R E V I E W S
Spring Awakening
“Luke Johnson (with his commandingly deep voice) and Stephanie Harter Gilmore are versatile chameleons delineating all fourteen authority figures, from parents (both brutal and compassionate) to teachers (both stern and seductive) to a priest and even an abortionist…”
-Wichita Eagle. August 8th, 2013
Hairspray
“And the contrast between Vespestad’s mountainous Edna and Luke Johnson as Edna’s exceedingly lanky hubby, Wilbur, makes them the cutest couple on the stage for their duet “You’re Timeless to Me.” Johnson, with a bit of a husbandly leer, croons to Edna while steering her in a vaudeville soft-shoe routine around the floor. They are such a delight that the audience demanded an encore.
-Wichita Eagle. June 28th, 2013
Church Basement Ladies 4: A Mighty Fortress is Our Basement
"Playing the only male in the cast is lanky Luke Johnson (Crown’s “A Chorus Line,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Sweeney Todd”) as Pastor E.L. Gunderson, whose impending nuptials become a giddy cause celebre for the ladies. In past shows, the pastor has been 50-ish. Here, he’s late 20s, which changes the dynamic, but not in a bad way. He’s more of a challenge for the ladies because of his youth. The more they want to mother him, the more — like teen Beverly — he has to assert his leadership without stepping on toes. Johnson has a resonant low baritone that makes his mini-sermons captivating and his rousing, revivalist “All Heaven Breaks Loose” a commanding highlight."
-Wichita Eagle. February 17th, 2013
A Chorus Line
“Luke Johnson is steady and authoritative while providing a rainbow of emotions as the demanding choreographer Zach, all done without benefit of gestures or facial expressions because he is essentially just a voice coming from the middle of the darkened auditorium.”
-Wichita Eagle. June 17, 2012
Wizard of OZ
“Even Uncle Henry (Luke Johnson) fires off a couple of understated, but hilarious zingers toward that crotchety, closet-witch Miss Gulch.”
-Wichita Eagle. March 18, 2012
Spring Awakening
“Luke Johnson (with his commandingly deep voice) and Stephanie Harter Gilmore are versatile chameleons delineating all fourteen authority figures, from parents (both brutal and compassionate) to teachers (both stern and seductive) to a priest and even an abortionist…”
-Wichita Eagle. August 8th, 2013
Hairspray
“And the contrast between Vespestad’s mountainous Edna and Luke Johnson as Edna’s exceedingly lanky hubby, Wilbur, makes them the cutest couple on the stage for their duet “You’re Timeless to Me.” Johnson, with a bit of a husbandly leer, croons to Edna while steering her in a vaudeville soft-shoe routine around the floor. They are such a delight that the audience demanded an encore.
-Wichita Eagle. June 28th, 2013
Church Basement Ladies 4: A Mighty Fortress is Our Basement
"Playing the only male in the cast is lanky Luke Johnson (Crown’s “A Chorus Line,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Sweeney Todd”) as Pastor E.L. Gunderson, whose impending nuptials become a giddy cause celebre for the ladies. In past shows, the pastor has been 50-ish. Here, he’s late 20s, which changes the dynamic, but not in a bad way. He’s more of a challenge for the ladies because of his youth. The more they want to mother him, the more — like teen Beverly — he has to assert his leadership without stepping on toes. Johnson has a resonant low baritone that makes his mini-sermons captivating and his rousing, revivalist “All Heaven Breaks Loose” a commanding highlight."
-Wichita Eagle. February 17th, 2013
A Chorus Line
“Luke Johnson is steady and authoritative while providing a rainbow of emotions as the demanding choreographer Zach, all done without benefit of gestures or facial expressions because he is essentially just a voice coming from the middle of the darkened auditorium.”
-Wichita Eagle. June 17, 2012
Wizard of OZ
“Even Uncle Henry (Luke Johnson) fires off a couple of understated, but hilarious zingers toward that crotchety, closet-witch Miss Gulch.”
-Wichita Eagle. March 18, 2012