“Beautiful ballads that tugged on our heartstrings were sung by Rooney, showing off his vocal chops with the emotionally moving songs “Goodbye Old Girl”, “A Man Doesn’t Know” and “Near to You”.
JENNIFER GOLDMAN

“AJ was devilishly delightful, with appropriate freakiness coupled with fun, and a dab of simmering menace. He shone on tunes such as “Charles Atlas Song” and “I’m Going Home.”
TONY WADE

“AJ Rooney was a delight as Captain Phoebus. I can’t remember the specific number [Esmeralda] but he sang out a note that cut through and held as various groups sang their parts and it was magnificent”.
TJ FASSLER

“Rooney does a show-stopping tap dance number (Cold Feets), followed by a lovely blindfolded roller-skating duet (Accident Waiting to Happen) with Santone".
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“AJ as diminutive Lord Farquaad just killed it. He brought the Napoleonic Complex-laden character to life with flair and nuance and his costume was a scream. His vocals weren’t screams though, they were powerful and controlled and note-perfect on “The Arrival of Farquaad,” “What’s Up, Duloc?” and others”.
TONY WADE

“A performer I want to shout out is AJ Rooney who played Garry. AJ’s character seems to be the one trying to be level-headed and keep the cast together in Act 1 and got to have a lot of fun in Act 2 when he does quite the opposite. Great Job!”
TJ FASSLER

“Rooney was parfait as super self-obsessed Gaston. His navel-gazing duet with Veale “Me” was great, but “Gaston” with its crisp beer stein clanking choreography was an absolute showstopper”.
TONY WADE

“Mamma Mia is spectacular and the three possible fathers are fun - with Harry’s (Rooney) secret being suggested in his various costume changes. Highlights were “Thank You for the Music” and “My Last Summer”.
DAVIS ENTERPRISE

“Camelot is a beautiful production with some outstanding performances from Alkire, Gonzales and Rooney”.
BEV SYKES

“AJ was appropriately malicious, obnoxious, horrid and rotten”.
TONY WADE