

She gets tired of Victor’s obsession and vivid imagination so she takes him Aunt Harriet’s house. They never work and his mother, played with gusto by Sara Sevigny, always get him out. Victor is always trying Houdini’s tricks that get him to lock himself in closets and chests. NOTE: this is not the same show as Death and Harry Houdini that The House Theatre of Chicago is now presenting at Chopin Theatre but rather as kid friendly musical.

It is the story about a young boy, Victor (Alex Weisman) who is totally enamored with Harry Houdini and his magic tricks. Cute hour long kid’s show engages audiencesīased on the book by Brian Selznick, The Houdini Box is a children’s musical with music by Mark Messing and book and lyrics by Hannah Kohl.
