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Monday, September 14, 2026
NOW YOU SEE ME LIVE to Open on Broadway This Holiday Season
BroadwayWorld: Following a year of sold-out engagements in Australia, Singapore, and London's West End, Now You See Me Live arrives in New York City this holiday season for eight weeks only at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway.
1 comment:
chris
said...
I was super excited when I saw the headline, because I was expecting something like the Harry Potter play, where there is a little bit of story and then some magic. But after reading through the article, I noticed that the creative team does not really include anyone whose job is the story. There is a lighting designer, a composer, and an illusion director, but no writer and nobody credited with the book. The illusion director is Enzo Wenye, and I do not doubt his expertise in magic shows at all, but the article never mentions a story or a plot even once. It only says high-tech illusions, solo stunts, and jaw-dropping spectacles. I personally feel like if it is Broadway, there needs to be more than just a magic show. I at least want some story and some performance, not pure magic. If the magic is not carrying anything, I am not sure why it needs to be on Broadway at all, especially since the article says the same show is opening in Las Vegas in October anyway.
1 comment:
I was super excited when I saw the headline, because I was expecting something like the Harry Potter play, where there is a little bit of story and then some magic. But after reading through the article, I noticed that the creative team does not really include anyone whose job is the story. There is a lighting designer, a composer, and an illusion director, but no writer and nobody credited with the book. The illusion director is Enzo Wenye, and I do not doubt his expertise in magic shows at all, but the article never mentions a story or a plot even once. It only says high-tech illusions, solo stunts, and jaw-dropping spectacles.
I personally feel like if it is Broadway, there needs to be more than just a magic show. I at least want some story and some performance, not pure magic. If the magic is not carrying anything, I am not sure why it needs to be on Broadway at all, especially since the article says the same show is opening in Las Vegas in October anyway.
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