SMOKE AND MIRRORS (ROAD THEATRE): 96% – SWEET

Bettina Zacar, left and Albie Selznick in “Smoke and Mirrors” at the Promenade Playhouse. Credit: Michelle Grant.

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“Smoke and Mirrors” handily demonstrates Selznick’s conquest of his own greatest fear — being a nobody. Perhaps his greatest trick of all: making boredom completely disappear.
Philip Brandes – LA Times

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This is a fabulous show for kids of all ages.
Don Grigware – BroadwayWorld

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Fans of his work on stage and TV can rejoice in his “coming-out” as the writer-star of the ever so enjoyable Smoke And Mirrors.
Steven Stanley – StageSceneLA

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Smoke and Mirrors is a good time in the theater and worth seeing for that. But it also has more to offer, and it almost delivers in full. Here’s hoping that Albie Selznick will take the opportunity to bring a little more harmony to this piece and get it all the way to that last stage of perfection.
Richard A. Becker – CreepyLA

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This production is brilliantly written and performed by Albie Selznick, and intelligently directed by famed Paul Millett of the Wicked Lit program.
Randall Gray – The California Theater Critic

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We become entranced … captivated by the magical, mystical, highly entertaining Albie Selznick, and his quirky cast.
Pat Taylor – Tolucan Times

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He is a first class, state of the art performer, making magic come alive as the show progresses, with mind bending techniques and body movements sure to wow the audience.
Bonnie Priever – Tolucan Times

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Selznick’s “Smoke and Mirrors” makes it easy to see why: Illusions and tricks of misdirection captivate the audience and are delightful to see onstage.
Katherine Davis – Backstage

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The showmanship of Albie Selznick with his colors, sounds, lighting and special effects makes for very interesting and often humorous visual gags and tricks right in front of your eyes!
Lorenzo Marchessi – NoHoArtsDistrict

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Along the way this personable performer tells us stories of his travels, audiences, trials and tribulations. He displayed a great sense of humor and a confident style. If you like magic this is a wonderful evening of entertainment.
Robert Machray – Stagehappenings

BITTERSWEET
Those who love magic will altogether enjoy “Smoke and Mirrors,” directed with finesse and agility by Paul Millet. Those who are not so fond of literal memoir — or of plays with two distinct and oft-competing themes — will also enjoy “Smoke and Mirrors” but might also wish they could cut it in half.
Andrea Kittelson – LA Examiner

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If you’ve forgotten the childlike joy and sublime wonderment of seeing magic performed, Albie Selznick’s theatrical show is an enchanting reminder.
Lovell Estell III – LA Weekly

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It is not often that a magician shows his hand, his total heart and deep affection for the arts. Magical thinking provides answers when there are none but any magician worth his wand provides the stuff that dreams, wishes and childlike wonder are made of, even for a moment. Albie Selznick proves that behind all the smoke and mirrors, what is real cannot always be seen, but is felt and that is what makes true magic.
M.R. Hunter – EyeSpyLA

SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Presented by Disappearing Inc. and the Road Theatre Company
At Lankershim Arts Center
5108 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013
Tickets: $34; (800) 595-4849
Running time: 1 hour, 35 minutes