As FANNY in FANNY at CITY CENTER ENCORES!

"Both Ms. Shaddow and Mr. Snyder make the most of their somewhat sketchy roles. Ms. Shaddow could easily pass for French and has a soprano of lovely warmth and agility. She sings her confession of love, "I Have to Tell You," with a soft ardor..." - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

"As Fanny and Marius finally confronted each other at City Center -- she imploring, "I love you," he crying out her name over and over -- the pure-voiced Shaddow and Snyder (Cry-Baby) felt like the last true lovers in town. Tear-jerking? You bet. And fantastic." - Elizabeth Vincentelli, The New York Post

"As the young lovers, Shaddow and Snyder deliver powerhouse vocal performances. She rips into some of Rome's most soaring numbers with a remarkably clear soprano; they... deliver poised performances during several of the most critical moments in the second act when Fanny and Marius have begun to regret the choices that they made in the heat of youth." - Andy Propst, TheaterMania

"Fanny couldn't have a more charming interpreter than Shaddow, whose bright soprano voice soars in the impassioned "I Have to Tell You."" - Simon Saltzman, CurtainUp

"James Snyder and Elena Shaddow, as our sea-crossed loves Marius and Fanny, made a winning and winsome pair. Neo-classic movie idols transported in time, our strapping young hero and lithe and lissome heroine were a perfect French twist..." - Sherri Rase, QMetropolis.com

As OLIVIA in TWELFTH NIGHT at SHAKESPEARE THEATER OF NJ:

"This is a Twelfth Night in which the wonderfully well-cast women are brought to the fore, one in which the hopeless love of Olivia (Elena Shaddow) for Viola is neither ludicrous nor lascivious but deeply poignant." - Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal

"Olivia, excellently played by Elena Shaddow ... gets one of the biggest laughs of the night just in the way she says, 'Oh.'" - Peter Filichia, The Star-Ledger

"Shaddow emerges from the frost of her mourning in fits and starts that are adorable and humorous and, although at first her eye is cast on the wrong "man," watching the warming of her womanly nature is delightful." - Sherri Rase, QOnStage.com

"...this dark romantic comedy better suits the approach given by Elena Shaddow, as the otherwise foolish Olivia..." - Simon Saltzman, CurtainUp

As CLARA JOHNSON in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, First National Tour

"Clara's character is challenging to pull off. Her impairment must register as believable, but not in such a way that it turns the plot into a sick joke. Shaddow finds the balance that was missing at Lincoln Center, and her light soprano delights." - Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times

"Her onstage journey ... is filled with confusion, love, doubt and enthusiasm and she gets the right tone out of each emotion, switching one on and the other off and allowing no ambiguity to creep in." - Phil Gallo, Variety

"In Guettel's sweetly, achingly soaring "The Beauty Is," Shaddow's clear, silvery soprano pours out her exhilaration with the new emotions she feels and astonishment that someone might love her… Shaddow captivatingly navigates Clara's inner roller coaster ride on the abrupt title song 'Tirade.'" - Robert Hurwitt, San Fransisco Chronicle