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Previews:
November 20, 2001
Opened:
December 13, 2001
Ended:
January 2003
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
WWF presenting Tableau Entertainment. Executive Prod: Steven Chaikelson. GM: Snug Harbor Productions//Brannon Wiles.
Theater Type:
off-Broadway
Theater:
World Underground Theater at WWF New York
Theater Address:
Broadway at West 43rd Street
Phone:
(212) 307-4100
Running Time:
75 min
Genre:
Magic
Director:
Criss Angel
Review:
Mindfreak? More like a hunky guy who wears Marilyn Manson-style leather and mascara, plays Squonk-meets-Moby-like techno music, and offers a bunch of big and small magic tricks. Though in interviews Angel has pooh-poohed the "cheesy" nature of standard magic shows, his disappearances, quick changes and levitations are really standard Blackstone-Copperfield stuff -- a bit of a letdown considering the impressive costumes and post-modern flashiness. It is a thrill, though, to see these illusions close-up in such an intimate venue, and the frequent audience participation includes an amusing bit where Angel fools one guest with sleight-of-hand while blatantly showing off the "trick" to everyone else.
Cast:
Criss Angel
Technical:
Orig Music: Criss Angel & Klayton [sic]; Set: John Farrell; Choreog: Deanne Lay; Creatures Design: Steve Johnson; Lighting: Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer; Effects: Thaine Morris, Pete Cappadocia, Elia Popov; Costumes: Barak Stribling.
Critic:
David Lefkowitz
Date Reviewed:
December 2001
