PEACE IN OUR TIME
"The cast I saw, featuring Nagle and his fellow 'Stubbs' team, seemed just about perfect..." Don Shirley, LA Stage Times
"As lethally amiable Nazi Albrecht Richter... bravura Rob Nagle (has) unsettling presence." David C. Nichols, Backstage
"Rob Nagle simply triumphs as the SS Man who patrols the neighborhood: this is an actor to watch, for his every glance and movement is positively organic." Tony Frankel, Stage and Cinema
"...how to present a Nazi character that was neither kitsch, schlock, nor comic relief, intended or otherwise... The problem is solved brilliantly in Rob Nagle's rendering of Albrecht Richter, the Gestapo bureaucrat who oversees the pub. Richter's embrace of the Fuhrer's vision is fervent and true, never expedient -- he is a man born to Nazism." Thomas Waldman, NOHO Arts District
FLEETWOOD MACBETH
"Duncan (Rob Nagle) is a gargantuanly bare-and-barrel-chested Sean Connery wannabe." Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"King Duncan of Scotland (Rob Nagle in white beard and false beer belly) speaks about how old he is which leads to a series of 'You are so old that...' Lynne Bronstein, reviewplays.com
"Returning company members are delightful... Rob Nagle as Duncan with a spot-on Sean Connery Scots accent." Candyce Columbus, LA Examiner
"...Rob Nagle, channeling Sean Connery as the murdered King Duncan, and Jason Turner... sweeten this pool of talent." Dink O'Neal, Burbank Leader
"Rob Nagle channels Sean Connery as King Duncan and keeps the show from getting derailed by too many ad-libs and pop culture references from the jokey cast." Pauline Adamek, LA Weekly
"I especially enjoyed Rob Nagle’s blustery Duncan..." Tom Waldman, MyDailyFind
"Rob Nagle galumphs with precision as King Duncan—you've heard of his doughnuts." David C. Nichols, Backstage
THE NORMAL CHILD
"Rob Nagle is exceptionally good as the Louisiana exile who returns to the unhappy homestead of his youth to save his sister from her family and herself. In a good and just world, this production would continue to live on somewhere even after its three remaining weekend matinee performances in the current Fringe." Lyle Zimskind, LAist.com
PLAY DATES / 3 one-acts by Sam Wolfson
Boy Meets Girl - Dr. Love - Honeymoon Period (remount)
"Nagle, one of the brightest lights of L.A.’s stage scene, proves once again... that Versatility should be his middle name. It seems barely possible that the actor... should be the same thesp whose intense performances in Sidhe and London’s Scars were honored with 2009-2010 StageSceneLA Awards for Drama. In Play Dates, Nagle reveals a mastery of comic timing, full body acting, and improv... As an added bonus, his brief, priceless bit as a gay waiter manages to be spot-on without a hint of hetero-actor condescension." Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"Her cast, doubling in supporting roles, is spot-on: Nagle and Bond's gonzo dance d'amour and Monahan and Marshall's gymnastic evening ablutions easily worth admission." David C. Nichols, Los Angeles Times
"Rob Nagle steals the show with his deadpan portrayal of a wounded child and intense, over the top talk show host." Mary Mallory, Tolucan Times
"If I have to single one of them out, RobNagle, LA Theatre semi-celeb actor-extraordinaire, is not to be missed." the Networker
THE 39 STEPS
"...two great clowns (Rob Nagle and Larry Paulsen)... who have fully tapped their inner Tim Conway. They execute an endless array of perfectly timed physical gags, quick costume changes and gymnastics of both the verbal and physical variety... the evening really belongs to the comedy team of Nagle and Paulsen, who pull off nearly 50 roles between them — many at the same time. They easily distinguish their many characters with the switch of a hat or a quick dash under a counter. These are clowns both Beckett and Burnett would hail." John Moore, Denver Post
"The burly Rob Nagle is hilarious as a dizzying array of characters ranging from a Scotland Yard detective to a frumpy female hotel clerk to an annoyingly high-voiced newspaper boy." Todd Wallinger, Colorado Springs Gazette
"The hard-working Larry Paulsen and Rob Nagle are the shows chameleons, switching hats, costumes, accents and even genders to play all the other parts... The two stretch their comic muscles to the snapping point, as well as hefting much of the furniture that coalesces so unexpectedly into all sorts of landscapes. They never appear to sweat it." Noah Jordan, 303 Magazine
