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WONDERSHOW Returns to the Cutting Room This Month

By: Jan. 03, 2017
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WONDERSHOW is a modern vaudeville experience featuring today's top magicians, comedians and variety artists.

Praised by Time Out New York as "Professional Mindfuckery by the Best Performers in the Business, " the evening will feature an all-star cast of magicians including BEN NEMZER (The Magic Castle) and MARCUS EDDIE (Penn & Teller's Fool Us), as well as acclaimed comedienne JO FIRESTONE (The Tonight Show) plus the sensational JONATHAN BURNS (The Late Show with David Letterman), who was dubbed "Extremely Funny" by The New York Times.

WONDERSHOW will also include a rare public appearance from the supremely talented mind-reader VINNY DePONTO, who Buzzfeed describes as "engaging, suspenseful, baffling, and totally charming."

Tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased from the venue here. For video and more info on this unique variety event, visit their official website.

IF YOU GO:

WONDERSHOW, 10pm
Thursday January 19th
The Cutting Room
44 E. 32nd St.
New York, NY, 10016
thecuttingroomnyc.com

The Lineup:

Born with the gifts of flexibility, curiosity, and goofiness, Jonathan Burns now uses these unique talents to astonish audiences around the globe. Over the course of his career, Jonathan has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Jay Leno Show, and The Late Late Show with James Corden. He also was named "Variety Artist of the Year" by Campus Activities Magazine, TWICE.

Marcus Eddie has appeared on SyFy's "Wizard Wars," and the CW's "Penn & Teller Fool Us," in addition to consulting for some of the biggest names in the world of magic. He has won both the close-up and stage competitions at the Texas Association of Magicians annual convention.

Jo Firestone is a comedian based in Brooklyn. Her work can be seen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Chris Gethard Show, and heard on WFMU. She was recently named a New Face at the 2016 Just for Laughs Festival. If you like puns, check out Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers. If you don't like puns, please disregard.

Ben Nemzer is a Manhattan-based magician whose talents have brought him across the country and around the world. His incredible magic and charming sense of humor combine to create an exhilarating theatrical experience that is in high demand among corporate events and private parties around the globe. From the elegant theaters of Times Square to the streets of Morocco, Ben's award-winning magic has been "blowing minds" in nearly every type of venue and atmosphere imaginable.

Professional liar Vinny DePonto explores the many facets of deception - the impostors, the frauds and the fakes. His highly acclaimed one man show, Charlatan was a 2014 Drama Desk Nominee for Unique Theatrical Experience. It was also a Timeout NY Critics Pick. Experience a world of lies and misdirection in the capable hands of this indelibly charming conman.




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