Magician Dennis Watkins http://www.denniswatkins.net Award-Winning Chicago Magician Traveling Nation Wide Tue, 01 May 2012 15:22:01 +0000 en hourly 1 The Magic Parlour is in Miami for one night only! http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/05/the-magic-parlour-is-in-miami-for-one-night-only/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/05/the-magic-parlour-is-in-miami-for-one-night-only/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:22:01 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=308

CHECK IT OUT ON MAY 6 at THE STAGE (thestagemiami.com). Doors open at 8 pm…show at 9 pm.

]]> http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/05/the-magic-parlour-is-in-miami-for-one-night-only/feed/ 0 Death and Harry Houdini opens in Miami http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/05/death-and-harry-houdini-opens-in-miami/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/05/death-and-harry-houdini-opens-in-miami/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:19:15 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=305 Greetings from Miami!

Death and Harry Houdini has now opened at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, FL.

And the response has been amazing!

Check out a few of our reviews:

The Miami Herald
The Miami New Times
The Huffington Post

We’re here until May 20, then head back to Chicago for another 7 week run beginning on July 7th.

Find out more about the Chicago extension at thehousetheatre.com!

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Miami Artzine ran a little preview piece on the play. Here it is!

]]> http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/04/death-and-harry-houdini-moves-to-miami/feed/ 0 The Magic Parlour http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/04/the-magic-parlour/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/04/the-magic-parlour/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:31:44 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=299 Hello!

The Magic Parlour continues its run at The Palmer House Hilton…But this Friday is the last week before our break!

Death and Harry Houdini is moving to Miami, FL in a couple of weeks. Because of the move, I’ll be taking a short hiatus from doing The Magic Parlour. Tonight is our last night until we resume our run on May 25th.

Our shows have been selling out, so reserve your tickets for the summer now! You can get them at TheMagicParlourchicago.com.

]]> http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/04/the-magic-parlour/feed/ 0 The Chicago Tribune Reviews The Magic Parlour at The Palmer House! http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/03/the-chicago-tribune-reviews-the-magic-parlour-at-the-palmer-house/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/03/the-chicago-tribune-reviews-the-magic-parlour-at-the-palmer-house/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:09:00 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=277 Here’s the CHICAGO TRIBUNE REVIEW of The Magic Parlour in its new home!

]]> http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/03/the-chicago-tribune-reviews-the-magic-parlour-at-the-palmer-house/feed/ 0 The Magic Parlour at The Palmer House review http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-magic-parlour-at-the-palmer-house-review/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-magic-parlour-at-the-palmer-house-review/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:06:39 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=287 Check out what Chicago Theater Beat had to say about the all-new Magic Parlour:

http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/2012/02/28/review-the-magic-parlour-at-palmer-house-hilton-house-theatre-of-chicago/

]]> http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-magic-parlour-at-the-palmer-house-review/feed/ 0 The Magic Parlour opens at The Palmer House http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-magic-parlour-opens-at-the-palmer-house/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-magic-parlour-opens-at-the-palmer-house/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:55:49 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=283 The Palmer House Hilton is now the official home of The Magic Parlour.

Unlike any other magic show in Chicago, The Magic Parlour is an exceptionally unique experience, offering world-class magic in a phenomenal venue. Guests gather at the hotel’s Potter’s Lounge and are escorted to a private room on the third floor, where they are seated in a candle-lit, wood-paneled room that has been restored to its 1930′s splendor.

What follows is 75 minutes of mind-blowing magic and mentalism.

Tickets are available at www.themagicparlourchicago.com.

Hope to see you there!

]]> http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-magic-parlour-opens-at-the-palmer-house/feed/ 0 The Reviews Are In! http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-reviews-are-in/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/02/the-reviews-are-in/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:08 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=274 “Watkins knows how to show us not just his skills and flourishes, but his dark complexities. I’ve seen Copperfield do that too, but only on those rare occasions when he reveals himself as Watkins does here…A highly polished and visually thrilling show that wouldn’t be out of place in Las Vegas, and that contains magic of the very highest order.”

The Chicago Tribune loved the show! Read the whole review here.

“[The show] soars on Dennis Watkins’ brilliance as a genuine magician…Watkins gives Houdini a real run for his money with his performance of spectacular card tricks, a walk on glass shards, escape from a straightjacket while hanging upside down, the swallowing and disgorging of razor blades, and finally, a reenactment of the fabled “water torture cell.”

The Chicago Sun times loved it, too! Read about it here.

“Dennis Watkins is simply magnificent,” says the Chicago Reader.

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WTTW came out to the theater to do a piece on Death and Harry Houdini, which opens this weekend.

Check it out here: http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2012/01/25/houdini-chicago-stages

Tickets to this fantastic magic play are at: www.thehousetheatre.com

]]> http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/01/television-interview-on-wttw/feed/ 0 Death and Harry Houdini opens Sunday night! http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/01/death-and-harry-houdini-opens-sunday-night/ http://www.denniswatkins.net/2012/01/death-and-harry-houdini-opens-sunday-night/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:27:26 +0000 Dennis http://www.denniswatkins.net/?p=261 The House Theatre of Chicago opens Death and Harry Houdini this Sunday night!

I’m thrilled to be playing Harry Houdini for the third time in this fantastic show. We’ll run Sunday night through March 11th, with a run to follow in Miami this April.

The show includes some of my favorite magic, including Houdini’s Water Torture Cell escape!

And I walk on broken glass!

And escape from a straight jacket while hanging upside down!

You can find out more about the show at:

thehousetheatre.tumblr.com

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