"Under Gabriel Barre’s fine direction, the Memphis cast is a well-tuned, high stepping, energetically singing machine."
-Nancy Tuttle, The Sun
"Under Gabriel Barre’s fine direction, the Memphis cast is a well-tuned, high stepping, energetically singing machine."
-Nancy Tuttle, The Sun
"The North Shore Music Theatre is hosting the world premiere of the musical Memphis, and it will rock, roll and romance you…a new work of great promise."
-Rich Fahey, The Daily Item
"The NSMT world premier also benefits from the propulsive direction of Gabriel Barre."
-Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix
"Director Gabriel Barre has made so many right choices."
-Paul Lamar, Daily Gazette
"Director Barre…has pulled off Coward’s difficult play by pulling out all the right stops and then some."
-Simon Saltzman, TheatreScene.net
"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
"Barre has beautifully filled lengthy pauses, which Harold Pinter would envy, with inspired hilarity."
-Robert Daniels, Variety
"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
"Director Gabriel Barre has hit all the right notes to create laughter."
-Liz Keill, Independent Press
"…Had the audience howling from curtain to curtain call."
-William Westhoven, Daily Record
"Hwang’s reinvention takes pluck and moxie, and Gabriel Barre’s heartfelt production has both qualities in spades."
-Karen D’Souza, Mercury News
"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
"Cinderella is a princess of a show."
-The Siegels, TheatreMania
"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
"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…Gabriel Barre has directed this comedy of bad manners with panache."
-Naomi Siegel, New York Times
"In Prague it is truly the best show staged recently, and also the best production of the Karlín Musical Theatre."
-Ondrej Doubrava, Publication
"Barre's staging is marvelously fluid and inventive."
-Steffen Silvis, The Prague Post