The
Reviews
for:
The THREEPENNY OPERA
(Odyssey
Theatre, Los Angeles)
August- November 2005
LA
TIMES CRITIC'S CHOICE
Gabi
received a 2006 GARLAND AWARD Critic's Honorable Mention her role in
The Threepenny Opera
"Peachum's
daughter, Polly (the beguiling Gabrielle Wagner)"
-Hollywood
Reporter, Ed Kaufman 8/25/05
"Wagner's
Polly is gorgeous, vocally and in other ways;"
-LA
Weekly, Steven Leigh Morris 8/26/05
"Some
vocal efforts are outstanding, including those from the magnificent
Gabrielle Wagner as Polly Peachum, the saucy new bride to notorious
gang leader Macheath (Dillon);"
-Backstage
West, Les Spindle 8/25/05
"The
actors bring an engaging charisma to their portraits
Equally gifted
vocally is Gabrielle Wagner who makes daughter Polly a not-too-innocent
love struck diva. Her Jealousy Duet with Christina Purcell
(as Lucy) is wonderfully harmonized
"
-reviewplays.com,
Jose Ruiz 8/23/05
"Wagner,
as Polly, is up to the task with the vocally challenging number "Polly's
Song." True to the character, she has the ability to appear docile
one second and brutish the next. Wagner matches up well with Dillon
"
-The Daily Breeze 8/25/05
“Of
those three, Gabrielle Wagner’s Polly has the greatest arc and
the most substantial change – from innocent to potential gang
leader… Wagner is also the company’s steadiest singer, which,
in this cast, is saying something.”
-dailynews.com,
Evan Henerson, 8/26/05
“Wagner…
she has a strong, clear voice and a solid delivery.”
-talkinbroadway.com, Sharon Perlmutter, 8/25/05
“Wagner
has a lovely voice.”
-Park LaBrea News Beverly Press, Dave Depino, 8/25/05
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for:
Falling Together/Coming Apart
(Rose
Alley Theatre, Venice)
October-November 2003
"The
caliber of acting is high. The two most appealing sketches inevitably
recall episodes of Twilight zone. In playwright Mark Harvey Levine's
"Scripted," a young couple (Michael Cotter and Gabrielle Wagner)
awaken one morning to find lying by their bed a screenplay, which mysteriously
details everything they're going to say or do that day. The pair's panic
as they see the mundane drivel of their day reduced to a few pages of
script is hilarious, and director Jamie McMurray keeps the gags rolling
at a crackling pace. Cotter and Wagner's interactions are nicely affectionate,
as well."
-Backstage West, Paul Birchall, 11-19-03
"
not
much to connect these short vignettes except a wish to showcase the
work and the company - and there's nothing wrong with that when they
do it so well."
"
a
brave new troupe that proves, with this evening, they are completely
capable of making one - a difference, that is."
-Entertainment Today, Travis Michael Holder, 11-28-03
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for:
Acts of Contrition
(Zoo
Theatre, Los Angeles)
February 2002
"
Gabrielle Wagner does deliver a strong performance. Just take Lassiter,
Matheny, and Wagner and put them in a show of their own..."
-.showmag.com 2/2002
"Wagner
is also quite effective as the gal-without-a-man Wendy."
-Daily Variety 2/13/02
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for:
Prelude to a Kiss
(Oddstad
Theater, Pacifica, CA)
August - September 1994
"Wagner's
Rita is pleasing, sensual and delightful
"
"Adapting speech and body language, both actors sometimes tenuously,
but admirably, stretch to portray the opposite sex. Their inevitable
confrontation starts suspensefully, but ends as a beautifully staged,
unexpectedly touching moment"
-Half Moon Bay Review, Stacy Trevenon, 8/94
"Gabrielle
Wagner, who plays his lover and future bride with sexy élan."
-The Times, A. Meyer, 8/94
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for:
Scrooge
(Spring
Lake Community Theater, NJ)
Christmas 1988
"On
rare occasions, a member of the chorus leaps ahead of the rest and demands
special attention. Gabrielle Wagner was such a player. This young girl,
who portrayed an urchin, displayed such stage presence that my eyes
were riveted on her whenever she was on stage. I'd love to see what
this little trouper could do with a significant role. Hopefully, I'll
get the chance."
-Asbury Park Press, Theresa L. Grasso, 1988