OPENING NIGHT OCTOBER FRIDAY THE 13TH 2017


Magician Lee Terbosic debuted his show “52 Up Close” at Hotel Monaco in downtown Pittsburgh on October, Friday the 13th, 2017 to a sold out audience. The show took one year of planning, two weeks of rehearsals and ran for ten consecutive weekends with 52 performances including a special Halloween show on October 31st.

52 Up Close returned in 2018 on April, Friday the 13th to a sold out weekend and was in production for 52 performances in 2018. The with final performance of the year on November 20th and included the news of Lee’s new TV series on Discovery Channel “Houdini’s Last Secrets”.

52 Up Close returned for a sold out “pop up” run the first two weeks of February 2019 and included one all ages matinee show and remained in production the spring and summer with the final two performances on August 3rd, 2019.

52 Up Close was set to return April of 2020 until the news of the pandemic broke in March making that impossible. The show went virtual for 10 performances to close out 2020.

52 Up Close live shows were dark all of 2021 .

52 Up Close is set to return to live shows after two years of being shuttered due to the pandemic with performances beginning March 18th 2022.

52 Up Close finished a 9 month run of shows with a New Years Eve show to close out 2022.

52 Up Close returned March 2023 for a 6 month run of performances.

52 Up Close will return March 2024.


Photography Credits: Ben Petchel - Jared Wickerham