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The Magical School for Wizards. [Photo/China Daily]

The Magical School for Wizards

Date: Sept 22-23－7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Theater Academy－STA Theater

Price: 60-480 yuan

The Magical School for Wizards is an interactive magic show in the style of Hogwarts School from the best-selling Harry Potter book and movie series. Famous magician Arnie Kolodner who has 20 years of experience in New York for a theater show will be the master of the magical school and young audience members will be the students. A lot of the acts will feature interacting with young kids from the audience, with tricks such as floating in the air, ring magic, guessing paper cards, etc. Alice Bergmann will play the headmistress, Alvira Higginbotham. In past years, the show has been performed on Broadway frequently and has toured in Japan, Korea and China. A Chinese stage master will help with the explanation and translation.