Jamie Allan is the newest magic man coming to NY — a bit he’s been doing all his life
Jamie Allan. His magic show “Amaze” at the New World Stages is the hottest to come through since that guy who took me when I was in high school. Allan’s broken all the records in Chicago and Britain.
Jamie tells me: “I was 5 when I got my magic kit and 7 when I did my first show. I borrowed a 5 pound note from the audience, pretended to burn it then bring it back, but I actually did burn it. I was 5 pounds down — that was less than my earnings. That was big money for me. I was terrified.
“Age 5, my dad made the tricks for me. Scared, I grew up where we didn’t have games. Nothing to distract me. I first did a trick with making billiard balls disappear then I ended up newly producing the four at my fingertips. Now everything costs a lot more.
“Other magicians would gift me things and I’d save my pocket money to buy them. An old........
