Confetti Eddie’s Magic Palor

«It’s Friday night, what do you want to do?»
«I don’t know, what do you want to do?»
«I don’t know.»
We all get stuck in a rut. Thankfully, there’s a cure.
Walking through the door of Confetti Eddie’s is like walking through a time portal. You’re transported to a Vaudevillian entertainment parlor, where laughs were uncomplicated and rolled easily. All you needed was a single person on a stage telling a joke, doing a dance, singing a song.
Set in a part of town that no one stumbles into accidentally, Confetti Eddie’s feels like you need a secret handshake to be admitted. The space is teeny and intimate, making the 50-​seat audience part of the show, with walls covered in paintings created by Eddie himself. The red curtain, controlled by a basic rope pulley system, lends an old-​fashioned air that almost needs gas lanterns at the foot of the stage to complete the illusion.
The show is led by a comedian, who fills in the space between acts with jokes and stories meant to keep the audience engaged while also giving the performers time to change stage sets. A musician on a keyboard lends her voice to the burlesque dancers, who do so much more than just shimmy in a bikini. One swallows swords and climbs ladders with machetes as rungs, the other soothes as an old-​fashioned temptress.
Then there’s the star of the show, who speaks through facial expressions and mannerisms while letting his magic shine. There’s no making an elephant disappear or hypnotizing an audience member into quacking like a duck, these are good old parlor magic tricks that make you say ahhhhh! and oooohhh! and continually wonder how he did it.
Tickets are $ 20/​each, VIP seats on the front two rows are $ 30 and well worth springing for, especially if you’d like to be up and close with the dancers. The show we attended was advertised as 18+, which tells an astute person there might be some colorful action. If you’re easily offended, you might want to wait for a family-​friendly show.
Sure there are hundreds of ways you could spend your Friday night. If you’re ready to break out of the boring box, let Confetti Eddie and his artists woo you with a trip to the past.

It’s so wonderful to do something different on a Friday night and support local artists. From what I can gather each show is a little different? We went with past Friday. The «magic parlor» is in a space on Exposition near Fair Park. There’s street parking or a couple of paid lots if the street is full. The space is pretty small, but didn’t feel cramped with 50 or so guests.
I booked my ticket online for $ 20 through Prekindle. You can also pay another $ 10 to reserve seats in the front two rows. We strolled in and they checked us in. Seats were first come first serve so we were in the very back. My friend brought in his cooler of booze, but I also noticed there were a few free bottles of wine at the front and some bottle water. Very nice!
David Jessup a local comedian opened the show and was the MC all night between acts with the help of Audrey Grace who opened and closed the curtains and held up the applause sign when David was bombing (haha). There were a couple of burlesque dancers at this show. One, Bethany Summersizzle, danced a few times. The other, Jai Le Bait did crazy stunts like swallow a knife! Confetti Eddie is the main performer and he reminded me of the old timey black and white movies where the folks didn’t talk. He was so cute and charming. He did a few corny magic tricks that were still very fun to watch!
Popper Zander was on hand this Friday night and played a few songs of her own that went well the night’s burlesque/​side show theme.
Overall we had such a fun night. It’s kind of awesome turning your cell phone off for an hour or so and enjoying a show with live performers.
Keep up with Confetti Eddie on FB to see the next upcoming shows!

This is inappropriate, obscene and horrible. It’s a cheap, run down place that is little more than a strip club with a terrible comedian introducing the women. The jokes weren’t funny and were all about cocaine. I will NEVER come back and will tell everyone I know how horrible this is. Left during the first act and I was not even honored a refund. Terrible customer service.

I can review this place in one sentence — «I found myself smiling during the entire show» Boom, done.
This place is fantastic. Up close magic performed by talented and friendly group that will be mingling with you before and after the show.
An absolute charming way to spend the evening alone, with a friend or on a date.
The shows range from family friendly to burlesque so find Eddie Confetti on Facebook for upcoming shows.

This has to be one of the coolest spaces in Dallas.
Thunderstorms and tornadoes be damned, Friday night I was not willing to miss this show, and you know what… I made the right decision. Picture a cool, intimate venue that’s a throwback to the time of Harry Houdini and the height of vaudeville. This seriously impressive handcrafted venue has it all. You can check out the magic gallery and learn about the history of magic (including Dallas’ cool history), check out the art, and if you are lucky enough to nab to a ticket to the shows, you will see a really cool show with throwback magic with a modern twist, burlesque, jazz, and sideshow all in one.
I know it may sound cheesy, but I literally forgot how much I love magic. I was so turned off by Douche-​Lords like Cris Angel, David Blane, and anyone who used too much smoke machine, that I forgot how cool it is to suspend your mind and enjoy the power of slight of hand. The venue is super intimate (50 seated and rest standing room) that you will be wowed at what’s happening because they are really that good. Plus, I had no idea you could use an iPad in a magic trick. Seriously awesome.
I encourage you to check this place out. Wow your friends with how hip you are and be sure to have some fun. I definitely plan to go back and enjoy myself when I can.