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May 10th 2007 - Smile Productions UK Ltd are delighted to announce that 'Kohl and Company', the famous US spoof magic act, has granted permission to recreate their world famous act within their forthcoming production of 'Houdini - The Musical'. The act will be recreated by the character of 'JC Cannell', played by Mark Siney, who has recently come out of Phantom of the Opera in the West End. Mark will perform the well known disastrous spoof magic acts during the performance.

April 3rd 2007 - Following a series of nationwide auditions, the cast for 'Houdini-The Musical' has now been finalized. Ten extremely talented performers have been selected from thousands of potential performers across the UK and beyond. The lead role is played by Canadian actor Sean K Andrews, whilst Harry's best friend 'Hunter' is played by Dean Reid, 'JC Cannell' is played by Mark Siney and Harry's wife 'Bess' is played by Kerry Whiteside. The cast also includes Susanna Somerville, Andrew Gordon Watkins, David Bridges, Faye Willis Paul Brookland and Lottie Croucher. The cast will be supported by a superb orchestra. For more information on the cast, click here.

March 17th 2007 - Nine decades later, the controversy surrounding the death of Harry Houdini continues. Now, in 2007, an attempt to answer the question of how he died, Houdini's remains are to be exhumed and tested to determine whether or not he was poisoned. George Hardeen, the great nephew of the famous entertainer, has called world-class quality forensic investigators to conduct tests on Houdini's corpse.

March 1st 2007 - Houdini - The Musical receives its world premiere at The Playhouse Theatre in Weston Super Mare on June 6th. National tour dates have now been announced. Jamie Alan Nicklin, co-writer of Houdini the Musical says: "This production of Houdini the Musical is the realisation of a lifetime's ambition for me. Houdini has always been my idol since I was a little boy. In those days, he was top of the bill for all grand illusion tour shows which in my opinion far outshine a lot of the modern shows in terms of style and grandeur that sadly you simply don't see any more. It is this feeling of grandeur from the golden age of variety that we want to recreate in the minds of our audiences who come to see the musical." For more information, click here.