Gael Schaefer

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Press Quotes from . . . The Wedding Singer

"[I]t is difficult to enjoy any production of The Wedding Singer without giving a lot of well-deserved credit to the actress who plays Rosie, Robbie's young-at-heart grandmother.  Gael Schaefer . . . could do it tomorrow night on Broadway without missing a step or seeming out-of-place."
--DailyActor.com

. . . ​The Inconvenient Miracle
"As Sister Florence, Gael Schaefer . . . is letter perfect."
--Victor Gluck, TheatreScene.net

. . . ​A Wilder Christmas

"Gael Schaefer played the distant relative, Cousin Ermengarde, with a captivating fragility."
--NY Theatre Guide

. . . Souvenir

"Schaefer's portrayal of Madame Flo creates a complex, charming, delusional woman who combines a childlike innocence and steely determination to produce the music she hears in her head.  Schaefer seems to channel Jenkins' voice in all its incomprehensible mystery.  This is a feat that requires enough knowledge of singing to be consistently off-key."
--The Baltimore Sun

"Schaefer, in real life an excellent singer, gives full vent to Jenkins' awfulness . . . ."
--DC Theatre Scene

"It takes a lot of talent to sing as bad as Jenkins, and Schaefer was simply wonderful at it."
--The Capital

"Schaefer has worked with the wonderfully-voiced Judy Kaye, who created the role of Florence for the Broadway production.  But Schaefer makes the role her own, bringing out a flair for physical comedy in her portrayal, adding a touch of Lucy to the socialite's character.  Kaye's portrayal was a more starched and upper crust woman, but Schaefer's choices make Florence more endearing to the audience."
--Severna Park Voice

"Gael Schaefer as Madame Flo is charming and clueless.  Picture a cross between Katherine Hepburn and Karen Black, neither known for their singing, and give her the confidence of a child . . . .  Schaefer's performance is noteworthy on another score: It takes a tremendous talent for a competent singer to sing this badly, and to do so with shameless aplomb takes real guts. . . .  will make you laugh and cry, sometimes simultaneously."
--BayWeekly.com

. . . Leading Ladies
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"Schaefer['s] Florence [is] forever poised on the brink of death and seemingly kept alive by pure spite. Her verbal sparring . . . is a recurring highlight of the show's quirky sense of humor."
--BroadwayWorld.com

. . . Anna Christie

"Schaefer is a willful delight as Marthy, something like the Mammy Yokum of the waterfront."
--Brooklyn Heights Press & Cobble Hill News

. . . The Gondoliers

"Schaefer [is] a master of gesture and tone."
--The Brooklyn Papers

. . . The Wizard of Oz

"[Gael Schaefer is] wickedly good in her roles."
--The Patriot-News

. . . Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You

"Schaefer, as Sister Mary, did a marvelous job"
--Byrne Harrison Online


Contact Gael at 646-460-6346 or gael@evilgael.com

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