NEW YORK—The sheer delight of being fooled by a feat of prestidigitation, misdirection, or the simply unexplainable is encoded into every human’s DNA. That enjoyment was clearly visible on the faces of the packed audience as master illusionist Vitaly Beckman held court at the Westside Theatre with his one-person show “Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders.”
Born in Belarus, raised in Israel, and sounding “like Borat,” Vitaly is unafraid to toot his own horn. He demonstrates the particular illusion that stumped the famous duo of Penn and Teller when he appeared on their television series “Fool Us.” Vitaly also reveals an interesting bit of coincidence when he tells this story, remarking how Penn and Teller played some of their first New York shows at the same venue.
