Mat Franco Magic Reinvented

My husband and I went to Mat’s show at the LINQ, last evening and he was AWESOME. My husband (Richard) was one of the first to be called on stage. I’ve been a MAT FRANCO fan since AGT. Feel in love with this young man from the start. W hen he spoke of his Grandma believing in him from the very beginning warmed my heart. So, Mat keep up the good work and my husband and I will continue to follow your career, which is sure to be a GREAT one. You’re on your way.
Patricia & Richard Patrei
Garden Grove, Ca.

If you are very familiar with his tricks on AGT and seen his tv special, I do believe you will just get a repeat of most or not all of them. but then again if u have seen them all, I’m sure u r just there to see him live and it wouldn’t matter to u if u have seen the tricks before. For a new set of eyes, they will for sure enjoy Mat Franco. He is intertaining and I should say cute as well. The tricks are mind blowing. I give it two thumbs up.
The venue is at the Linq hotel. It is a small theater. I believe the best seats were the couches row. The other seats are like directors chairs but they are comfy to sit on but it can be rough walking to get to your seat. The distance between the row of seats are very narrow so once you are seated, I think just make sure u don’t have to go to the restroom until the end or u will brush with everyone’s legs or maybe they might need to even get off their seats to just let u pass. Don’t get me wrong, the seats are comfy and it doesn’t feel very claustrophobic with the person next to you. The seating plan shouldn’t stop you from seeing him.

Great show! Smaller theater but there isn’t a bad seat in the house. Perfect length of time and Mat Franco is a great performer and really engages the audience!

Abra Cadabra
This show is hands down the best magic show in town. Mat Franco will blow your mind away.
I’m not a steady viewer of Americas got talent (not by choice, just working and stuff), so I didn’t know anything about Mat Franco until we saw something online. Looked pretty amazing & did a little research– turns out he won America’s got Talent… and now I know why!!!
Met Franco’s magic is literally «reinvented»… It’s amazing. He took magic to the next level. This show is a must to view!
The theatre isn’t that big where you won’t see in the back– but try to get as close as possible. Just that but better. He does put some stuff on Large screen so people can still see.
Well worth the money. Great show & of course there is cocktail service

I frequent Vegas twice a year and always try to catch the newest shows. Mat Franco was my favorite on Americas Got Talent and when he won I just had to hop on a plane and go see him live! This guy is AMAZING! He will leave you wondering every time how the heck did he do that? We all know it’s Magic, but when you actually see his act you are simply amazed at his talent and not only that, but his humbleness! If you do make it to Vegas, make sure that this show is on top of your list! Any seat in the theatre is a good seat, but try to sit next to the runway or one of the tables! I will not spoil it for anyone as his show is always different depending on his guests, but the bottles of wine… that’s just impossible. That is MAGIC! What a fantastic show and a gem of a guy!

This was my first Vegas show and first magic show! I’ve been a fan of Matt Franco since his first AGT audition. He adds a younger more energized spin on magic performances and I was really excited to find that he was performing when I would be in Vegas.
I honestly thought watching the show in person vs on tv would be a let down because I thought I’d be less impressed without any of the added tv effects or whatever.
Let me tell you. I was blown away with the tricks he was performing. He is an excellent performer and adds so many humorous jokes to his set and involves the audience as much as he can. He literally takes you on a journey of how his love for magic grew over the years and it really is amazing how he ended the show. It truly defines the name «reinvented nightly».
My jaw dropped after like every trick. Of course instinctively I tried to figure out how the trick was done but realized it’s not even important. He wowed me and gave the audience a fun filled hour and a half.
It’s seriously worth it! I would 100% go again to see this show.

THE BEST MAGIC SHOW IN VEGAS.
I make this claim for several reasons:
1. calibur and variety of the illusions
2. high level of difficulty
3. superior showmanship and winning personality of mat franco
Ive seen several magic shows in vegas and this one is far superior to all.

i loved this show!!!
We’re from Rhode Island so I will admit that it was what initially drew us to the show. I just loved how much the audience connected with Mat. He is such a sweet kid and grounded for 27 years old.
I thought his magic was great but it wasn’t the best venue for him… it was often hard to see what he was doing, but that’s not his fault.

