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Just wondering if anybody heard about or saw the Kreskin show in NYC on Oct 28th? It would be fun to hear how it was.
thanks, Jack Shalom
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Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
Yeah, it was great. He has allot of energy and is very positive, you can't help but love the guy. Half the show was a classic mentalist show, and the second half was a hypnotism show. a little long actually. But I loved it. Very bold. The audience ate it up. Crowd was a little light though, didn't advertise early enough and at an obscure location.
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Bill Brunelle Regular user 192 Posts |
The New York Society for Ethical Culture is a rather highbrow choice of venue, but hardly obscure. I thought it lended prestige to the Kreskin's appearance, and whenever I told anyone where Kreskin was appearing they were very impressed.
The show was an absolute killer. Certainly, for my money, the most entertaining mentalism show around. Kreskin was totally charming and fascinating throughout and had a very large number of fans who stayed afterward to say hello, including Nicolas Cage and NY radio celebrity Barry Farber. Kreskin is so genuinely warm and charming that he could have been tossing pizza pies in the air and still won the audience over. I believe he does THE definitive Q & A, Hellstromism, and hypnosis routinese extant. On TV, when he is pressed for time and having to work against the likes of Letterman, he can come off a little goofy. In a live, full evening show when he can take his time, tell jokes and stories, and play the piano, he creates one of the most classic and gracious evenings of theater around. |
Fred E. Bert Veteran user New York, NY 359 Posts |
It was a treat to watch a legend like Kreskin perform. I liked the show, but I have a slightly different opinion than the preceding reviews. There was something about the show that felt off to me, and I didn't know exactly what it was. My girlfriend put her finger on it: It felt like he had been doing his show the same way for many many years and he hasn't kept up with the times... The material itself is not outdated, but the presentation was born several decades ago and hasn't evolved. For instance, he uses this gigantic over-the-shoulder harness to hold up his mic. It makes for a bit of comedy, but it just looks like the thing was put together in 1972... You might say that's the charm of the act - it's meant to look totally gimmickless and electronic device-free.
That's another Kreskinism I'm not too fond of - his habit of putting down "fake" mentalists who use electronic devices and other subterfuge. He claims to be the REAL thing. It's a very dangerous line to walk. If he were the real thing, why would he need his Mother to help him out Of course aside from a few magicians in the audience, it looks like the real thing. Another thing that bothered my girlfriend more than it bothered me is his habit of not finishing a complete thought. He jumps from one idea to another rather randomly. He also over-uses name-dropping and self-promotion during the show. It felt like the Johnny Carson Tonight Show-era was the height of his career and he would rather be in the company of Johnny than with that night's audience. I was rather surprised to see that the audience's favorite routine was the contact mind reading. Kreskin has members of the audience hide his performance fee in the theater and doesn't get paid if he can't find it. I loved how he dragged the assistants up and down the aisles. It was a tense moment and he really played it up. I also liked how he embellished a simple card-cutting effect with piano. He's an accomplished player. His Q&A routine is very bold. He literally throws slips of paper and envelopes AT the audience as he's running through the aisles. I noticed the dirty work, but his manic style completely covers it. The act fell a little short at times though, especially when he asked a man in the audience if September 11th had any meaning to him. The guy said "Yes" and Kreskin asked "What does that date mean to you?" The guy responded "What do you THINK?" I'm not sure it was wise to dedicate the entire second half to hypnotism. It made the whole thing seem a little too long (the whole show was 3 hours). Though I enjoyed every minute of it, I did hear people around me complain "This is boring..." Somehow I don't think they would have said that 20 or 30 years ago. And that's as much a criticism of Kreskin as it is of the American public. |
cardone Special user 860 Posts |
I loved the show and though that he was warm and friendly .....many mentalist acts I see are cold and cynical..... This was a a top notch pro doing a great show ...and I like the fact he says that it is real .....It is real because he pulls it off LIVE .... with out stooges .....which is a great thing !!!! This is a live art form and most people think it is done with stooges . The show has a "wink wink this is real" feel... I mean.. come on he says he was a magician first........ All Hail Kreskin !!!!
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mdspark Special user 784 Posts |
Could any of you guys discribe how he starts the 'hypnosis/suggestion' part of his show and other detail of this part? I saw him only once but he did not do that part of his show. Very eager to hear. Thanks!
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