{"id":105808,"date":"2018-08-13T07:42:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T12:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=105808"},"modified":"2018-08-14T08:44:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T13:44:00","slug":"tickets-now-on-sale-for-magic-show-at-niswonger-pac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/08\/13\/tickets-now-on-sale-for-magic-show-at-niswonger-pac\/","title":{"rendered":"Tickets now on sale for NPAC magic show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the heels of a highly successful multi-city tour and run on Broadway, the world\u2019s best-selling touring magic show, The Illusionists &#8212; Live from Broadway&#x2122; (<a href=\"http:\/\/theillusionistslive.com\/\">theillusionistslive.com<\/a>), will play\u00a0at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 11,\u00a0as part of its North American tour in 2018.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105809\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Illusionists-promo-pic-8-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"252\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>A number of magicians will perform during The Illusionists &#8212; Live From Broadway, which will be at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Thursday, October 11. Tickets are available now.<\/strong> <em>photo by Danielle Baguley<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tickets for The Illusionists are on sale now\u00a0at\u00a0the Niswonger Box Office:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/npacvw.org\/\">NPACVW.ORG<\/a>\u00a0or 419.238.6722.<\/p>\n<p>The Illusionists &#8212; Live from Broadway&#x2122; is produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, and MagicSpace Entertainment. Conceived by Painter, the show\u2019s creative team also includes executive producer Lawson and director Neil Dorward.<\/p>\n<p>Full of hilarious magic tricks, death-defying stunts, and acts of breathtaking wonder, The Illusionists has shattered box office records worldwide and thrilled audiences of all ages with a mind-blowing spectacular showcasing the jaw-dropping talents of five of the most incredible illusionists on earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to bring this electrifying show to Van Wert and northwest Ohio for a truly entertaining experience for the whole family,\u201d Painter said. \u201cThe Illusionists is the most non-stop and powerful mix of outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on the live stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Painter is a visionary creative theatrical producer who hails from London.\u00a0He started his career on stage as a classical violinist and performed the lead role for Spirit of the Dance in Las Vegas. The first show he produced, Le Grand Cirque, smashed box office records at the Sydney Opera House, selling over 40,000 tickets in 10 days. His two subsequent productions, Aerial Dreams and Adrenaline, also broke records in Sydney and across the world and achieved critical acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, Painter had five versions of Le Grand Cirque playing concurrently.\u00a0In late 2010, he joined forces with Lawson, an Australian producer and close friend, and began assembling the greatest magical minds from a wide spectrum of disciplines. His production of The Illusionists has already performed to record breaking crowds in theatres and arenas across the globe, including Australia, Mexico, Latin America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In addition to The Illusionists: Live from Broadway, Painter\u2019s current projects include Le Noir (The Dark Side of Cirque) and Illusionists 2.0, both of which are currently playing extensive international tours.<\/p>\n<p>Lawson is the CEO of TML Enterprises servicing Australia and international territories with first class musicals and family entertainment with productions spanning across over 100 cities in 20 countries. Australasian theatrical touring credits include <em>Sweet Charity<\/em>, Buddy &#8212; The Musical, Jolson starring Rob Guest, Spirit of the Dance, Oh! What A Night, <em>Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>, starring Topol, It\u2019s A Dad Thing!, Weary &#8212; The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop, Shout! The Musical, Brave Men Run in Our Family, <em>Jekyll and Hyde<\/em>starring Brad Little, and <em>The Rocky Horror Show<\/em>, narrated by Richard O\u2019 Brien.<\/p>\n<p>Lawson\u2019s award-winning production of <em>A Chorus Line<\/em>transferred to the prestigious London Palladium, and his production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang recently completed a 13-month tour. With partner Simon Painter, credits include Le Grand Cirque, Ariel Dreams, Adrenaline, Le Noir &#8212; The Dark Side of Cirque, The Illusionists, and The Illusionists 2.0, all enjoying record breaking success and extensive international arena and theatrical touring.<\/p>\n<p>The Niswonger is located at 10700 Ohio 118 on the south edge of Van Wert. For more information visit online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npacvw.org\/\">www.npacvw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information On the heels of a highly successful multi-city tour and run on Broadway, the world\u2019s best-selling touring magic show, The Illusionists &#8212; Live from Broadway&#x2122; (theillusionistslive.com), will play\u00a0at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 11,\u00a0as part of its North American tour in 2018. Tickets for The Illusionists are on sale [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 06:53:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}