Why merge the worlds of magic and musical theater? Magic has the ability to create instant fascination. It provides an immediate feeling of awe and wonder, potentially transforming an audience member’s mental and emotional state of being in a single beat. Musical theater, too, possesses this quality. Whether through a trick or a song, you can embed specific messages and themes that resonate with audiences. Live magic and musical theater both create these experiences and reactions in the very moment of viewing. Moments that cannot be replicated and are shared by those experiencing them together.
Both art forms are successful for their capacity to tell a story. How can we fuse magic and musical theater to tell a story that connects people to themselves, to others, and the world around them? This is the question driving our development of Shelly Shazam: The Musical.