Dennis Watkins' The Magic Parlour

Dennis Watkins is a third-generation magician and entertainer based in Chicago. His critically-acclaimed show, Dennis Watkins’ The Magic Parlour: an intimate evening of classic magic, has been running in the heart of downtown Chicago since 2009.

Watkins is also a playwright, actor and director who played Harry Houdini in eight sold-out productions of Death and Harry Houdini. He won a Joseph Jefferson Award for his work on the show in 2012.

Additionally, Watkins helps companies and organizations from coast to coast make their most important events absolutely unforgettable. There are very few performing artists who so successfully marry their creative passion with their ability to grow, sell and produce their own work. Watkins’s unique success story in producing live entertainment has made him one of this country’s most exciting corporate speakers and entertainers. His collaborative mindset, salesmanship and business acumen blend seamlessly with world-class magic to create corporate presentations that are thoughtful, engaging, powerful and thoroughly entertaining from beginning to end.