The Comedy of Errors - Riverside Theatre - 2008
"Martin Andrews and Aaron Graham turn in wonderful performances as the two servants Dromio. Equally at ease with the verbal and physical comedy their roles require, the two actors share mannerisms with such success that it is surprisingly easy to confuse them for one another as the play progresses."
- Rob Cline, CorridorBuzz.com

"Every actor is tasked with spitting out rapid-fire banter ... while engaging in two hours of non-stop slapstick antics. It's as hilarious to see as it is to hear. The actors playing Dromio ... are on the receiving end of the slapstick and roll mightily through their roles.
- Diana Nollen, Cedar Rapids Gazette


The Winter's Tale - Riverside Theatre - 2008
[The company members] were forced to hastily relocate the play earlier this month after the City Park stage was inundated by floodwaters. But apart from the play being performed indoors, audiences would be hard-pressed to find any outward sign of the upheaval as the actors seemed to be right at home."
- Loren Keller, CorridorBuzz.com


Visiting Mr. Green - Attic Playhouse - 2007
"Marvin Berman is a treasure to watch. He gives Mr. Green a quiet dignity. Aaron Graham, as Ross, exudes sincerity as the neat-freak yuppie. Graham smoothly commands the stage and plays off Berman nicely to give the show a wholesome reality ... Amazingly cliche-free writing delivered in exchanges beautifully acted add up to a heartwarming show."
- Tom Williams, ChicagoCritic.com


Ragtime - Porchlight Music Theatre - 2007
Production extended and transferred to the Apollo Theater
Jeff Award: Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical

"Now beautifully remounted at the 461-seat Apollo Theater... this 1998 Broadway musical looks and sounds more glorious than ever. This is a soaring, tremendously vivid production that could easily knock the socks off any Broadway competitor in the Loop. And the large cast, using its double-threat acting and vocal talents, brings and authenticity and radiance to every engrossing minute." The extension review (pdf).
- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

"The immigrant Tateh, a Latvian Jew, is played by Aaron Graham with a convincing accent that never falls into ethnic stereotype. He balances Tateh's fear, determination and resourcefulness and gives the character a winning sense of humor. [Charissa] Armon and Graham have been doing impressive work on off-Loop stages for a number of years and they have really blossomed into mature performers here." The review (link).
- John Olson, Talkin' Broadway

"While L. Walter Stearns' production is no stunning feat of revisionist direction ... this show features an uncommonly talented cast. And along with vocal renditions that go far, far beyond what Porchlight has offered us earlier this season (any of its seasons, really), this piece brims with such communal heart that all the right emotional keys are tinkled." The original review (pdf). The extension review (pdf).
- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

"Highly Recommended. When the voices of the 21-person cast soar -- and you rarely will hear a more gorgeous sound -- they hold you spellbound. So do the actors' precision-tooled characterizations. This Ragtime ... is sensational on every count." The original review (pdf).
- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

"Highly Recommended. This revival moves in every way, partly because it dispenses with the elaborate scene changes of Frank Galati's original Broadway production. The performances persuade, the dancing is period perfect, and the casting is unimprovable."
- Lawrence Bommer, Chicago Reader

"Enormously effective ... Aaron Graham’s immigrant Tateh is a determined, full-bodied maestro performance."
- Brian Kirst, Chicago Free Press

"A dead ringer for a young Mandy Patinkin."
- Joe Stead, Steadstyle Chicago


Fiorello! - TimeLine Theatre Company - 2006
Nominated for 10 Jeff Citations including Best Production and Best Ensemble

"Highly recommended. Director Nick Bowling ... has assembled one of those stellar Chicago companies that mixes veterans and newcomers. All 16 actors burst with talent and vocal prowess."
- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times

"Packed with marvelous musical-theater performers, the cast puts as much energy into the characters as the songs."
- Chicago Reader

"The impressive cast includes an especially robust male chorus whose 'Politics and Poker,' 'The Bum Won' and 'Little Tin Box' make for some of the show's most entertaining moments."
- Daily Herald


Warfield, USA! - New York Fringe Festival - 2005
"There are plenty of capable and exciting performers here, including ... Aaron Graham's often affecting portrayal as Gunner. And there are several truly inspired songs and moments."
- NYTheatre.com

"Collaboratively written, composed, and performed by the Chicago-based theatre company Jazz Hands Across America ... In the fashion of Urinetown, the satirical political story is presented in the form of a musical and simultaneously parodies Broadway conventions, thereby doubling the fun. It's laugh after laugh on top of laugh ... All the actors are top notch."
- Backstage.com


Falsettos - Porchlight Music Theatre - 2005
"The show works most satisfyingly when center stage is taken by Aaron Graham's Mendel. In his zip and comic topspin he is nearly up to Broadway level." The review (pdf).
- Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

"A superb portrayal, almost steals the show."
- Daily Southtown

"Mendel, sung and danced deftly by the charismatic Aaron Graham, belted through numbers like ‘A Marriage Proposal.'"
- ChicagoCritic.com

"Marvin’s ex wife (Holly Stauder) is … helped along by the psychiatrist Mendel (Aaron Graham, livening up every scene he’s in with his limber comic timing)."
- Windy City Times

"[Director Steve] Scott and his cast have done some subtle but effective rethinkings of the characters ... Aaron Graham’s psychiatrist Mendel is way out of goofy Chip Zien territory - a tougher, more self-absorbed guy, especially in act one ... [Porchlight’s Finn Festival is] a showcase of the developing talents of … young performers like Joe Schenck, Jon Runnfeldt, Holly Stauder and Aaron Graham, who we’ve been able to track for several years now in the Chicago scene."
- John Olson, Talkin' Broadway


Anyone Can Whistle - Pegasus Players - 2004
"Among the solid cast … Aaron Graham as Comptroller Schub had the comic timing of a pro and a top-notch voice to boot."
- The Sondheim Review

"Aaron Graham's Comptroller Schub is a nicely etched, nearly vaudevillian turn that satisfies throughout."
- Gay Chicago Magazine


Sunday in the Park with George - Pegasus Players - 2002
Jeff Citation: Best Production of a Musical

"The supporting cast delivers sharp characterizations and strong vocal performances, including a standout comic performance from Aaron Graham as Franz and 'Mr.'"
- The Sondheim Review

"The more polished performers include … Aaron Graham and Gail Becker in multiple roles (including two libidinous servants and boorish American tourists)."
- Lucia Mauro, theatre critic


Tom Lehrer's Tomfoolery - Open Eye Productions - 2001
Jeff Recommended

"A cast of four fine singers and three musicians whisk through an hour's worth of Lehrer's material … Lehrer shows his science-geek roots in 'The Elements,' which showcases Graham's nimble phrasing."
- Chicago Free Press