The artists in the supporting male roles—Richard Paul Fink (High Priest of Dagon), Zach Hess (First Philistine), Travis Wiley McGuire (Second Philistine) and Jay Gardner (Messenger)—gave truly standout performances.”
- Rebecca Dowd Geoffrey-Schwinden, Opera News
“As the Beadle, Jay Gardner displays great comic timing with an unctuous overlay. He also has one of the best voices on the stage.”
- Gregory Sullivan Isaacs, Theaterjones.com
“An emotional performance from Jay Gardner sets the tone of tragedy in a moving scene.”
Kayla Barrett, thecolumn.com
“Jay Gardner is the voice of The Prince of Persia. With all the business on stage, and the powerhouse performers singing, this small role requires someone who can cut through all the action and get your attention. He does this marvelously.”
- Mark-Brian Sonna, pegasusnews.com
“Jay Gardner supplied a bright, bold lyric tenor.”
- Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News
“Jay Gardner, familiar from small roles around Dallas, finally gets to show us what he can do which, it turns out, is to raise the hair on the back of our necks with a clarion tenor deployed with rare taste.
- Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News