Malibu Life ‘Flim Flam’ By editorial - June 25, 2014 0 441 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Rick D. Wasserman (right) portrays the famed magician Houdini in the Malibu Playhouse’s premiere production of “Flim Flam,” which was penned by Playhouse artistic director Gene Franklin Smith. Melissa Kite (left) plays Houdini’s companion, Bess.