Take a look at what the critics have to say about Ms. Bayless' recent performance as Alexandra del Lago in Tennessee William's Sweet Bird of Youth at the T. Schreiber Studio (Show dates: 2/15/07 - 3/18/07):
"Bayless, who has come out of semi-retirement to play this role, owns every moment with a sure firey passion; jerking erratically from sardonic humor to tragic enlightenment, as the character demands, she is hypnotic and stunning. "
-Broadway.com
"Joanna Bayless, who plays Alexandra, is able to expertly render both the character's harrowing vulnerability and her cold, sad candor without turning her into a caricature."
-Show Showdown
"The role of the half-crazed Princess is gloriously larger-than-life, and Joanna Bayless, more than up to the challenge, knocks it out of the park. Whether outmaneuvering Chance in a prolonged battle of wills, hyperventilating in what would today be called a severe anxiety attack, or suffering an embarrassing public collapse, she takes complete command of her every scene. Bayless bares the humanity behind the haughtiness, simultaneously embodying proud grande dame and lost, sick soul."
-Blogcritics.org
"Though the acting is generally superb, Joanna Bayless' Princess is especially compelling."
-Metro
"The highlight of this production is Joanna Bayless as Princess Kosmonopolis. From the moment she screams and sits bolt upright in her hotel bed—almost falling out of her champagne-colored slip—to her final exit accompanied by a state trooper, Bayless finds every note of hope and despair, monstrosity and compassion that Williams wrote into this bravura role."
-New York Blade
"Joanna Bayless's performance as the actress Alexandra del Lago was incredibly good."
-Hi Drama, Channel 57, 2/23/07 |
