Current ~ Most Recent

"Ja-Nae Duane (Hannah)...plumbed the humanity of less immediately sympathetic characters." Angels in America, reviewed in Musical America "Ja-Naé Duane is exactly right as Hannah: no-nonsense matriarch played in a no-nonsense style." Angels in America, reviewed in Edge Boston "This is not easy music. Principals sang with confidence." Angels in America, reviewed in the New York Times

"Plenty of angels on the stage." Angels in America, reviewed in Boston Herald

"Ja-Naé Duane was sympathetic as the Mormon mother." Angels in America, reviewed in the Boston Globe

Past Reviews and Testimonials

"Steely, forceful, Ja-Naé Duane commanded the stage" - Boston Herald (on her portrayal of Regina in Regina)  

"Aggressively sexual" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (on her portrayal of The Drummer Girl in The Emperor of Atlantis)  

"Her talents excite me." - Sharon Daniels, Director and Founder of the Boston University Opera Institute (on her portrayal of Baba in The Medium)

 

"She possesses an instrument of impressive size and scope, which is well complimented by an innate sense of dramatic delicacy." - Lydia Steier, director  

"Ja-Naé is a beautiful young lady with good tone and clarity of sound. She completely captivates her audience, makes joy and happiness abound." - Mr. and Mrs. Paul McBride (on The First Annual BerrieBaskets, Inc. Holiday Benefit Concert)  

"She is one of the top students I’ve ever worked with as a student and as a human being." - Leonard Brown, Northeastern University Professor and Jazz Musician

"She gave to the role the qualities that distinguished her work as a solo performer, namely an intensity of vocal quality, and an honest and direct projection of the dramatic elements of the character." - Walter Morales, conductor (on her portrayal of the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors)