New York & South Florida's Parlor Mind Reader

Turn your event into the night everyone talks about.

Intimate, interactive mind reading for private parties, corporate events and charity fundraisers. Classic 1920s parlor style, performed inches from your guests.

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BREATHLESS
THE PARLOR SHOW
Perfect for Private Parties Client Dinners Holiday Parties Charity Galas Trade Shows

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Seventy seconds of real reactions from a live performance.

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Parlor Mind Reading

Why hosts choose Ben

Old-world elegance with modern polish: entertainment that fits a boardroom, a ballroom or a living room.

Up close & personal

Your guests become the show. Every reveal happens inches away, in their hands and in their minds.

Clean & classy

Sophisticated, all-ages-appropriate material that never embarrasses a guest or your brand.

Tailored to you

Every performance is shaped around your guests, your theme and your goals, from icebreaker to grand finale.

Experiences

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Breathless
The Parlor Show · 45 to 60 min

A seated show of parlor mind reading and mental magic for 10 to 120 guests.

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Strolling
Cocktail Hour · 1 to 3 hours

Ben moves table to table, reading minds in small groups. The ultimate icebreaker.

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Fundraiser
Benefit Night · Turnkey

A ticketed evening that fills the room and raises real money for your cause.

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About Ben

Ben Cummings The Parlor Mind Reader

For over twenty years Ben Cummings has studied the world's great mind readers, interviewing many of them for his series Conversations With Mind Readers. Today he brings that craft to private parties, boardrooms and ballrooms, in the tradition of the 1920s parlor entertainers.

No stooges. No camera tricks. Just you, your guests, and a few moments that seem impossible.

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From an intimate living room to a packed ballroom, the room becomes the show.

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