Press
"Winning performances, particularly from Tony Yazbeck as the lovelorn sailor Gabey."
Charles Isherwood - The New York Times
Mr. Yazbeck, who has taken a few nights off from “Gypsy,” in which he is a terrific Tulsa, is an even more terrific Gabey. His easy, warm, open-hearted and touchingly real performance provides the show with a firm emotional center."
Charles Isherwood - The New York Times
Gorgeously as it is performed by Mr. Yazbeck — your heart almost breaks as his wide-stretched arms, hungering for an embrace, close on emptiness — the “Lonely Town” number seems go on forever.
Charles Isherwood - The New York Times
"the romantic ballads, "Lonely Town" and "Lucky to Be Me," fill the hall as performed by the strong-voiced Yazbeck"
Steven Suskin - Variety
"Tony Yazbeck exhibits unforced charm and grace, channeling Fred Astaire in Tulsa's "All I Need Is the Girl."
David Rooney - Variety
"One highlight, the soaring song-and-dance number All I Need Is the Girl, teams Benanti with Tony Yazbeck as Louise's unrequited love interest. Watching her try to mimic his graceful footwork while imagining herself in his arms, we're reminded both of the transporting power that musicals once held and the vulnerability that still accompanies and feeds showbiz dreams."
Elysa Gardner - USA Today
"Tony Yazbeck is that rare commodity, a true triple threat — he can act, sing, and dance with equal skill and passion. His soulful delivery of "Lonely Town" and accompanying movement is heartbreakingly real."
David Sheward - Backstage
"Tony Yazbeck plays the song-and-dance man Tulsa and his version of "All I Need Is the Girl" is Astaire-effortless in a number that reproduces Jerome Robbins' original choreography."
Joe Dziemianowicz - Daily News
"Tony Yazbeck brings some verve to the role of Phil Davis."
Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times
"Tony Yazbeck brings a devilish charm to the mischievous Phil."
David Sheward, Backstage
"Yazbeck has the spark to light any kind of yuletide hearth-fire."
David Sheward, Backstage
"Yazbeck is a born musical-comedy man."
Matthew Murray, Talkinbroadway.com
"Tony Yazbeck as Tulsa, the aspiring hoofer comes up roses"
Clive Barnes - New York Post
"Tony Yazbeck whirls and charms his way through "All I Need Is the Girl" while melding glittery dreams with dusty reality far more astutely than anyone else onstage. Matching talent with suavity, chutzpah, and an understatement that doesn't flag even at center stage, he gives the show - for a few fleeting minutes - a human center."
Matthew Murray - Talkinbroadway.com
"Tony Yazbeck is that rare commodity, a true triple threat — he can act, sing, and dance with equal skill and passion. His soulful delivery of "Lonely Town" and accompanying movement is heartbreakingly real."
David Sheward - Backstage
"Tony Yazbeck plays the song-and-dance man Tulsa and his version of "All I Need Is the Girl" is Astaire-effortless in a number that reproduces Jerome Robbins' original choreography."
Joe Dziemianowicz - Daily News
"Tony Yazbeck shows tremendous flare"