By Tom Coppola

In & Of Itself, the up-close-and-personal magic show now streaming on Hulu, is extraordinary. Calling it a magic show even sounds wrong--it's a magical experience that begins the moment you press play and keeps you anticipating, thinking, and gasping for a full 75 minutes!

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Photos of the 2017 Off-Broadway production: Matthew Murphy

Magician and storyteller Derek Delgaudio isn't showy in his presentation, but his sleight of hand and mind-bending acts of showmanship are staggering. Presented on an evocative but simple set, it is intimate, emotionally stimulating in all the right ways, stunning, moving (actual tears might be shed—while watching a magic show!), and humorous. In & Of Itself breaks both the theater and magic molds.

Now streaming on Hulu.

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