MUSIC
We will put some of these excellent songs on our air-play list.
JAZZ RADIO fm Dioni Piatkowsk,i Mosina POLAND
Her voice is that of an old soul, re-cast in a compact frame, beaming
energy, lithe and strong. It’s like Janice Joplin singing with the voice of an angel.
Susan Walker, The Toronto Star
poised at the perfect juncture between talent and experience.
Jamie Kastner, Saturday Sun
Let a voice that soars with grace and soul possess you with its power.
Rob Galbraith, The Toronto Sun
Jani Lauzon’s voice is one of astonishing range.
Douglas Hughes, N.B. Telegraph Journal
I was thunderstruck by Lauzon and her band.
William Nicholls, The Nation, Montreal
...truly original artist. Gary 17 TO-nite
Noah Drew’s soundscape has a few too many passages of generic-sounding chanting, but the songs by Jani Lauzon are superb.
Ottawa Citizen May 2007 (Copper Thunderbird; NAC)
ACTOR
The Cast is excellent, especially Jani Lauzon who is on stage for nearly the entire show. Playing Raven with fluent, graceful athleticism.
H.J.Kichhoff The Globe and Mail April 27 1993 (Whale at YPT)
One of the plays most powerful scenes was Lauzon’s song to the tune of Amazing Grace. With her white face paint starting to smear and drip on to her jacket, the performance epitomized the heart wrenching confusion of a people exploited.
Eve Edmonds – Ottawa Sun (Almighty Voice and His Wife; GCTC)
Jani Lauzon…rises mgnificently in a white-hot fusion of agony and anger. It must be the most powerful moment in current Toronto Theatre.
Robert Cushman - The Globe and Mail (Andromache; Orange Dog Theatre)
Jani Lauzon gives a terrific performance as Mark Antony. Her funeral oration is powerful and moving.
Connie Meng, North Country PublicRadio (Death of a Chief; NEPA/NAC)
...one of the vocal standouts is “Surabaya Johnny,” delivered with passion and power by Jani Lauzon as Yvette.
Connie Meng, North Country PublicRadio (Mother Courage; NAC/MTC)
Lauzon, doing double duty, gives us a quirky, sharp-eyed Fool with a touch of the trickster including the alert ears of a fox or coyote as part of the costume. On opening night, Lauzon’s Fool netted plenty of laughs..
Patrick Langston, The Ottawa Citizen May 12, 2012
Jani Lauzon makes a gossiping neighbour and a high-strung servant distinct, often providing comic relief.
Review of Blood Wedding, NOW Magazine March 2015
A deeply moving, eloquent exploration of what is sacred.
Lynn Slotkin, Prophecy Fog 2018
Jani Lauzon is exceptional as the Old Shepperd. She brings slapstick every chance she gets…The warmth with which Lauzon shares the Sheperd's hyperactivity made me feel like a kid at a birthday party with the best clown money can buy.
Trevor Abes, Mooney on Theatre, The Winters Tale
DIRECTOR
Lauzon has created a production that is beautiful and evocative.
Lynn Slotkin, Almighty Voice and His Wife, Soulpepper 2019
Under Jani's directing, the cast weaves seamlessly between their past and present, myth and inner worlds.
Where the Blood Mixes, Robyn Grant-Moran The Globe and Mail
Jani Lauzon's staging of the murder mystery delivers thrills, chills and fine performances.
Rope, Shaw Festival. Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
We will put some of these excellent songs on our air-play list.
JAZZ RADIO fm Dioni Piatkowsk,i Mosina POLAND
Her voice is that of an old soul, re-cast in a compact frame, beaming
energy, lithe and strong. It’s like Janice Joplin singing with the voice of an angel.
Susan Walker, The Toronto Star
poised at the perfect juncture between talent and experience.
Jamie Kastner, Saturday Sun
Let a voice that soars with grace and soul possess you with its power.
Rob Galbraith, The Toronto Sun
Jani Lauzon’s voice is one of astonishing range.
Douglas Hughes, N.B. Telegraph Journal
I was thunderstruck by Lauzon and her band.
William Nicholls, The Nation, Montreal
...truly original artist. Gary 17 TO-nite
Noah Drew’s soundscape has a few too many passages of generic-sounding chanting, but the songs by Jani Lauzon are superb.
Ottawa Citizen May 2007 (Copper Thunderbird; NAC)
ACTOR
The Cast is excellent, especially Jani Lauzon who is on stage for nearly the entire show. Playing Raven with fluent, graceful athleticism.
H.J.Kichhoff The Globe and Mail April 27 1993 (Whale at YPT)
One of the plays most powerful scenes was Lauzon’s song to the tune of Amazing Grace. With her white face paint starting to smear and drip on to her jacket, the performance epitomized the heart wrenching confusion of a people exploited.
Eve Edmonds – Ottawa Sun (Almighty Voice and His Wife; GCTC)
Jani Lauzon…rises mgnificently in a white-hot fusion of agony and anger. It must be the most powerful moment in current Toronto Theatre.
Robert Cushman - The Globe and Mail (Andromache; Orange Dog Theatre)
Jani Lauzon gives a terrific performance as Mark Antony. Her funeral oration is powerful and moving.
Connie Meng, North Country PublicRadio (Death of a Chief; NEPA/NAC)
...one of the vocal standouts is “Surabaya Johnny,” delivered with passion and power by Jani Lauzon as Yvette.
Connie Meng, North Country PublicRadio (Mother Courage; NAC/MTC)
Lauzon, doing double duty, gives us a quirky, sharp-eyed Fool with a touch of the trickster including the alert ears of a fox or coyote as part of the costume. On opening night, Lauzon’s Fool netted plenty of laughs..
Patrick Langston, The Ottawa Citizen May 12, 2012
Jani Lauzon makes a gossiping neighbour and a high-strung servant distinct, often providing comic relief.
Review of Blood Wedding, NOW Magazine March 2015
A deeply moving, eloquent exploration of what is sacred.
Lynn Slotkin, Prophecy Fog 2018
Jani Lauzon is exceptional as the Old Shepperd. She brings slapstick every chance she gets…The warmth with which Lauzon shares the Sheperd's hyperactivity made me feel like a kid at a birthday party with the best clown money can buy.
Trevor Abes, Mooney on Theatre, The Winters Tale
DIRECTOR
Lauzon has created a production that is beautiful and evocative.
Lynn Slotkin, Almighty Voice and His Wife, Soulpepper 2019
Under Jani's directing, the cast weaves seamlessly between their past and present, myth and inner worlds.
Where the Blood Mixes, Robyn Grant-Moran The Globe and Mail
Jani Lauzon's staging of the murder mystery delivers thrills, chills and fine performances.
Rope, Shaw Festival. Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine