Thénardier in LES Misérables

“See it, as well, for Ron Wisniski as Thénardier, the scurrilous landlord who looks like he stepped out of a scathing Daumier caricature.”

Beverly Creasey

--Boston Theatre Mirror

“Ron Wisniski and Inga Ballard as M. and Mme. Thénardier stop the show with their ‘Master of the House’.  With a hearty dose of evil underlying their colorful performances, they bring darkness

as well as wry humor to their opportunistic

street-smart connivers.”

Jan Nargi

--BroadwayWorld.com

“As the scheming, grubby innkeepers the Thénardiers, Ron Wisniski and Inga Ballard are a treat…Wisniski is a Thénardier out of central casting, delightfully clowning, fawning and grafting.”

Jennifer Bubriski

--Edge Boston

“The comically amoral Thénardier duo played by Mary Gutzi and Ron Wisniski bring the survival skills of cockroaches to repugnant life.”

Kel Munger

--Sacramento News & Review

Lumiere in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

“The magnificent Wisniski channels Maurice Chevalier as the skirt-chasing candle.  The actor especially shines in the show-stopping ‘Be Our Guest’, playing host to a Ziegfeldian extravaganza of high-kicking cutlery and

can-can dancing napkins.”

Karen D’Souza

--San Jose Mercury News

“In a uniformly talented ensemble, the glowing performance of Ron Wisniski as the Beast’s candlestick Lumiere deserves special commendation.”

J. A. Lopata

--In Newsweekly, Boston

“Wisniski’s Lumiere makes a glorious host for this folderol: He mines all the schmaltzy French music-hall savoir-faire from the song’s verse, and his accomplished milking of the audience makes you adore him even more.”

Elizabeth Maupin

--The Orlando Sentinel

“Ron Wisniski’s Lumiere could light up the most steadfast grouch with a smile.  Wisniski got the first roar from the audience during the bows, and it was he who prompted the standing ovation, deservedly so.  He had an astounding charisma and a playful flirtatiousness that never wore thin.”

Orla Swift

--Raleigh News & Observer

“On opening night, Ron Wisniski won the biggest cheers at the standing-ovation curtain call.  He plays the man/candlestick, Lumiere.  His comic-finesse was—as his French-accented character would say—magnifique.”

Warren Gerds

--Green Bay Press--Gazette

Mr. Thwackum in TOM JONES

“The supporting roles are all expertly overplayed; special kudos goes to Ron Wisniski’s sniveling and scheming

Mr. Thwackum...”

Sally Cragin

--The Boston Phoenix

“The entire musical is a delight…Mister Thwackum (Ron Wisniski) takes groveling to new lows.”

Gwen Orel

--Backstage

Mr. Applegate in DAMN YANKEES

“The all-star cast was headed by Ron Wisniski as the Devil.  His Devil was one of the greatest performances in Lyceum Theatre’s 50-year history.

Unforgettable!”

Bill Clark

--Columbia Daily Tribune

“Leading the team of actors is the unpredictable Ron Wisniski…Talk about deviled ham! Wisniski’s portrait of Lucifer as a prankster who can’t help laughing at his own jokes is hilariously dressed up with grand gestures and a spoiled schoolboy demeanor devised solely to get the laugh…In his big song ‘Those Were the Good Old Days’, Wisniski proves he not only has the right stuff as a comedian but as a vocalist.  Knowing how to sell a song, he makes it a showstopper.”

Brian Bixler

--Vero Beach Press Journal

“Ron Wisniski is the best of all Scrooges.”

Bill Clark

--Columbia Daily Tribune

“Ron Wisniski, a consummate professional,

carries the show as Scrooge, bringing us with him through every stage of his resurrection as a caring human being...I am routinely astonished and pleased at Lyceum productions, but this is something beyond.  You will cry and leap to your feet in the end.  You will never have experienced ‘A Christmas Carol’ like this.”

Henry J. Waters III

--Columbia Daily Tribune

FDR in ANNIE

“Ron Wisniski plays FDR as if he were born to it.  He is a revelation—skillfully projecting the president’s presence and style from his wheelchair.”

Ed Blank

--Pittsburgh Tribune--Review

“This particular Annie also gives us a great Franklin D. Roosevelt in the person of Ron Wisniski.”

Lou Cedrone

--Baltimore Evening Sun

“Ron Wisniski shines as the effervescent FDR.”

Jay Reiner

--The Hollywood Reporter

“Last but certainly not least, Ron Wisniski was a dead ringer for President Roosevelt, complete with booming baritone and upturned cigarette holder.  The role is minor, but it demands a charismatic actor who dominates the scene when he’s there.  Wisniski was all charm as the aristocratic patrician.”

Jeff Kaczmarczyk

--Grand Rapids Press

Senator Rawkins in

FINIAN’S RAINBOW

“Most able of all is Wisniski, who gives an immaculate performance throughout.  He relishes every moment of the old poltroon—vicious, venal and fossilized in his attitude to race relations until Sharon wishes he were black.”

