10/05/09

New Hot Spot

by Koolkleinschmidt

Magicopolis is such a neat place to take friends and family. The show is all ages and reminds me of a show you would see in Vegas. Also there is a bar magic show every Saturday night at 10 that I go to probably at least three times a month!

09/17/09

Gem of Santa Monica

by Sasha O

“Escape Reality” the title of the two hour show at Magicopolis says it all. From the minute I walked into the door I was instantly entertained. Even before we were seated for the show we found ourselves participating in magic tricks at the bar with the bartender and there were two more magicians performing in the lobby! It’s such a cool atmosphere right when you walk into this place. You instantly feel welcomed like you were invited to a really cool private magic party with friends. After seeing some magic close up you are seated for the show and it’s incredible. It’s a huge show with music and comedy and audience participation. We got to witness a lady float right before our eyes, have her body completely smooshed, saw a man escape a burning rope and deadly spikes, read audience members minds, and that is only the half of it! I haven’t come across another form of entertainment in LA even comparable to what this place has to offer. It is truly a one of a kind experience! Whenever I have visitors from out of town I always take them to Magicopolis and it continues to be just as entertaining as ever!

06/16/09

Witty and amazing

by jazzsaxy

Classic magic at it’s best as well as tricks I have not seen before. All routines are original. The show is very upbeat, witty and engaging, this show had me laughing and amazed. I also liked the free late night show with guest magicians and comics.

• Pros: origainal and polished
• Cons: parking

04/19/09

So Much Fun

by AndreaL5

I went to Magicopolis with my entire family including my little 5 year old sister. I thought it would be like all the other little kid things we have to do as a family with her but everyone loved it! The show was so cool the magician Steve Spill was really funny and he actually made a woman float, read our minds, and made money come out of my brother's ears. He even had my older 21 year old sister laughing and in awe.

• Pros: Non-stop entertainment

02/05/09

You've got to see this!!

by sandydicer

I wandered by this place with my girlfriends, and I didn't know what it was. Christi wanted to go see a magic show, and I was down with that. We wandered in and this place is the bomb! There's this dude who does a big magic show in the back. We saw it and it was awesome. I liked it when he made his assistant float. I remember seeing some magician do it when I was a kid, and it was so cool seeing it again.

The best part was the bar. There's this bar tender named Erik. All I can say is damn. He's good. The stuff he did was different from anything I've ever seen. I think I saw him at The Improv a few months ago, because there was this joke he did about his parents crying themselves to sleep. He's really funny. He convinced me and my chicas to hang out after the show. He does this show on Saturday nights called The Bar Show! It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. He had these two chick comedians and this magician that performed behind the bar. Me and my ladies were laughing so hard we could barley drink out wine. Erik hosted the show, and I almost fell off my bar stool when he shoved a pen up his nose. Then he ate a deck of cards and found Christi's card with his tongue. It was crazy hella funny.

The only complaint I have is that they ran out of Pinot Noir. There were a lot of people in there, and I guess they had a run on it.

You guys have got to see this show. Seriously, go see it. Go see it now. I'm going back next week to check out The Bar Show! It changes every week, and it's my new thing on Saturday nights.

01/22/09

highly recommend!!

by magicguy09

All of us in our party of 3 agreed it was one of the best plans we ever had. We wanted to do something fun, but were tired of the crazy club scene. There were people of all ages. The show was very entertaining. We were amazed by the tricks, all the magicians were very funny comics and didn't take anything too seriously ( a la david copperfield). Highly recommend this show, especially for a fun night out!

