THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT
"The three main villains -- Ian Bedford, Mark H. Dold and Rob Nagle -- make the most of their opportunities as three really bad guys with fleeting moments of comedy and mock (and not-so-mock) violence." - Laurence Vittes, Hollwood Reporter
"Mark H. Dold and Rob Nagle are excellent as the nefarious duo Robyn Poley and Nicholas Skeres." - Jim Farber, Daily Breeze
TAKING STEPS
"Nagle, a big, bearlike man sporting surfboard-size sideburns for the role, showcases his skills as a physical comedian." - Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register
"With his ludicrously long sideburns and embarrassingly tight-fitting trousers, Nagle's Roland seems like an ex-porn star gone to seed." - Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
"Booming-voiced Nagle proves that a huge man can expertly do physical comedy." - Dany Margolies, Backstage
"Rob Nagle leads the way delightfully as an irascible, pompous, yet strangely likeable husband Roland." - Joseph Sirota, Event News
"Nagle proves himself a master of stage inebriation." - Steven Stanley, www.stagescenela.com
"Nagle, the big delight of the show, helps the over-drinking Roland to his feet with great timing and accents, before being pressed into service in a painfully funny encounter with a rollaway bed." - Cristofer Gross, www.theatertimes.org
"...the key to the comedy's success is Rob Nagle, whose boozy, bearlike performance as Roland steals the show. Confidently clad in a garish lime green leisure suit and equally horrible toupee (that covers just half of his bald pate), Nagle's a scream in the role." - Pam Kragen, North County Times
JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD
"Nagle's low-key performance is filled with a passionate undercurrent that defines the character well." - Jay Reiner, Hollywood Reporter
"...nothing short of superb... (Nagle) achingly sings one of literature's most haunting, final perorations... This is about as close to a flawless production as you can get." - Lovell Estell III, LA Weekly
"...Nagle's touching Gabriel and Demson's sensitive Gretta require forbearance at the finale, wheretheir exposed feelings distort intonation in favor of emotional heft. It isn't snow falling softly at the end ofthis heartfelt revival but bittersweet Joycean tears." - David C. Nichols, Los Angeles Times
"Rob Nagle as Gabriel Conroy gives a compelling and sensitive performance. His vocal stability is challenged when he gets caught up in the emotion on the final number, 'The Living and The Dead,' but his depth of commitment is a joy to watch." - K. Ann Ross, Backstage
"The extremely talented Rob Nagle plays Gabriel with wit, intelligence, and depth of feeling... Nagle does a masterful job of keeping us from being lulled by the music and poetry while at the same time showing us its beauty." - Robert Machray, www.stagehappenings.com
(Rob dedicated his performance in this production to the memory of his father-in-law, Barry H. Kurtz, who died a few hours before the curtain went up on opening night.)
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT
"Rob Nagle's closing monologue as Butch Honeywell, a simply affecting declaration of loss, is a subtle and powerful piece of acting." - Terry Morgan, Variety
"Rob Nagle excels in a profound climactic monologue as a jury member with his own cross to bear." - Les Spindle, Backstage
BUG
"Rob Nagle's unbelievable fight sequences with Peter are among the most shocking and realistic ever seen, and while we know he's the antagonist, we almost side with him as Peter takes out his frustration and revenge on him in a bloody, gory, life-ending fight." - Jose Ruiz, www.reviewplays.com
"...the play provides plenty of rich material for an absolutely superb cast, which includes Rob Nagle as a psychiatrist who may have a shocking hidden agenda." - F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times
"Rob Nagle,who in one brief but unforgettable scene provides one of the most shocking moments ever staged on any intimate 99-seat house." - Travis Michael Holder, www.reviewplays.com
WHERE'S POPPA?
"Director Gordon Hunt, knowing that 90% of great directing is getting the right cast, has hired two great supporting players (Rob Nagle and Ellen Ratner) to round out the ensemble." - Mary Burkin, Burbank Leader
"Rob Nagle is a wonder playing five smaller roles." - Pat Taylor, Tolucan Times
BEAUTIFUL CITY
"...Nagle, as Paul, is compelling. He gives an honest portrayal of an insecure, unhappy man trying to change his life. In scenes that center on Paul, Walker’s dialogue frequently sparkles, and Nagle makes them memorable." - Jeff Favre, Backstage
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
"Nagle is sympathetic and convincing as Selznick,conveying both the man's desperation and his genuine desire to do the story justice in a funny and forceful perf." - Terry Morgan, Variety
"Nagle is utterly dynamic and charming as Selznick, playing the producer as a quirky visionary." - Jennie Webb, Backstage
"Just watching Rob Nagle as Selznick, do a ten-minute synopsis of the story, enacting all the parts, is worth the price of admission." - Ingrid Wilmot, Will Call
LOOT
"Most of the guffaws come from Rob Nagle as Inspector Truscott." - Jose Ruiz, www.reviewplays.com
THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE
"Rob Nagle is a barrel-chested, boneheaded, career military type, but his portrayal falls short enough of slapstick to add some subtlety to the stereotype, his military bearing peeling off until he turns into the sort of morally undisciplined stripling that he so despises." - John Barry, Baltimore City Paper
EIGHTEEN
"The bombastic Nagle and the effectively reserved Bledsoe are excellent." - Los Angeles Times
"Rob Nagle and Jennifer Bledsoe are terrific as the couple in conflict, creating exciting chemistry between them... The play is like an orgasm waiting to erupt, probing for just the right touch to release the flood of emotions... and we are not disappointed." - Jose Ruiz, www.reviewplays.com
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
"...the proceedings vibrate with understated rancor whenever Nagle takes command of the stage." - Julio Martinez, Variety
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
"Rob Nagle is a scholar of dullness as the good Constable Dull, Shakespeare's antidote to all the other characters' high-flying language. You could watch Nagle all evening and not get bored. His facial gestures and literal-minded fidgets bring the other characters' absurdities into sharp focus." - Jennifer de Poyen, San Diego Union-Tribune
SCHADENFREUDE
"Particularly successful is Nagle's incredibly haughty Forster, whose inept failure as a colonialist reduces him to the state of bumbling idiocy." - Julio Martinez, Variety
"Nagle summons a ferocious emotional energy while brilliantly capturing a kind of German-ness that studiously avoids stereotype." - Laura Weinert, Backstage
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
"...a refined and talented actor who keeps his booming baritone voice in place while dressing in drag to play the part of Lady Bracknell. The site of lace, mascara and blush on the linebacker-like frame of Nagle is in itself a comedy. But Nagle's ability to pull off the part of the meddling aunt is a tribute to his versatility." - Phil Smith, Times-Union
A FEW GOOD MEN
"Nagle's Jessup is truly hypnotic, like a snake uncoiling." - Marcia Fulmer, The Elkhart Truth
DON JUAN IN HELL
"Rob Nagle's flawless Juan pours out a fast-flowing stream of eloquence." - The Chicago Reader
