Theatre in Pennsylvania, The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, The Dickens Parlour Theatre in Delaware, and on stage at the Magic Circle in London. Mike also creates magic for other performers. In 2019 one of his creations was voted best magic trick on the Magic Cafe, an internet community of magical performers.
Peter Samelson
Peter Samelson is a renowned magician who has won awards all around the world for his artistry. Recognized by fellow magicians as a magician’s magician, he has been honored by the magic society and graced the cover of numerous magic publications. Christened the “soft-spoken conceptualist of sorcery” by the New York Times, Samelson has performed atop the Great Wall of China, in the jungles of Bali, and at the universities of Tokyo; he has performed for Mexican peasants and Grand Prix, race car drivers on the World Cruise of Queen Elizabeth II. He has entertained Princess Stephanie of Monaco, the jet-set of Paris, and the fishermen mending their nets on the beaches of Cartegena. From Kenya to the Magic Castle, television to trade shows, college campuses to commercials, the New York stage, night clubs, and celebrity events, Peter Samelson has distinguished himself as a magician and an artist.
Peter performs and lectures at colleges, universities, and Theater and Performing Arts festivals. Peter has staged two one-person Off-Broadway shows; “The Magician” and “PaperWork.” He also performs and designs for television, film, and theater, including: “What About Bob,” “Whispers in the Dark,” for Kraft Salad Dressing, and hosted a syndicated 13-part series on Magic, CNN’s “Sonya Live!” Mabou Mines, The Bermuda Theater Festival, the new musical “Houdini,” and the PBS Special, “The Art of Magic.”
Jake Lundgren
Magic, Juggling, Sideshow, and Comedy collide in a Neo-Vaudevillian performance for the whole family. Recognized as a Star of Tomorrow at the Society of American Magicians National Convention, Jake can now be seen performing at “Vaudeville at the State,” “Two$oup Variety Mishmash,” and at the world-famous P3 Magic Theater. He is a three-time finalist in the “Wizards at War” Magic Competition and is the producer of “Deadly Deceptions,” the Magic murder mystery experience!
Mike Maione
Host Mike Maione is a magician and mentalist who lives on Long Island. He founded the Parlor of Mystery and produced over 100 shows. He is a member of the prestigious 4F. Mike has performed at Smoke and Mirrors Magic Theatre in Pennsylvania, The Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, The Dickens Parlour Theatre in Delaware, and on stage at the Magic Circle in London. He is also a lecturer and magic reviewer with a large following.
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