The Magic Castle is a private club for magicians and magic enthusiasts in Hollywood. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Joseph Furlow, the embattled general manager of the organization that operates ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The exclusive Magic Castle in Hollywood, home to the Academy of Magical Arts and one of Los Angeles' most storied landmarks, is getting a new owner, with the founder of ...

A Hollywood institution known for mystery, deception and drama, the Magic Castle is now gripped by a new variety of suspense. Magic Castle mansion owner Randy Pitchford, who bought the establishment ...

Chuck Martinez, left, newly elected president of the Academy of Magical Arts' board of directors, and General Manager Hervé Lévy outside the Magic Castle in Hollywood. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles ...

The Magic Castle might have a new trick up its sleeve. Owner Randy Pitchford has proposed a wide-reaching reorganization of the business that would take operational control and most revenue streams ...

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And it's no wonder: With its labyrinthian hallways and murky red rooms bearing names like the “Parlour of Prestidigitation” and “The Palace of Mystery,” the century-old Victorian mansion is the ...

The castle hiding the first hotspot can be found near the West Forbidden Forest floo point. Head inside, then activate the ancient magic point and activate the first frog statue to find the first bit ...

It’s not easy to score an invitation to the Magic Castle. Opened in 1963 in a baroque chateâuesque mansion, Hollywood’s legendary private clubhouse and headquarters for the Academy of Magical Arts is ...

Change has come to the Magic Castle after a scandalous stretch — and guests will notice it moments after they enter the storied venue. For years, there was something of an open secret among the club’s ...