Jason Raize
Features and Buzz:
- "Long
Live
the Kings" by Kathy Henderson, InTheater magazine,
February 8,
1999.
- "A
Jungle Out There" by Michael
Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus,
OH),
March
26,
1998.
- "Raize
of
Light" by Patrick Pacheco, InTheater magazine,
January 23, 1998.
- "The
Two Kings of Pride Rock: Jason Raize and
Samuel E. Wright" by Marc
Warren, Afro-American
Newspaper,
date
unknown.
- "Broadway's
Neo-Rat
Pack
Finds
the
Neo-China
Club" by Monique P. Yazigi, The
New York Times (New York, NY),
December 14, 1997.
- "A
Lion's Share" excerpt by Sheryl
Kahn, InTheater
magazine,
November 21, 1997.
- "Heart
of
a Lion" by
Associated Press, Telegraph
Herald
(Dubuque, IA),
November 13, 1997.
General
Stage
Buzz:
- "Bizet
and Hammerstein's Carmen
Jones
Seduces at NYC's York
Jan. 26-28" by Kenneth Jones,
Playbill.com, January 26, 2001.
- "Of
Kings,
Composers,
and
Dancing Fools" excerpt on Carmen
Jones by Charles Nelson,
TheaterMania.com, January 23,
2001.
- "Production
Notes" excerpt on This Is
Your Song: Broadway Sings Elton
John,
TheaterMania.com, April 19, 2000.
- "Broadway
Sings Elton to Benefit BC/EFA"
by Michael
Portantiere, TheaterMania.com, March 21,
2000.
- "Great
White Way Becomes Yellow Brick Road
as Bway Fetes
Elton, April 3" by Murdoch McBride,
Playbill.com, March 18, 2000.
- "PHOTO
CALL: Paige Price and Jason Raize
Catch 'Annie' Nov.
1,"
Playbill.com, November 4, 1999.
- "Broadway
Sings a Song of (Paul) Simon,
Via Varese, Sept. 8" by David
Lefkowitz, Playbill.com, July 15,
1998.
The Lion King
Buzz:
- "The
Week's Best Photos" (photo of
Bill and Hillary Clinton at The Lion
King featuring Jason and Lebo M),
Jet,
October 5, 1998.
- "Jennifer
Anderson's
Many
Hats" (interview with Jason's
dresser)
by Zan Dubin, The Los Angeles Times (Los
Angeles,
CA), September
22, 1998.
- "B'way
Takes
a Times Sq. Bow," Daily
News (New
York, NY), September 14, 1998.
- "Queen
of
'The Lion King' " by Jonathan
Abarbanel, Daily Herald (Chicago,
IL), June
15, 1998.
- "Cast
Album Sampler:
Broadway Changes its Tune" excerpt
by Stephen Holden, The
New
York Times (New York, NY),
February 27, 1998.
- "Recordings
on Review" (CD review) by
Terry Morris, Dayton Daily News (Dayton,
OH),
January
2,
1998.
- "Startling
Voice, Roaring Successes"
(year-end feature), The New York
Times (New York, NY), December
28, 1997.
The
Lion King
Broadway Reviews:
- "Pride
Rocks: Broadway's Production of
The Lion King dazzles in sight and
sound" by Harry Currie, The Record (Kitchner,
ON, Canada),
June 12, 1999.
- "Hear
Them Roar: Hot Musicals Dominate
Broadway" by Damien Jacques, Milwaukee
Journal
Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI),
October 4, 1998.
- "
'The Lion King' Musical a Breakthrough
on Stage" by Dottie Ashley, The
Post and Courier (Charleston,
SC), June 14, 1998.
- "Human
Touch Elevates 'Lion King' on
Stage" by T.E. Foreman, The
Press-Enterprise (Riverside,
CA), March 29, 1998.
- "Disney's
'Lion King' Appears Destined to
Rule on Broadway" by Michael
Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus,
OH),
March 26, 1998.
- "
'Lion King' Turns Cartoon into Visual
Stage Treat" by Jay
Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Sarasota,
FL),
March
8,
1998.
- "Musicals
Rock
Broadway: 'Ragtime,' 'King' Heat up Tony
Race" by Sandra
Brooks-Dillard, The Denver Post (Denver,
CO),
February
8,
1998.
