Sultry, stunning and spellbinding are spot-on adjectives in describing Masters of Illusion: Impossible Magic, a show that captured audiences Nov. 28 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater.
Trickery seldom knocks the senses defenseless, but nothing trumps the experience of seeing a live show, complete with exotic animals, beautiful dancers, escapologists, comedy magic, quick change artists, mentalists, sleight of hand artists and more, all spun into one huge extravaganza. This stage version of the award-winning television series Masters of Illusion: Impossible Magic includes audience participation, adding to both the suspense and excitement.
While magic isn’t real (or, is it?), Masters of Illusion certainly sucks both science and logic dry. With no help from camera tricks or computer graphics — just astonishing illusions leaving you asking “How did they DO that?”
This article appears in Nov 24-30, 2011.