It seems that magicians are synonymous with Las Vegas! If it be David Copperfield, Lance Burton or Penn and Teller, if you want to see something to disappear, Vegas is definitely your town (even the casinos get into the act by making your bank account vanish). I have asked several magicians over the years to make my wife disappear … unfortunately they always insist on bringing her back.
Mat Franco is not an illusionist, so scantly clad women will not be disappearing or getting sawed in half, but he is the best slight of hand magician you will find in the business.
Mat Franco saw a magician on television at the age of 4 and immediately begged his parents for a magic kit. He started out by doing tricks for his kindergarten class and took every opportunity available to fine tune his trade. At the age of 12, his performances had earned him enough money to fly to Vegas to study performance arts. At the age of 15, he was part of the «Stars of Tomorrow» show at the Riviera. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2010 with a degree in Business Administration with a minor in Communication Studies. After graduating college, he took his one man show on a tour of American college campuses earning several accolades. In 2014, he auditioned for and eventually won America’s Got Talent and received his own show at the Linq Hotel and Casino.
As you walk into the Linq, you will find advertisement (
) for his Magic Reinvented. The venue (
) is on the second or third floor of the casino, if you are a little lost, any employee should be able to point you in the right direction. Once the show starts (
), photography is not allowed, so there is no actual pictures of the show.
The show starts with some photographs of a young Mat Franco starting his career in magic and some background on his life in magic. Mat gives his grandmother Eleanor Campellone credit for being a continuous source of inspiration and encouragement during his «magical» childhood.
Rohlinism: Success in life starts with encouragement from home!
Most of his tricks are variations on slights of hand he performed during his appearance on America’s Got Talent, but one of the most impressive tricks was pulling a card out of /​making it disappear into thin air. With the aid of some special effects, Mat makes it appear a card become a star in the night sky, before bringing it back to his hand. It takes a lot of practice to just do this with one card, but Mat takes the trick to the extreme by pulling a whole deck, making it disappear into the «sky» and then bringing the cards back to his hand.
Another interesting trick was using cylinders to make a glass and a bottle of wine disappear and reappear (on AGT he did this trick with rubber balls). He continued the shuffling of the wine glass and bottle, with more bottles appearing on the table until he has his own wine cellar on the table (keeping in mind he started with one glass and one bottle of wine).
Note to self: Hire Mat Franco as a bartender the next time I throw a party.
The final trick is a variation of his audition trick for America’s Got Talent. He takes 21 randomly chosen cards and tells the story of the evening show with these cards. After he tells a part of the tale, he shuffles the cards he has left and continues the story. This particular trick was a great way to end the show.
I will admit some of his jokes are a little on the dry side, but Mat had a great rapport with the audience and I really liked the fact he included audience participation in most of his tricks.
I did have a few issues with the show which is why I am not giving the show the highest rating. The first issue was the temperature in the theater was quite warm and uncomfortable during the last couple tricks. The amount of body heat in the confined theater needs to be accounted for and the AC needs to be turned up /​on when it gets too warm.
The second issue had to do with the seating prices. Some of the better seats were attached to a backstage experience after the show. Those were the more comfortable seats, but I didn’t want to pay extra money for being able to hang around after the show. I realize the game is making money, but I felt it was unfair to attach the prime seats to the backstage experience.
You aren’t going to get some huge stage show, lasers or CGI effects, but you will get a professional show for your money!

Amazing! If you followed Mat on AGT, this show will blow you away.
He does do some of the tricks from AGT but they are still awesome in person.
I paid $ 46.98 a ticket for the very back tables. This was after all the ticketmaster fees. I applied a discount code to lower the normal price. So look around for codes and deals.
They moved us to the middle tables when I arrived. Lucky us. But it looked like you get a good view regardless of where you sit.
They charge for drinks.
I was lucky enough to get called on stage for a trick! I had a blast.
Worth a watch if you like magic.

I was very excited to see Mat win AGT. After seeing his show in Vegas, I’m even more of a fan. I find most magic shows very dry and boring; Mat Franco’s show was funny, creative (as in how he delivers the magic tricks), & nothing short of magical. Mat connected really well with the audience and that made the show so much better. Yeah yeah so what if you’ve seen some of these tricks before? So what if you know how he does his tricks? Stay at home and watch your own magic show then if you’re so great lol If you focus too much on how magic tricks work, you’re going to ruin the show for yourself. Just enjoy the show for what it is.
The only thing that I did not like was The Linq Theatre but I’m not going to let that affect my rating for the show itself. The Linq Theatre’s setup is really strange & not like most theaters; it’s a lot smaller with uncomfortable chairs. They serve drinks inside, which got pretty annoying after the show started since the cocktail waitresses had to use their flash lights walking around to deliver the drinks. It’s a lot more convenient for everyone if they just set up a bar right outside of the theater.

This kid has a crapload of charisma that will surprise the heck out of you. He starts the show in a very personal way to let you see his rise to fame and then makes his grand entrance!
Almost every trick involves audience members which help keep me and my party thoroughly entertained. The spotlights truly set the mood and the screens the use to show close up of his magic are not cheap quality. They definitely revamped the stage since it used to be where Jeff Civillico was set up.
The seats are all great and even though I was in the back, it still felt very intimate. Often times, audience members were chosen from the back. So don’t worry, if you want to participate, you will! About half of his tricks I’ve seen before in other Vegas shows, some are obvious, but he does have a few very beautiful unique ones. When the show ends, it ends on a high note. Mat Franco really did save the best for last. The catch phrase «reinvented nightly» is reiterated a few times throughout and I believe it to be true!
Cocktail waitresses are available, but you must waive them down. I didn’t want anything, but I was never asked. To me, that is a good thing, but I realize that might be an issue to some.

The Mat Franco show was amazing. Great show for family and friends. His magic is nothing short of amazing and he’s also hilarious.
For great entertainment and lots of laughs, go see it.

