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Review: At A Red Orchid Theatre, Jon Tai’s Road Signs Offers Storytelling and Mental Wizardry With a Little Magic

The new production at A Red Orchid Theatre is entertaining and astonishing. Road Signs with Jon Tai is an hour of a little magic (he is a magician, after all) laced with […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • August 11, 2024
    • Magic , Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: David Kwong’s The Enigmatist Entrances With Its Nesting Doll of Immersive Puzzles

    At David Kwong’s The Enigmatist, an experience that is part immersive theater, part magic show and even part stand-up, the show begins before you even enter the theater. Theatergoers to […]

  • Devony Hof
  • June 2, 2024
    • Magic , Review , Stages

    Review: For a Good Time, Call Ondřej Pšenička’s 52 Lovers at the Magic Lounge

    Ondřej Pšenička. Photo by Martin Večeřa

    If you have never been, the Magic Lounge in Andersonville is a former laundry with a facade of machines tumbling clothes when you walk in. The magic begins at the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 13, 2024
    • Magic , Review , Stages

    Review: Joshua Jay: Look Closer Offers Magic and Memory at Rhapsody Theater

    As a longtime resident of Rogers Park, it warms my heart to see the Arts District coming to life again after the pandemic. One of the best things about the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 9, 2024
    • Magic , Stages

    Review: Magic From Paris to Chicago—Extraordinaire With Alexandra Duvivier at Rhapsody Theater

    The Rhapsody Theater in Rogers Park is perfect for a magical night. It is beautifully redesigned with intimate tables and Art Deco flair. In this space, Alexandra Duvivier is performing […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • February 26, 2024
    • Magic , Stages

    Review: The Chicago Magic Lounge Wows and Amazes with Justin Purcell’s An Honest Living

    How does a theater critic review a magic show?  On the surface, this question might feel simple. Did the magician succeed in bringing the audience along for the ride? Did I […]

  • Lauren Katz
  • October 21, 2023
    • Magic , Stages

    Review: It’s Magic With Cocktails in Sean Masterson’s Message in a Bottle at Chicago Magic Lounge

    To sit in a beautiful, bustling lounge, surrounded by plush art deco fixings and dolled-up people, while sipping a cocktail (called Smoke and Mirrors) is a luxe experience indeed. But […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • April 15, 2022
    • Magic , Stages

    Review: Missed Connections Is Virtual Magic and Mind-Bending Tricks With a Few New Friends

    Missed Connections, Jon Tai’s magic and mystery show, is a cozy hour of entertainment laced with his stories of, yes, actual missed connections. Tai and his co-creator, Alex Gruhin, offer […]

  • Nancy S Bishop
  • February 14, 2021
    • Magic , Stages

    Trickery at Its Best—A Magical Show in Boystown

    In a little storefront in Boystown, there is a tiny lush space that has been transformed into a magic den. Festooned in crushed velvet and dotted with antiques, the atmosphere […]

  • Kim Campbell
  • July 2, 2018
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