20 recorded performances · 1 August 2026 – 30 August 2026
The Magic Parlour
The Magic Parlour · Chicago, Illinois
Award-winning and third-generation, Chicago magician Dennis Watkins has spent more than a decade running his critically acclaimed one-man show, The Magic Parlour, in downtown Chicago. It is now presented in partnership with The Goodman and Petterino's at its own speakeasy venue at 50 West Randolph, in the heart of the Loop.
The evening pairs classic magic with impossible mind-reading, performed in a well-honed and surprisingly funny style that has drawn a feature in American Theatre Magazine. Away from the Parlour, Watkins builds custom entertainment for companies, organizations and private clients: corporate events, trade show exhibits and meetings, galas and upscale private celebrations, presented across the country and worldwide.
One appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us.
Aired 7 September 2017
Did not fool Penn & Teller
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The Magic Parlour · Chicago, Illinois
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Follow Dennis WatkinsSleight of hand at conversational distance — cards, coins, and borrowed objects that misbehave in your own palm.
Laughs first, astonishment second — magic that plays the room.
Professional entertainment shaped for company celebrations, conferences, clients, and teams.
Thoughts named, choices predicted, memories drawn back out. Unnervingly personal, never a stooge in sight.
Table-side theatre for a small crowd — storytelling and set-pieces built for an intimate room.
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