Photo Flash: It's Magic! Extravaganza at The Kodak 10/7

Jason Alexander hosted It's Magic!, a highly-anticipated one night only extravaganza at The Kodak Theatre (6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles CA) on Sunday, October 7 at 7PM.

Between hocus pocus hi-jinks and abracadabra antics host Jason Alexander and special guests Carl "The Great" Balentine, Bruce Bloch, Eric Buss, Jason Byrne, Lee Grabel, Neil Patrick Harris, Jay Johnson, Ray Pierce, Anthony Reed, Rick Thomas, Steve Valentine, Fielding West, and The Amazing Jonathan, created amazing feats of illusion in celebration of the highly anticipated one night only extravaganza, It's Magic! under the direction of Dale Hindman, Producers Terry Hill and Magic Castle Impresario Milt Larsen.

It's Magic! is the brainchild of Hollywood Walk of Fame Star recipient and co-founder of The Magic Castle, Milt Larsen. It's Magic! is co-produced by Terry Hill, whose production and staging credits include projects for Disneyland and Universal amusement parks as well as the local EMMY Awards. Larsen and Hill are proud to offer a potpourri of edgy, jaw-dropping and hilarious illusionary pleasures. Under the direction of past AMA president, Dale Hindman, they have delighted and kept audiences returning for decades with their critically acclaimed productions of It's Magic!

The Magic Castle opened its doors on January 2, 1963 and is now the world's most famous club for magicians and magic enthusiasts and home to The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. Taking great pride in showcasing some of the greatest magicians from around the globe, the Magic Castle is a very special organization devoted to the advancement of the ancient art of magic. The purpose of The Academy is to encourage and promote public interest in the art of magic with particular emphasis on preserving its history as an art form, entertainment medium, and hobby. Beginning with a charter membership of 150, which included noted members such as Johnny Carson and Cary Grant, as well as the biggest names in Illusion such as Siegfried & Roy. The Academy has grown into a world-renowned fraternal organization with a membership of nearly 5,000.

Photos by Pete Biro

Neil Patrick Harris produces Jason Alexander aboard a motorcycle out of thin air

2007 Tony Award winner Jay Johnson has fun with Bob

Rick Thomas floats high above the crowd with assistant under the silk before she disappears.

Eric Buss, who literally left the stage to catch a plane for his David Letterman appearance the next night

Anthony Reed escapes shackles in a watery tank

Illusionist and humorist Fielding West prepares to produce a man eating tiger

Carl Ballantine shares is classic mishaps of magic

Neil Patrick Harris prepares to wow the audience

Ray Pierce runs the audience wild with his rings

The retired Lee Grabel and Helen Grabel made a special appearance in their "second final engagement"

Jason Alexander welcomes the audience after being introduced by…

Bruce Block's white rabbit

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