Great reviews for “Opening Night!”

“Opening Night” is 3 weeks into it’s run, and is enjoying a 95% Sweet rating on Bitter Lemons! Here are some quotes:

“The performances are all impeccable and every line is a comic gem…Keitel is terrific as the enthusiastic gofer, eager to get a foothold in the theatre.”

-Ingrid Wilmot, Will Call

“Wow! Opening Night mayhem at a second-rate Canadian theater makes for first-rate crowd-pleasing fun as Beverly Hills’ Theatre 40 presents the West Coast premiere of Norm Foster’s hilarious—and surprisingly touching—Opening Night…Attractive young newcomers Keitel and Kulinska make their charismatic mark”

-Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA

“The show beamed with brilliance… from the direction, acting, and writing. Even the set decorators were deserving of applause, proving yet again, what Theatre Forty, Beverly Hills, is most well known for: putting on a stellar production.”

-Bonnie Priever, LA Examiner

“I laughed until my sides hurt in this solid character driven comedy.”

-Audrey Linden, LA Examiner

REVIEWS

VILLAINY ~ OR ~ H.H. HOLMES’ OWN STORY
“Eric Keitel is suave as the smooth-talking Holmes. His kind face and soft tone of voice are surely not those of a killer, right?”
-Stage Raw

“Keitel does a superb job of playing a sociopath, gaslighting his lovers and eventually killing them in a variety of maniacal ways.”
-Rue Morgue

“Eric Keitel is very convincing as the villain with an almost hypnotic power over women and zero level of remorse.”
-Indulge Magazine

WICKED LIT: THE DEAD SMILE
“Eric Keitel, portraying Gabriel, steals the spotlight of the evening as the most intelligent, interesting, capable, and dedicated performer of the entire experience. A young actor I as a director would be most interested in casting in one of my own productions, Keitel proves he has the passion, dedication, and understanding of the art of acting that will propel him to stardom with the assistance of the right projects and quality direction.”
-The California Theater Critic

THE MANOR
“Eric Keitel gives a subtly nuanced performance as the exuberant Sean who becomes weathered by time.”
-LA Excites

OPENING NIGHT
“As usher Tom Delaney, Eric Keitel perhaps has the most promise, fully embodying his character with naivety, great comedic timing and passion for the craft.”
-LifeinLA

MYSTERY LIT: HOLMES, SHERLOCK, AND THE CONSULTING DETECTIVE
“Company veteran Eric Keitel takes on three distinct roles in the stories and makes a very powerful villain when necessary.”
-Paul Myrvold’s Theatre Notes

LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST
“Eric Keitel shone as the sharpest of the courtiers, Berowne, with a nimble delivery of lines and an understated style.”
-The Columbus Dispatch

THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES
“Keitel makes Comet truthfully passionate and sincere.”
-Broadway World

THE SUITCASE
“Eric Keitel’s stillness lets a single gesture be a climax”
-Theatre Ghost

WICKED LIT – FROM BEYOND
“I was absolutely blown away by the sheer talent and devotion that these actors had for the characters.”
-Nightmarish Conjurings

THE BACCHAE
“Like all Greek tragedy it deals with enormous issues and emotions and requires extraordinary bravura acting. It gets that in spades in this all male version from the talented CalArts group…The actors are universally terrific.”
-Broadway Baby Offline