BITE: A Pucking Queer Cabaret
"Demi (Jennifer Ledesma) gets the single with the most emotional resonance of the entire evening..." - Stephen Best, Times Square Chronicles "Jennifer Ledesma, as Demi, sings with fervor about her 'Girl Crush,' by Little Big Town." - Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review "... the Demi character... allowed to showcase her powerhouse vocals... Bouthiette too has a lot of fun with vocals, particularly those that spotlight the show’s strongest singers: Vitaterna, Webb and Ledesma." — Lauren Whalen, Chicago Theatre Beat |
photo by Carolyn Reynolds
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"These songs are then arranged in a wonderful way to perfectly encapsulate the moments on stage, the most memorable of these being Demi (Jennifer Ledesma) and Lin (played by understudy Christopher Young) singing a longing duet made up of a mashup of popular songs." — Jerald Raymond Pierce, Chicago Stage Standard
 photo by Carolyn Reynolds
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"As the lovers make their entrances, each of them with an explosive talent of their own, whatever part of the bard’s script was left un-stretched gets flexible real fast. From Jennifer Ledesma and Melanie Vitaterna’s killer vocals, Caitlin Aase’s spectacular burlesque, and Will Kadza’s sad-sweet straight guy, these four accomplish a faithful portrayal of young and learning love." — Lucas Garcia, Third Coast Review |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
"... Rudy Hogenmiller's 40-member cast includes a hugely talented ensemble, who effortlessly transform from Quasimodo's statuary companions into various Gypsies, soldiers, monks, and other Parisians. Among them is... Jennifer Ledesma, who makes a sassy, brassy Brothel Madame..." - Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review |
"A full orchestra making the musical “larger than life” and an ensemble that is terrific in every way, playing invisible “friends” of Quasimoda and townspeople: Lydia Burke, Alex Christ, Taylor DITola, Leon Evans, Jennifer Ledesma, Omar Mulero, Elissa Newcorn, Nicholas Roman, Alexander Rothfield, Rob Schroeder, James Spangler and Jake Stempel. BRAVO!" - Alan Bresloff, Around the Town Chicago |
The View Upstairs
"... a strong ensemble made up of Matt Frye, Jennifer Ledesma, Ben F. Locke, Cari Meixner, Juwon Tyrel Perry and Roy Samra tell their stories without any dialogue." - Karen Topham, Chicago OnStage "The talented singing/dancing ensemble, comprised of Jennifer Ledesma, Cari Meixner, Matt Frye, Ben F. Locke, Juwon Tyrel Perry, Roy Samra, is brought to life through... plenty of spirited, adrenaline-pumping, retro choreography..." - Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review "The entire ensemble is very good... too bad Vernon didn't give all of his characters some sort of backstory. Instead, they just become silent members of the ensemble... These five actors - Ben F. Locke, Jennifer Ledesma, Cari Meixner, Juwon Tyrel Perry and Roy Samra - deserve more." - Jeffrey Leibham, Around the Town Chicago |
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Grand Hotel
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"The cast is a group of amazingly talented performers... the hotel staff (a rich ensemble): Liz Norton (Raffaela), Nick Arcero, Parker Guidry, Daniel Hurst, Jennifer Ledesma, Jenny McPherson, Hanah Rose Nardone, Darren Patin, Shea Pender, Jeff Pierpont, Pavi Proczko, Maurice Randle, Rachel Whyte and Travis Austin Wright. Great job by all!" - Al Bresloff, Around the Town Chicago |
Little Miss Sunshine
Bit player Jennifer Ledesma nailed her cameo as the former Miss California, serenading the crowd with an overtly toothy grin while performing the original ditty 'Little Miss Sunshine.'" - Stephen Best, Times Square Chronicle |
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