3 recorded performances · 3 August 2026 – 24 August 2026
The Close-Up Show
Chicago Magic Lounge · Chicago, Illinois
Justin Purcell is a magician based in Chicago whose work lives at close quarters, where sleight-of-hand happens in the hands of the people watching rather than on a distant stage.
His specialities are close-up magic, sleight-of-hand and comedy, a combination that turns a card, a coin or a borrowed object into something small groups talk about for the rest of the night. Because the magic travels in his pockets, Purcell moves easily from table to table and from one circle of guests to the next, which makes his style a natural fit for receptions, parties and gatherings where guests are standing and mingling instead of seated in rows.
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Chicago Magic Lounge · Chicago, Illinois
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Follow Justin PurcellSleight 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.
Table-side theatre for a small crowd — storytelling and set-pieces built for an intimate room.
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Award-winning third-generation Chicago magician
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