A recent guest at my Waldorf show introduced himself as a relative of the great old-time magician, Max Malini. According to the gentleman, his great aunt’s second husband was Malini. A few weeks later, he sent me a piece of memorabilia from their family scrapbook – Malini’s calling card.
This image was drawn by the world-famous tenor, Enrico Caruso.
Read the full post »I am in the early stages of organizing a tour of my show Chamber Magic®. In 2010, I plan to tour the show to several cities around the world, in addition to my regular schedule at the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC. What other cities/countries would you like to see me in? Please click HERE to take […]
Read the full post »The Waldorf-Astoria hotel has, over the past 100 years, had many magic acts play within its hallowed walls. Thanks to the Conjuring Arts Research Center, I have located many references to the famous magicians who have entertained in the Waldorf. The hotel used to be located at 34th and Fifth Avenue (the current site of […]
Read the full post »A major highlight in my performing career took place on April 26, 2009. The Waldorf-Astoria’s Director of Diplomatic Affairs invited me to entertain Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia. The Crown Prince and his royal court were staying in the Waldorf Towers during an extended visit to New York. After […]
Read the full post »For those who care to read, here is my bio. It’s what my manager sends out to media folks and potential clients. STEVE COHEN BIO Steve Cohen, The Millionaires’ Magician has perhaps the world’s most exclusive clientele – royalty, the ultra-rich and Hollywood superstars – who regularly invite him to perform at their private events. […]
Read the full post »I lost track of time at my dinner with David Berglas. So did he, apparently, as he shared wonderful stories of his lifetime of experiences in magic, and also several amazing card tricks. I had brought my own deck of Tally-ho cards, and David performed a rapid-fire series of think-a-card tricks, the likes of which […]
Read the full post »I love watches. Especially unusual ones. The first quirky watch I acquired has only one hand, yet you could always tell the exact time. (The entire watch dial rotated in the rear to indicate the hour, while the single hand pointed to the minute.) Over time, I’ve become a watch fanatic, and now have a […]
Read the full post »Over the past ten years, I’ve met nearly a quarter of a million people (!) in my little show at the Waldorf-Astoria. Now you and I can finally talk to each other – I’m opening the doors to my magical parlor to you. Please follow my new blog – this is the first post. I’ll […]
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