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In the afternoon, you receive mysterious text messages. A meeting is set up in Koreatown. You climb to the 5th floor of a building on 32nd street and enter the kitschy setting of a karaoke lit up by neon lights. You sit on a leopard-printed bench. You are waiting to the rhythm of K-Pop blowing out of the speakers. You were asked to wait for a certain Mr. Cheng… Welcome in the universe of Paradiso.
Paradiso is the latest immersive theater experience by serial producer Michael Counts in which he revisits the concept of the escape room, which has become increasingly popular in NY. The principle? Try to find your way out of a room in a limited time frame by solving puzzles scattered in the room. But Michael Counts took the liberty to imagine a more sophisticated version of this entertainment… It is not only one room but a labyrinth of rooms, in each of which you will need to find the correct “Open Sesame”. There is a real narrative weave, actors, special effects and many other surprises. You are engaged in a mad race against time and immersed in the plot of a captivating thriller. But we need to warn you: it would be best if you do not have a fear of small places or the dark. And you should have a strong sense of adventure.
We can’t reveal more – we wouldn’t want to spoil your experience. But if we had to summarize the encounter, we would say it is a show halfway between a Michael Moore documentary with a conspiratorial plot, a James Bond movie complete with all the thrills and gadgets and the Da Vinci Code for enigmas.
Are you ready to escape?
Paradiso Escape
38 W 32nd street, Midtown
Tickets at $50
Until October 22nd