“The first act’s closing “I Am What I Am” is the apotheosis of the self-determination standard. Warren makes the theatre quake with it, as strong a version as I’ve ever heard; belting underpinned by all the character’s hurt channeled into a blue flame of what he will and won’t stand….Warren takes what has to be a marvelously fun role and mines it for nuance in the midst of the ball he‘s clearly having…(never having) to strain for one of the great laughs here or visibly shift gears for the quieter moments.”
- Richard Sanford; Columbus Underground

“Warren's Albin is not some comic strip goof but a real person with real emotions. When Warren delivers a searing rendition of "I Am What I Am" shortly after being told he wasn't allowed to attend the dinner, the pain in Albin's eyes seems real, not a punch line to some gag.”
- Paul Batterson; Broadway World

“Thom Christopher Warren… makes the drag-queen Albin endearingly human - especially in “I Am What I Am,” his climactic first-act epiphany. Warren milks every moment for laughs while remaining in empathetic character. Case in point: “Masculinity,” a hilarious slapstick sequence in which Albin tries to learn how to walk, talk and act like a man. Warren even finds fresh laughs in extended pauses, silent moments and reactions.”
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Michael Grossberg; Columbus Dispatch

La Cage Aux Folles -”Albin/Zaza” - Short North Theatre 2018

Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman

Book by Harvey Fierstein

Based on the play La Cage Aux Folles by Jean Poiret

Director: Michael Liccata

Musical Director: Lloyd Butler

Choreographer: Edward Carignan

Scenic Designer: Jason Bolen

Lighting Designer: Michael Boll

Sound Designer: Pat Ward

Stage Manager: Kimiko Demura

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