Theater Under The Stars

09/10/2024

THIS WEEKEND! Sept 14 and 15, 2024! To all of my family, friends and fans, I will be making my 19th appearance at The Magic Castle in Hollywood CA this weekend for the family brunch and doing the "family/kid-shows" in The Parlour of Prestidigitation. If you're a Castle member and come and see me, please stop by and say "hello." See you all then and enjoy!

08/12/2024

A great overview of The Magic Castle in Hollywood on CBS Evening News last night. Check it out here:
https://youtu.be/hNmFOL86ZRQ?si=AkKuCmibzrjyirsx
And remember, I'll be there performing next month, September 14th and 15th, 2024. Enjoy!

08/02/2024

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to The Magic Castle...

I'm baaaaack! Save the dates! September 14 & 15, 2024, I'll be back at The Magic Castle in Hollywood performing the Family Shows for the brunch time audiences!

Friends, family and fans, come see me (if you know a member who can get you in, ha!) and we'll have fun! Why? Because "you can trust a Taylor to keep you in stitches!"

07/07/2024

One Week from Today! Attention friends, family and fans living in or near SW Washington State. Next Sunday July 14th 2024 at 12:45pm I will be presenting an hour long comedy ventriloquism show at the Celebrate Family Festival Event in Long Beach, WA. The exterior event location is Veterans Field at 111 3rd St SE, Long Beach, WA 98631 and is open to the public! Admission is free! Sponsored by The Gospel Church, I will also be giving the Gospel message at the end of my presentation. Can't wait, come see me, and Rudy, and Pokey, and Alli The Croc, etc.! We'll have fun!

06/22/2024

One week from TODAY! Next weekend, July 29 and 30, 2024, your "family show" performer at the world famous The Magic Castle in Hollywood will be yours truly! If you're a member, or have reservations already, come see me and say "hi." I'd love to "catch up!" Join me for a day of "magic and merriment!"

06/14/2024

I know many of my friends, family and "fans" don't live in the Los Angeles area, so when I talk about "performing at The Magic Castle" you all may not know what I'm referring to (I once told a Tennessee relative I was performing there, and she responded with "Isn't that the place with the little hamburgers??").

Here's a wonderful new video made by The Castle about The Castle. This should all of you non-SoCal residents some context. As I've mentioned, I'll be performing the Family Friendly Shows during the weekend brunch (all ages admitted during brunch hours on weekends) at the end of this month, June 29 and 30th. This will be my eighteenth booking at The Magic Castle! Hey, I'll almost "be legal." Yay!

The Academy of Magical Arts (AMA) is an exclusive private club for the art of magic located inside the iconic, world-famous Magic Castle in the heart of Holl...

06/07/2024

With my next performance booking at The Magic Castle in Hollywood coming up at the end of the month (June 29-30), I thought I'd share this wonderful article about the "wonderment" of The Castle and its' connection to Disney, especially in light of the recent passing of Milt Larsen and Richard Sherman. Enjoy!
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/la-secretive-club-magic-castle-19442278.php?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2S0pW0r31Ev95v08f7k1lArs7Lq_TmibgqiUYHWbvr91tf_y-3FvWexJI_aem_AajrIRFtWG78jq_eytpZAA0HXNGkQ3IESJul0ED7YSACusCYVFDxJJ5Nb0OD02fdx8to2TL9Pxx1eRdgabCOh51h&mc_cid=5f4011df9c&mc_eid=0c8d5eb971

04/08/2024

Last weekend's shows at The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater in San Diego went GREAT! (Thanks for asking!) Wonderful family audiences with "above average" attendance and everyone left with a BIG smile on their faces!

And here are some "save the dates" for 2024 if you want to come experience "family comedy entertainment" live and in person!

June 29 and 30, 2024: Brunch Parlour Family Shows at the world-famous The Magic Castle in Hollywood (you must know a member or have a pass to get in).

December 27 - 29, 2024: The Magical Marionettes return to The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater (The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater) for three days only (11am and 2pm each day).

Bring the whole family, come join us and "laugh 'til your cheeks hurt!"

03/28/2024

A big "thank you" to the San Diego Union Tribune for selecting this weekend's shows as one of the "Best Things To Do," for the second time in a row! Why? Bring the whole family and find out!

Also, all four performances are INSIDE. So if the RAIN is planning to ruin your weekend, enjoy the sunshine of laughter under the roof of fun, at The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater. Both comedy MAGIC and VENTRILOQUISM will be combined to enchant, enthrall and entertain.

A grandma reacts: “I found myself watching my grandson, age 6, laughing so hard that I thought he was going to fall off his chair! Then I noticed my son laughing so hard at his son that I just couldn’t stop laughing at both of them laughing so hard! There we were, three generations having good clean fun; total hilarity and total enjoyment...” -M.L. Nordstrom, Troutdale, OR

THIS Saturday and Sunday, March 30 and 31, 11am and 2pm each day. Stay dry, join us, and expect to "laugh 'til your cheeks hurt!"

03/25/2024

THIS WEEKEND! March 30 & 31, 2024. Bring the whole family and "laugh 'til your cheeks hurt!" at the comedy magic and ventriloquism of Steve Taylor The Magical Ventriloquist.

Kids Love Steve Taylor! Witness the enchantment of puppets and prestidigitation at one of four LIVE performances this Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 2pm at The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater in San Diego. Perfect for the whole family, ages 3 to 103. Tickets are only $5 general admission, $4 military and seniors, and available at the theater website (The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater) or beginning 10 minutes prior to curtain at the door.

Comedy magic! Comedy ventriloquism! Audience participation! Family friendly! And, since all shows are indoors, you won't have to worry about "getting rained on your Easter parade!"

Plus, "You can trust a Taylor will keep you in stitches!" Why? Because Steve Taylor has been a professional performer since the age of 8. He has appeared in every major American city, all 50 states, on Comedy Central, on America's Got Talent, at Disneyland and 17 times at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Bring the whole family and be amazed, be amused and create family memories that "will last a lifetime!"

03/21/2024

Happy World Puppetry Day ya'll!

As a ventriloquist, I "play with dolls and talk to myself!"

As a marionettest, I'm "high strung and manipulative!"

And...I'll being doing both (plus comedy magic) Easter weekend in San Diego, CA (see below) at the Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater. Saturday and Sunday March 30-31, 2024 at 11am and 2pm each day.

Remember, "you can trust a Taylor to keep you in stitches!"

03/08/2024

Happy Friday all! I just wanted to update you that the tickets for my four performances of my "Magical Ventriloquist Show" on March 30 and 31, 2024 at 11am and 2pm each day at The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater (The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater) are now on sale at the theater website! $5 general admission, $4 seniors and military. You will also be able to buy tickets at the door 10 minutes prior to each performance. See you over Easter weekend in 3 weeks. Be there, Aloha!