8 recorded performances · 27 July 2026 – 5 October 2026
The Close-Up Show
Chicago Magic Lounge · Chicago, Illinois
Justin Purcell is a close-up magic and comedy magic and parlour magic artist based in Chicago. Regularly featured on the bill at Chicago Magic Lounge.
Justin Purcell is a comedy and close-up magician based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in close-up magic and comedy magic. Justin Purcell's career includes being billed 1 week at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. Justin Purcell has upcoming performances in Chicago.
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.
Castle debut 2023, on the Castle’s published schedules as the archive records them. Rooms: Close-Up (1).
FindMagic has documented 26 individually dated public performances across 2 venues in Chicago from 2016 to 2026.
Shows recorded across FindMagic listings. Tour dates and earlier appearances are actively being backfilled.
Chicago Magic Lounge · Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Magic Lounge · Chicago, Illinois
With Jan Rose, Joshua Jay, Ryan Plunkett, Mark Toland, Suzanne, Luis Carreon, Ryan Lawrence, The Alans, Walter King Jr., Paige Thompson, Denny Corby, Brian Kirshenbaum, Danny Rudnick, James Sanden, Jonny Zavant, Magic Sam, Nancy Anderson, Nathan Colwell, Kayla Drescher, Trent James, Christopher Carter, Jared Kopf
Uptown Underground · Chicago, IL
With John Sturk, Lee Benzaquin, Ryan Lawrence, Ryan Plunkett, AJ Sacco, Bill Weimer, Kayla Drescher, Luis Carreon, George Tait, Sin, Steve Belliveau, Fred Zimmerman, Jeff Bibik, Michael Kett, Terrence Francisco, Craig Newman, Christopher Carter, Edd Fairman, Danny Rudnick, James Sanden
Sleight of hand at intimate distance — cards, coins, and sleight of hand.
Stand-up comedy integrated with high-level deception.
Intimate salon theatre and storytelling for small gatherings.
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Follow Justin PurcellAt Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago. Mondays; seating at 7:00 PM and stage show at 7:30 PM. Age guidance: 21+; ages 16–20 permitted with a legal guardian. Three featured magicians; cast changes frequently.
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