Mark and Jinger Kalin
Illusionists/Producers
Simply put, throughout the past ten years Mark Kalin and Jinger Leigh have redefined the traditional concepts of a “magic show”. Their unique productions have garnered accolades throughout the entertainment industry for their innovative and theatrical approach to magic and show production.

In 1997, they formed Supreme Entertainment Productions and produced Before Your Very Eyes, a spectacular themed revue that played to ecstatic crowds at Trump's Marina in Atlantic City.

In 1999, they created Carnival of Wonders, a magic-illusion show that defied categorization and went on to win industry acclaim. MAGIC Magazine wrote, "If you're looking for a traditional magic show, my advice is stay away from the Flamingo Hilton in Reno. Kalin & Jinger's Carnival of Wonders is less about magicians' hardware and more about two extraordinary people who have created a truly fantastic theatrical environment."

In 2001, Kalin & Jinger purchased the remaining company interest in Supreme Entertainment and formed a new company – Majikal Productions. Their first venture under the new company name was Illusionarium at the Reno Hilton.

Breaking molds once again, this imaginative production included the largest live illusion in the history of magic: the vanishing of an American Airlines jumbo jet.

Joanie Spina
Director/Artistic Consultant
For eleven years Joanie Spina was an integral Co-Director, Choreographer, and Artistic Consultant for one of the most successful entertainers of our time, David Copperfield.

Spina worked together with Copperfield developing and performing new material for ten annual CBS television specials (1985-1995) as well as ten years of the touring stage production of "The Magic of David Copperfield".  In 1997, Spina's creative work could be seen in Copperfield's Broadway production of "Dreams and Nightmares" (breaking box office records and becoming the highest-grossing show in Broadway history.)

Critics worldwide note that the results of her collaboration with the world's most respected conjurer raised the stature of magic to new heights in the eyes of the public and ensured the viability of the art form into the 21st century.

Originally trained in legitimate theater, Spina's style is undoubtedly New York-based. She has joined the creative team of Majikal Productions as Director and Artistic Consultant, bringing with her a diverse background in theater, dance, and magic.

Jim Steinmeyer
Illusion Designer/Writer/Production Consultant
Jim Steinmeyer has been recognized for his innovations and continuing influence in the field of magic. He is said to be "the best living originator of stage illusions" and was profiled as being responsible for the "defining illusions of contemporary magic."

From 1981 to 1987, Steinmeyer was the magic designer for Doug Henning He invented impossibilities in four Henning television specials, six touring shows, and numerous television and Las Vegas appearances. He served as a consultant for Siegfreid and Roy, David Copperfield, and Lance Burton. For one of Copperfield's television specials, Jim proposed the idea and "secret" by which the Statue of Liberty could "disappear", making headlines with the mystery.

In 1994, his illusions were featured in the Walt Disney Company's "Beauty and the Beast" on Broadway. This earned Steinmeyer a Drama Desk Nomination. In 1991, he was awarded the Creative Fellowship by the Academy of Magical Arts, recognizing his continuing inventions. The Fellowship Awards are magic's "Oscars" and constitute a lifetime achievement in the art. At 32, Steinmeyer was the youngest person ever to win a Fellowship.

Since 1987, Steinmeyer has worked as a concept designer and consultant for Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative development division of the Walt Disney Company. In this capacity, he was responsible for overall concepts as well as show outlines and scripts.

Steinmeyer brings his years of expertise to the "Carnival of Wonders" as illusion designer and writer for the show.

David Mitchell
Scenic Designer
Scenic Designer David Mitchell brings over twenty years of experience to the stage in "Carnival of Wonders". Mitchell's credits include over thirty Broadway productions, two Tony Awards and seven nominations. He has worked on such Broadway hits as "Annie", "La Cage aux Folles", and "Barnum". Recently, he designed "Sleeping Beauty" for New York City Ballet, as well as other works for Balanchine and Robbins.

Mitchell's previous work away from Broadway includes film, television, opera, ballet, hotel casino productions, and other ventures in theme entertainment. In Las Vegas, Mitchell was production designer for "EFX" at MGM Grand and for the "Masquerade Village Show in the Sky" for the Rio Hotel Casino.

Peggy Hickey
Choreographer
Award-winning choreographer Peggy Hickey enters a new vein of entertainment with her work on "Carnival of Wonders", and does so enthusiastically.

Hickey's previous work includes contributions to opera, theater, film, television, and video. Her contemporary style is demonstrated by her recent MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography for "The New Pollution" by Grammy Award-winner Beck. Her television and film credits include the box-office hit "The Brady Bunch Movie" as well as "General Hospital" and "Port Charles" for ABC.

Hickey has worked with the Los Angeles Opera for more than ten years, choreographing many of their most memorable productions including "Pagliacci" (with director Franco Zeffirelli), "Carmen" (with Placido Domingo), and "Don Giovanni" (with Thomas Allen). Additionally, Hickey has worked for opera companies around the world including Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, and the 1995 Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Hickey's numerous theater credits include "My Fair Lady", "Gigi", "Brigadoon", "South Pacific", "The King and I", and "On the Twentieth Century", which won her the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography.

Lucio Boliver
Costume Designer
Lucio Boliver began his career wearing other designers' costumes as a dancer in the entertainment industry. But a shift in his career path has turned that around, and now the Mexico City native is an internationally accomplished costume designer.

Boliver credits his designs to his parents. His late father, Angel Boliver, a Mexican artist, inspired the strong movement, high energy, and use of color in the designs. The elegance and special details are inspired by Boliver's mother, Pilar, from Spain.

Boliver's design credits include "Funderful" - Merv Griffin Resorts in Atlantic City; "La Cumba" - Harrah's Lake Tahoe; "Masquerade" - Atami, Japan; "Imagine" - Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas; "Night Beat" - Reno Hilton; and "Passion 2000" - Harvey's Hotel in Lake Tahoe. Boliver has also worked for Ska Entertainment in Germany, Celebrity Cruise Line, Princess Cruise Line and Carnival Cruise Line.

Boliver created the original costumes for "Carnival of Wonders" during its two-year run at the Flamingo Reno where it was named "Best Show in Reno", and now returns to the Carnival at the Reno Hilton.

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