THE PHILADEPHIA INQUIRER __________________________________________ "By the time Sarah Jane Nelson manipulates the house with a rendition of Fever that could melt the spotlight in her blond curls, the temperature in the room is already about 102." _________________________________________________________________________ THE COURIER POST "Sarah Jane Nelson's crystalline soprano is surprisingly versatile... standout numbers include Nelson's slinky Fever." PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY ______________________________________________________________________ "It's an extraordinary journey, and the highlights of the trip are numerous: Sarah Jane Nelson's achingly rendered "Walkin' After midnight,..." LA NEW TIMES _______________________________________________ " … if this production offers up any new star in the making it would have to be Sarah Jane Nelson, who steals the stage on at least two different occasions. One is a hilarious reinterpretation of Julie London's classic "Cry Me a River," which Nelson performs as a duet with trombonist Jonathan Arons. She sings the lyrics; he answers her in trombone. The other is a transcendental rendition of Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer's gorgeously sad "Skylark" which is the one instance in the entire show when the audience is apt to get lost in the moment and forget they're sitting in a theater. Which is to say it's a very believable performance. Nelson is sexy, funny, sweet, sultry, and intense all at the same time - a real tomato, as they used to say in the hip vernacular of the era when this music was first popular." THE MIAMI HERALD ____________________________________________________ "The show's knock-'em-dead singer is Sarah Jane Nelson, a sultry blonde who can zero in on the ache in a lyric. Her duet with trombonist Jonathan Arons on "Cry Me a River" is a masterpiece of low-key comedy intertwined with a beauty of tone & style." THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER __________________________________________ "The Mercer and Carmichael ballad "Skylark" is sung by a waitress (the lovely Sarah Jane Nelson)…and Arthur Hamilton's "Cry Me A River" is a clever duet by first-rate singer Nelson and slide trombonist Jonathan Arons." THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER _____________________________________ "Sarah Jane Nelson, the best comedian of the bunch gets to do a wonderful good girl/bad girl routine with Ellington's "Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce." Be prepared for her lightning-fast costume change - huge crowd pleaser…Nelson does a steamy duet with trombonist Jonathan Arons - a down tempo rendition of Arthur Hamilton's "Cry Me a River"- that made me loosen my tie and swab by fevered brow." THE LA DAILY NEWS _____________________________________ "Statuesque Sarah Jane Nelson has a lovely voice (displayed beautifully in Skylark), & she gets to make fun of a lack of rhythm in Ann Hampton Calloway's "Hit Me With a Two and Four." Her "Cry Me a River crooned to repentant trombone player Jonathan Arons, is equally delightful." RAVE ___________________________________________________________________ "Sarah Jane Nelson portrays a "square" woman who finds the beat in "Two and Four," and transforms herself into a "sultry jazz goddess." Later, Nelson and trombonist Jonathan Arons create the night's most memorable number, a playful duet of Arthur Hamilton's "Cry Me a River." THE PRESS ENTERPRISE _________________________________________________ "Nelson provides one of the shows genuine highlights with the wonderful Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer song "Skylark."