Phoenixville, PA
Steve Friedberg is an internationally-recognized, award-winning sleight-of-hand artist, who has amazed and delighted audiences worldwide. He has headlined at Hollywood's world-famous Magic Castle, the Chicago Magic Lounge and has been admitted into membership at London's Magic Circle and as a magician member of the Academy of Magical Arts (AMA).
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38 customer reviews
Puja
What an incredible event! Steve was so engaging and wowed our guests- ages 1- 87! He was friendly, funny and most important-MAGICAL.
Thank you for making my 50th amazing!
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Stacia
Magician
Steve was great! My guests were dazed and amazed!!
Nick
Magician
Steve came to my company event and absolutely DELIGHTED everyone there, both walking around the crowd, and on stage. I can’t possibly recommend him highly enough.
Sandy Strausser / Morgan Truck Body
Magician
What a fantastic time at the 2024 Morgan Truck Body Winterfest at the Santander. Over 700 team members were "WOWed" by Steve's magic! He kept us all entertained and walking around stating "how did he do that?" Thanks Steve! More...
Lisa Cozza
Working with Steve was a pleasure from start to finish when we were planning our company's Holiday Party! He was professional, kind and had really good ideas on how to incorporate his magic into our party. He kept the guests completely entertained with his magic and I received excellent feedback from my fellow co-workers. More...
Ganesh Pai
We had Steve at a conference in Chicago to attract visitor traffic into our client's booth. He delivered and did an awesome integrating our value proposition & client benefits into his magic tricks. He is easy to work with, highly engaged and proactive in his approach. We will most certainly hire him again. More...
Brianna McCarthy
Magician
We hired Steve for our wedding to do strolling magic during cocktail hour this past weekend. Steve was awesome! We got so many compliments from guests how awesome his tricks were and we personally enjoyed his card trick. We really wanted to have some unique elements at our wedding and Steve was just that. I highly recommend him to deliver the “moments of wow” for your event. More...
Nancy Garganio
A huge thank you to Steve for performing his "Strolling Magic" at our annual client event. He performed his sleight-of-hand tricks to the delight and awe of our guests. In addition, prior to the key-note presentation, Steve incorporated a trick that was thematic to the purpose of the evening, as well as engaging to the entire audience. Steve helped make our event "magical"! More...
David
Steve Friedberg's closeup and card artistry at our recent Washington Magic event truly amazed our crowd. Steve's classy and sophisticated and fun mixture of magic will take your audiences to new levels of entertainment and inspiration. He's a fantastic performer, magician, and person. Five star-plus!!! More...
Eric Henning
Steve is one of the top close-up magicians in the USA. We knew that when we booked him for our monthly Washington Magic show at the Arts Club of Washington.
Steve has extensive experience doing society events, corporate events and trade shows, so we knew he’d be perfect for our upscale audience of DC’s movers and shakers.
He was super easy to work with and the arrangements were made smoothly. He showed up early, charmed the staff, and began entertaining some early arrivals.
For the rest of the evening, whenever I saw Steve, he was surrounded by delighted guests who alternated between amazement and belly laughs. We want our close-up magicians to set the tone for the evening prior to our stage show, and Steve did that perfectly and with ease.
Steve is everything we want in a Special Guest Close-up Magician, and we can’t wait to bring him back!
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Mary Fuller
A master of his craft, Steve was a perfect addition to our 2023 Casino Night Gala fundraiser. He WOWed our guests with amazing sleights of hand, great humor and a charismatic personality. Steve was not only professional, but he made sure that every guest he approached was comfortable with watching his act. One of his tricks included a small keepsake for our guests: a playing card with our logo on it! Little details like that helped make his performance and our event more memorable for our attendees! More...
Merrilyn
Steve is so accomodating and easy to work with. He was a fun surprise addition to our cocktail hour of our wedding celebration. Guests really enjoyed his card magic and I would highly recommend him to add some fun to any event you are planning. More...
Terri
Working with Steve was AMAZING! I cannot recommend his services enough. He was extremely engaged, passionate about our brand, and brought so much creativity to our process. We're so thankful to have worked with him and will continue to do so in the future as well. 5/5! More...
Giacomo Sacca
Steve was a professional. He provided prompt service and an accurate description of his show. Steve delivered above and beyond expectations. Steve interacted with party guests individually and put on an interactive group performance. His magic show was excellent, entertaining teenagers and seniors alike. I would definitely book this acta again! More...
Mark M.
Steve was great. After talking to him the first time, I knew he was just what I was looking for. Had a grad/going away party for my son who is leaving for college in a couple of weeks. He performed strolling, close up magic for our guests. He was engaging, personable and funny. He blended in well with the 18-21 crowd as well as our adult guests. He “WOWED” them all. It was a unique touch and I would definitely recommend Steve for your next event. You’ll be glad you did. More...
Loren Hegarty
Magician
Working with Steve was great. He was very friendly, knowledgeable & accommodative to my needs for my children's party. He was a HUGE hit with our guests, (both young & old) & i am so thankful i found him.
John Mayer
Magician
Steve Friedberg was a delight. Perfect balance of energy and humor. He and Ran'D ShI highly recommend using close up/walk around magicians for your next event and if your in Steve or Randy's locale, hire them.
Maria
A True WOW! Steve is a wonderful card magician . He has such a talent along with speaking and engaging with his audience.
Recommend highly for all occasions to make for a memorable experience. If you love perfection, he is the right person to hire.
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Elise
Magician
Steve kept our neighborhood Christmas party guests entertained and mesmerized the entire time! Would definitely recommend!!!
