Steve Cohen's Chamber Magic

 

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Beth T.

Mount Pleasant, SC

What a neat experiece!

We opted to do this verses attending a broadway show...and LOVED it! Steve amazed us....

It was a great alternative to broadway....and it allowed you to feel like you were apart of something. He interacts with the audience the entire time.

I highly recommend going!

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Marisa B.

New York, NY

First off, sincere props to Yelp's very own magical mistress: Maritess Z!  I can't wait to see your show!!

I'm always amazed by the coordination of magicians.  Even if I know how it's done, the skill and dedication to make a trick work every single time is just impressive.  At $55/person, Steve Cohen's Chamber Magic is a treat.  Bring a date or some out-of-town friends and I promise it will be a fun evening for everyone.

Cohen is the consummate showman.  Always talking or telling jokes, he sells the experience on a personal level for each member of his audience.  He's also very careful to have the audience choose their own volunteers -- sometimes asking three different people to pass on their volunteering duties to someone they don't know -- so at least there's an attempt to be genuine.

Steve Cohen also knows his magic!  After a short intro and quick history of the ballroom (the suite was also home to some famous US Generals back in the day), he got into the tricks: cards to and from the audience, rings swirled together and taken apart, mind-reading everything from cities to names of pets to people's birthdays.  He also did a great trick with a "magic teapot" that poured different drinks from the same spout, even though he never took off the lid.  Very cool.

One of the best things about the show was the small size of the audience.  Just 60 guests are admitted into each show, 25-30 on each side of a center aisle.  Obviously, front-and-center is the best, but I was on the far edge of a row and I could see what was happening without having to stretch over too many bobbing heads.  It felt very exclusive but still comfortable.

Final tips:
1) There isn't assigned seating, so arrive 30 minutes early if you absolutely need that middle-front seat.
2) There are also some kids, but the website discourages parents from bringing children under 8 years old.
3) Dress code varies; Cohen is in a tux & tails (very chic), and the general vibe is business casual.  Of course, tourists will be tourists...but I didn't see too many Birkenstocks & white socks, so that's something, I suppose.

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