Dennis Cashman

--New Haven Register

“Ron Wisniski blusters nicely as the odious Senator Rawkins.”

Clive Barnes

--New York Post

Noah in TWO BY TWO

“There’s a choice to make this holy weekend.  You can see Ben Kingsley as Moses on TNT.  You can see Charlton Heston as Moses on ABC.  You can see Burt Lancaster as Moses on WPBF.  Or you can see Ron Wisniski as Noah on the Riverside Theatre stage.  While the networks parade their Easter epics, go see Wisniski come hell or high water…Under a layer of make-up, white hair and a Howard Hughes beard, Wisniski is transformed into the 600 year-old icon from the Old Testament.  Yet, he takes to the stage with the vim and vigor of a nonagenarian. He’s as quick with the one-liners as he is on his feet and the result is a nonpareil performance.”

Brian Bixler

--Vero Beach Press Journal

Mr. Parchester in ME AND MY GIRL

“Goodspeed veteran Ron Wisniski is a hoot as Parchester, the family solicitor.  He is wonderfully shameless in performance, especially when dancing.”

E. Kyle Minor

--New Haven Register

“Ron Wisniski steals the show early on with his hysterically funny facial expressions and dead pan delivery as Mr. Parchester, The Family Solicitor.”

Amy J. Barry

--East Haven Courier

“The puckish Ron Wisniski turns ‘The Family Solicitor’ into a Gilbert and Sullivan delight.”

Irene Backalenick

--Fairfield Citizen--News

Pseudolus in

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

“Playing the shrewd slave Pseudolus, Ron Wisniski brings his own distinctive brand of comedy to the role.  Looking like a sad-faced Art Carney and delivering his lines with the practiced drollery of a Myron Cohen,

he properly dominated the production

with his showmanship.”

Tony Angarano

--The Hartford Courant

“From the moment Ron Wisniski takes the stage as Pseudolus, pop-eyed, wearing a small hat, and slightly resembling Zippy the Pinhead, the show becomes his.  He clowns, schemes, goofs, and overreacts while moving the plot along.  He’s simply terrific.”

Dan Tapper

--Manchester Journal Inquirer

“Ron Wisniski is wonderful.  His Pseudolus is an unmitigated joy to watch...Wisniski gives of himself 100 percent.  A big man with a big voice, he can do it all.  He sings, dances, mugs and controls the lickety-split timing central to farce.  Blessed with a rubber face, Wisniski also can deadpan like Jack Benny when he’s lying.  His Pseudolus is a New Yorker, a streetwise Jimmy Durante frantically hustling the low I.Q.ers who block his path to freedom.”

Susan H. Smith

--The Pittsburgh Press

William Inge in UNHINGED

“It is Ron Wisniski who really owns the stage in this production.  He pumps pathos, humor and intelligence into his portrayal of Inge.  His background is awash with musical theatre…Here we get the chance to see the range of his talent and ability.  Wisniski makes every line come alive, every nuance ring true.  He delivers knock out punch lines and straight lines with equal élan.”

Pam Harbaugh

--Florida Today

Clive in SOMETHING’S AFOOT

“The elegant Ron Wisniski with his magnificent voice is ideal as Clive the towering, very proper English butler, whom everyone agrees ‘didn’t do it.’”

Don Church and Tony Schillaci

---Metroline New England

“Deep-voiced Ron Wisniski,

a Connecticut Critics Circle Award winner, is a huge presence as Clive the Butler, who is first to meet his demise on an exploding step.”

Rosalind Friedman

--WMNR Fine Arts Public Radio

“Ron Wisniski as Clive the Butler

seemed to connect with the audience upon entrance, by his voice and physical presence.”

R. E. Smith

--In The Spotlight

PHOTO CREDITS: Lumiere--Joan Marcus, Disney Theatrical Group National Tour;  Lumiere--Paul Lyden, North Shore Music Theatre;  Thénardier--Charr Crail, Sacramento Music Circus;  Mr. Applegate--Rob Downey, Riverside Theatre;  Scrooge--Alex Ottaviano, Syracuse Stage, Manon Halliburton & Quin Gresham, Arrow Rock Lyceum (with April Woodall);  FDR--Charr Crail, Sacramento Music Circus;  Mr. Thwackum--Paul Lyden, North Shore Music Theatre;  William Inge--Rob Downey, Riverside Theatre;  Senator Rawkins--Diane Sobolewski, Goodspeed Musicals;  Noah--Rob Downey, Riverside Theatre;  Pseudolus--Thomas Hoebbel, Connecticut Rep; Charlie Cowell--Charr Crail, Sacramento Music Circus (with Brandi Burkhardt);  Something’s Afoot--Diane Sobolewski, Goodspeed Musicals;  Mr. Parchester--Diane Sobolewski, Goodspeed Musicals.