The singing dancers in Fosse have been
instructed to gaze out into the audience with
that familiar Fosse stare that says both only a
few instances in which an infectious
rush in the joy of performing gets past
the footlights. You feel it in…, of all
things, the salacious, watch-me delight
that a young woman named Shannon
Lewis draws from a 1970's artifact
called "I Gotcha," choreographed for Liza
Minnelli's 1973 television special.
Fans of Fosse -- the Broadway dance revuehighlighting the varied output of
choreographer-director Bob Fosse -- will
undoubtedly want to snatch up this cast
recording of the music. Shannon
Lewis's sultry "I Gotcha"(from 1972's
Liza with a Z television special) is one of the
disc's catchiest tunes.
Fosse has shady men in Bowler hats, down at the heels hoofers, and long-legged good
time girls (like) Shannon Lewis.
Fosse...boasts the added bonus of being entertaining. For this, we can thank...the
outrageous Shannon Lewis in "I
Gotcha," she thrashes, struts and
shimmies like Tina Turner.
Royce Edwards (as Lewis) enjoyed mother-
son team. Lewis cut a terrifically droll
figure in her slash-dance number,
"Spread a Little Sunshine."
Shannon Lewis plays Fastrada, the evil
stepmother, with just the right mix of
seductiveness, sleaze, and a strong
voice.
being entirely dreary…. Shannon Lewis's jaw-
droppingly sexy and sinewy dancing
transcends...
tempestuous girlfriend Ursula, Paul
Schoeffler and Shannon Lewis make
nice impressions.
and surgically enhanced Val, Shannon
Lewis and Mindy Dougherty pull off their
requisite big moments.
Of the notable performances, I’ll highlight the playfully adorable and vampish
Shelia, portrayed by Shannon Lewis. She
oozed over-the-top sexuality in her
attempt to connect with the director,
only to stop “performing” and reveal
her youthful escape into dance to
replace the father that was never there.
Standouts include ... As the divalicious purring cougar Sheila, Shannon Lewis is
a stunner whose aggressive sexuality
barely masks the panic of turning 30 in a
career that considers anything over 25 or so
geriatric.
Sheila (Shannon Lewis), a tart-
tongued beauty, knows she'll soon hit her
expiration date as a chorus cutie.
Shannon Lewis is brassy, sassy and a
delicious singer and dancer. Audience
members whoop appreciatively after
her razzle-dazzle performance of
“Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets”.
especially after the knockout Girl in the
Yellow Dress (Shannon Lewis, who
nails the part) makes an appearance.
...the musical goes into a spin of tantalizing swing dancing galore where the men in the
club vie for the affection of the Girl in the
Yellow Dress... Lewis is dashing on
stage, bringing a distinctive poise to
the role.
instructed to gaze out into the audience with
that familiar Fosse stare that says both only a
few instances in which an infectious
rush in the joy of performing gets past
the footlights. You feel it in…, of all
things, the salacious, watch-me delight
that a young woman named Shannon
Lewis draws from a 1970's artifact
called "I Gotcha," choreographed for Liza
Minnelli's 1973 television special.
 | BEN BRANTLEY, THE NEW YORK TIMES |
Fans of Fosse -- the Broadway dance revue
choreographer-director Bob Fosse -- will
undoubtedly want to snatch up this cast
recording of the music. Shannon
Lewis's sultry "I Gotcha"(from 1972's
Liza with a Z television special) is one of the
disc's catchiest tunes.
| JASON VERLINDE, AMAZON.COM |
Fosse has shady men in Bowler hats, down at
time girls (like) Shannon Lewis.
| TERRY TEACHOUT, TIME MAGAZINE |
Fosse...boasts the added bonus of being
outrageous Shannon Lewis in "I
Gotcha," she thrashes, struts and
shimmies like Tina Turner.
| CHERYL KLEIN, THE DAILY BRUIN | |
FOSSE
Original Broadway Cast
Original Broadway Cast
PIPPIN
National Tour
National Tour
Thoroughly getting the jokes are a
tart, sexy and amazingly limber
Shannon Lewis as the King's dominatrix
wife Fastrada.
