Pre-show dinner was chosen by process of elimination. It is currently Devour Downtown, and Bru Burger, our first choice due to close-proximity, was completely full. So we walked a few more blocks to Pizzology. I had never been before, and it was wonderful! We split the starter chop salad and the four-cheese pizza. Both were absolutely delicious! I highly recommend going here.
When we got to the show, we each ordered blue margaritas to enjoy during the first half.
Did I mention that we were in the 11th row?!
The show consists of 7 different illusionists: the Futurist, the Trickster, the Anti-Conjuror, the Warrior, the Escapologist, the Inventor, and the Manipulator. They each have a unique style and did such a wonderful job! We were laughing, amazed, and on the edge of our seats the entire time; it was quite a roller coaster of intensity and comedy.
I couldn't be more tickled about what happened right after intermission. The Anti-Conjuror, Dan Sperry, who looks like Marilyn Manson, needed a volunteer. And to prove that it wasn't a person pre-chosen who is in on the act, he decided to throw an infant into the crowd and whoever caught it would be the volunteer. Side note: it was a baby doll. So he throws the doll way up into the air. And, in the spirit of fun, I put my hand up in the air--Kylie couldn't have pressed herself any further into her seat to avoid catching it--and the infant goes right into my hand!!!!
Oh my gosh! I never get chosen--it's always the person just in front of me. I couldn't have been more thrilled; I love magic!! And then I find out that it's a game of Russian Roulette with a broken beer bottle. Yikes.
Some friends of ours were also in the audience and snapped some photos!
Needless to say, I came out unscathed. And I got a shirt for being a participant. We met the Anti-Conjuror, the Futurist, and the Warrior after the show for photos and autographs.
The Warrior
Kylie, the Futurist, me, the Warrior
The Anti-Conjuror
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