"Your Dad [Morty] was a beautiful human being andyou have fallen not far from the tree."Hon. Mario M. Cuomo, Governor, State of New York

Irving Laurice, Starring in Adventures of a Wizard"Uncanny ability"ABC TV News"Mind boggling escapes"CBS News"The master"NBC News"Sheer genius"Joey Adams, Nationally Syndicated Radio"Death-defying"CNN News"Excellent! Great voice, really great."Stephen Schwartz, Broadway & film composer, (Godspell, Pocahontas, The Prince of Egypt and the Broadway hits Wicked and Pippin)"Laurice is a beautiful dancer, a beautiful dancer!" Sandra Cameron, 3 time world champion ballroom dancer & Fred Astaire historian/researcher"Extraordinary talents"Gannet News

"When children have suffered so much, they need role models who show them the courage to enjoy life. Laurice and his Portals Of Wonder Ragtime-Dixieland Vaudeville Show-Band gave the gift of his courage to 350 critically ill children at Beth Israel Medical Center last Sunday. When, in Adventures of a Wizard, Laurice transforms at once into the magician like young Merlin, the escape artist ala Houdini, the song & dance man like Al Jolson & Fred Astaire, and the slapstick clown mime 'Little Irving', ala Charlie Chaplin, it's a powerful message for children who are suffering - that one person can be many things."- J Williams, Social Worker

"WHAT I SAW makes me feel that was FUN!...The magic you have seen is real magic for the children and audiences that experience it...I hope you will be with me in supporting this effort...Your support would be greatly appreciated"- Professor Irwin Corey, Star of Broadway, Television and Hollywood Films with Judy Garland, Woody Allen, Robin Williams, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, Ray Charles, Louie Armstrong, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show [20+ times]

A GIFT not otherwise possibleMakes a huge difference to our clients who have so little (and) so few opportunities to attend cultural events.- Rymer Shaw, C.S.W., Program Director, Olivieri Center for Homeless Women

"AWAKENS THE IMAGINATION with wonder, curiosity, and inspiration... brings pride and healing to the American spirit after 9/11...[Teamed with Supreme Court Justices at the Supreme Court, NY County] to promote understanding and acceptance between cultures to NYC public schools students... [and] to simultaneously increase individuals' self-esteem and improve communication and community-building skills...enhance their social, academic, and career development."- Nancy Konipol, Founding Editor, NY Nonprofit.com [9/29/03; Issue 8]

OUR AUDIENCES LOVE (Adventures of a Wizard)! A necessary part of our cultural arts series(for) those suffering from strokesthere is a sense of empowerment givensparked to remember and sing upbeat, happy songs from long agois a gift for these elders.- Paul Rosen, Director of Programs, 80th Street Residence (affiliated with Mt. Sinai Hospital and New York Presbyterian Hospital)

The quality of life with a sense of joy, wonder and the positive influence of the artssubstantive talentsresults that exceed the state and national Arts Education Learning/Core Curriculum Content Standards- Elizabeth Halverstam, Associate Director, Arts Horizons

WONDER AND CURIOSITY REVITALIZEDI am so glad to be connected to your important workancient and sorely needed approaches to rebuild community- Dr. Patch Adams, M.D., The Hollywood film Patch Adams starring Robin Williams, is based on the life of this pioneering medical activist

EXCITINGa rare combination of the practical married to an almost reverent sense of wonder for lifes journey, engaging each persons imagination and hopes Precious few facilitators offer what Portals Of Wonder supplies: a road map to finding that home within which empowers youth (in foster care) to embrace their dreams and visions for the futurea poignant and magical experience.- Michael Texeira, Training Manager, Independent Living Resource Center, Hunter College School of Social Work

OUTSTANDING...a one-of-a-kind program that awakens and uplifts the heart- Dr. Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., professor of psychology, Saybrook Graduate School (San Francisco), pioneer researcher in consciousness studies and author

THE BEST (program) they had ever been torarely seen the amount of enthusiasm and excitement from the childrenwhat the children and mothers really took away on those many occasions was the true meaning of charity, of caring, and of community...to feel that there are those who carewho work hard and long and open their arms and their hearts to those who have less.- Antonio Rodriguez, Director Special Events, NYC Dept of Homeless Services

"FILLED WITH OPTIMISM AND JOY! ... Celebrates hope and embraces dreams...that made America great! A living connection to the follies, vaudeville and the Broadway romantic musical comedy tradition..."- Nils Hanson, Board of Directors, The National Ziegfeld Club

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUScreated a SENSATION!- Shannon Taylor, Brooklyn Daily Eagle