Amadeus @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

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Jonas Schwartz – Theatermania

In Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, Antonio Salieri may proclaim himself the patron saint of mediocrity, but Jefferson Mays, who plays him in this new Pasadena Playhouse production, is a patron saint of distinction. His transcendent performance will be remembered for shaping the character into someone sharp, broken, and unexpectedly hilarious. Read more…

Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA

Antonio Salieri is an almost operatic, impossibly athletic task for any actor to assay and no one has ever been better at doing just that than Jefferson Mays. From the first moments when he appears alone spotlit on the cavernous Playhouse stage, a broken, dying old man drowning in massive guilt and debilitating self-doubt, he commands the stage effortlessly. Read more…

Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color

Despite a golden missed opportunity to cast global majority actors for the main roles of Mozart/Salieri/Constanze that would have richly amplified the narrative, there is a lot to love about the Pasadena Playhouse production of Peter Shaffer‘s Amadeus with the fantastic set and lighting design, the incredible ensemble cast, and the powerhouse performances of their lead actors Jefferson Mays and Sam Clemmett as Salieri and Mozart respectively. Read more…