Sarah Herster
Steve was absolutely amazing!! He performed for our firm holiday party and blew everyone away. I highly recommend you hire him if you are looking for an entertaining night. Our office has been talking about him ever since. We can't wait for another opportunity to work with him. More...
Tianna
It was such a pleasure having Steve join us for our corporate holiday party! He was very professional, prepared and personable and made everyone have a good time. It was a spectacular evening with him. We will definitely be staying in touch for future events! More...
David
I worked with Steve to provide a WOW factor during the cocktail party preceding the reception for my daughter’s wedding. The guests were delighted with the entertainment and told me several times that having a magician during the period before the reception was an unusual but excellent idea. I worked long distance with Steve before the wedding. I live in Dallas and the wedding was in Virginia just outside DC. The booking and planning went smoothly. He communicated with me before the event and printed special cards to use in his performance. These cards were given as a souvenir to my guests. Steve arrived at the venue early and talked to me about the performance. I would highly recommend Steve to anyone considering having a magician at an event. More...
Stephen Leshinski
Magician
We had a great time. Everyone was entertained and amazed. A real pro!
Jamie Kelly
Steve is amazing!!!! I would highly recommend him for any event.
Cassandra Bennett
Magician
Steve was amazing! I would not hesitate to hire him again!
Amber
We had Steve at a corporate trade show to do strolling magic... We found him to be very professional and he incorporated our company logo into card tricks which was a very nice touch. I highly recommend him!
Eric Silvey
Steve is the ultimate professional.
He arrived early, dressed formally and provided custom magic for our group of sophisticated corporate finance executives.
He was very well received and a pleasure to work with.
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Robertshaffer
Magician
We have not used him for the event yet but the interview we had with him went very well he is very personable and can interact with people I’m sure
Ginny
Magician
We recently had our holiday party and Steve was UNBELIEVABLE! He arrived an hour ahead of schedule and he went from table to table and did strolling magic tricks to keep our guests entertained and handed out souvenir playing cards with our company logo on them. He was extremely professional and we were blown away by his tricks! We will definitely hire him again for future events! More...
Judy
Steve did strolling magic (card tricks) at our Wedding Cocktail Hour and he was an instant success. A lot of people came up to me during our wedding reception to let me know what a great idea to have the magician Steve at our wedding. They were very impressed with his tricks. He even did on for us and we loved it! More...
Sofya
Magician
Steve was very professional and social at our company's event. He arrived on time and ensured that everyone participated in his amazing tricks.
Maryann
Steve worked the room at our company awards dinner and had everyone in shock and awe! He has a terrific personality, great tricks and we would highly recommend him.
Ron
Steve handled my son's wedding and was simply fantastic. He does 'right in front of you' magic that no matter how close we watched we couldn't figure out the magic. Entertaining and killed it with the audience. Highly recommend you add him to your events. More...
Kathy
Magician
Steve is a fabulous magician! All of our guests enjoyed being entertained by Steve. There were many tricks that were interactive with our guests. Definitely would recommend Steve 's services for a party! More...
Judi
Magician
I loved working with Steve. He contacted me the following day, in multiple methods. I appreciated this as I work long hours. He shared with me what type of magic he does. This was for a graduation party. He shared he would teach my son two tricks, and he actually taught him three. He loved learning the magic and we were impressed with the level of the magic he taught him. We had a large group and Steve mingled with all of the guests. We received compliments from everyone on his magic and great personality. He also customized playing cards with my son's Senior picture and did great magic tricks with them. Steve exceeded our expectations. We will definitely hire him again. More...
Taylor
Steve did a great job with the corporate group we had on board the Spirit of Philadelphia. His tricks were interesting and personable. We definitely plan to recommend him to have him on the ship in the future! More...
Judith Eckles
Steve entertained our 55+ club with a very personally tailored show — perfect for the group. His magic and interaction with the audience were fun and mind-boggling. Want a magic evening ? Steve Friedberg’s a gem. More...
Scott Fridinger
Steve is a great entertainer, the entire family will enjoy. Definitely recommend for your next event.
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How long have you been interested in magic?
I developed an interest in magic while attending technology trade shows in the mid-1990s. I was fascinated by the performers (who, it turned out, are among the best in the world), and decided I wanted to learn to do some of this stuff as well. I've been fortunate in working with, and learning from, some of the finest sleight-of-hand artists anywhere, and in turn, I enjoy sharing it with others.
Take us through your show – what can we expect?
Every show is different. If you're looking for strolling magic in a corporate or professional setting, I can work your company's logo into my presentation. If you're seeking a parlour show...which is meant for about 30 people or less, I can produce amazement from a regular deck of cards; I don't use trick decks. And if you want a more formal, standup show, I do that as well, seamlessly blending close up and mental magic.
In every case, my objective is the same: to deliver the moments of wonder that amazed me when I saw these effects performed.
What do you love most about your job?
I enjoy sharing the moments of wonder with others. It's as simple as that. If they leave and have had a good time because of my magic, I regard it as a win-win.
What inspired you to start your own business?
The French magician Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin (Houdini took his name from him) said, "A magician is an actor portraying the role of a magician." A magician must engage and entertain as well as perform sleight-of-hand. Sharing with and engaging my audiences is something I thoroughly enjoy. Magic is a great way of connecting with people. Especially in a time when almost anything can be explained by technology, close-up magic can amaze in a way few other things can achieve.
Why should our clients choose you?
One word: experience. I've performed at trade shows and conferences around the world. I've worked corporate parties, family get-togethers, after-proms and weddings. I work "clean," and I don't embarrass my audiences. I want them to enjoy our time together and be able to refer me to their friends and others.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
While other magicians may perform via Zoom or Teams, that's not for me. The immediacy of in-person perfomance is key to my approach to magic.
Corporate magic
Wedding magic