"Mr. Paulsen and Mr. Nagle portray a few dozen characters, some that will have you rolling in the aisles." Greg Rice, broadwayworld.com
"...supported by some of the most gifted comedic actors to grace Denver stages... wonderfully cast and incredibly funny, Paulsen and Nagle truly brought out all the stops and tirelessly bring each and every moment to life. It's exhausting just to watch, but when the two of them carry on a conversation between four people, it's a sight to behold." Deb Flomberg, Denver Examiner
"Paulsen and Nagle were fantastic and, in my opinion, found a greater variety in each of their characters than the performers I saw on Broadway, especially with their range of effortless dialects." He Said/She Said Critiques, Mile High Critics
"The 39 Steps is the best show in Denver... this is one that you've got to see if you can swing it. Hilarious." Greg Moody, CBS Television, Channel 4, Denver
"Nagle's ultra quick character, costume, and dialect transitions between inspector, straight man, and paper boy are flabbergasting." Bob Bows, ColorardoDrama.com
"The 39 Steps is a quite simply the funniest show to have ever been staged by the Denver Center Theatre Company... the cast of four is impeccable in the transmogrification of dark suspenseful celluloid into high voltage theatrical farce that's sidesplitting." David Marlowe, Colorado Theatre Guild
"Larry Paulsen and Rob Nagle play everyone else... their timing is impeccable — it has to be — and their antics a hoot." Juliet Wittman, Westword
"It is by far, the boffo ballet of Rob Nagle and Larry Paulsen that brings this roller-coaster to its vaudevillian knees. My jaw was on my chest in simultaneous awe and laughter." Tracy Shaffer, Telluride Inside
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
"A clever ensemble of improv players (Will Sasso, Melissa McCarthy, Andrew Daly, Rob Nagle) score sly laughs as Holly and Messer’s newfound, nosy neighbors..." Dennis King, Projections
PLAY DATES / 3 one-acts by Sam Wolfson
Boy Meets Girl - Dr. Love - Honeymoon Period
"BOY MEETS GIRL: The best scene is a ballet... In the hands of most actors this would be funny, but when Rob Nagle gets hold of it, the laugh meter shoots beyond the strata. Nagle is a master of comic timing, and he brings an arsenal of expressions and faces that convince the skeptics that this is an overgrown five year old dunked in a wading pool far beyond his comprehension. / In DR. LOVE... Again, Nagle stretches easily to create a devastating caricature of all the 'Doctors' on the air. Dr. Phil and Dr. Laura, watch out!" Jose Ruiz, reviewplays.com
"Rob Nagle and Elizabeth Bond are delightful as the pre-pubescent couple." Joel Elkins, LA Theatre Review
"Nagle’s transition from kindergarten playground Casanova Sam, a me-me-me, adorable to embittered and then chastened Dr. Love was exquisitely gawky. Bond’s formidable four-year-old Stacey, coltishly-chomping for playground, pre-adolescent romance, contrasted nicely with Nagle’s D-Day landing tentativeness." James Scarborough, What the Butler Saw
LONDON'S SCARS
"Nagle is brilliant (what else?) in a pair of roles, the wily aforementioned investigator and (in adeliciously comic turn) a horny bar patron who succumbs to Mary’s allure." Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"Rob Nagle gives his character—the investigating British-intelligence agent—a variety of rich, unexpected details. Instead of 'bad acting' shivers and arm-rubbing to show the cold weather, Nagle makes Wiggins sweat itchily through his heavy winter suit." Dany Margolies, Backstage
"The solid cast is punctuated by standouts Nagle, notable for his chameleonic shifts in playing two other minor characters as well, and Bishop, whose tortured intensity is palpable." Mayank Keshaviah, LA Weekly
"...crisp performances all around drive this literate script... Nagle finds unexpected nooks and crannies in his G-man." Charlotte Stoudt, Los Angeles Times
"...blessed by a wonderful cast, especially in Rob Nagle who chameleon-like switches roles a few times, and also by a very talented director fairly new on the scene, Darin Anthony..." Robert Machray, www.stagehappenings.com
"Superb acting from a highly committed, natural cast. The rumors are true: Kenneth Branagh was there, and gave a standing ovation! My thoughts are therefore irrelevant. Just take that information to the bank and go see this show." ty.foster8, Goldstar Member
SIDHE
