"Noel Coward’s exhilarating xxx shines brightly through…Director Gabriel Barre does an outstanding job with this company, mastering pauses, double takes and verbal timing."
-Pat Ferro, Suburban News
"Inspired hilarity"
"Barre has beautifully filled lengthy pauses, which Harold Pinter would envy, with inspired hilarity."
-Robert Daniels, Variety
"You'll laugh - a lot"
"Director Barre gives the audience little time to recover from one giggle before he unloads another…You’ll laugh – a lot."
-Stuart Duncan, Time Off
"Hit all the right notes"
"Director Gabriel Barre has hit all the right notes to create laughter."
-Liz Keill, Independent Press
"Had the audience howling"
"…Had the audience howling from curtain to curtain call."
-William Westhoven, Daily Record
"Heartfelt"
"Hwang’s reinvention takes pluck and moxie, and Gabriel Barre’s heartfelt production has both qualities in spades."
-Karen D’Souza, Mercury News
"Bright family entertainment"
"With its time-tested tale, its melodic Rogers and Hammerstein score, its attractive cast, colorful costumes and penchant for broad comedy and cute puppetry, the Cinderella at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden adds up to a bright family entertainment...Leave this show smiling."
-Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
"A princess of a show"
"Cinderella is a princess of a show."
-The Siegels, TheatreMania
"Skillful direction"
"As happy a family show as anyone could wish for"
"Magical"
"With this new national touring production of Cinderella, director Gabriel Barre and writer Tom Briggs prove it’s possible to turn a charming television musical into a magical stage production."
-Jay Handelman, Variety
"Exceeds all expectations"
"The totally delightful, shimmering Papermill production of Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella exceeds all expectations. Succeeding triumphantly on all levels, it is likely the finest stage adaptation yet seen…The star of the evening is director Gabriel Barre."
-Bob Rendell, TalkinBroadway.com
"Pure theatre magic"
"Pure theatre magic…Gabriel Barre has directed this comedy of bad manners with panache."
-Naomi Siegel, New York Times
"Truly the best show staged recently"
"In Prague it is truly the best show staged recently, and also the best production of the Karlín Musical Theatre."
-Ondrej Doubrava, Publication
"Marvelously fluid and inventive"
"Barre's staging is marvelously fluid and inventive."
-Steffen Silvis, The Prague Post
"Magic touch"
"Days later, I’m basking in the beauty and magic of Camelot…Director Gabriel Barre liberally sprinkles his magic touch, creating split-second timing, and several touching moments onstage."
-Sheila Barth, Winthop Sun
"Inspired touches"
"The attention to detail in the North Shore production is breathtaking, from the famous Cluny unicorn tapestry to Lancelot’s flawless French. Director Gabriel Barre finds the humanity, and the sparks aplenty, in the love triangle, and adds wonderfully to the humor with inspired touches."
-Beverly Creasey, TheatreMirror.com
"Lush, romantic"
"It’s easy to see why North Shore Music Theatre picked Gabriel Barre to direct its production of Camelot at the Shubert Theatre…He’s had success in the past 'thinking outside the box' and that’s just what he does with this lush, romantic, ribald look at the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table."
-Rich Fahey, The Daily Item
"Superb, intense performances"
"A musical of raw power with superb, intense performances."
-Steve Oxman, Variety
"Emotional and gripping"
"This emotional and gripping story ensures you will never hear the beautiful hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ the same way again."
-Paul Lisnek, Comcast