BAYLA WHITTEN

REVIEWS

A Concert Tribute to Irvine Berlin:

" As bright-toned Bayla Whitten sings engagingly of a first family member's plight - "The Secret Service makes me nervous; when I am dating they are waiting to observe us. ... The president's daughter must drink water, no drink of scotch; she might do what she hadn't oughter" - the other cast members don dark glasses and strike all the familiar poses of a security detail..."Always," delivered sweetly by Whitten" - Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun

Merrily We Roll Along:

"Gartshore and Olivera are exceptionally good, Erik Lieberman makes a good Signature debut as does Bayla Whitten as the composer's first wife and Tory Ross as his second. Whitten is particularly strong even though her part is the least well structured in the reverse-in-time format of the musical." - Brad Hathaway, Potomac Stages

"Gartshore, Olivera and Liberman are pitch perfect as the show's lead trio. Gartshore brings his usual talent and charisma to the stage while Olivera and Liberman demonstrate a comic timing matched only by Olivera's stunning voice. They are more than ably supported by Tory Ross as the desperate Broadway starlet Gussie Carnegie, Christopher Bloch as her husband Joe Josephson, and Bayla Whitten's Beth. Special appreciation must go to Whitten for her moving performance of ''Not a Day Goes By,'' arguably the greatest break-up song ever written." - Tom Avila, Metro Weekly

High School performance at the Kennedy Center 2003

"The highlight was the performance by the Annandale Singers, the chorus from Annandale High School, under the direction of Carleen Dixon. Dressed in colorful Elizabethan garb, these young musicians displayed fine ensemble and purity of sound. Michael Weinberg and particularly Bayla Whitten gave memorable solos that painted a rosy picture for the future strength of choral singing in America."

Daniel Ginsberg, Washington Post

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