RECENT PRESS
the bridges of Madison
county (apr 2025)
bowtie PRODUCTIONS
"The cast of eight are stellar, strong voiced, with Suzette Newton-Janse Van Rensburg as Francesca and Taylor Long as Robert being emotionally grounded and very moving. They also sing with passion."
— The Slotkin Letter
"This Cabaret sings strong, and delivers the complex framing with optimistic energy and power. Starting with a stellar enticing turn by
Taylor Long as the black leather-clad Emcee who ushers us through the piece most menacingly. Long is a delicious dish of raw seductiveness that conducts his entrance energetically to a solid drum roll. It’s a captivating engagement, playing great homage to the past Broadway production that starred the captivating Alan Cumming, and
is etched in danger, sometimes a tad explosive, but always completely captivating."
— frontmezzjunkies.com
CABARET (DEC 2024)
HORRORSHOW PRODUCTIONS
"But what really makes this production special
is the strong cast of key players. As the Emcee, Taylor Long is exuberant, sassy, dark, comedic, sinister, vulgar…yet loveable. He has a strong presence and is playful and mysterious with a fluid voice."
— Our Theatre Voice
"Within its smoky, pulsating confines, the enigmatic Emcee — realized with magnetic charisma and vocal panache by a smoldering Taylor Long – presides. This is a world of hedonism and freedom, where societal norms are gleefully defied, and individuality is celebrated. Long’s performance skilfully channels the decadence and menace of the era, embodying the tensions underlying the story."
— Sesaya Arts
"What surprised me was how the Emcee floats through it all; he not only hosts you at the Kit Kat Club, he pops in in various scenes and can sometimes act as a little puppet master to the other characters around him. Taylor Long stars at the Emcee of this production and he is perfection: the mix of sexy and scary is exactly what I expect from this role, and Long delivers. His costume reveal in the final moments of the play literally made me gasp; it’s a beautiful nod to the queer history of the time and I was glad to see it represented in this production.”
— A View from the Box
"Taylor Long gives a moving performance as Marvin; his character goes through so much and Long does it all with grace."
— A View from the Box
FALSETTOS (APR 2024)
BOWTIE PRODUCTIONS
"Long’s beautifully gentle voice is so perfectly suited to Finn’s score and Marvin’s arc that his inner life easily carries the audience through even when the external feels forced."
— My Entertainment World
"One of the sweetest moments in the production is Long’s “What More Can I Say?”, a number he sings to Chang’s sleeping Whizzer as they lay in bed. This is just after their reconciliation and, for the first time, Marvin is fully exposing
his vulnerability."
— Istvan Duglin