Los Angeles Times By: Mark Miller A man saws his wife in half, squashes her, makes her float, turns her into an octopus and then causes her to disappear- completely. He does this nearly every day, in front of numerous witnesses. While some might mistakenly refer to Steve Spill’s unusual behavior as spousal abuse, both…
Wcities By: Kenneth Joyce Magicopolis, located at 1418 Fourth Street in Santa Monica – near the famous Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade and the Pacific Ocean – is the place to experience mystery, grand-scale illusions and awe-inspiring magic. With your own eyes you see that people can dissolve in one place and reappear somewhere…
LA Weekly By: Martin Hernandez Mixing sketch comedy and magic acts, the husband-and-wife team of Steve Spill and Bozena Wrobel serve up an entertaining family-friendly vaudeville-style show, complete with one-liners, and acts of prestidigitation that leave audience members pondering “How did they do that?” (Even my skeptical 10-year-old nephew was impressed.) The vivacious Bozena Wrobel…
The Argonaut By: Rahne Pistor It took husband and wife magic duo Steve Spill and Bozena Wrobel years of planning and hard work to materialize their dream of opening a live theater devoted strictly to magic performance. And since Magicopolis opened its doors to Santa Monica in 1998, the two have struggled to find enough…
Daily News By: Martin S. Gonzales “There’s just something very seductive about magic because it is at heart about lying and deceiving, but in an acceptable way. I like to think of it as telling the truth by lying,” said magician Steven Spill, owner of Magicopolis, a theater in Santa Monica dedicated solely to magic…
Los Angeles Times By: F. Kathleen Foley Special to the Times | Theater Review It’s been said that the entire practice of magic revolves around some dozen or so basic illusions. In Escape Reality at Magicopolis, husband-and-wife team Steve Spill and Bozena Wrobel revisit some of the most familiar standards, with satisfyingly silly results. The owner-proprietors…
Back Stage West By: Jenelle Riley While people may not readily admit it, everyone loves magic. Whether it is the challenge of figuring out a particular trick or the need to believe in the unseen, the world of magic has long endured as one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Perhaps Albert Einstein said…
