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SELECTED REVIEWS
Many of these reviews reference Jennie's previous last name, Bissell.
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"The ability of the three actors to continually switch from one character to the next, sometimes in the matter of seconds, is incredible. Jennie Bissell demonstrated outstanding dialogue delivery, made possible by first-rate vocal projection, breath control, and enunciation. She is clearly a well-trained actor and has a wonderful voice; even when she was howling like a wolf her tonality was pleasantly musical.
"Another acting moment that I found quite enjoyable was Bissell’s turn as the community centre’s bubbly line-dance teacher in the opening scene of the second act. Bissell really shone in this scene and the next, immediately reverting to the over-the-top malicious Grace after her bubbly line dancing; and then to the emotional Dee shortly after." |
| - Vince Kanasoot, Van City Vince |
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"The play is a true ensemble piece and co-directors Alex Levy and Juan Francisco Villa have assembled a strong and compelling cast [...] Jennie Bissell brings heart to [Faith's] confusion and fervor" |
| - Pamela Roberts, Broadway World |
| "The entire cast [...] is captivating." |
| - John Stoltenburg, DC Metro Theater Arts |
| "The acting was a tour de force" |
| - Kacey Houghton, Theatre Travels |
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“Jennie Bissell plays Scrooge’s young and beloved Belle with passion. Sitting while Young Scrooge (Connor Padilla) paces, she calmly but firmly makes the case that their romance must end. Padilla silently rages, as Hamlett, observing, reaches out to comfort his younger self. It is a powerful moment.” |
| - Charles Green, DC Metro Theater Arts |
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“Standout performances should be acknowledged [...] Bissell captures the sharp wit of the Princess.” |
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| - Susan Brall, DC Metro Theater Arts |
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"There's another triple threat... Jennie Bissell. She plays Lois Lane. This part is written as kind of a stereotyped ditz and Bissell makes her cute, but also definitely capable of putting one over on her boyfriend and she's adorable taking him to task in 'Why Can't You Behave.'" |
| - J Wynn Rousuck, WYPR 98.1, Listen to the full review |
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"Jennifer Bissell plays the stand-out comic role of Agnes Lynch with charm" |
| - Kim Merrill, Cape May Star and Wave |
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"Jennifer Bissell is fantastic as Agnes Gooch. [...] Her rendition of 'Gooch's Song' is sensational." |
| - Kelli Curtin, Broadway World |
| "Jennifer Bissell, a great actress, as well as a singer with a gift for the high notes, offers dead-on ditziness as the hapless nanny Agnes Gooch." |
| - Gwen Shrift, Bucks County Courier Times |
| "Jennifer Bissell is hysterical as Agnes Gooch" |
| - Eric Denver, DC Metro Theater Arts |
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"Media Theatre's sparklingly sung, superbly danced rendition. [...] Jennifer Bissell as Tracy's skinny sidekick Penny[...] appearing as a tiny scarecrow in a towering wig [...] garners laughs by ambling through clunky gestures and tweaking the tonal shifts of her voice to match." |
| - Jim Rutter, The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| "In the two and a half hours of the performance, there are myriad opportunities for tears of laughter, too. Tracy's best friend, Penny (Jennifer Bissell) gives new meaning to the phrase awkward teenager." |
| - Tara Lynn Johnson, Montgomery News
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"Tostado paints his characters with broad, highly stylized strokes; [...] a coquettish blonde pig-tailed love-interest and heroine named Clementine (Jennifer Bissell) [...] Memorable moments include [...] an attempted marriage proposal from Chicken Farmer John to Clementine, who, held hostage to a chair, giddily accepts and delivers an undecipherable, yet undeniably charming monologue with a handkerchief still stuffed in her mouth." |
| - Shelley Molad, NYTheatre.com |
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"With her lovely face and rock star vocals, Jennifer Bissell makes for a memorable Ilse" |
| - Dante J.J. Bevilacqua, Ticket Magazine |
| "Director Jesse Cline's cast, particularly the leads, did a terrific job with such difficult themes. […A] notable performance was Jennifer Bissell's Ilse, a young girl who chose to live as a free spirit after her parents threw her out of the house." |
| - Christina Perryman, Delaware County News Network
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"Even a little bit of a thing, like Jennifer Bissell as the young daughter of a landowner who loses all to his hired man, makes a smart impression." |
| - Marilyn Stasio, Variety :: Read the full review |
| "Especially fine among the support players are […] Anne Letscher and Jennifer Bissell, as the older and younger step-daughters" |
| - Simon Saltzman, Curtain Up |
| "I have nothing but praise for the actors […]. In addition to the other principals, there is fine work by Goldie Zwiebel, Alok Tewari, Matthew A.J. Gregory, Jennifer Bissell, Peter Levine, and Lisa Altomare." |
| - Stamford Advocate |
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"The cast, too, brought some keen insights to their characters. […] Jennifer Bissell played the anxious 14-year-old Nadine as a little girl trying way too hard to look like an adult, adding an extra layer to the dangerous relationship she develops with the immature Jackie." |
| - Matthew Murray, BroadwayStars.com |
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"Thirteen years pass. Alex is in Paris seeing Rose in a play […]. Rose invites him home […] to join their extended family, which now includes 13-year-old Jenny (played by luminescent Jennifer Bissell), whom Alex falls in love with." |
| - Mark Cofta, The Main Line Times |
| "Some scenes and characterizations, particularly Mary Mossberg In the lead role of Rose Vibert and Jennifer Bissell as her daughter, Jenny, are perfectly pitched to show the passion, conflicts and true feeling in 'Aspects.'" […] Jennifer Bissell finds the right tone for all of her scenes as Jenny. You see the combination of naivete and infatuation that comes through expertly in Bissell's hands. Her 'Mermaid Song" is enchanting especially because it shows the little girl who's singing it while presaging the woman she will become." |
| - Neil Zoren, The Daily Times (Delaware County) |
| "All but one of the principles are member of Actors' Equity and all come to this production with impressive resumes. So, I will single out the one non-Equity professional for special praise because of her youth and her great talent. Jenny Bissell, who plays a 15-year-old girl with the same first name, was outstanding. A senior attending The Shipley School, she plays her part with such focus and energy, and sings with such maturity, that I am sure we will be enjoying many more fine performances from her in years to come." |
| - Ron Corner, The Swarthmorean |
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"Luckily, Levit has come up with four youngsters who all perform admirably. […] But the best of the group is young Jennifer Bissell as Lucy, the discoverer of the passageway to Narnia. With a voice perfectly suited for Sarah C. Butts' innocent and infectious score, Bissell even manages to be sweet when kidnapped by a misguided faun (David J. Sweeney)." |
| - J. Cooper Rob, Philadelphia Weekly |
| "Crucial to the success of the work is the casting of the four siblings, and happily, it's right on target. Main Line youngsters Jennifer Bissell as Lucy and Casey Ford Alexander as Peter are especially gifted." |
| - Sally Friedman, Main Line Life |
| "The four children are quite good, all managing their English accents with consistency; Jennifer Bissell as Lucy is especially appealing." |
| - Toby Zinman, Philadelphia City Paper |
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