Doug’s first show “Spellbound” is the stuff of legend. It’s the kind of show that is spoken of reverently in terms of magic history. However, for those who saw it at the time, there supposedly wasn’t much to show for it. The following review, while not favorable in the least (especially to Ivan Reitman), shows…
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Original 1973/74 “Spellbound” Newspaper Listing
It goes without saying that without the show “Spellbound,” there would be no Doug Henning. Directed by Ivan Reitman over the 1973 holiday season, the show’s story has since been lost to time. However, it featured a youthful and exuberant Doug who caught the eyes of Broadway producers, Edgar Landsbury and Joe Beruh. Broadway soon came…
THE DOUG HENNING PROJECT 