We hired George's company for our son's communion party. The magician was wonderful. All of the…read morechildren at the party loved it. There was a magic show that ended with all the kiddos getting placed in large bubbles. I would definitely recommend him. The price was affordable and the company was very easy to work with.

For as long as mankind has been around there has been magic. Unfortunately these days magic is…read morebecoming a dying art and it's nice to have George the magician around to bring joy to his spectators young and old. You will enjoy his numerous tricks, balloons, bubbles and also his sense of humor. Who knows he might inspire the next great Houdini! Thank you George for making my son's 7th birthday the most memorable party ever! Thumbs up

This was so much fun! This was my first time watching a magic show and it didn't disappoint…read more It's a fun, interactive show. He makes a point about saying that he won't make you look stupid or make fun of you, if you volunteer, and he doesn't. They have some more classical magic tricks and some more numbers oriented. But it's all quite fun. For some of them, we were really scratching our heads and thinking how did they do that!?? I would say don't try to work it out... and you won't lose out on the magic :-) The area they do the show is wide rather than deep, so if you are in the center, you'd have very good seats. I wasn't quite sure about how it would look from the ends. We weren't quite sure how the seats were assigned, but it seems to us they were set in advance. They give you pretty decent popcorn and even brought us a refill cuz we liked it and ate it all! Drinks etc are pricey as you would expect. They tell you that they will only take your order for the full show at the start but we saw them taking orders during a break. Our server was very nice and polite! I highly recommend doing this!

20/10.. this was a fantastic show! I am a detailed person so I am not able to leave too much with…read moreout spoiling anything which kills me but just know, I am tough to please! & this show was GREAT!!

Such a great magic show for my son's birthday! George was hilarious - the kids were both amazed…read moreand giggling the entire time. Highly recommend for kids...and the adults loved it too! Thanks, George!

We hired George out of the blue for a 4 year old birthday party. He was easy to coordinate with,…read morehighly professional, and made daughter and all her friends cackle with laughter. He's a great bet for a kids birthday party

We saw Chris Randall at Smoke & Mirrors--and all four of us had a great time! He's very skilled…read moreand a great entertainer. We were mystified and entertained. The theater has been creatively carved out of an old bank building, and it's very comfortable and intimate in scale. Every seat is a good one! And after the act, you can explore the old bank vault, which is quite a sight in itself. So what are you waiting for? You'll have a good time, just go!

I attended the Saturday night show on July 11, 2026, specifically to see Javi Benitez, who was…read moreprominently advertised on Smoke & Mirrors Theater's website and marquee as the featured performer. Unfortunately, he never appeared. What made the experience even more disappointing was that the theater apparently knew in advance that Javi Benitez would not be performing but continued to advertise him anyway. Customers were not informed of the substitution until just before the show began, after everyone had already arrived and paid for their tickets. Had I known that the advertised performer would not be appearing, I would not have attended. Continuing to advertise a performer who is no longer scheduled and waiting until the last minute to tell customers is misleading and shows a lack of respect for patrons. The replacement performer may have been talented, but that's not who I purchased a ticket to see. Customers deserve accurate advertising and timely notice of significant changes to a show's lineup. Unfortunately, this experience has left me with little confidence in Smoke & Mirrors Theater's business practices. I hope they improve their communication with customers and consider offering refunds or other compensation when advertised performers are unable to appear. I cannot recommend attending future shows unless the theater is more transparent about changes to its advertised lineup.

He did cool magic tricks, but the comedy was questionable? Left the party thinking "what?"read more

We had Matt here at the preschool to perform for a mixed age group…read moreHe kept them highly entertained and laughing the entire morning He was right at their level and they enjoyed every moment of the show He knew exactly how to reach and kept the show entertaining the entire length of the performance We will look forward to having him here back at Holmdel Preschool

This was an amazing show and I would definitely recommend. This show honestly changed my life. He…read morewas very wise and extremely kind. He even danced with little kids and we got carrots. It was amazing. I also got an amazing selfie with the man him self.

Larry V is a straight up homie G. Rocking the Larry belt buckle and just crushing the juggling…read more Juggling balls and breaking hearts. The man, the myth, the legend, Larry V

Dan Freed (Amazing Spaghetti) cancelled his show two hours before it. It was very disappointing. My…read moredaughter was crying, it was such a stress for a little kid. Don't hire him.

We've had Amazing Spaghetti for a few of our events and have never been disappointed- His…read morecharacters are on point and everyone lives a parting gift!!

I had the pleasure of watching Mr. Bonacci at a Cub Scout banquet. Besides the 3 dozen cub scouts…read morethere were also lots of siblings. He had them all come up and sit on the floor in front of the stage. And when he called for the "big kids" to come up as well I had to go sit on the floor with my sons for a nice second row seat. He was one of the most entertaining magicians I have ever seen locally. He was able to get many of the kids involved both up on the stage and in the audience. The pace was perfect and the tricks were a good mix of funny and new and classic old school magic. Some of the adults were even brought into the act. Anybody that can keep the attention of 45 kids for 45 minutes and have them laughing and clapping and staring wide eyed at some of the tricks deserves to be called an entertainer.

From the owner: Magician with over forty years experience for every occasion.read more

With all the planning and coordination thats involved in planning a major event, (such as a renewal…read moreof vows) the final day seems to come and pass ever so quickly. However, long after the reception is over, our guests still continue to talk about the magic they witnessed. We joke about the tricks that he did specifically for the bride and groom along with tricks done for our guests (about 40 people). Overall, Francis Menotti is very nice, flexible, well groomed and not pretentious. His jokes maybe a little corny, but the magic/illusions definitely makes up for it. Even, as I write this review, I still wonder how he knew what word my wife would circle. He totally exceeded our expectations and we still have very fond memories of our 10yr anniversary.

I don't know why I didn't write this sooner, but I was recently reminded of the amazing…read moreentertainment we had at our wedding reception a couple of years ago. My husband and I had our official ceremony in Vegas, but wanted to throw a fun party with our friends and family back home in Philadelphia. We had seen Francis perform at a couple of local shows and were thoroughly entertained and astonished by his fun demeanor and deft skills. We thought, "why not have him entertain our guests at the 'local' wedding party?" So glad we did! Francis showed up and immediately began blowing us away with a great, laid-back attitude mixed with some of the most unbelievable tricks I've ever seen (and I've seen magicians!) He is friendly, clever and incredibly talented, and would be appropriate for any type of function. He made it around to everyone (about 100 guests) and even customized a couple of special tricks just for us and our wedding (we even got to keep a personalized card deck he used for an amazing illusion)! If you want someone who's amazing, professional, reliable and classy (not cheesy!), then Francis is the guy you're looking for.

I got face painting and a jumpy house. I am soooo happy how everything worked out. Recommended to…read moreeveryone.

I went back and hired Dee the magician and he was excellent! He had the kids in awe and the adults…read morecracking up - engaging for everyone! D&J great job, looking forward to coming back a 3rd time!