Chelsea Barker

Actor
Singer
Choreographer

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For Musicals Redux: Good News!

                                                     Scott Cain – Talkin’ Broadway                                                        May 18, 2009

“The cast was strong throughout. Chelsea Barker was an extremely endearing and sympathetic female lead as Connie Lane, and provided wonderful vocals throughout.”

                                           Rick Pender – CityBeat, The Sondheim Revue                                        May 19, 2009

“On the other hand, [Carlyn] Connolly’s manipulative Patsy made Chelsea Barker’s sweet, simple Connie Lane all the more appealing.  Barker’s performance showed how even uncomplicated, one-note characters can have charm: Her straightforward singing on numbers such as “Just Imagine” and “Lucky in Love” added to Connie’s appeal.  The role is not a demanding one, but it must be played in this manner so as not to disappear.  Barker found exactly the right balance.”

 

 

For Urinetown

Rick Pender – CityBeat, The Sondheim Revue

October 27, 2008

 

 “Director Ashton Byrum faced the daunting task of taking a highly conceived and stylized show and trying to create a production that would be more than simply imitative of the successful original. With Chelsea Barker's energetic choreography and a free-wheeling approach that accommodated the interpolation of contemporary humor — wholly in keeping, I should add, with Urinetown's original spirit — I believe he succeeded.”

 

For Snuff That Girl: “Chelsea Barker's energetic choreography ([was] more exciting than I recall in any Urinetown I've seen: the clipboards extolling C-L-A-D-W-E-L-L in the Mister Cladwell number were a clever touch, for instance), made the opening scenes of the second act especially fun to watch.”

 

“The UGC scenes provided good showcases for the cast's versatility, especially with Barker as a Sarah Palin look-alike for Cladwell’s Secretary (the "Maverick" line was priceless!).”

 

For Giving Up Later

Rodger Pille – CityBeat

June 3, 2008

  

“‘Traci’s Song,’ particularly, makes for a nice standout moment for Chelsea Barker, who gives just enough to let the audience into the heartbreak but holds enough back to make sure we know her scars are on the inside.”