The Illusionists - Magic of the Holidays

Aug 05, 2019 - Jan 05, 2020

Running time: 2:05

PLAYING @

Neil Simon Theatre
250 W 52nd St
New York, NY 10019

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
By Subway: 1, C, E to 50th Street

By Bus: Take the M7, M20, M50, or M104 bus.

Show Description:

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Never

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$77.00 - $167.00

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Audience Advisory
90-minute family matinees are performed Saturday and Sunday at 11 am

Age Guidance: 8

Show Notes
1 Intermission

ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Wheelchairs
One location at extreme side of orchestra. Patron purchases aisle seat and adjacent seat. Transfer optional.

Seating
Orchestra on ground level. Mezzanine and lounges reached only by stairs.Seats 1,334.

Elevator\Escalator
There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.

Parking
Valet parking garage: Broadway & 52nd St.

Curb Ramps
SW corner of 52nd St. & Broadway; SE corner of 52nd Street & 8th Ave.

Entrance
Double doors in series: 1st set (each 29.5") to outer lobby; slope down to 2nd set (each 30") to inner lobby. Incline (1:10) to orchestra level.

Box Office
Outer lobby. Counter 46.5".

Restroom
Unisex: Orchestra level.

Water Fountain
Lower lounge, in restrooms.

Telephone
Lower lounge.

Assisted Listening System
Infrared. Occasional sign language interpreted performances.

REVIEWS

Each performer has a specialty of sorts, and all are very good at what they do. The overall approach will be familiar to anyone who watches programs of the Got Talent ilk – fast moving, flashy visuals, loud music. Only thing missing is Howie Mandel – at least in person: Clips from the show occasionally pop up on large video screens.Perhaps the production’s greatest trick is that it never feels like a rip-off or a TV show padded out for Broadway prices. Even Shin Lim’s close-up card tricks play well. CONTINUE READING THE DEADLINE REVIEW

Trent proves a smoothly ingratiating emcee, exhibiting a boyish appeal and enthusiasm that easily wins over the crowd. He's as much dancer as magician, performing elaborate performance art-style routines involving complex video projections. He incorporates a variety of magic styles into his act; some of them don't pay off, such as a lengthy bit in which he runs through the auditorium catching rolled-up pieces of paper thrown by audience members that later prove prophetic. But his technical skill is manifestly evident and his monologue about how he began performing magic as a child, accompanied by old home movies, gives the evening a nice emotional component. CONTINUE READING THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER REVIEW