I am not a big fan of «America’s Got Talent», but last season magically went from background noise during dinner in the T household to must DVR all because of Mat Franco. Keeping my thumb on FFWD until he came on, his weekly acts were astounding to me, in particular the cell phone and the ridiculous card tricks.
Trying to temper my expectations when finally seeing him live knowing that many can’t replicate what they do on the small screen to stage (cough, Criss, blech, ahem, Angel), I found myself clapping with my mouth open in disbelief like a little kid within 15 minutes. This is easily the best magic show I have ever seen.
Going into details would ruin it, but he definitely saves the best for last. I am still thinking about it even a few days later!

GR8 GR8 show!!! Mat has a BIG personality that you didn’t get to see on AGT~ we were there last night & he also had a show airing on TV & he invited the entire audience to watch the show upstairs at the Linq pool, for free. Nice gesture however had to be 21, I think that was an hotel issue not his~
Highly recommend his show IF you like magic!
He has fun with the audience and gets everyone involved with his act. The magic is AMAZING!!! Terrific show for the entire family‍!

I was a fan of Mat’s from AGT and really wanted to see his show. He was AMAZING!
As he says during the show, some folks know how the tricks work (which I do). But that said, he does it so well that even I was in Awe of him. He carries the show well and includes audience members in the show which makes it more interesting. Having different people for each show, makes each show different.
The end of the show will leave you amazed. My husband and I loved the show!!!
Highly recommend seeing the show!!!
If you are not within walking distance to the Linq, take a cab. Parking is hell!

I fell in love with Mat on AGT. We always said we would love to support him if he ended up with a show in Vegas. TaDaaa we went on the 13 & he was still as endearing as ever. We got total shit seats because we bought them for super cheap on
We could still see everything perfectly fine & the small tricks are broadcasted onto a screen so everyone can see them.
The cocktail service was slowwwwwwww and cost me $ 10 for two bottles of water. The theatre is set up beautifully. I loved the lights. Some of the tricks felt subpar, but there were a few that were REALLY GOOD! I think the wine bottle trick was my favorite.
All in all, it was a really fun show. A few of the tricks I saw how he was executing them. A few of the tricks he explained to us how he did them, so that was cool to get an «insiders» view. I’m still just a little disappointed he didn’t pick me out of the audience to help ;)

I could not have had more fun at this show. I got picked as a volunteer for one of his card tricks and he is so much fun, interacts and makes jokes with all his volunteers and the audience, in general. It wasn’t just incredible magic, he kept everyone laughing! He also shared some stories and videos about his grandma and growing up loving magic, which was so sweet and why we fell in love with him on AGT! This is a great show for all ages. My favorite show I’ve seen in Vegas, and I’ve seen Cirque du Soleil!

As a fan of AGT, I was happy to receive complimentary tickets to see Mat Franco as he started off his very own Vegas Show for winning season 9.
First off, getting my tickets were a pain. If you are a total rewards member and have been offered tickets — you can pick them up starting 3pm the day of at the BOX Office until 6pm.
The LINQ theater is definitely on the smaller side compared to the other major headlining shows. It’s also highly adjustable — the high chairs they set out as seats are all manually placed without any row or seat numbers. Therefore, when entering the theater, the ushers had to show people one by one where to go. This slowed down the entering and people were still being shown to their seats after 7pm. My guess is — these are just minor kinks they will work out as they progress — to start, they should tell their guests when to arrive prior to the 7pm start.
Although the theater is small, it’s still hard to see many of the tricks on stage. They do have camera screens but could be smoother/​clearer. A lot of small tricks and also a lot of guest participation throughout the show.
As for the execution — I was on the disappointed side. Many of the tricks, I saw how he was doing them. Maybe the «distractions» weren’t working for me but even my wife who is easily awed and does not see a lot of magic shows, expressed she saw a couple of times how she saw him palming /​diversions not working.
Overall, entertainment value is high. I enjoyed myself and it’s definitely fun. Mat does a great job of expressing what performing magic means to him and you just want to support him. He is definitely skilled at slight of hand and very personable in his performance. The flow of the show was smooth as well. For the price, it’s not a bad entertainment option. The show runs a lil over an hour so you can do dinner before or after.

GREAT SHOW!
The Linq is a beautifully renovated hotel and is lucky to have Mat in their theater. The music chosen was fantastic, it really got you pumped up. The lighting is celestial and cool. The large screens and set changes were fun to watch.
Mat is foremost a magician, yes, but he’s definitely a comedian as well. There is a lot of background information on his history of practicing magic as a child which makes him likable and relatable. Even if magic wasn’t your thing, we all had something we were once passionate about and who doesn’t love an underdog story?
His slight-​of-​hand will make you want to make an eye appointment to check your (so-​called) ²⁰⁄₂₀ vision. If you are a fan of «Americas Got Talent» then watching him perform will be exciting. If you’ve never watched it before, you’re going to add it to your DVR immediately.
Ticket prices for this show are inexpensive and dinner options up and down the quad are plentiful. Valet under the High Roller and take a trip on the Farris wheel while you’re there…
Make it a fun date night to remember!