"Without even a word, Beckmann's facial expressions and body language
had the crowd laughing."
-- Of Toad in "A Year With Frog and Toad"
had the crowd laughing."
-- Of Toad in "A Year With Frog and Toad"
"Beckmann captured Tateh’s frustration and passion with impressive depth,
giving a dynamic performance not normally expected of an understudy."
-- Of Tateh in "Ragtime"
giving a dynamic performance not normally expected of an understudy."
-- Of Tateh in "Ragtime"
"Mr. Beckmann plays his role with grace, humor and humility.
There is a shortage of adjectives to describe [Dan's] singing,
so the often-heard "amazing" will have to do."
-- Of Emile in "South Pacific"
There is a shortage of adjectives to describe [Dan's] singing,
so the often-heard "amazing" will have to do."
-- Of Emile in "South Pacific"
"Dan Beckmann demonstrated his “acting dexterity” by playing many people
within his single character. He was side-splittingly funny to the audience...
Beckmann shows a definite flair for physical comedy."
-- Of Pierrot in "Aria da Capo"
within his single character. He was side-splittingly funny to the audience...
Beckmann shows a definite flair for physical comedy."
-- Of Pierrot in "Aria da Capo"
"Beckmann consistently stole the show,
his character leaping into the house
with great humor and candor."
-- Of Njegus in "The Merry Widow"
his character leaping into the house
with great humor and candor."
-- Of Njegus in "The Merry Widow"
"Dan Beckmann uses his size to Snoopy’s advantage,
sometimes projecting a smart-aleck attitude
and other times taking on the wisdom of an EveryDog."
-- Of Snoopy in "Snoopy!!!"
sometimes projecting a smart-aleck attitude
and other times taking on the wisdom of an EveryDog."
-- Of Snoopy in "Snoopy!!!"
"Beckmann played Babe's laywer with
a very credible intensity."
-- Of Barnette Lloyd in "Crimes of the Heart"
a very credible intensity."
-- Of Barnette Lloyd in "Crimes of the Heart"