Magic Show, The

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 571 words | Copyright

Magic Show, The (1974), a musical entertainment by Bob Randall (book), Stephen Schwartz (music, lyrics). [Cort Theatre, 1,920 perf.] When the Passaic Top Hat, a minor New Jersey night club, hires a young magician ( Doug Henning) to replace a tired old act, much against the wishes of a jealous old‐timer ( David Ogden Stiers), it gets more than it bargained for. Notable songs: West End Avenue; Lion Tamer; Up to His Old Tricks. The slim plot was merely an excuse for Henning's spectacular feats of magic, which turned the show into a long‐running hit.

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