{"id":491,"date":"2013-09-14T03:46:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T03:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucesabath.com\/wp13\/?page_id=491"},"modified":"2016-02-21T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T19:50:07","slug":"reviews-of-bruce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brucesabath.com\/wp13\/reviews-of-bruce\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Company<\/em> \u2013 Ethel Barrymore Theatre<\/h3>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath is touching and credible as Joanne\u2019s patient husband.\u201d
\n\u2013 Ben Brantley, NEW YORK TIMES<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath has a warm singing voice as the put-upon husband of the tart-tongued Joanne.\u201d
\n\u2013 Michael Kuchwara, AP Drama Critic<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI loved how Joanne’s cold-as-ice mentality was outflanked by Bruce Sabath’s velvet-jacketed Larry.\u201d
\n\u2013 Leonard Jacobs, Backstage<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath gives a thoughtful, sympathetic portrayal of Larry whose patient understanding of Joanne\u2019s attacking outburst enables himself and the audience to better appreciate her virtues.\u201d
\n\u2013 Jay Marcus, San Francisco Bay Times<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cagney – the Musical\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0York Theatre, NYC (2015)<\/h3>\n

\u201cMr. Sabath\u2019s performance actually makes Warner the show\u2019s most interesting character<\/strong> \u2014 and maybe the real tough guy.\u201d
\n\u2013 The New York Times<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201c Robert Creighton as Cagney and Bruce Sabath as Warner were so pitch perfect<\/strong> in their portrayals that I knew only good things were ahead. Mr. Sabath\u2019s <\/em>turn as the movie mogul is one of those very good things<\/strong>. In Sabath\u2019s deft hands, Warner is a whirling dervish of crass commercialism, touched with a genius for knowing what works on film. \u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0NY Theatre\u00a0Guide<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201c Bruce Sabath is on the mark<\/strong> as the tough but astute Hollywood mogul. Sabath, besides nailing Warner’s persona, also shines<\/strong> in some of his other roles. \u201d
\n<\/span>\u2013\u00a0Curtain Up<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201c Bruce Sabath plays Hollywood mogul Jack Warner as a marvelously sleazy, money grubbing, kill or be killed shark in a nice suit. Sabath is a wonder<\/strong>.\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0History News Network<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Bus Stop\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0Bristol Riverside Theatre<\/h3>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath’s role as in loco parentis for the loco Cowboy is an incredible acting feat<\/strong>, a marvel of\u00a0intuitiveness and intellect<\/strong>.\u201d
\n\u2013 Bucks County\u00a0Courier Times<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lend me a Tenor\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0Ocean State Theatre<\/h3>\n

\u201c Bruce Sabath, who plays Tito, was pitch perfect<\/strong> as the aging Casanova \u201d
\n<\/span>\u2013\u00a0Warwick Post<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201c Gaswirth and Sabath are simply outstanding<\/strong> as Max and Merelli. Their comedic skill is second to none<\/strong>.\u00a0 Sabath strikes an admirable balance between portraying Merelli’s artistic hubris, his genuine warmth toward Max, and his utter confusion as circumstances rapidly unravel.\u00a0\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0BroadwayWorld, Rhode Island<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Stages St. Louis<\/h3>\n

\u201cSome people are born to paint, some people are born to dance.
\nBruce Sabath<\/strong> was born to play Tevye<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

From start to finish I found this talented actor’s performance to be\u00a0flawless<\/strong>. His acting delivery was emotionally real<\/strong>, and his vocals\u00a0were top notch. Watching an actor of this caliber bring such a\u00a0complicated character to life is such a delight.\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0Playback: StL<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSabath gives a vibrant<\/strong>, virile<\/strong> performance, whether he\u2019s\u00a0shaking his shoulders in a delicious fantasy (\u201cIf I Were a Rich Man\u201d) or chatting companionably with God.\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0St. Louis Post-Dispatch<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSabath makes for a wonderful<\/strong> Tevye. His voice clearly suits the\u00a0material, and his investment in the role lends the part depth<\/strong> and<\/strong> power<\/strong>,\u00a0leavened with a fine sense of the humor <\/strong>and unshakeable faith.\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0Broadway World<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSabath is a dynamic<\/strong> Tevye, capably filling the\u00a0shoes of the icons who have gone before.\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0Bellville News-Democrat<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSabath is one of the best Tevye\u2019s<\/strong> I\u2019ve ever seen\u2026\u00a0a new, wonderful perspective<\/strong> \u2026beautifully poignant<\/strong>.\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0St. Louis Post-Dispatch<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAn unusually loud cheer came up for actor Bruce Sabath on press night at curtain call: a tribute to his subtle and somehow, unexpectedly, monumental performance<\/strong> as Tevye. It’s hard to see this monumental “Tevye” along the way, as it’s gradually being assembled. It’s an accumulated effect, from a thousand delicate strokes of characterization, in joy and grief. It’s his faith (and his folksy guile) that turns musical comedy into epic theater.\u00a0 I guess it’s just great acting<\/strong>, but how often\u00a0do we think of great acting and musical comedy in the same breath?\u201d
\n\u2013\u00a0Talkin’ Broadway: St. Louis<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Cabaret<\/em> \u2013 Arts Center of Coastal Carolina<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe show features a second love story that\u2019s absolutely irresistible<\/strong> \u2013 one of the most beautiful I\u2019ve seen on any stage, ever \u2013 between landlady Fraulein Schneider and shopkeeper Herr Schultz. The accomplished actors inhabiting these roles (Sue Mathys and Bruce Sabath) are as good as musical theatre gets<\/strong> \u2013 their characters breaking our hearts, making us laugh, then breaking our hearts again. And their voices! Imposing and tender and everything in between. I really can\u2019t heap enough praise on this pair of deeply gifted performers<\/strong>.\u201d
\n– Margaret Evans, Low Country Weekly<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Frost\/Nixon<\/em> \u2013 Caldwell Theatre<\/h3>\n