• Pros: all ages, drinks for the adults, magicians everywhere, food and tricks for the kids

01/02/09

It's Magic

by shawnspencer

How often do we parents get to turn to our kid and gasp, ?How the squid did he do that?? With Santa Monica?s Magicopolis offering a family-friendly version of its popular ?Escape Reality? show on weekend afternoons, the answer is twice a weekend. No offense to those eager, multi-tasking birthday party clowns and their not-so-sleight-of-hand, but the tricks at Magicopolis are popcorn-droppingly amazing. Many are familiar ? from handkerchief illusions to sawing a woman in half ? but professional wow-ist Steve Spill has concocted clever skits, often with his beguiling assistant Eleanora, that add to the drama. ?Impossible!? exclaims Nipper as three rings collected from audience members are linked ? for real! ? and then somehow unconnected by Mr. Spill. And when Eleanora elegantly rises and floats midair above a couch, we?re all believers. Seeing a good magician pull a quarter from a kid?s ear has endured because, if you?re willing to give in to the wonder, even grown-ups can feel like a kid.

12/27/08

Outstanding magic in a classy venue

by waynekawamoto

I recently visited Steven Spill's Magicopolis in Santa Monica, California. I thoroughly enjoyed Spill's "Escape Reality" stage show. Magicopolis serves-up astounding magic in a classy venue that's one block from Santa Monica's popular Third Street Promenade. Its fantastic stage show offers a deft and entertaining mix of large scale illusions, stand-up effects, comedy and music that will appeal to everyone in the family. There are also close-up shows performed at a new bar.

Running on weekends, "Escape Reality," the venue?s entertaining stage show, is a two-hour experience - including an intermission -which is a throwback to great magic shows of the past.

Together, the two stars of the show induce a sense of wonder and provide comical moments that send spectators into hysterics.

Magicopolis' roomy theater features comfortable seats that are set on a steep incline. There's hardly a bad seat in the house, except for the extreme right and left front rows.

The venue has undergone several recent changes. The close-up room has been replaced with a party room that allows groups to cater meals, as well as families to hold birthday parties. Another recent addition is a full bar that has turned the venue into a nightspot and serves as a stage for close-up shows. There's also a magic store with ongoing demonstrations.

Unless you're part of a group that has organized an event ahead of time, an afternoon or evening at Magicopolis doesn?t include a meal, but there are snacks and drinks that may be purchased. There's no dress code and the venue is family friendly.

You can easily make an afternoon out of some shopping and eating at the Promenade, and then cap the day with the wonderful entertainment found at Magicopolis. Or travel to Santa Monica just to see the magic. Steven Spill will make it worth your visit.

• Pros: Easy parking in the lot a couple of doors down. Geat entertainment before the show in the bar and at the magic counter.

12/19/08

Who knew?

by irmaE

I've never heard of it and I thought why not go! Well...first I started with some drinks...the bartender there was amazing and he was a magician himself! Ladies...easy on the eyes...and gents...if you take a lady friend watch out, cause he might snatch her away...he gave me a rose made out of a napkin! Yes...he did!!! Anyway...three drinks later....the show must go on!!!! The magic show was great! It was funny and the audience participation is amazing! Kids love it and well I consider myself a big kid so I definitely will go back! I didn't give it 5 stars because one or two of the tricks I saw the secret!!! BUT don't worry...I won't spoil it!!!

I recommend this place! Its AWESOME!

• Pros: Go early and drink at the bar and see some cool up close magic before the show.
• Cons: I wish they had nachos.

12/18/08

What a great suprise date

by AmThomp

My boyfriend took me here this weekend as a surprise and I was quite surprised! Never expected going to Santa Monica to find this place. Didn't even know it existed. I love magic shows, and this was one that I really liked. =) It was different from the fancy big special effects magic shows like in Vegas, but also very different from the carnival for elementary school children auditorium break day magician.

It was delectable mix of both! The people are very friendly here and the magician comes out to hang out with everyone at the mini bar in the front during intermission and afterwards.

Fun magic tricks mixed with entertaining lead in acting/stories.

Fun! There was mostly kids in the crowd with their parents but quite fun! And they have free comedy magic shows at the bar in the later evening.

• Pros: Easy parking in the lot a couple of doors down. Geat entertainment before the show in the bar and at the magic counter.
• Cons: Beer and wine only at the bar