Think of Arnie Kolodner as a magician and actor rolled into one. Kolodner and his (lovely) assistant, Alice Bergmann, stage fully costumed magic shows that take classic children's stories, - Cinderella, Snow White, Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz - and add interactive tricks (including the crowd-pleasing floating-table and disappearing-lady routines). New to the lineup is a wizard-school adaptation, à la Harry Potter. Donald Trump, Katie Couric, Kevin Kline, and Harvey Weinstein have all hired Kolodner to perform at their children's birthdays. Check on availability well in advance!

Cinderella and the Magic Prince

In this version of the classic, the prince is the star and he also plays a new character, Lord Boxington, a royal magician, as well as the evil stepmother. Real-life magician Arnie Kolodner is a dazzler. This is one performance of Cinderella that even boys will love. Arnie Kolodner is arguably the most sought after birthday party magician in New York.

PARTY LINES
By Susan Avery

The Buzzword in Birthday Parties is Creativity

Broadway-caliber magician Arnie Kolodner brings revamped fairy-tale shows to the party, complete with scenery, costumes, and very cool prestidigitation. Kids go home with a magic trick they can do themselves.

FAMILY FARE
By Laurel Graeber

Don't Bite That Apple!

You can see the Seven Dwarves onstage for the next few weekends, but you won't recognize them as Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey et al.  They're Tom, Dick, and Harry or more likely these days, Andrew, Christopher, Alexander etc.

Inviting six characters from the audience to play dwarves is just one of the charming conceits in "Snow White and The Magic Prince," from Arnie Kolodner Magic and the Melting Pot Theatre Company.  Mr. Kolodner himself plays the seventh dwarf (on his knees), along with everyone else except Snow White.

Like Mr. Kolodner's recent "Cinderella," "Snow White" combines traditional theatre with magic.

FAMILY FARE
By Laurel Graeber

A New Neverland

If Peter Pan had been a magician, he might not have needed all that swordplay to get rid of Captain Hook.  In the Melting Pot Theatre Company production "The Magic Land of Peter Pan," there really is a wizard at work, and he has much more than Tinker Bell's pixie dust up his sleeve.

He is Arnie Kolodner, the affable magician, who here plays Peter and Hook.  He uses scenes from J.M. Barrie's tale to show off his feats.

FAMILY FARE
By Laurel Graeber

The Spell of Cinderella

 Every child knows that "Cinderella" has magic.  How else would the heroine get a coach and footmen, not to mention a ball dress?  In "Cinderella and the Magic Prince" though, that wizardry is just small potatoes (or small pumpkins).  Here, Cinderella levitates, drinks from a floating glass and even turns her stepmother's umbrella into a wire scarf rack.

Such sleight of hand comes courtesy of Arnie Kolodner, a k a Lord Boxington (the royal magician), a k a The Magic Prince.  Mr. Kolodner, a magician, has brought his own bag of tricks to the story, and although he has included a fairy godmother - a little girl from the audience - he is the wizard in charge.

To whom it may concern:

Arnie Kolodner is a one-of-a-kind magician, who - as part of a special magical series - has appeared multiple times in Bryant Park.  In fact, each year it is Arnie who we call to be our exclusive magician at the annual Halloween party at Le Carrousel in Bryant Park.

Arnie Kolodner is magical and good wholesome fun for the entire family.

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you have.

Sincerely,

Susie Sigel
Special Projects
Bryant Park Corporation

Westport Country Playhouse

To whom it may concern:

Westport Country Playhouse had the pleasure of presenting a performance of Arnie Kolodner's "The Peter Pan Magic Show" as part of our Children's Theatre programming this summer.

Incorporating songs and magic, the company told this beloved story to a sold-out house of 700 children, parents and camp counselors, and engaged every rapt audience member from the start.  There was just the right amount of audience participation, both onstage and from the house.  Mr. Kolodner is a charming, gregarious performer who keeps the audience in the palm of his hand throughout.  He even shows the children how he does some of his magic, letting them feel like they are in on a wonderful secret.

The John Drew Theatre

To whom it may concern:

Arnie Kolodner kicked off our KIDFEST summer series this year with "The Cinderella Magic Show."  It was a huge success!  I highly recommend this show for any presenter looking to entertain, engage and satisfy parents and children alike.  The show includes humor for the parents, music, puppetry, an opportunity for all the children to participate (some as costumed characters) and dazzling magic tricks that are woven into the storyline.

Both shows sold well and I received rave reviews from parents after each performance.  If you would like further information, please feel free to contact me at 631-324-4051.

Sincerely,

To whom it may concern:

As the producing Artistic Director of the Melting Pot Theatre Company (2001 Drama Desk Award Winner), and as a parent, I rarely come across children's theatre pieces that I feel I can enthusiastically recommend to others.  That is not the case with Arnie Kolodner and his "Cinderella and the Magic Prince" show.  The Melting Pot recently had the pleasure of presenting this show over the holidays, and we sold out every performance.  In fact, we added six extra performances and those sold out as well!