REVIEWS FOR JOEY CHELIUS
HAIR at Skokie Theatre
“As Claude, Joey Chelius is flawless, combining multilayered characterization with a strong and beautiful voice”
Kelly Kleiman- The Chicago Reader
“Claude and Berger, Joey Chelius and Shraga D. Wasserman respectively, are both strong singers. Not only a talented singer, Chelius truly captures the essence of a young man so disenfranchised with his real life that he creates a fictional history for himself as a child of Manchester, England.”
Rickie Lee Travolta- LifeAndTimes.biz
“Joey Chelius as Claude had an [intensity] that left me on the edge of my seat
Gayle Kirshenbaum- Chicago Theatre Review
Disney’s A Jolly Holiday at Skylight Music Theatre
“As the bad boy with the electric guitar, Joey Chelius adds some Elvis swagger to his songs and leads the cast through a set from Newsies, about rough and tumble newspaper boys in New York City fighting for better pay at the turn of the 20th century. He also puts a twinkle in his eye as Bert, the affable London chimney sweep to Samantha Sosterich’s charming Mary Poppins.”
Gwendolyn Rice- GwendolynRice.com
“Chelius is the show's Zac Efron, with a touch of swagger in all he does, though he gets appealingly vulnerable in "Santa Fe" from "Newsies."
Jim Higgins- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Dennis DeYoung’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“Chelius is a perfect Phoebus full of charm and swagger with a voice to match.”
Kelsey Lawler- Broadway World
“Esmeralda is briefly misled by the handsome shallow Phoebus, commander of the guards played with appropriately thoughtless seductiveness by Joey Chelius. His presence drives Frollo berserk.”
Dominique Paul North- Urban Milwaukee
“Joey Chelius impresses as Phoebus, Esmerelda’s ‘true love.’”
Anne Siegel- Third Coast Review
The Full Monty at Skylight Music Theatre
“The absolute highlight of the plot detours focuses on Malcom MacGregor (Joey Chelius), a young man who is struggling with the strip routine’s choreography, mourning the loss of his mother, and figuring out a way to express his sexuality. MacGregor’s burgeoning relationship with another cast member and his heart wrenching duet at the funeral (“You Walk with Me”) are the most authentic and moving parts of the show, thanks to Chelius’s extraordinary performance. Awkward, honest, and goofy by turns, his character discovers there is strength in vulnerability long before he takes the stage to take it all off.”
Gwendolyn Rice- GwendolynRice.com
“Chelius possesses one of the loveliest voices of the bunch…”
Kelsey Lawler- Broadway World
