Sure, the headline reads "Houndini the Musical" but we checked it out. The musical involves Harry Houdini rather than his less-famous, but still impressive canine side-kick as featured in the D.C. Comics.

The musical tells of "betrayed friendship, sinister plotting, love, romance and sacrifice from the golden age of variety, Houdini the Musical aims to take the audience back to a time when the most famous magician and escapologist of them all topped the bill." There will be magic to see as well. "Some of the most magnificent illusions ever performed will re recreated, including The Crystal Smoke Casket, The Hot Seat and the infamous Chinese Water Torture Cell from which Houdini performed a dangerous escape from two tonnes of water."

We love anything related to Houdini (or his four-footed friends) and would see the play even if it was devoid of illusions.

Heck, we read Ragtime (all 2300 pages of small print and no pictures) just because it begins with Houdini escaping from a straight jacket. So you give us a show with Houdni plus magic tricks; we are all over that like PoliGrip® on Grandma Hardy's house coat.

(We note, this analogy may not be useful much longer thanks to the latest PoliGrip® innovation, Ooze Control Tip® but we pray you give us license -- and take away Grandma Hardy's driving and hunting licenses. As the PoliGrip® folks proudly proclaim: "More and more denture wearers prefer our original Ooze-Control Tip®. It makes it easy to spread the right amount, right where it's needed. LESS OOZE! IT'S BIG NEWS!").

As Chaka Kan famously said in her romantic ballad, "tell me somethin' good."

We do not know whether this reference fits but in order to be free of a curse, we are required to quote Chaka Kan three days in a row during the month of May.

The evil witch said nothing of the context; only that we quote the talented singer three days in a row. We reported the witch to the mall security guard but he was busy at the Aunt Annie's counter trying to impress the cashier with his new "five pound, full steel flashlight."

Did you know they call flashlights "torches" in England? They do. That's what he said. He seemed more concerned about showing off his knowledge of Anglo-American dialects and portable lighting gear than keeping the mall free from witches spewing spells on innocent people who happen block their view of live ear piercing at the Piercing Pagoda.

The paper informs those who care to read it that "some of the most magnificent illusions ever performed will be recreated, including The Crystal Smoke Casket, The Hot Seat and the infamous Chinese Water Torture Cell from which Houdini performed a dangerous escape from two tonnes of water."

The show has been in the works for five years and the crew is apparently psyched for the debut in Weston. "It has incredible drama, high romance, stunning visual effects and an unforgettable ending that we hope will move and inspire people," said writer Simon Mark Leigh. "The show has been written to appeal to all ages and we hope that it will bring out the magic in everyone, from children and adults alike."

Houdini the Musical will be at the beautifully adorned The Playhouse in Weston from June 6th through the 9th.

Look for tomorrow's Chaka Kan quote. If in reading the site tomorrow, you do not see the quote, please let us know right away.

Whilst we do not put much faith in witchcraft, this witch seemed dead serious and very perturbed that we interrupted her viewing of the trained professionals of the Piercing Pagoda perform their virtually bloodless ear piercing on an extremely twitchy 16-year-old girl.

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