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 watching "Roadrunner" 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

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  

James has an impressive immediacy and is capable of visceral immersion in a wide range of characters.
- Hal Landon  Actor, Founding Artist: South Coast Repertory 

His spiritual sense about the stage and passionate care of humanity endows his work with power and originality.
-Michael Morgan,  Director / Voice Teacher