Selected critical response to directing work across classical theatre, new adaptations, and musical performance.

"An entertaining, electrifying, and engaging night of theatre… Under the astute direction of Tony Tambasco, the tight-knit ensemble brought their A-game."
—Cindi Sansone-Braff, Smithtown Matters (May 4, 2023)
Capriccio Radio - Modern Classics Theatre of Long Island
Director

"A spirited and inventive production… a playful reimagining of Tolstoy's world."
—Linda Ann Lo Schiavo, L'Idea Magazine (October 19, 2017)
Anna Karenina Lives! - Bad Quarto Productions
Director

"A new approach to the classic comic opera, reimagined on Long Island's Gold Coast in the 1920s"
—Long Island Press (June 23, 2022)
The Mikado: A Long Island Fantasy - Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Co. of Long Island
Director

"Another favorite was the existential 'Green Sound' … sensitively directed by Tony Tambasco, the traditional definitions of color and sound were blurred and presented in a magical and surreal narrative."
—Tania Fisher, Stage Buddy (June 21, 2016)
Green Sound - The Greenhouse Ensemble
Director

"Remarkably clear, clever, [and] well-acted."
—Mark Cofta, Philadelphia City Paper (September 12, 2010)
The Merry Devil of Edmonton - Bad Quarto Productions
Director

"Closer… is a brutal, uncomfortable play that's too beautiful to take your eyes or ears off of."
—Brent Hallenbeck, The Burlington Free Press (October 20, 2007)
Closer - Catalyst Theatre Co.
Director

"Spirited performances and the company's commitment to giving us a version of Shakespeare based on a rarely produced early manuscript make it well worth the visit."
—Howard Miller, Talkin' Broadway (April 2, 2016)
Hamlet, The First Quarto - Bad Quarto Productions
Director