- "Something
to
Sing About / Musicals Make a Mark on
Revitalized Broadway" by
Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle (Houston,
TX),
February
8,
1998.
- "Disney
Asserts Broadway Might with 'The
Lion King' " by Mal Vincent, The
Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA),
December 7, 1997.
- "Broadway's
Bright Lights - Disney's 'The
Lion King' Roars to Success" by Seattle
Post-Intelligencer (Seattle,
WA), December 1, 1997.
- "A
Palace for a Royal Show: Disney's 'The
Lion King' Leaps onto a Stunning Stage
in Manhattan" by Joan
Vadeboncoeur, Syracuse
Herald
American (Syracuse, NY),
November 30, 1997.
- "Beautiful...
Or Beastly? - 'Lion King' is
Truly King of the Stage" by Nelson
Pressley, The Washington Times (Washington,
DC),
November 23, 1997.
- "Heartfelt
'Lion King' Destined to be
Mane Event" by Michael Kuchwara,
Associated Press, The Florida
Times-Union (Jacksonsville,
FL),
November
23,
1997.
- "
'The Lion King' Earns its
Roar of Approval" by Vincent Canby,
The New
York Times (New York, NY),
November 23, 1997.
- "
'The Lion King' Roars on Broadway"
by Frank Scheck, St. Petersburg
Times (St. Petersburg, FL),
November 21, 1997.
- "Cub
Comes of Age: A Twice-Told Cosmic
Tale" by Ben Brantley, The New
York Times (New York, NY),
November 14, 1997.
- "
'The Lion King': Theater to Roar For"
by David Patrick Stearns, USA Today,
November
14,
1997.
- "
'Lion King' Leads a Magical, Rich Jungle
Parade" by Linda Winer, Newsday (Melville,
NY),
November
14,
1997.
- "Long
May it Reign: 'Lion King' a
Magical Hit" by Michael Sommers, The
Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ),
November 14, 1997.
- "Royal
Staging of 'Lion King' Film
Breathtakingly Transformed into Theater"
by Marianne Evett, The Plain
Dealer (Cleveland, OH),
November 14, 1997.
The
Lion
King
Pre-Opening Buzz and Minneapolis Reviews:
- "Hakuna
Matata!
B'way's
Lion
King
Opens
Tonight" by Robert Viagas and David
Lefkowitz,
Playbill.com,
November 13, 1997.
- "How
'The
Lion King' Became a Musical Play"
(feature) by
Associated Press, Orlando
Sentinel (Orlando,
FL),
November
9,
1997.
- "The
Mouse
Roars: Disney Takes 'The Lion King' from
Film to Stage with
Delightful Results" by Richard
Christiansen, Chicago
Tribune (Chicago, IL), August 21,
1997.
- "
'The
Lion King' is an Evening of Almost Pure
Delight" by Mike Steele, Star Tribune
(Minneapolis-St.
Paul, MN),
August 1, 1997.
- "Opening
Makes
'The
Lion
King'
the
Mane
Event" by Chris Hewitt, St.
Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul,
MN), August
1, 1997.
Jesus
Christ Superstar
Reviews:
- "
'Superstar's" Touch of the Blues" by
Steve Parks, Newsday (Melville,
NY),
December
7,
1995.
- "
'Superstar' Retains Sparks of that
Old-Time Religion" by Greg Haymes, The Times
Union (Albany, NY),
August 22, 1995.
- "
'Superstar' Stars Still Going Strong:
Show Veterans Neeley and Anderson Key a
Fine Performance at Blossom"
by Russ Musarra, Akron
Beacon Journal (Akron, OH),
August 19, 1995.
- "
'Superstar' Surmounts Hoarse Neeley"
by Terry Morris, Dayton
Daily
News (Dayton, OH), August 8,
1995.
- "Lead
is Weak - But Play is Strong"
by Roy Proctor, Richmond
Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA),
June 8, 1995.
- "
'Jesus Christ Superstar' " by
Natalie Nichols, Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK),
May 31,
1995.
- "Rea
Stunning in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' "
by Fred Sokol, Union-News (Springfield,
MA),
March
5,
1995.
Bucks
County Playhouse
Reviews:
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