Talkin Broadway (Richard Connema): William Giammona is outstanding as Bruckner. With his pitch perfect vocal cords he is marvelous singing “Melinda” and “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.” [Also highlighted as one of the Top 10 Actors Performances in a Musical for 2016 by Connema.]
SFWeekly (David-Elijah Nahmod): And it’s easy to see how David could fall in love with his doctor, played by the handsome William Giammona. This superb thespian hits all the right notes as a straight man…
For All Events (Kedar Adour): In his former life he was a female chanteuse named Melinda Wells (fine soprano voiced Melissa O’Keefe) who falls in love with his psychiatrist, widower Dr. Mark Bruckner (popular local actor and baritone William Giammona).
Theatrestorm (Christine Okon): Muriel invites him to go with her to a psychology class taught by the famous, accomplished and very handsome visiting psych prof Dr. Mark Bruckner (William Giammona) who projects a confident competence but whose beautiful brown eyes reveal a deeper grief over a wife who recently died. Giammona’s soulful rendition of “She Isn’t You” moves one to tears; in fact, he’s fantastic with every song he sings.
Bay Area Reporter (Richard Dodds): As the widowed psychiatrist, William Giammona projects leading-man stolidity, and he musically connects with a forceful “Come Back to Me”
For All Events (Steve Murray): William Giammona, as the tried and true Freudian practitioner Dr. Bruckner, narrates the story and finds himself inexorably changing his beliefs on past lives, regression therapy and reincarnation. A widower torn by grief, Giammona plays the role sympathetically.
TheatreEddys (Eddie Reynolds): As Dr. Mark Bruckner, William Giammona sings with solid, attractive tones and an impressive mixture of sad and happy in “She Isn’t You”… Mr. Giammona overall low keys his role just enough to enhance how cute he is as the love-seeking doctor. He also performs his vocals without pushing too much, allowing him to sell numbers like “Open Your Eyes, Mark” and “When I’m Being Born Again” in a range and volume that fits the intimate stage.
VMediaBackstage (Vince Mediaa): Dr. Mark Bruckner, played by the dapper and elegant William Giammona. The Doctor sings “She Isn’t You” and Giammona’s beautiful baritone voice rings through the Ed Decker theatre.
The Road to 1,000 (Marc Gonzalez): William Giammona delivers a fantastically layered performance as one of the play’s two leading men, psychiatrist Dr. Mark Bruckner. He sings his way through numbers such as “She Isn’t You,” “Open Your Eyes, Mark,” and “When I’m Being Born Again,” with gusto and a booming quality that elevates the musical numbers to a level of legitimacy rather than simply songs that sort of push the plot.