Shannon Lewis (as Fastrada) and James
tart, sexy and amazingly limber
Shannon Lewis as the King's dominatrix
wife Fastrada.
| FRANK RIZZO, VARIETY |
Shannon Lewis (as Fastrada) and James
son team. Lewis cut a terrifically droll
figure in her slash-dance number,
"Spread a Little Sunshine."
| LEWIS WHITTINGTON, BROAD | |
| STREET REVIEW |
Shannon Lewis plays Fastrada, the evil
stepmother, with just the right mix of
seductiveness, sleaze, and a strong
voice.
| NEW YORK THEATRE SCENE | |
THE LOOK OF LOVE
Original Broadway Cast
Original Broadway Cast
At one point, as Kevin Ceballo sings ''Yo Nunca
Spanish), a leggy dancer, Shannon Lewis,
performs a tortuous ballet solo,… some of the
cast members are gifted dancers -- both Ms.
Lewis and Desmond Richardson have ballet chops
--… also in a tribute to Bob Fosse, a sex-kitten
number performed by Ms. Lewis, Janine
LaManna and Rachelle Rak to ''What's New Pussycat?''
A few good moments do prevent The Look of Love from
Spanish), a leggy dancer, Shannon Lewis,
performs a tortuous ballet solo,… some of the
cast members are gifted dancers -- both Ms.
Lewis and Desmond Richardson have ballet chops
--… also in a tribute to Bob Fosse, a sex-kitten
number performed by Ms. Lewis, Janine
LaManna and Rachelle Rak to ''What's New Pussycat?''
| BRUCE WEBER, THE NEW YORK TIMES |
A few good moments do prevent The Look of Love from
droppingly sexy and sinewy dancing
transcends...
| MATTHEW MURRAY, TALKINBROADWAY | |
SWEET CHARITY
Original Broadway Cast
Original Broadway Cast
Paul Schoeffler as Italian matinee idol
Vittorio Vidal and Shannon Lewis as his
haughty drama-queen girlfriend,
Ursula, register amusing turns…. even
if the turbulent lovers' reconciliation is comic
business in the closet.
In the brief roles of Vittorio Vidal and his
Vittorio Vidal and Shannon Lewis as his
haughty drama-queen girlfriend,
Ursula, register amusing turns…. even
if the turbulent lovers' reconciliation is comic
business in the closet.
| DAVID ROONEY, VARIETY |
In the brief roles of Vittorio Vidal and his
Schoeffler and Shannon Lewis make
nice impressions.
| DAVID FINKLE, THEATERMANIA | |
A CHORUS LINE
National Tour
National Tour
quality that seemed to me mostly
missing when I saw the original New
York cast of Bob Avian’s 2006
Broadway revival on which this tour was
based…The line is very fine here, in so many
ways… in the deceptively difficult role
of sexy, self-obfuscating Sheila,
Shannon Lewis is delicious.
In the showy roles of jaded, flirtatious Sheila
missing when I saw the original New
York cast of Bob Avian’s 2006
Broadway revival on which this tour was
based…The line is very fine here, in so many
ways… in the deceptively difficult role
of sexy, self-obfuscating Sheila,
Shannon Lewis is delicious.
| CHRIS JONES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
In the showy roles of jaded, flirtatious Sheila
Lewis and Mindy Dougherty pull off their
requisite big moments.
| PETER MARKS, WASHINGTON POST |
Of the notable performances, I’ll
Shelia, portrayed by Shannon Lewis. She
oozed over-the-top sexuality in her
attempt to connect with the director,
only to stop “performing” and reveal
her youthful escape into dance to
replace the father that was never there.
