In today’s post: Pittsburgh Opera’s Largest Gift Kara Spotlight Cabaret Features Local Musical Theater Artists Adam Pascal at First Night It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play Liberty Magic in December Lavender Terrace at the New Hazlett Pittsburgh Opera… Read More ›
Liberty Magic
Review: Jade a Woman’s Touch at Liberty Magic
At the top of her new show, A Woman’s Touch, now playing at Liberty Magic, magician Jade requests that her audience members relinquish their reliance on reality for the 90 minutes they spend with her. Review by Laura Caton In… Read More ›
Liberty Magic: Chris Capehart in JOURNEY OF THE MASTER
Reviewed by Laura Caton At the risk of shirking my duty as a reviewer, my reaction to Journey of the Master, currently playing at Liberty Magic, can best be summed up in four little words: just buy a ticket. To… Read More ›
Honing A Magical Craft in Anna DeGuzman’s “The Queen of Cardistry”
By Laura Caton There’s a strong tradition in magic of learning by apprenticeship: an established magician mentors an up-and-coming magician to pass on the art. In her new show The Queen of Cardistry, now running at Liberty Magic, Anna DeGuzman displays both… Read More ›
A Commitment to Astonishment in Derek Hughes’s “Bag of Tricks”
The simplest way to put it is also the best: Derek Hughes is good. He is, in fact, almost unfairly good: he’s both witty enough and good enough at magic that he could easily let either half of his show’s equation rest… Read More ›
Spellbinding Delight of Robert Ramirez’s Musical Theatre Magician
This season at Liberty Magic, several of the performers have been given catchy monikers; the latest magician to headline the venue, Robert Ramirez, is billed as “the Musical Theater Magician,” a phrase that piqued my interest and left me not… Read More ›
The Splendor and Magic in Choice in Dennis Watkins’ “The Magic Parlour”
Choices are often cast as things to make us wary. There’s usually a dichotomy involved: we’re meant to choose the right thing, not the wrong thing; make a good choice, not a bad one. But in the capable and… Read More ›
Mental Captivation with Mark Toland’s “Mind Reader”
Mystery, mentalist Mark Toland notes in his new show Mind Reader, is in fairly short supply these days. After all, most of us carry infinitely-knowledgeable computers in our pockets; at a moment’s notice, we can access any piece of information we… Read More ›
Elevating Magic in Billy Kidd’s “Bridging the Gap”
If you’ve walked down Liberty Avenue around 9th Street in the last few months, you’ve doubtlessly noticed the storefront for Liberty Magic (and maybe even recognized the trick it depicts): a life-size replica of Houdini’s water torture cell, complete with… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces Liberty Magic
The Cultural District, its theaters and galleries have always been a magical place. It is about to become even more magical with the addition of Liberty Magic, an intimate speakeasy-style magic arts venue dedicated to the art of sleight of… Read More ›