The Magic Parlour Starring Dennis Watkins Adds Special Summer Add-On Experience With The Encore Room

CHICAGO, May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The longest running close-up magic show in Chicago, The Magic Parlour starring Dennis Watkins, casts its spell over Chicago audiences this summer with the addition of a cozy add-on experience entitled The Encore Room. For over seven years, Watkins has astounded intimate audiences of just 44 guests for 90 minutes of world-class magic and mystifying mentalism in a small ballroom at Chicago's legendary Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel, 17 E. Monroe. For an additional $30 per person, exclusive access for up to ten guests at The Encore Room directly follows select performances of The Magic Parlour beginning May 10.

The Encore Room offers new and returning guests an additional opportunity for engagement with Chicago's top magician after enjoying a performance of the show, making The Magic Parlour a top summer must-do activity in Chicago and an ideal departure from a typical date night, girls' night out or weekend celebration.

"Summer is a magical season in Chicago. People stop hibernating and take time to enjoy everything the city has to offer," said Watkins. "For this season, I've added some phenomenal new magic to the show, making it more thrilling and full of wonder than ever before. And, I've decided to launch The Encore Room, which gives guests a mystical nightcap to their experience at The Magic Parlour."

The Encore Room tickets are available for an additional $30, treating guests to a private 15-minute performance after the main show, where Watkins dazzles with some of the most intimate sleight-of-hand magic offered at The Magic Parlour. Fans will have the distinctive opportunity to learn more about Watkins and his fascinating world of magic and all receive an autographed The Magic Parlour poster, designed by the Delicious Design League.

The Magic Parlour is an upscale event offered during five weekly shows held on Friday and Saturday. Cocktail attire is encouraged and guests age 12 and older are admitted. Tickets for The Magic Parlour are $79 or $89 each, which includes wine, beer and soft drinks. Adding The Encore Room experience, total ticket fees are $109 or $119 each. A prix-fixe Magic Menu at Lockwood Restaurant & Bar, inside the Palmer House, is available before or after the show for The Magic Parlour ticket holders for $41 per person, all-inclusive. Dinner reservations can be made at the time of ticketing.

Purchase tickets at http://www.themagicparlourchicago.com or by calling The House Theatre of Chicago Box Office at 773-769-3832.

ABOUT MAGICIAN DENNIS WATKINS
Dennis Watkins is an award-winning, third-generation magician who travels the country bringing world-class magic to the world's largest companies, as well as exclusive private and society events.

Watkins' critically-acclaimed one-man-show, The Magic Parlour starring Dennis Watkins, has been running at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago for more than seven years. Produced by The House Theatre of Chicago, The Magic Parlour starring Dennis Watkins is an intimate evening of classic magic and impossible mind-reading in a private suite at one of Chicago's most historic and noteworthy hotels.

As a Company Member with The House Theatre of Chicago, Watkins has written, directed and performed in over 21 world-premiere productions. He appears as one of America's greatest magicians in The House's production of Death & Harry Houdini, including a death-defying nightly performance of the Water Torture Cell. Houdini has played seven times in Chicago over The House's 17-year history. With awards and honors from the Texas Association of Magicians, the Society of American Magicians, the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and the Desert Magic Seminar, Dennis specializes in creating unforgettable magical experiences for each and every one of his audiences. The Chicago-based magician was honored to be an invited guest on the CW Network's Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

ABOUT THE MAGIC PARLOUR
The Magic Parlour starring Dennis Watkins is an intimate evening of classic magic and mind-reading featuring the work of the third-generation magician. Guests to this intimate, magic-packed evening gather at Potter's in the Palmer House lobby before Watkins personally escorts them to the performance space. Once inside, the audience participates in every moment of the performance as Watkins leads the group through a tour de force of classic sleight of hand and unbelievable mind-reading, while sharing magical wisdom passed down from his grandfather.

Since finding its home at The Palmer House on New Year's Eve of 2011, The Magic Parlour starring Dennis Watkins has enjoyed phenomenal success and unimaginable growth. With only 44 seats available per show, The Magic Parlour starring Dennis Watkins has entertained over 30,000 guests in more than 1,000 ticketed audiences. The show has also hosted dozens of private groups, facilitated three truly magical wedding proposals, and has been featured in two books (Chicago Magic: A History of Stagecraft and Spectacle and 100 Things to do in Chicago Before You Die). An ideal departure from the typical date night, girls' night out or weekend celebration, the show holds nearly 1,000 5-star guest reviews and is currently ranked the #1 show in Chicago on TripAdvisor.

ABOUT THE HOUSE THEATRE OF CHICAGO
The House is Chicago's premier home for intimate, original works of epic story and stagecraft. Founded in 2001, led by Artistic Director Nathan Allen, and driven by an interdisciplinary ensemble of Chicago's next generation of great storytellers, The House aims to become a laboratory and platform for the evolution of the American theatre as an inclusive and popular art form.

Since becoming eligible in 2004, The House has won 22 Joseph Jefferson Awards, became the first recipient of Broadway in Chicago's Emerging Theater Award in 2007, and was awarded a 2014 National Theatre Company Grant by the American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards®.

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