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THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, TX tonight, April 7-19 as part of a 20 city U.S. tour and Dallas Summer Musicals 75th Anniversary Season. The show had a highly successful holiday run on Broadway this past year and is ready to wow audiences in North Texas.

THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle as part of a 20-city U.S. tour. The show had a highly successful holiday run on Broadway this past year. This sensational magic spectacular plays June 16-21, 2015 (press opening June 17) at The 5th Avenue Theatre (1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101). Tickets (starting at $24) may be purchased online at www.5thavenue.org, by phone at 206-625-1900, or at the Box Office at 1308 5th Avenue in Downtown Seattle.

The Ordway presents an unusual and box-office smashing show now through March 29 that is not the usual song and dance.

THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, TX on April 7-19 as part of a 20 city U.S. tour and Dallas Summer Musicals 75th Anniversary Season. The show had a highly successful holiday run on Broadway this past year and is ready to wow audiences in North Texas.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will welcome THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, the world's best-selling touring magic show, this week, March 24-29 as part of a 20-city U.S. tour.

Direct from Broadway, THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE (www.theillusionistslive.com), the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play Shea's Buffalo Theatre for five performances, this weekend, March 6-8 as part of a 30-city U.S. tour.

Tickets ranging in price from $20 to $105.50 are available by calling 215-731-3333, online at kimmelcenter.org/broadway, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets (open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or at the Academy of Music box office, Broad & Locust Streets (open during performances only). Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling 215-790-5883 or 866-276-2947. Performances include: Today through Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.; Friday & Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.; Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.; matinees Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will welcome THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, the world's best-selling touring magic show, March 24-29 as part of a 20-city U.S. tour. The show comes to the Ordway after a record-shattering run on Broadway and a sold-out engagement at the Sydney Opera House. Tickets for THE ILLUSIONISTS are available now and can be purchased online at www.ordway.org, by phone at 651-224-4222 or in person at the Ordway ticket office.

THE ILLUSIONISTS: WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE is a rare opportunity to see this caliber of magic talent in Charlotte.

THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play Detroit's Fisher Theatre, April 28 - May 10 as part of a 20 city U.S. tour. The show had a highly successful holiday run on Broadway this past year. Tickets for THE ILLUSIONISTS will go on sale on Sunday, February 1 at all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 1-800-982-2787, and online at www.broadwayindetroit.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available for purchase on Monday, February 2 at the Fisher Theatre box office.

THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE (www.theillusionistslive.com), the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play the Old National Centre in Indianapolis, tonight, January 20, through the 25th as part of a 30 city U.S. tour.

Heading to Providence Performing Arts Center the other night, I couldn't help but turn to my friend who accompanied me and say, "When was the last time you saw a magic show??" It seems that these days magic shows are less common than they were in our youth. Back in the day, you would often hear about and could witness live the likes of David Copperfield, Doug Henning, The Pendragons and others. Today, it seems, magic shows are relegated to kids' birthdays, college campuses and the Las Vegas Strip (wherefore art thou, Sigfried and Roy?). On the other hand, The Illusionists, a touring show featuring seven different magicians and playing this weekend at PPAC, proves that magic shows are alive and well. And still extremely entertaining, although perhaps in slightly different ways. While magic shows of old seemed to be much more about the grand illusions and massive spectacle, The Illusionists keeps things at a much smaller scale. This may be due, largely or in small part, to the fact that it's a touring show. There's only so many props and set pieces you can fit in the back of a truck.

Tickets ranging in price from $20 to $105.50 are available by calling 215-731-3333, online at kimmelcenter.org/broadway, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets (open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or at the Academy of Music box office, Broad & Locust Streets (open during performances only). Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling 215-790-5883 or 866-276-2947. Performances include: Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.; Friday & Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.; Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.; matinees Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.

Direct from Broadway, THE ILLUSIONISTS - WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE (www.theillusionistslive.com), the world's best-selling touring magic show, will play Shea's Buffalo Theatre for five performances, March 6-8 as part of a 30-city U.S. tour.

The Kennedy Center presents The Illusionists - Witness the Impossible in the Kennedy Center Opera House from tonight, January 6-11, 2015. Direct from Broadway, the production comes to the Kennedy Center as part of a 30-city U.S. tour. Produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, and MagicSpace Entertainment, the production is conceived by Simon Painter. The show's creative team also includes executive producer Tim Lawson, director Neil Dorward, and creative director Jim Millan. The press opening night is Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

THE ILLUSIONISTS- WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE concludes its Broadway run today, January 4, 2015. Next, The Illusionists continues its 30-city tour across the country.

The producers of The Illusionists - Witness The Impossible announced today that the show has paid back its $1.75 million Broadway investment in just over three weeks of performances. The Illusionists also celebrated its highest grossing performance week, taking in $1,213,652 this past week on Broadway.

The Kennedy Center presents The Illusionists - Witness the Impossible in the Kennedy Center Opera House from January 6-11, 2015. Direct from Broadway, the production comes to the Kennedy Center as part of a 30-city U.S. tour. Produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, and MagicSpace Entertainment, the production is conceived by Simon Painter. The show's creative team also includes executive producer Tim Lawson, director Neil Dorward, and creative director Jim Millan. The press opening night is Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

The Illusionists - Witness The Impossible announces a general rush ticket policy for the world's best-selling touring magic show now playing at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) through January 4, 2015.

The Illusionists - Witness The Impossible, the world's best-selling touring magic show, just made its Broadway debut last night, December 4. It will play a strictly limited six-week engagement through January 4, 2015 as part of a 30-city U.S. tour. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside opening night below!