SanFrancisco Examiner
Orpheum Theater - Review of The Illusionists - Live from Broadway
It is very much everything you expect from a Las Vegas-type glitzy magic show, but who would think that the MC would be the funniest, most entertaining part of the show?
Yes, he is, Jeff Hobson (called "The Trickster"), who introduces the show, does some mild-mannered card tricks, a bit of fire-eating, and gets willing audience participation - for me, at least, he was best, having everybody in stitches with sharp but kind, topical, mostly improvised humor. I cannot recall the last variety show where I awaited eagerly the return of the MC.