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Shin Lim on Tour
Catching Shin Lim in the act is unlike watching any other magician perform. Instead of making people disappear or sawing them in half, he simply concentrates on card tricks. But he raises the level of his sleight of hand with a deck of cards to a fine art.
There's drama, music, and a kind of a ballet to Lim's magic. And he's known for performing his illusions without uttering a word, letting his hands and his cards do all the talking while his carefully curated music — Lim started out as a musician — tickles the audience's ears. If you've seen him in one of his many television appearances, be it Penn & Teller: Fool Us, America's Got Talent, or Jimmy Kimmel Live, then you've experienced only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a Shin Lim live performance.
Shin Lim Background
Born in Vancouver to Singaporean parents and raised in Massachusetts, Shin Lim had two passions in his youth: music and magic. He was studying music in college when he learned that he was suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. This discovery caused him to abandon playing the piano in favor of becoming a professional magician.
He got one of his first big breaks when he was given the chance to tour in China. Since he didn't speak the language, he kept silent during his tricks, and that practice became a signature of his shows. Bringing a bold, unprecedented artistry to the realm of card tricks, Lim really began to hit it big when he worked his magic on TV's Penn & Teller: Fool Us in 2015. The performance became a social media sensation that elevated his profile dramatically. Since then, he's frequently appeared on TV, twice becoming a winner on America's Got Talent. And he tours widely, taking his illusions everywhere from Las Vegas to Broadway.
Shin Lim was amazing...although I wish he had had more magical tricks throughout the show. We also thought that the opening act, Ben, who also did comedy as well as different magic acts intermittently in the show, was terrific. I would go see them both again, and highly recommend Shin Lim.
The show was outstanding. The seats not so much. The price of drinks was outrageous! Robbery.
Shin Lim, the amazingly talented magician known for his winning performances on "America's Got Talent" presented a wonderful night's entertainment. Although many of the 'tricks' had previously been seen by audience members on television, the mastery of his craft was truly awe-inspiring when seen in person. Ben Seidman, himself a talented magician, pickpocket and comedian, was the perfect accompaniment to Lim's performance. Where Lim seemed a bit ill at east when speaking with the audience about his background, Seidman was relaxed and engaging. The evening would only have been improved by being held in a better venue. The Chevalier is a no-frills theater with limited parking (unless you're willing to pay surly attendants $30!) and poor handicap access.
Thought the other man he had good but on Much longer than Shin Lim.
Sitting in the balcony and mostly watching the camera projecting onto the screen I would have enjoyed it almost as much staying home and watching it on tv.
Shin Lim was incredible. We were disappointed that it seemed that his MC, Ben Seidman, got more stage time than Shin Lim did. Ben was incredibly funny and entertaining and I would buy tickets to see Ben Seidman alone, but it seemed misleading when the show was advertised as Shin Lim’s show not as a “Night of Magic” duo act as the show turned out to be. The venue, the Chevalier theater in Medford, definitely cheapened the experience and left us feeling even more disappointed. The theater was essentially an old high school auditorium. We paid for orchestra seats but were just a few rows from the rear of the theater. The quality of the video screen that they had onstage to show close ups was 1990s quality at best and a lot of the magic of Shin Lim’s close up slight of hand magic was lost. If I had known all of this I would have saved my money and watched videos of Shin Lim on You Tube.
He was amazing, I wish that they involved different parts of the crowd more instead of just the first few front rows. Also a meet and greet would have been a nice addition to the show.
Amazing acts and better than he was on tv. Second magician also was very good
