International escape artist Lord Nil is currently playing a six-week engagement in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins at Stage 42. Get a first look at the production in the photo gallery below.
Nil is playing the Off-Broadway venue through August 31. Opening night is set for July 27. The cast also includes Steph Payne as Vice, guitarist Erik Ventrice and dancers Reba Bartram, Michele Castelli, Cristian Hariga, Alina Radu, Derrion Swan, Khy-Felipe Pasamonte Vitug, Kortney Warren, and Erika Zilli plus swings Kris Ivy Haynes and Chance Hoover.
The 70-minute production, press notes state, is a theatrical escape experience "rooted in ancient symbolism, raw physical danger, and psychological suspense."
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Erik Ventrice and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Steph Payne in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Steph Payne in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Steph Payne and Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Steph Payne in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil and company of Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
Lord Nil in Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins
The creative team also includes director Alberto Oliva, artistic supervisor Thomas Caruso, choreographer Stefano Alessandrino, composer Erik Ventrice, costume designer Guiseppe Magistro, lighting designers Tudor Micu for The Light Guy SRL and Jamie Roderick, sound designers Drew Levy and Kevin Sweetser, and video and screen content designer Dan Mitrea for Digital Maverick SRL.
In an earlier statement Nil said, “What scares me is to fail. Escape is not
guaranteed. If I fail to make an escape… the consequences are
unimaginable.” Producer Rainer Hackl adds, “No
one alive today has seen a show like this. It simply does not exist.
Everything the audience sees is real. These are not illusions; there are
no safety measures, and no hidden tricks.”
Born in Italy, Lord Nil is a writer, illusionist, and escape artist, who made his American TV debut on America's Got Talent.
The limited engagement also has production management by Duncan Northern, general management by Visceral Entertainment, and company management by Tim Sulka for Visceral Entertainment.
Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins is produced by Hackl, The Artist Management in association with Impossible Escapes LLC.
Tickets are available at LordNil.com or Telecharge.com.
