Mat Franco - Magic Reinvented Nightly Tickets

Mat Franco won America's Got Talent in 2014 — the first magician to take the title — and has spent the decade since in his own named theater at The LINQ, which tells you how the run has gone. “Magic Reinvented Nightly” is the opposite of a stone-faced illusion spectacle: it's sleight of hand and story-driven routines built around whoever's in the room that night, with overhead cameras throwing the close work onto screens and a delivery that stays warm and self-deprecating rather than mystical.

Set expectations accordingly: there are no tigers, no levitating cars — the wow here is proximity and improvisation, so if grand stage illusion is what you're after, look at KÀ or Mindfreak instead. Center seats follow the table work most comfortably, and the volunteers tend to come from the forward and premium sections — sit there if being picked is the goal, farther back if it's your nightmare. The photo ban is enforced even when your own kid is on stage. About 90 minutes, evening shows most nights with 7 and 9:30 PM on two-show dates, from about $50 with fees; ages 5 and up.