"Wagner is a standout as Harry, not only as the swaggering and pretentious artiste, but for his vulnerability when he finally receives his comeuppance. I could swear I saw the face of the late stage, defeated Bourdain in the performance, literally doing a head shake to make sure I wasn’t still at the movie theater the night before."
-Mike Hoban, The Theater Mirror Wagner gives an astonishing performance...vibrant with crazed revelation. - FilmThreat.com Wagner finds humor in Rod's erudite and conceited rising-star architect – Backstage, Les Spindel Wagner takes over the stage as if he owns it. He is downright terrific. - Lee Hargrave, BeyondChron Watching him, even just listening to the other characters talk, is incredible - Richard Connema, talkinbroadway.com The intensity of James' performance brought back the excitement of watching John Malkovich at Steppenwolf in the 80's - Jim B.. Bay Area Audience Wagner is incredibly charismatic; messy, sexy, unpredictable. - Leslie Ribovich, Theater Dogs His spiritual sense about the stage and passionate care of humanity endows his work with power and originality -Michael Morgan, Director / Voice Teacher |
Wagner is unstoppable as the bad-boy: confidence, abandon, and heat...a sensual being in love and work; a risk taker and an artiste.
– Soapdom.com, Linda Marshall-Smith The force of his formidable talent, versatile skill, & sheer audacity to experiment reflects a deeper spiritual nature at work. - Antero Alli, writer/director Every director lives to work with actors that can do what he did in rehearsal. -Robin Stanton, Director, Aurora Theatre Company Wagner gilds elegant language with a light touch. Absolutely Superlative. - Karen D'Souza, Mercury News He connects with the audience simply through being; truly living onstage. - Jeff Crockett, Head of Voice: American Conservatory Theatre Wagner is tremendously appealing… his authentic sexual passion is torrid. – WeHo News, Samuel Bernstein Impressive immediacy and visceral immersion in a wide range of characters. - Hal Landon Actor, Founding Artist: South Coast Repertory |