Ivan Amodei

I took my brother to see him at Omni Parker House in Boston yesterday and we really like him. We were in a ballroom on the top floor and were sitting on the back so it was hard to see his performance. I think the show was great because it’s a good combination of comedy and magic, not so much of magic though really. But we were both very entertained by him and the great performance by the violinist. We had very good laughters throughout the entire show. The tricks in the first half was okay, but then they got a lot better toward the end. I think he is very successful in engaging the audience as well. I think he must have got at least 50% of us really involved in his acts. He has really great messages along the way that he shared with the audience too about life, marriage, and success so I thought that was really nice. Overall, pretty solid show.

He is a great performer and very good in story telling but not much of a magician.

We saw the show tonight at the Beverly wilshire, it was amazing ! His tricks are great, above and beyond the average magician. But his attitude and story telling was even better !!!

My wife and attended a show in Dallas. It was very entertaining. Evan as a novice magician with some insight as to how the tricks would be accomplished, I was really entertained. A couple of the illusions were completely amazing.
The show is aimed at an older audience (teens and up) and he really engages with the crowd.
I would recommend that anyone who enjoys magic attend a show. You won’t be disappointed.

Just returned from his show and it was terrible. I could see every time he switched the card, deck, or whatever. His tricks were so obvious it was sad. Definitely not worth going to.

This show was amazing !!! Very impressed! Don’t know how he did the stuff he did but he did them and what I loved too was his sense of humor and personality… I highly encourage anyone to see him … I just gotta point out LA J’s comment, he clearly is a bitter person full of negativity. I’d like to see LA J perform… now that would be interesting

Had a really fun time watching Ivan! Funny and entertaining. His last trick was especially cool. I’d go again for sure. I definitely recommend for a good night out in LA!

‘My husband and I saw Ivan last night in Atlanta. We were amazed from the beginning to end. Ivan is not only a wonderful illusionist, but he is funny, too. The cellist adds just the right touch of musical accompaniment. I would see him again and highly recommend this show.

We went to the show Saturday night in Atlanta and had so much fun! We’re still talking about it. On top of that, I had recently had unexpected surgery on my foot so had to go in a wheelchair and the staff couldn’t have been more accommodating and friendly. Great night!

I gave Ivan amodei’s show 1 star simply because I could not give less. What a complete waste of money and time. His ‘illusions’ were so obvious and transparent, or just plain stupid, that I am just sad for anyone who is impressed by him. The whole performance was laughable. It might impress a group of 6 year olds, maybe… so if that that is your mental capacity… enjoy!
I promise you, if you have any education and common sense, do NOT even contemplate wasting your money on this clown. I was tempted to get up and leave mid– show. Anyone who gave this man a positive review must have absolutely zero expectations in life and no cultural exposure whatsoever.

He was so much fun! Charisma and talent! It’s very intimate as the advertising says somewhere I’m sure. The room can’t be larger than 50ft squared so you get to see all the action. However, I did get second row seating and I can’t speak for the short people in the back as it is just a regular room and no stadium style seating. One thing I did have an issue with was the entitlement walking in the door in the form of gaudy women. Otherwise, the show was great. Pay attention, he’ll lose you, I tried to figure it out but was so impressed.

I went to his Seattle show at The Westin– Ivan is really entertaining– it’s a comical show with some parlor magic tricks. It was a 3.5÷3.75 experience because I was expecting more magic but overall it was really entertaining (he was funny and witty) and I loved the show/​experience. If there aren’t any assigned seats at your show I recommend showing up 45 – 60 minutes early to get 2^nd row seats (unless you are willing to pay extra for guaranteed front row seats)

If I could give a 4.5 I would! Overall it was a really well done show
Pros: he gets the crowd involved and makes it interactive
Good message about life and to go after life.
Good magic tricks
Cons: really crowded so go to the bathroom ahead of time and grab a drink ahead!
Worth it if you get the groupon! Enjoy!!!
Abracadabra!!!

We went last night 3 couples and had a blast! It was fun to get dressed up for the fancy vibe and I thought the illusions were awesome! It’s a great gift too :)

Excellent show! The show was mind boggling, innovativ. Ivan kept the audience engaged and always wondering what the outcome will be. I couldn’t figure out how he did any trick he did, it was so fun to watch. I am still wondering how did he some of those tricks.
Ivan had a Chello player that was outstanding, first class musician. She was fantastic.
The show was funny, outstanding and def kept my attention the entire show.

This was a great show! He was fun, authentic, quick on his feet and very funny. Ivan was a wonderful illusionist and stayed far away from anything tacky or cheesy. He was great entertainment for all ages. Probably ages 10 & up just because they would need to follow along. We loved Ivan!

I want to begin by «dispelling» a couple of the previous reviews speculating about people planted in the first row or rows of audience. My wife bought us tickets to the Boston show as a birthday present — you can specifically reserve front row seats for an additional cost. While he did call upon a number of people from the front to participate, he also used participants from other rows and his selection process often involves randomness (like having members of the audience choose others to participate by tossing balls around, etc.)
There are a lot of positive things to mention like the elegantly appointed room, the considerable improvising he had to undertake, the incorporation of live music, the story line that he weaves into his act, but I have to say that the intimacy of the event is its best feature. You are in a small gathering, practically on stage, leaving him little room for error which means his execution of the illusions has to be superb; and it is!

I’m not rating this show 5 stars because it’s the most amazing illusions you’ve ever seen. I’m giving it 5 stars because it’s a great show that will have you entertained the whole time and certainly leaving with a smile — I think that’s really what it’s all about.
The room is very small and intimate (3 rows of chairs). However, what some may take as a down side, it really is a great thing. You seem to get to know everyone in the room, everyone gets involved, and Ivan really does a great job at keeping you interested in whats going on.

I’ve never been to a magician show before, and based on my knowledge from watching those shows on TV while I was a kid, I thought the show would be very structured, a little stuffy, and just purely magic. But the show was completely different from what I was expecting.
I watched the show at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Chicago. It’s in one of the meeting rooms I think, so maximum there were 60 people. It felt very intimate. Ivan was FUN and entertaining. Multiple times during the show, I forgot I was at a magic show and thought I was on comedy central. The «magic» itself was interactive, some were more amazing than others. But for almost for every trick he did, there’s participation from the audience. In the end, I thought everyone else in the room was working for him.
A few last words – I’m very glad I watched the show. But if you were expecting doves flying all over, rabbits got pulled from a hat, or the magician himself being cut into half, this is not the show for you. It’s all less grand tricks (there were some gold fish though) but more «numbers» or «facts» related.

There’s a Travelzoo deal for this Magic Show for only $ 29! Definitely a unique and fun date night.