Sharpo Comedy Magic at the Magic Castle August 7th, 2022

Описание: Sharpo Comedy Magic at the world famous Magic Castle on 8/7/22. The video was taken by official castle videographer, the great Taylor Wong.

My show is all about the audience. My aim is to make my performance a shared experience and include as much of the audience as I can. The magic is a track to run on as we all share a bunch of laughs together.

I was very fortunate to play 27 shows in this historic theater from 8/1 to 8/7,2022 to standing room only crowds. We had lots of laughs and made lots of magic.

This particular performance was for a late night audience so we went for the laughs and adapted to the crowd. They were super fun!

The video features a fun prediction/ transformation opener (My Big $ Prediction) that has a card freely selected from a shuffled deck and then four double blank cards that transform several times to a signed card without ever taking the cap off the sharpie marker. Then I turn the cards over to show that all the cards now have red backs and then again I turn the cards over to display a "$" drawn on the back and then finally after some shenanigans with the audience we reveal that my prediction matches the originally selected card!

Then I hand the deck out to be shuffled and cut. Using a second deck I spell to any card they select. I repeat this several times. This is my homage to the great David Berglas. I conclude this routine by using the deck they have been handling and shuffling and spell to a final chosen card that is the only face down card in the deck at the exact position.

Next a prediction held from the audience from the start of the show is selected from a card from the deck, handled by the them and not by me.

Finally we play a little game of She Loves Me / She Loves Me Not with only one possible outcome.

Tremendous fun!

This was a short set of all card work but I also do a parlor act that includes:

The parlor show begins with a powerful demonstration of doing the impossible. Evoking the incomparable Harry Houdini, Sharpo is shackled into stainless steel escape cuffs by audience members. He is then padlocked in with two master locks. All items have been examined by the audience. This routine is not only mystifying but also hysterically funny! Sharpo proves that we can break free of our self imposed prisons with this dynamic opener.

Other routines in this amazing time tested audience acclaimed parlor act include:

A nod to Edgar Allen Poe: Sharpo tells a tale of love lost between “Edgar” and “Lenore”. He displays a finger ring that is locked up tight on a 4 digit combination lock. It is passed around the audience to be examined. In order for Edgar to free himself for his tortured prison of love he needs the help of three kind strangers. Audience volunteers are chosen to assist and in a most bizarre occurrence of mystifying mentalism the correct combination is unveiled!

The book test is a famous classic in mentalism and Sharpo miraculously “Sees” through the eyes of his audience volunteer, the words on the page selected of the book they have chosen!

The Ring and the Rope. Using a large stainless steel ring and a piece of rope or shoelace, Sharpo performs miracles that defy explanation. The theme of this piece of theater is the eternal nature of the circle and the finite frailty of the rope. The question posed is: Is there a link between the finite and the infinite? This dazzler leaves the audience believing that there is always more than meets the eye in this precious space we call “reality”.

As the mind is the most powerful machine in all of creation Sharpo closes out his act with a demonstration of instant recall using a pack of thoroughly shuffled playing cards. Performing feats that haven’t been witnessed since the days of Berglas, Sharpo continuously and instantly finds any card named by a spectator. The act comes full circle as he is blindfolded and placed in another diabolical restraint and placed several feet from the card table. A spectator draws each card in succession. Sharpo has instantly memorized the entire deck and he proves this by successfully naming each card drawn - all while making his daring escape. This is a powerful closer to a dynamic and fantastically entertaining shared experience. Book Sharpo now to see for yourself!

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