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So my friend and colleague in magic, Chris Mayhew, was supposed to host while I was off organizing the Soulo Theatre Festival. When I asked how the show went, I was sent this photo. Apparently I need to have a little talk with Mr. Mayhew.
Magic Tonight is performed weekly in Mississauga & Toronto. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online.
This Sunday, I'm off at the Soulo Theatre Festival, so filling in for me on stage at Magic Tonight is a dynamic duo the likes of which the world has never seen! Combining forces, we have the incredibly funny Chris Mayhew (who recently appeared as part of his own two-person show, Sketchy Magic, and as a guest at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood) and the ridiculously tall virtuoso sleight of hand performer Brian Roberts. They've assured me that while the boss is away, they'll be out to play. So anything could happen. Grab your tickets now for this exciting (and potentially catastrophic) experience.
Magic Tonight is performed weekly at the Crimson Lounge in Toronto and the Franklin House in Mississauga. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when reserving online.
Coming up at the end of next month, Sunday, June 28, I'll be co-hosting a special event here in Toronto - a lecture with one of magic's best kept secrets: Discover one of the best kept secrets in all of magic, Norman Beck:
"Norman Beck fools me every time I see him. He was kind enough to let me put one of his effects on my last TV Special. He is very clever." -David Blaine
“Stormin' Norman Beck is of my favorite people and magicians. He’ll make you laugh with his zany humor and that good-old-boy twang, and he’ll fool you with his diabolical thinking, methods, and routining." -Steve Forte
"There are only a few people in the world that I would consult with, share ideas, get advice, and their critique about magic, such a man is Norman Beck." -Asi Wind
Norman is brilliant. He has created some of the seminal tricks in Magic and you should listen to what he has to say and use his ideas. Some of the biggest names in Magic already do!" -Peter Samelson
Lecture Tickets are $25 at the door (just $20 in advance online) Workshop tickets are $60 - very limited seating Buy Tickets Now
We will be at the Crimson Lounge at College & Spadina (the same space we host Magic Tonight in Toronto.)
Considered a working man's lecture, you will learn close-up effects to be used in the real world for real people. Not a dealer's show nor a lecture on hard moves and/or effects, everything Norman Beck teaches is simple (but not always easy), direct and entertaining.
After seeing Norm Becks' magic lecture at The Magic Castle recently, world-renowned mentalist Max Maven said it was one of the best lectures he has seen: funny, clever, skillful, and very well presented.
(3-hours, extremely limited seating)
An in-depth look at one of Norman's favourite tools for fooling magicians (and everyone else). This is a prop nearly all magicians own and very few use. Norman has re-engineered it from the ground up with mind blowing results.
Normal will also discuss his creative process. Learn how to create magic for yourself which is simple to perform and "fools the pants off of people."
It's a week of strange mysteries on Magic Tonight. At the Franklin House in Mississauga, we have the Barefoot Prophet, Paul Pacific (who really does perform without shoes on for entirely mysterious reasons.) (This performance is sold out)
At The Bear in Pickering, we have the quintessentially adorable Ben Train, whose mysterious charms know no bounds.
At the Crimson Lounge in Toronto we have a master of mysterious everything - Mysterion - a man just as comfortable on stage as he is surrounded by burlesque dancers, masked Mexican wrestlers and shrunken human heads and taxidermy animals. He's a unique performer who has to be seen to be believed!
Tonight's performance of Sketchy Magic is also completely sold out. It's been an exciting run and we've been thrilled by the response. Check back tomorrow to see photos from the event.
Magic Tonight is performed weekly in Mississauga, Pickering and Toronto. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when ordering online.
Three sold out shows last week with incredible special guests Jason Palter and Phil Pivnick (who was recently awarded the title of Toronto's Best Magician by a panel of expert magical judges... and a group of slender women in very short skirts... it was a very strange contest.) If you haven't had a chance to see the show yet, take a peek at what you missed.
Magic Tonight is presented weekly in Mississauga, Pickering and Toronto. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online.
The Sketchiness continues with another sold out show. There is just one more chance left (Tuesday, April 28) to catch these comedic wizards before they disappear... and probably turn into something something more strange and inexplicable. If you haven't had a chance to check out the show, take a peek at what you missed.
Photos by Benzion Train.
Readers of this blog can use the code reality for tickets to Sketchy Magic when purchasing online.
