Reviews
Code Name: CYNTHIA
with Pallas Theatre Collective
"The real find in Code Name: Cynthia isn’t the fresh history lesson about Thorpe, a bonafide American and seductress, and her contributions to the war effort in Paris just after the city fell to Nazis. It’s Gracie Jones, the actress who plays Betty/Cynthia. She packs a thousand-megawatt smile into her performance, with a voice and range to match. Jones plays it light, with a comedic touch, and she’s able to find nuance in a character who is a bit of a superhero. She (and several supporting cast members) carry the musical even when it stumbles...Loose lips sink ships, but Jones playing Cynthia is the rising tide that lifts all boats. Or is it Betty?"
- Washington City Paper
Posted by Kriston Capps on August 6, 2015 at 1:57 pm
"Gracie Jones as Betty/Cynthia is transfixing as she discloses the facets of this complex character with amazing range."
- DC Metro Theatre Arts
By John Stoltenberg on August 2, 2015
"As you might expect, the title character is poised to make or break a production of code name: Cynthia.Gracie Jones rises to the occasion, commanding the show with emotional and vocal dexterity and seldom leaving the stage. (If that’s not accomplishment enough, she also manages to belt while fully horizontal.)"
- DC Theatre Scene
August 3, 2015 by Jennifer Clements
BREAST IN SHOW
at the Capital Fringe Festival and the Gaithersburg Arts Barn
"This is an actress whose work is like watching a flower burst open in time-lapse motion. She actually plays multiple roles in Breast in Show — a cancer patient, the wife of a cancer patient and someone who has lost a loved one to cancer. In each case, she recruits every muscle to tell a different story from a fresh perspective...The way Gracie Jones walks, sits, flips her hair or tweaks her tone belies a polishedactress who takes time to craft, from flesh and fiber, rich and resonating characters. She juggles a crone’s wisdom with a child’s rawness, because she can play old or young convincingly. Truly a breathtaking performance, and one that will connect with everyonein the audience, as if she’s speaking just to you.”
- DC Metro Theatre Arts
By Terry Byrne on July 27, 2014
Anything Goes
at Toby's Dinner Thetare of Columbia
"With this jazzy and sassy production, a star is born at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia! In her debut Gracie Jones is a breath of fresh ‘sea air’ performing and singing the role of Hope Harcourt. Not only is Ms. Jones funny and a terrific singer, she is also an excellent actress – whether she’s singing and dancing to “It’s De-Lovely” with her true love Billy Crocker...or when she is in a heated spat with her domineering mother...Both duets – “All Through the Night,” and “It’s De-Lovely”- sung with Mr. Shankle – are heavenly! Love is truly in the air!"
- MD Theatre Guide
By Mark Beachy and Joel Markowitz - June 27, 2011