A Tsar of Stage and Screen


This has been a fairly busy summer for yours truly. I appeared at the New York International Fringe Festival in Robert Dominguez’s ‘FADED’ in August, while continuing my ongoing role in ‘ACCOMPLICE, NEW YORK’ all summer. I did some industrial principal work for ‘Zemplar’, a print ad for ‘Procter and Gamble’, and shot a segment of ‘RUSSIA: ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE’ as Ivan The Terrible for The History Channel. (Photo of me as Ivan above)

In a fit of blatant vanity (We theatre folk call it ‘publicity’, a much needed commodity in our line), I have reprinted a trio of reviews below. They are edited for content, meaning that you will see only the excerpts relating to moi … fair enough since it is my blog.


nytheatre.com review
Robin Reed · October 29, 2005

Accomplice: New York

Accomplice: New York puts those red double-decker bus tours to shame. It is an entirely interactive and creative game/scavenger-hunt/wild goose chase through Lower Manhattan.

I would like to credit the brilliant actors, whose quick, off the cuff improvisations keep you on your toes. And special kudos to John Cannetella, who, to this day, I can’t believe was acting—it’s not often that I think I can be fooled, but he got me!

talkinbroadway.com
The Siegel Column

Faded

One of the things we've learned from covering The Fringe this last number of years is that it isn't so much the shows that get discovered, it's the actors …

All the players seemed perfect for their parts, but none as ideal as John Cannatella who essayed the role of a tough old character with a secret to sell. He seemed like someone heaven-sent from Central Casting. He was perfect for the part and we couldn't take our eyes off of him. Well done!


broadwayworld.com
Maya Cantu Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Faded

In Robert Dominguez' play, a faded photograph has the power to shock the most jaded of tabloid reporters, drive a man to murder and completely scramble a woman's moral code.

The photo was "discovered" by the tough-talking Max - detailed and scene-stealing character work by John Cannatella - who attempts to fund a posh old age by selling it …

But enough about me …