“Under John Manzelli’s deft hand, The Naked Stage    nails its vision of No Exit.”-The Miami Herald

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 “John Manzelli’s adaptation gives us a reason to   watch Romeo and Juliet again.”-Miami New Times

“It's a brilliant conceit, under John Manzelli’s artistic leadership, City Theatre has upped its game, setting a stylistic bar for years to come.”- PalmBeach Artspaper

From: The Birds

“Guest director John Manzelli’s imaginative direction of this fine cast ensures a first class production of difficult piece.”- Florida Entertainment News

“Unexpected” thrives on unspoken tension, milked for every uncomfortable second by John Manzelli’s patient, sensitive direction."-Miami New Times

“Producing Artistic Director John Manzelli’s leadership, this unusually consistent production scores as arguably the best written, produced and acted entry in the festival’s 20-year run.”-Miami Herald

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“Bolstered by the actors' magnetic chemistry and Manzelli's tonally perfect direction, a story that could have lapsed into familiar gay-panic discomfort becomes an absorbing story of unlikely connection, a bromantic comedy in microcosm.”-Miami New Times