"Louise's steadiest customer is her alcoholic brother in law, Vernon (the standout Rob Nagle), who remains inconsolable over the shooting death of his philandering wife Amy, whom he'd worshiped unrequitedly." Deborah Klugman, LA Weekly
"Rob Nagle (Vernon) once again proves himself versatility personified, his nasal Chicago accent, working class demeanor, and sad eyes revealing a Midwesterner tormented by guilt and loss." Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"Rob Nagle’s Vernon churns with rage..." Laura Hitchcock, CurtainUp
"Rob Nagle creates a cuddly cop in Vernon, a sturdy Midwesterner trying to do right. Vernon downs glass after glass of Jameson, and Nagle accurately shows the effects." Dany Margolies, Backstage
"Rob Nagle... is perfect for Vernon. Not only because he has an immense capacity for earnestness but he has a great command of the stage and has the remarkable ability to dance between comedy and tragedy with the dexterity of Mercury." Ann Noble
BACH AT LEIPZIG
"Nagle is superb, a subtle comic with sad truths in his eyes and full dramatic command of the stage." Dany Margolies, Backstage
"Rob Nagle, in the lead as J.F. Fasch, brings a wealth of reality to his farcical role (as everyone must) and is believable throughout." Dale Reynolds, www.stagehappenings.com
"The best moments, though, come from Rob Nagle’s powerhouse performance as the only thoughtful character." Tom Provenzano, LA Weekly
"...Rob Nagle as the forgotten Johann Friedrich Fasch, the play’s most complex character, was good enough to start me hunting through old Baroque recordings for some of his music." Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
"The marvelously subtle Nagle starts getting laughs with the play’s very first line..." Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"The ensemble is a director’s dream cast with Nagle at the helm." MR Hunter, www.stagehappenings.com
"The opening monologue by Johann Friedrich Fasch, played with elegance and eloquence by Rob Nagle, lays the groundwork for the slapstick antics that are to follow in this most satisfying, marvelously written farce by Itamar Moses." Beverly Cohn, Santa Monica Mirror
"Although the entire cast was enjoyable, I found Rob Nagle's performance to be outstanding. Nagle's grasp of heightened language is only surpassed by his flawless comic timing. His speech at the opening of Act 2 was a major highlight of the play." Anonymous Goldstar Member
THE GREAT TENNESSEE MONKEY TRIAL
"Rob Nagle gives Attorney General Stewart a warm Southern accent and a pit bull’s personality, while he and Arye Gross, as defense attorney Arthur Garfield Hayes, engage in wonderful comedic interplay..." Andrew S. Hughes, South Bend Tribune
"Heading the prosecution, Rob Nagle looked and sounded somewhat like Fred Thompson when Fred Thompson still had his wits about him, as in the Watergate hearings. Nagle's brass tacks performance Friday firmly complemented Asner's embodiment of a mythic figure." Jay Harvey, Indianapolis Star
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
"The ensemble cast is exceptional throughout, with particular nods to... LA treasure Rob Nagle as Nicholas Skeres, a guy equal parts comfortably convivial friend and covert hired assassin." Travis Michael Holder, Entertainment Today
"Mark H. Dold and Rob Nagle are excellent as the nefarious duo Robyn Poley and Nicholas Skeres." Jim Farber, Daily Breeze
TAKING STEPS
"...brilliant slapstick moments... laugh riot.... one of the very best comedy productions of 2008..." Steven Stanley, StageSceneLA
"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, StageSceneLA
"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 of this 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
"Nagle handily embodies Orton's contempt for authority figures..." Wenzel Jones, Backstage
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
ANGRY
"Rob Nagle evokes laughs in the pivotal role of the harmonica-playing postman, delivering much more than mail to these households." Les Spindle, Backstage
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
"And if you still didn't get it, don't worry. Neither did Constable Anthony Dull (Rob Nagle), who was simply hysterical as the dim witted policeman completely confounded by the fast talking aristocrats." Rob Hopper, San Diego Playbill
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
"Nagle's interpretation of Bracknell can best be described as towering." Marcia Fulmer, The Elkhart Truth
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
