Broadway World: Britt Michael Gordon of Assassins at freeFall Theatre
Interview by Desiree Fantal
"I asked Gordon what he wanted audiences to take away from this production. 'I think every one of the Assassins [commits] these deplorable acts...but every one of their reasons for committing that act says something profound about America and certain problems with America... When Booth says that the country is not what it was, I think that echoes certain sentiments that are going around today about what America once was. [The actions of the assassins] say something that we ought to pay attention to. We can't just dismiss it as pure violence and craziness...they come out of real issues that I think we can address.'"
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The Pitmen Painters Interview
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, American Stage
"Is there anything Britt Michael Gordon cannot do? Having seen him in The Pitman Painters, Good People, Peter and the Starcatcher and as a particularly frightening John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, I have always been impressed with his work. But here, he is Mr. Darcy, right down to his stance with his hand resting on his side. He immediately pushes us back in time two centuries into the world of Jane Austen, and I cannot imagine a better Darcy (no, not even Colin Firth). It's splendid work."
Peter Nason,
Broadway World
Cabaret, Florida Repertory Theatre
"Clifford Bradshaw was played by Britt Michael Gordon, and Gordon matched and contrasted Louis's Sally flawlessly. Clifford is an American writer visiting Berlin, who gets mixed up in the politics of the time, as well as a couple different affairs. Gordon portrayed his hesitation and personality fantastically, and he was also a great singer, as exemplified in the few songs his character sang."
Emily Yorgey,
Broadway World
Tribes, Mad Cow Theatre
"Gordon...delivers a knockout performance. He sensitively creates a character straddling the line between two groups [hearing and non-hearing] who don't understand each other. While his stifled voice is always intelligible, it is the range of emotion evident in his eyes that makes this performance special; from distant to excited to devastated, Gordon's face never betrays his character."
Matt Tamanini,
Broadway World
"Britt Michael Gordon's face is...a beacon to audience members, radiating the pain and bewilderment of always feeling like you're missing out. He and Lexi Langs make a riveting team as she beautifully translates his overdue eruption of feelings to his family"
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel
Tribes, Florida Repertory Theatre
"Gordon...makes for an expressive, likable Billy. The actor learned the flat 'voice' used by those born deaf, as well as sign language. Watch for the silent longing in his eyes as he confronts his family over never learning sign, saying that they’ve never listened to him 'until he stopped speaking.'"
Chris Silk,
Naples Daily News
Butterflies Are Free, Broward Stage Door
"Every so often a young actor 'nails' a role so perfectly that you feel the part was written for him or her. That’s the case of Britt Michael Gordon who is playing the oft produced role of Don Baker, the lead in the oft-produced late-1960s Butterflies Are Free.
"[T]his latest revival is a made for Gordon role who deserves the curtain call applause for the realistic manner in which he plays a young blind man who has moved into an apartment to be on his own. Gordon -- a recent graduate of Florida State University in Acting -- plays the role so honestly that you hardly believe he is sighted. He definitely has the talent to move upward as an actor.
"[T]his play belongs to Gordon and is an indicator of good things to come."
Ron Levitt,
Florida Media News
"Gordon charms the audience from the opening moments of the play, before Don ever utters a word, and his charismatic appeal just keeps deepening. He sings a folk-style song (written by Stephen Schwartz) and croons like Bob Dylan on a bit of 'Like a Rolling Stone.' The actor impressively conveys Don’s romantic vulnerability and the fears he works so hard to hide."
Christine Dolen
Miami Herald
"In the leading role of Don, actor Britt Michael Gordon has one of the most difficult tasks of live theater -- playing blind. As people with sight, we don't realize through the course of the day how much we 'see' and then inadvertently react to. To play blind on stage, an actor must carefully learn how not to 'see' or react to small [visual] stimuli around him. Director Michael Leeds guided Gordon through this difficult task and the results are perfect. Gordon captures his character and brings him to life."
Jack Gardner,
Edge Miami
"[Gordon] -- the Florida State University-trained player -- easily runs the gamut of emotion, from anger to happiness, grief to joy."
Dale King,
Palm Beach Arts Paper
Pitmen Painters, American Stage
"Britt Michael Gordon...hits a haughty bulls-eye as the successful artist, Ben Nicholson."
Peter Nason,
Broadway World
"Britt Michael Gordon is nicely complex as wealthy upper-tier artist Ben Nicholson."
Mark E. Leib,
Creative Loafing
Good People, American Stage
"Gordon, who you may recall from The Pitmen Painters and who plays Margie's former Dollar Store manager here, smartly uses his quietness to contrast with Margie's ballsiness."
Peter Nason,
Broadway World
"Britt Michael Gordon creates three dimensions out of the somewhat underwritten character of Stevie."
William S. Oser,
Talkin' Broadway
The Unexpected Guest, Florida Repertory Theatre
"Britt Michael Gordon, who was so wonderful as the deaf son in a hearing family in Tribes, plays the mentally challenged half-brother, Jan, who’s fascinated with guns and blood. His behavior’s erratic and unpredictable."
Nancy Stetson,
Florida Weekly
Assassins, freeFall Theatre
"The cast could not be better. I have seen Britt Michael Gordon in three shows in the past few months: His TTB-award winning turn in The Pitmen Painters; his under-the-radar realness in Good People; and here--as the most famous American assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Gordon's Booth is brilliantly realized. He looks like the infamous killer of Abraham Lincoln, mustachioed, handsome and cold. He seems to float as he stoically walks. The key is that Gordon doesn't overplay a role that can be easily overplayed. We sense who he is down deep, to his core, and when he tries to get Lee Harvey Oswald to kill Kennedy, his desperation to keep their history alive resonates. Gordon has shown such versatility in his three recent (local) roles that you would not know that these were all performed by the same actor unless you read the programs. He's the real deal."
Peter Nason,
Broadway World
"Mr. Gordon first caught my attention in a mostly thankless part in Good People at American Stage, here he gets a much showier role and is excellent. His is a talent I intend to keep an eye on."
William S. Oser,
Talkin' Broadway