Master Magician Peter Samelson in
MAGIC, LOVE, MYSTERY!
Three Performances Only
October 25 – 27, 2024
NOTE: This show is recommended for ages 12 and above. Peter says “It is not a children’s magic show. It is a theater event. that said, there’s lots of magic and audience participation that keeps the show interesting as well as intriguing.”
Penn Gillette of Penn & Teller calls him “one of the greatest living magicians.” The New York Times has christened him “the soft-spoken conceptualist of sorcery.” He’s a recipient of the coveted Merlin Award for Lifetime Achievement. And now, just in time for Halloween, Peter Samelson brings his fascinating one-man show “Magic, Love, Mystery!” to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre for three performances only, October 25-27.
Think of “Magic, Love, Mystery!” as a magic show wrapped around a cold-case crime story. In film noir style, it tells the tale of Noah and Grace, a pair of star-crossed criminal lovers playing a passionate game of cat-and-mouse who risk everything on a long con. And, in an extraordinary twist, every illusion Samelson performs is a clue that helps the audience solve the mystery at the evening’s heart. The ‘Magic’ is astounding, the ‘Mystery’ engaging, and it’s a show you’ll definitely fall in ‘Love’ with.
Samelson insists that he doesn’t do magic; he only helps people to see it. He’s a master illusionist/entertainer/storyteller/philosopher, blending simplicity and sophistication as he provokes thought and inspires wonder with his performances. He’s co-founder of New York City’s longest running off-Broadway magic show “Monday Night Magic” and a frequent performer at Speakeasy Magick, one of NYC’s hottest new shows, at the McKittrick Hotel. Peter has created magic for some of Broadway’s biggest plays and musicals including “Leap of Faith”, “Harvey”, “The Cherry Orchard”, “Winter’s Tale”, the National Tour of “Pippin”, the musical “Houdini”, “Carnival” at the Papermill Playhouse, Tom Stoppard’s “Travesties”, and the Menotti opera “The Consul”. Additionally, Peter has created and starred in three critically acclaimed one-man off-Broadway shows: “The Magician”, “PaperWork”, and “Radnevsky’s Real Magic”. His performances are more than mere entertainment, managing to touch the hearts of his audiences in ways few other evenings can.
