5 Best Magicians in New York (2026)

Steve Cohen's Chamber Magic is a ticketed evening magic show running Friday and Saturday nights at the Lotte New York Palace hotel, now in its 25th year of performances. The show is built around close-up illusions, mentalism and a running narrative delivered in an intimate, small-audience setting, with Cohen personally interacting with guests throughout. Press coverage over the years has included Variety and the New York Daily News, and Cohen stays after the show to meet the audience.

Brian McGovern is a New York magician and mentalist who performs walk-around, close-up magic for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate events and private parties, with clients including Google, JPMorgan and Meta among his listed work. He also serves Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut, and his site cites more than 350 five-star reviews. Reviewers describe him moving through a room performing sleight-of-hand and mentalism without pulling focus from the event itself.

Fun Corporate Magic, led by performer Matias Letelier, specialises in corporate events, private parties and conferences with close-up magic, mentalism and a one-man theatrical show. Letelier's material is built around audience interaction and has been performed for hundreds of shows annually, according to the business, with a focus on cocktail hours and award dinners specifically. The business is based in Brooklyn and serves the wider New York area.

Amaze Magic is an off-Broadway theatrical magic show built around a storytelling format, following a lead performer's personal journey into magic alongside a series of illusions. The production runs from a small, intimate theater near 50th Street, with performers alternating in the lead role. Reviewers describe it as suited to a wide range of ages, mixing narrative, humor and audience interaction rather than a straight run of tricks.

Speakeasy Magick is a themed evening show set in a hidden, speakeasy-style venue, combining close-up table magic performed by multiple magicians with a cocktail and dinner-hour atmosphere. Guests move between table-side performances and staged segments over the course of the night, with the venue leaning into a Prohibition-era, secret-society theme throughout. It has been covered by Time Out New York and the New York Times.