| THE D.C. TRAVELLER |
Standouts include ... As the divalicious
a stunner whose aggressive sexuality
barely masks the panic of turning 30 in a
career that considers anything over 25 or so
geriatric.
| CATEY SULLIVAN, THE CHICAGO | |
| EXAMINER |
Sheila (Shannon Lewis), a tart-
tongued beauty, knows she'll soon hit her
expiration date as a chorus cutie.
| CHRISTINE DOLAN, MIAMI HERALD | |
CARMEN
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse
Shannon Lewis is proud and defiant
as Juantia…
as Juantia…
| PAM KRAGEN, NORTH COUNTY TIMES | |
BWAY BY THE YEAR 1930
Broadway
Broadway
Worth much more … was Sean Martin
Hingston and Shannon Lewis' funny
and sexy rendition of "Serenade of
Love," from Nina Rosa, with elegant
choreography courtesy of Andy
Blankenbuehler.
Hingston and Shannon Lewis' funny
and sexy rendition of "Serenade of
Love," from Nina Rosa, with elegant
choreography courtesy of Andy
Blankenbuehler.
| JENA TESSE FOX, | |
| BROADWAYWORLD |
BWAY BY THE YEAR 1944
Broadway
Broadway
Another huge plus was Shannon
Lewis, who, with her long leg
extension as she moves gracefully
across a stage, presents a sexy
picture. She excelled singing “It Was
Nice Knowing You” from Jackpot (Vernon
Duke and Howard Dietz), and working
enjoyably with Jeffry Denman in a
rendition of “I Love You” from Mexican
Hayride.
Lewis, who, with her long leg
extension as she moves gracefully
across a stage, presents a sexy
picture. She excelled singing “It Was
Nice Knowing You” from Jackpot (Vernon
Duke and Howard Dietz), and working
enjoyably with Jeffry Denman in a
rendition of “I Love You” from Mexican
Hayride.
| WILLIAM WOLF | |
DAMN YANKEES
North Shore Theatre
North Shore Theatre
Fortunately, the charisma monitor is off
the charts with Shannon Lewis's
Lola, the devil's temptress, whose high-
heavenly in ''Two Lost Souls," a duet with
George Merrick that becomes a sensational
ensemble number.
As 172-year-old temptress Lola, red-haired
the charts with Shannon Lewis's
Lola, the devil's temptress, whose high-
heavenly in ''Two Lost Souls," a duet with
George Merrick that becomes a sensational
ensemble number.
| ED SIEGEL, BOSTON GLOBE |
As 172-year-old temptress Lola, red-haired
delicious singer and dancer. Audience
members whoop appreciatively after
her razzle-dazzle performance of
“Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets”.
| SALLY APPLEGATE, NORTH | |
| ANDOVER CITIZEN |
CONTACT
Asolo Repertory Theatre
Asolo Repertory Theatre
It is hard for anyone to look away
from Shannon Lewis as she
practically glides into that bar, with
every eye on her. She has the power,
accepting or rejecting dance requests
with a simple and often disdainful nod
of her head. Lewis makes you wish
you could dance along to the swing
steps that keep this bar crowd
hopping.
Michael Wiley wants to dance--desperately--
from Shannon Lewis as she
practically glides into that bar, with
every eye on her. She has the power,
accepting or rejecting dance requests
with a simple and often disdainful nod
of her head. Lewis makes you wish
you could dance along to the swing
steps that keep this bar crowd
hopping.
| JAY HANDELMAN, HERALD-TRIBUNE |
Michael Wiley wants to dance--desperately--
Yellow Dress (Shannon Lewis, who
nails the part) makes an appearance.
| KAY KIPLING, SARASOTA MAGAZINE |
...the musical goes into a spin of tantalizing
club vie for the affection of the Girl in the
Yellow Dress... Lewis is dashing on
stage, bringing a distinctive poise to
the role.
| JANUARY HOLMES, BRADENTON | |
| HERALD |