By Dennis | Published: February 2, 2012
“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.
By Dennis | Published: January 26, 2012
Hello!
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
By Dennis | Published: January 25, 2012
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
By Dennis | Published: January 7, 2012
New year’s Eve was great! And Chicago Magazine gave The Magic Parlour a great little plug!
Check it out HERE!
By Dennis | Published: December 22, 2011
I’m thrilled to announce that The Magic Parlour will have a very special New Year’s Eve performance at Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton!
Join me in a private suite at the historic Palmer House Hilton for an elegant evening of mind-boggling magic and mentalism. Guests will convene at the hotel’s Potter’s Lounge (in the lower level of The Palmer House) at 10:15 before being escorted to a private suite for a 90-minute performance, concluding at midnight with a champagne toast.
There are only 36 seats available for the evening, so make your reservations now.
The Magic Parlour: An intimate evening of classic magic with Dennis Watkins at the Palmer House Hilton
December 31, 2011 at 10:15 pm
At The Palmer House Hilton
Guests convene at Potter’s Lounge at 10:15 pm
All tickets are $100.
Tickets at www.thehousetheatre.com or by phone at 773.769.3832
