Friday, June 27, 2025

Review: The Illusionist at Palace Theater

Inna found an exciting and highly regarded magic show in San Francisco and decided to purchase two tickets for Friday, June 27th, at 19:00.

I had never heard about the show, but I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Happily, Kevin Blake exceeded my expectations and had a wide variety of magic tricks to showcase.



A MODERN MAGIC SHOW

The Illusionist at the Palace Theater, Kevin Blake‘s dazzling live show, is a modern mind-blowing magic and mind-reading show guaranteed to impress the most skeptical adult audience.

Guests enter through a secret passageway in Joe‘s Clock Shop and discover a phantasmagorical wonderland of magic and mystery inside a Prohibition-era–era club. With a deft combination of performing arts, manic theatrics, and impeccable sleight of hand, Kevin Blake transports the audience to an era of enchanting illusion, where close–up magic and mind-reading create a spellbinding experience that is both mystical and unforgettable.

Throughout his 20–year career, Blake has earned international recognition for his unique brand of magic. Blake has enthralled audiences across the world – from New York to London to New Zealand — as well as on stages all around San Francisco. Very much an underground sensation, Blake has been described as a “modern–day Merlin” and “a tall, strange dude.”

Kevin Blake can read minds. Predict the future. See into your memories. Stop time… Or maybe he can’t, and it’s all an illusion. There are no rabbits, top hats, or cutting people in half here—taking inspiration from David Blaine, Penn & Teller, and other modern illusionists, Kevin Blake is known for cutting-edge entertainment that brings magic, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century.

With jaw-dropping appearances on America’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and an essence that evokes the mesmerizing showmen of old, the acclaimed magician, illusionist, and poet alchemizes a cross-section of art into an unforgettable, genre-defying performance that can not be missed.


The Illusionist at Palace Theater Review

Highlights
  • Kevin Blake performed excellent tricks that were difficult to explain
  • Everyone was thoroughly entertained (we were never bored)

Lowlights
  • Ticket prices are very high
  • The sitting tables were cramped


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