Neil Patrick Harris Conjures Up Magic Show for Geffen Playhouse

That Neil Patrick Harris always seems to have something up his sleeve, whether he's hosting another awards show, writing a memoir or, in this case, directing a new magic show for the stage. The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles has announced that Mr. Harris, the Emmy Award-winning star of “How I Met Your Mother,” will direct a show there called “Nothing to Hide” that will feature the sleight-of-hand artists Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimarães.

Before visions of Doug Henning or David Copperfield appear in your mind, the Geffen Playhouse said in a news release that “Nothing to Hide” will forgo “the antiquated notions of a traditional magic show” and “take the audience on an imaginary journey through a series of diverse and engaging vignettes brought to life solely from the words and hands of the two masterful magicians.” Mr. Harris, who has several years of experience as a practicing illusionist, previously saw Mr. DelGaudio and Mr. Guimarães per form at the Magic Castle, the Hollywood club where he is the president of its Academy of Magical Arts Board of Directors. In a statement, Mr. Harris said that watching their act “was one of the most amazing, confounding, and magical nights of my life.” He added: “I knew after seeing the reaction from Magic Castle guests and magicians alike that I needed to bring their show to a larger audience.”

The Geffen Playhouse said that “Nothing to Hide,” which is created by Mr. DelGaudio and Mr. Guimarães and written by Mr. DelGaudio, will open on Nov. 27 and run through Jan. 6.