"As the grinning, sly Emcee who knows and sees all, Chris Layton is superb. His leering, sinister laugh and mannerisms are downright scary, leaving you to remember the evil he seemed to personify."
--Entertainment Review
"McGee's [direcor]Emcee, in the hands of Chris Layton, is the spike-haired, Sex Pitols, Johnny Rotten version, garishly made up and oozing evil masked with a perpetually sardonic smile. Layton is the glue that sticks everything and holds the production together. He is everywhere--a virual singing, dancing, clowing "Greek chorus." I just know this guy is going to Broadway soon--he's that good."
--Arts 'Round the Square
"Layton is mesmerizing, and abslolutely superb in this role. And Emcee who is in-your-face, without being too raunchy, his songs provide a wry commentary throughout the show, and hovering in the background, he give us our jolt of reality. He has an impish quality, with his expressive mime face and long lanky body, he at times can be clownish and amusing, while mysterious and sometimes lecherous....From the first note of "Wilkommen," he hooks in the audience and carries us along with him throughout these tumultous times..."
--Hernando Today |
