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Magic for Animals is an unapologetically witty and insightful one-woman show employing sparkling, incisive humor and magic to conjure laughs and hard-hitting truths. In Magic, Liz Toonkel explores pressing issues of animal welfare, climate change, and sexism through a continuous personal narrative woven throughout each illusion, ultimately paving a way forward with empathy and self-awareness. Edinburgh critics exclaim that “Liz Toonkel achieves the impossible, fusing heartfelt sleepover confessions with insane animal magic” (To Do List) and note how “the audience waits on her every word” (FringeReview).
Content Warning: The show contains frank discussion of animal cruelty and sexual assault.
Liz Toonkel is a Los Angeles based magician and performance artist who combines sleight of hand magic with storytelling, comedy and activism. She has performed across the globe including at the Yale Schwarzman Center, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Aarhaus Festuge in Denmark, the 2025 International Brotherhood of Magician’s Convention in Houston, the Chicago Magic Lounge and at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival where her one woman show “Magic For Animals” was a Finalist for The Splash Award, The Soaring Solo Social Impact Award, Best Cabaret & Variety act and the winner of Best Costume Design.
When she’s not performing magic, Liz is a production designer whose credits
include the Oscar nominated animated feature “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”, for which her work was nominated for an Art Director’s Guild award, and the thriller “Emily the Criminal”. Liz was the first time recipient of the Calarts Distinguished Young Alumnx of the Year Award in 2023 for her outstanding work across the arts. You can find her on Instagram @liztoonkel and www.liztoonkelstudio.com
*Doors open 30 minutes before showtime* Seating is general admission and begins 15 mins before showtime. Late seating is at the discretion of individual shows. No Refunds. Lineup subject to change. Tickets are non-transferable. We do NOT honor tickets from third-party sellers.