\u201cNixon is played by Bruce Sabath, and it\u2019s one of the best portrayals I\u2019ve ever seen<\/strong>. This being a play of restraint, Sabath plays Dick with a lowkey, almost Jimmy Stewart-like Zen quality. Watching him combat the missiles launched at him a few feet away by Frost, it\u2019s clear his studying of Nixon\u2019s body language and mannerisims was exhaustive.\u201d
\n\u2013 John Thomason, Sun-Sentinel<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cFrost (Wynn Harmon) and Nixon (Bruce Sabath) have a palpable chemistry<\/strong> on stage. \u2026Sabath perfects Nixon’s awkward body language\u2026 by the time Harmon and Sabath are sitting across from one another as two men engaged in an extremely high stakes cat-and-mouse game, you won’t be able to take your eyes off them.<\/strong>\u201d
\n\u2013 Kevin D. Thompson, Palm Beach Post<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Jerusalem Syndrome<\/em> \u2013 NYMF \u201808<\/h3>\n

\u201cSabath is full of authority<\/strong> as Dr. Ben Zion..\u201d
\n\u2013 BroadwayWorld.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cOur favorites [songs] are \u201cThe Jerusalem Syndrome\u201d and \u201cIs It Crazy?\u201d both rendered rapidly and impeccably by Bruce Sabath<\/strong>.\u201d
\n– nytheatrescene.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gypsy<\/em> \u2013 Forestburgh Playhouse<\/h3>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath is a loveable Herbie, the reluctant agent who can only take so much. Mr. Sabath is great character actor<\/strong> with a soothing, easy-going voice to boot.\u201d
\n\u2013 Bill Moloney, Monticello Towne Crier<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cabaret<\/em> \u2013 Forestburgh Playhouse<\/h3>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath is endearingly magnificent<\/strong> in the role of Herr Schultz. His warm-hearted rendering both musically and dramatically grants the audience a caring and sympathetic focal point for the storyline\u201d
\n\u2013 Lori James, Sullivan County Democrat<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath portrays the kindhearted elderly widower with such a beautifully gentle grace<\/strong>. His simple mannerisms, hesitations and subtle deliveries as this old man hoping for one more chance at love make the scenes between Alexander and him truly touching.\u201d
\n\u2013 Bill Moloney, Monticello Towne Crier<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lost in Yonkers<\/em> \u2013 Schoolhouse Theater<\/h3>\n

\u201cBruce Sabath, who was so elegant<\/strong> in the 2006 Broadway revival of \u201cCompany,\u201d transforms himself into Eddie, the boys\u2019 loving but beleaguered (and anything but elegant) father<\/strong>. When everyone is complaining about what a blistering summer day it is, Eddie is the one who truly seems to be suffering from the heat. But then he\u2019s suffering in a lot of ways that day. \u201d
\n\u2013 Anita Gates, NEW YORK TIMES<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fleetweek<\/em> \u2013 Lucille Lortell Theatre<\/h3>\n

\u201cSabath does double duty as the debonair Captain and Tex, a redneck bomb-building homophobe.\u201d
\n\u2013 Phoebe Hoban, NEW YORK TIMES<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cInspired, gleeful, giddy silliness, the kind that, despite all logic, brings an idiotic grin to your face and a catchy song to your heart\u2026.Bruce Sabath has great comic timing<\/strong>.\u201d
\n\u2013 BroadwayWorld.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brooklyn Boy<\/em> \u2013 Florida Studio Theatre<\/h3>\n

\u201cEmotionally affecting and funny, the production is at its strongest and most believable whenever Bruce Sabath appears<\/strong> as Eric’s childhood friend Ira Zimmer\u2026 There’s a genuineness and honesty to Sabath’s performance<\/strong> that makes him come across as the mensch next door.\u201d \u201cSabath truly inhabited a role that fit him so well, you almost believed he was playing himself.\u201d
\n\u2013 Sarasota Herald Tribune<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIra Zimmer is played by Bruce Sabath with scene stealing ethnicity<\/strong>\u2026 Sabath glides through a range of emotions, shifting effortlessly from sycophantic envy to combative confrontation.\u201d
\n\u2013 \u00acSarasota Pelican Press<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These People<\/em> \u2013 American Theatre of Actors<\/h3>\n

\u201cSabath, an engaging actor<\/strong> to watch, embodies Jerry with humanity, love, and kindness.\u201d
\n\u2013 Talkin\u2019 Broadway<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSabath is charming and effective<\/strong> as Jerry.\u201d
\n\u2013 OOBR<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSabath and [Rita] Rehn are hysterical<\/strong> with their sarcastic and mocking portrayals of the way people are in today’s society\u2026 a must-see\u201d
\n\u2013 Showbusiness Weekly<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Macbeth<\/em> \u2013 Yonkers Shakespeare Project<\/h3>\n

\u201cSabath engulfs the stage with outstanding depictions of human weakness and anxieties<\/strong>. His level of emotion, especially while encountering the reality of his horrific deed, can be felt by merely looking into the actor\u2019s eyes.\u201d
\n\u2013 Yonkers City Report<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1776<\/em> \u2013 Yorktown Stage<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe imposing conservative John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, played with blazing intellectual fire<\/strong> by Bruce Sabath, leads the other conservatives\u2026\u201d
\n\u2013 Ed Burroughs, The Journal News<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAs John Dickinson, Bruce Sabath gives a fine performance, exhibiting incredible class, stature and character<\/strong> \u2026 Sabath forces us to pay attention to Mr. Dickinson without disliking him\u201d
\n\u2013 North County News<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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