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"Charles Osborne’s side-splitting... his comic style like that of an overinflated Nathan Lane." - THE NEW YORKER
"The show hits its stride when the Rude Mechanicals come out to play — particularly with Charles Osborne hijacking the ensemble as a Jack McFarland-inspired Bottom." - THEATERMANIA "Charles Osborne gives an absolutely hilarious and scene-stealing starring performance" - BROADWAY BOX "Stealing every scene he appears in, is Charles Osborne, a comedic actor of the highest caliber." - HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX "A natural comedian, Osborne almost runs away with the show." - THEATERMANIA "You've never fully experienced Shakespeare until you've seen Love's Labour's Lost in the round with an aggressively flamboyant Don Adriano de Armado [Charles Osborne]." - GOTHAMIST "The Dom DeLuise-esk (that’s a good thing) Charles Osborne brought peals of laughter to the whole audience." - FRONT ROW CENTER "Charles Osborne nearly steals the show with his kitchen-tongs-for-castenets flamenco." - MEATPACKING DISTRICT "If Osborne continues to impress as much as he does in this production, he will, no doubt, make it all the way to Broadway. - BROADWAYWORLD.COM "Charles Osborne does an amazing job of capturing [Gene] Kelly’s signature moves from the picture, and also captures the audience’s heart immediately." - STAGE MAGAZINE "Osborne's imperiousness pairs well with his muscular dancing." - PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER "Osborne is brilliant in the role and is funnier than the actor in a current revival of the musical on Broadway." - MODESTO BEE "Charles Osborne... handles the drama well, and has mastered [Gene] Kelly's trademark moves and poses." - TALKIN' BROADWAY "Osborne... wrings this material for all it's worth, devising a scene... so vivid, I wanted to give him a rescue inhaler." - THE INTELLIGENCER "It's easy to see why any girl would fall for Osborne as the character. He fits the whims and fancies of his character perfectly, and his dancing is pretty sharp, too." - BROADWAYWORLD.COM "Charles Osborne offers a convincing [Gene] Kelly, all toothy grin, tight T-shirt, and muscular dance moves. It's also a grittier Kelly." - BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES "[He] provoked more laughter than any other character... and he led an excellent tap-dance number with the male members of the cast to a greatly developed sequence based on 'Kansas City.' " - CLASSICAL VOICE "Charles Osborne bring[s] fresh interpretations to... her none-too-bright beau Will Parker. It is impossible not to tap your feet or clap (as many in the audience did) to the exuberant "Kansas City." - SAVOR NC |
"I knew nothing about people who identified as transgender… mainly I learned what I know through trial and error and sitting through a performance of THE BODY POLITIC... I recently heard Melvin Williams say ‘The arc of the moral universe is long; but it bends toward justice. It’s just that we have to do the bending.’ That’s what THE BODY POLITIC did for me. I believe it can have the same impact on others." - NORTH CAROLINA STATE REP. Verla Insko
"It’s a beautiful piece and a deeply inspiring story. And, of course, it navigates terrifyingly relevant and urgent waters. It’s a cry for justice in so many forms, yet it’s also a heartwarming human story." - Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director, PUBLIC THEATER “This opera has a voice! …Timeless terms that speak to the role of storytelling as a means to understanding.” - BOSTON GLOBE "The cast offered a compelling message through song that moves the discussion along about LGBT issues." - DAILY MAIL, LONDON "[The Body Politic] resonated with my experience both in this skin and in this state." - INDEPENDENT WEEKLY, transgender critic "If just one N.C. representative in the audience was affected in the way I was, Hurley and Osborne definitely succeeded.” - DAILY TAR HEEL TOP TEN SHOWS TO WATCH: TIME OUT: NEW YORK, PLAYBILL, SHOWSCORE, and more. |
