Rafaela Brenner, The Trinitonian
Shani Hadjian as older Allison was truly endearing as she narrated and commented on the events of the play. [She was] sincerely able to convey Allison’s growth as a character while accompanying the orchestrations with heart-wrenching vocal performances.
Sakiera Malone,
MD Theatre Guide
If you think you can handle... a seductive blonde woman in cowboy boots [Shani Hadjian] you will not only enjoy this play, you'll love it.
Sean Daly,
Tampa Bay Times
The night's best discovery is Shani Hadjian as Madame de la Grande Bouche, aka the armoire, a former opera diva who bemoans her IKEA hips.
The night's best discovery is Shani Hadjian as Madame de la Grande Bouche, aka the armoire, a former opera diva who bemoans her IKEA hips.
Liz Nicholls,
The Edmonton Journal
The star of reinvention, though, is Shani Hadjian’s Wicked Witch, a true original, sexy, gleeful, who savours the snarly spirit of showbiz like someone smacking their lips over a Munchkin carpaccio appetizer. And she makes a splendid moment of the best of the new songs, the witty, cleverly rhymed Act II showstopper Red Shoes Blues, which redresses the obvious wrong that the Witch didn’t have a song in the movie.
Kathy Lauer-Williams,
The Morning Call
The Lady of the Lake, Shani Hadjian, is a standout. She has an amazing voice and the quicksilver ability to sing in different styles, switching at will as she parodies divas from Celine Dion and Liza Minelli.
Stephen Mosher, Broadway World
[Shani] is an Amazon of Integrity, willing to open the eyes of her audience to the fact that they are not alone, that there are people with whom they share similar journeys, and that conversation, humor, honesty, and music are great ways to step out of the darkness and into the light.
The star of reinvention, though, is Shani Hadjian’s Wicked Witch, a true original, sexy, gleeful, who savours the snarly spirit of showbiz like someone smacking their lips over a Munchkin carpaccio appetizer. And she makes a splendid moment of the best of the new songs, the witty, cleverly rhymed Act II showstopper Red Shoes Blues, which redresses the obvious wrong that the Witch didn’t have a song in the movie.
The Lady of the Lake, Shani Hadjian, is a standout. She has an amazing voice and the quicksilver ability to sing in different styles, switching at will as she parodies divas from Celine Dion and Liza Minelli.
[Shani] is an Amazon of Integrity, willing to open the eyes of her audience to the fact that they are not alone, that there are people with whom they share similar journeys, and that conversation, humor, honesty, and music are great ways to step out of the darkness and into the light.
Shani Hadjian as older Allison was truly endearing as she narrated and commented on the events of the play. [She was] sincerely able to convey Allison’s growth as a character while accompanying the orchestrations with heart-wrenching vocal performances.