Press Roundup: 2 PIANOS, 4 HANDS

VIDEO FOOTAGE

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE PROMO VIDEO (0:44)
TV SPOT- Fox 19 (2:50)
TV SPOT- 9 on your side (3:40)
TV SPOT- CBS Local 12 (4:02)

REVIEWS

“Playhouse’s '2 Pianos, 4 Hands' is a breathtaking evening of music and acting…Being an accomplished professional actor is one thing. Being a Classical musician is another. But being both? It’s hard to imagine.  You don’t have to imagine — you can witness not one but two such performers onstage at the Cincinnati Playhouse’s Rosenthal Shelterhouse Theatre through the holidays: Jefferson McDonald and Matthew McGloin are showcasing their piano-playing chops as well as their diverse acting skills… Sometimes McDonald's and McGloin’s playing is astonishingly synchronized; at other moments, they use their music almost as elbows, jostling for position and clowning physically against one another…McGloin and McDonald masterfully ping-pong from inept to accomplished and back again, showing the full range of talent and expectations that young performers need…I will venture to say that audiences will deem them the best performers to be seen on Cincinnati stages this holiday season.”
CityBeat

“…In the play, both McDonald and McGloin are constantly alternating between their younger characters of Ted and Richard, as well as the various influences in their life: piano teachers, parents, professors, etc. Each shift is portrayed with such ease…That is largely due to the insane comedic timing of McDonald and McGloin…The obvious highlight of the night was getting to spend two hours watching two unbelievably talented musicians play some intensely complicated works on the piano…Watching two people who are so strong in their craft is enchanting…”
BroadwayWorld

“…Jefferson McDonald as Ted and Matthew McGloin as Richard are talented pianists and performers with great comic timing. The duo enjoy a fun rapport and slip into multiple characters as easily as they slide behind the piano. The comedy hits home even more strongly for anyone who has taken music lessons…”
Behind the Curtain Cincy

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