Guest Artist in FOR THE GIRLS

Nederlander Theatre

“The divine operatic mezzo Jamie Barton was allowed to pretty much run away with the show singing the novelty number “Alto’s Lament.””

–Ben Brantley, The New York Times

“Later, the opera-trained Chenoweth brought out badass mezzo Jamie Barton and gave the star of the Met’s recent Orfeo ed Euridice (she played Orfeo) her Broadway debut: Barton wowed the crowd with “Alto’s Lament”—“Please give me a chance to sing melody/ Give me a crack at the tune”. After she bowed to Barton, Chenoweth ordered her offstage and considered stabbing her, Psycho-style, with a microphone. All in good fun, of course.”

–Melissa Rose Bernardo, New York Stage Review

“Nightly, Chenoweth is joined by special guests whom she treats as royally and generously as the audience. Johnson sold her "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard to the rafters, while Jamie Barton, a special guest from the Metropolitan Opera, did similarly with the funny "Alto's Lament" later on.”

–David Gordon, TheaterMania

“Chenoweth and Barton each do a hilarious faux operatic song that shows off both their training and their pipes…”

–Thom Geier, The Wrap