Neil Patrick Harris-Helmed Magic Show NOTHING TO HIDE Kicks Off Tonight in New York

After numerous extensions and unprecedented attendance due to word-of-mouth that broke box office records at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, the highly acclaimed show NOTHING TO HIDE will premiere in New York this fall in a limited engagement. Two of the world's most gifted sleight-of-hand artists, Derek DelGaudio (2011 & 2012 Close-up Magician of the Year) and Helder Guimarães (2011 & 2012 Parlor Magician of the Year) star in this uniquely unconventional magic show, directed by Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris. Through a series of diverse and engaging vignettes, NOTHING TO HIDE leads the audience on an amazing and memorable journey into a world of pure astonishment.

NOTHING TO HIDE will play 56 performances only, tonight, October 23 through December 8, 2013, in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). The production officially opens on November 6, 2013. Tickets are now on sale through Ticket Central via www.ticketcentral.com, by calling 212-279-4200, or in person at Ticket Central Box Office (416 West 42nd Street; Open 12-8pm daily).

"After seeing Derek and Helder perform their amazing set at the Magic Castle I knew they needed to be seen by a wider audience," said director Neil Patrick Harris. "My suspicions were right - It broke the Geffen Theatre's box office records in L.A and extended 5 times! I couldn't be more pleased to now have a discerning New York theater audience get to experience Derek and Helder for themselves. I'm positively proud to present this pair of unprecedented prestidigitators. Say that 5 times fast..."

Fellow magician Penn Jillette had this to say to the Los Angeles Times after seeing NOTHING TO HIDE: "I think they're the two greatest young sleight-of-hand magicians working today, not because they do unbelievable tricks, which they do, and not just because their technique is better than anyone else's, which it is, but because they are charming and not saccharine, funny but not cute, artistic but not pretentious."

NOTHING TO HIDE sold out a four month run at the Geffen Playhouse last year and became an "impossible" ticket, with hundreds of eager fans turned away. The sleight-of-hand performance earned wide acclaim from the critics:

NOTHING TO HIDE is produced in New York by Werner Entertainment and Ostar Productions.

NOTHING TO HIDE is created by Derek DelGaudio & Helder Guimarães, written by Derek DelGaudio, featuring Magic Choreography by Helder Guimarães and directed by Neil Patrick Harris. The show also features Artistic Direction by Glenn Kaino, Production Design by Dave Spafford, Lighting Design by Adam Blumenthal and Music by Pedro Marques.

*Please Note: NOTHING TO HIDE is not a production of Signature Theatre.

Tickets for NOTHING TO HIDE are available through Ticket Central via www.ticketcentral.com, by calling 212-279-4200, or in person at Ticket Central Box Office (416 West 42nd Street; Open 12-8pm daily). Tickets for performances October 23 through November 6 range in price from $49.50 to $109.50. Tickets for performances from November 7 range in price from $59.50 to $109.50.

NOTHING TO HIDE will play a schedule of Wednesday through Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m., 5 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and, Sunday at 4 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. The running time is approximately 70 minutes with no intermission. Additional performances on Tues., Nov. 19 @ 7:30 pm, Tues., Dec. 3 @ 7:30 pm. No performance on Sun., Nov. 24 @ 7:30 pm, Sun., Dec. 8 @ 7:30 pm. Thanksgiving Week Schedule (Nov. 25-Dec.1): Monday, Tuesday & Friday at 7:30 pm, Friday at 10:30 pm, Saturday at 2, 5 & 8 pm, Sunday at 4 & 7:30 pm

BIOGRAPHIES:

Derek DelGaudio (Writer, Performer, Creator). Derek DelGaudio's work is grounded in mystery. His projects include intimate sleights of hand, allegorical illusions and grand-scale public interventions. An ongoing search for truth in artifice has shifted Derek's practice toward redefining the social contract between magician and spectator. He received critical praise for184 Seconds, a conceptual magic performance, as well as #derekshowlive, a magic show performed solely on Twitter. Zachary Pincus-Roth wrote of Derek's work, "It's magic as abstract art, reminiscent of composer John Cage." In 2010, Derek co-founded, with artist Glenn Kaino, the experimental performance-art duo, A.BANDIT. Since then, A.BANDIT has staged its psycho-spatial interventions at Soho House in Los Angeles, Art L.A. Contemporary in Santa Monica, Art Basel Miami, LA>

HELDER GUIMARÃES (Performer, Creator, Magic Choreography). In 2006, at the age of 23, Helder became the youngest ever World Champion of Card Magic. He was awarded the title after his performance in a triennial competition, which left both the judging panel and over a thousand other performers utterly baffled. Since then, using his background in acting and theater, he created and performed his oneman-shows "The No-Show Show," "This is Not Normal" and "Incomplete". Helder has also worked as a magic consultant for several TV projects including The Tonight Show, and for theatrical productions such as Pinter's The Dumb Waiter and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. He is the author of Reflections, a book for professional conjurers. Helder's work has been widely recognized by his peers and described has "a thespian's stage approach without theatrics" and "universally lauded, continuing the esteemed lineage." Magic Magazine considered Helder "one of the brightest thinkers and performers of his generation." Most recently, he was awarded the title of Parlor Magician of the Year twice, in 2012 and 2013, by the Academy of Magical Arts, in Hollywood.

Neil Patrick Harris (Director). Most recently, Harris directed the premiere production of Nothing to Hide at The Geffen Theater in Los Angeles. Previously, Harris directed a production of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize winning Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. Additional credits include The Expert at the Card Table, which he directed both at the Broad Stage Theater and at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and I Am Grock at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Harris has performed in numerous stage, television and film productions. He will star in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway in the Spring of 2014. He currently stars as Barney Stinson on the hit CBS sitcom, "How I Met Your Mother," a role which has garnered him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, as well as a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor. Harris is the President of the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle.

THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER, the permanent home of Signature Theatre, is a three-theatre facility on West 42nd Street designed by Frank Gehry Architects to host Signature's three distinct playwrights' residencies and foster a cultural community. The Center is a major contribution to New York City's cultural landscape and provides a venue for cultural organizations that supports and encourages collaboration among artists throughout the space. In addition to its three intimate theatres, the Center features a Studio Theatre, rehearsal studio, a bookstore, and Signature Café and Bar, open to public from noon-midnight Tuesdays - Sundays. For more information on renting the Center, visit www.signaturetheatre.org/rentals.

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