Talking Watches With Dan White

If you pay any attention to what's going on in the world of magic, you've heard of Dan White – the magician in "The Magician At The Nomad," his long-running and always-packed show at New York's Nomad Hotel. If your idea of a magician is a paunchy guy in a rented tux and cheap cape, pulling disheveled-looking rabbits out of a battered top-hat, White has put together a show that will make you realize just how powerful magic can be, done right. Tall, with somewhat brooding features and a penetrating baritone voice, he's a commanding stage presence whose show has been one of New York's hottest tickets since March 2015 (his performances are routinely sold out) and whose stock in trade is narratively compelling, psychologically arresting, relatively close range work; he has a rare grasp of both great technical facility, and understanding of how to build and maintain drama.