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As seen on the Broadway production of

"VICTOR/VICTORIA"
With Julie Andrews Directed by Blake Edwards


"BLOWING' EM AWAY"
"Mr. Balloon Man Becomes Scene-Stealer in `Victor/Victoria'."

"Only Julie Andrews receives louder applause each night."
Paige Smoron
Chicago Sun-Times

"Balloon Man inflates his bit part in `Victor/Victoria'"
"For more than four minutes in the first act of this $8.5 million showcase for Julie
Andrews, Hillel the Balloon Man is the star."
Joe Pixler
Chicago Tribune

"Nobody but Edwards would put an incredible (and terrific) "balloon man" (played by
Hillel Gitter) vaudeville act in the middle of the first act that literally stops the show."
Richard Christiansen
Chief Critic, Chicago Tribune

"HEADING OUT AS A WINNER"
... "Hillel Gitter, the show-stopping Balloon Man... in top form."
Richard Christiansen
Chief Critic, Chicago Tribune


"THE BALLOON MAN, Hillel Gitter, does his act on stage with a purple balloon...
Suddenly he's awesome. The audience roars all through his act. You hear people talking
about him in the lobby two hours later."
Philip Weiss
The New York Times
Sunday Magazine


Who is afraid of "Mr. Balloon Man" ...?



At the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California - USA








Hillel Starring at "COLLAGE DE CIRQUE"

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Shanghai China Review - Summer 2000

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Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum - Hillel's display

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MR. BALLOON MAN

Hillel Gitter of Buenos Aires, Argentina, a professional actor, magician, mime and clown is an expert balloon manipulator whose main event is to hop around inside a giant balloon like the one shown here.



Beware of copycats - Even the President is getting into a balloon ...

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