Reviews

Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma! - 1st National Broadway Tour

“Will Parker - Hennessy Winkler cracked me up several times with his performance and was a breath of fresh air during a time where Broadway seems insistent on producing unrelentingly transphobic narratives.”

• Philadelphia Weekly

“I could not help but smile at the buffoonery of Hennessy Winkler's Will in a scene-stealing performance.”

• TalkinBroadway.com

“Hennessey Winkler is charming as all get out as Will Parker and his performance of "Kansas City" is one of musical theater's most delightful specialty numbers and it allows Winkler to claim the spotlight with spot-on storytelling appeal.”

• Broadway World Nashville

“Winkler brought to life everything we already love about Will Parker: his simple mind, his big heart, and his head-over-heels rapture for Annie. Kansas City was the first joyous spunky song of the performance, Winkler leading the charge with an unabashed boldness.”

• Broadway World Chicago

“Hennessy Winkler could not be more adorable as Will Parker, the dumb but lovable cowboy, just back from Kansas City.”

• Broadway World Buffalo

"Hennessy Winkler is endearing as Will Parker."

• Chicago Sun Times

“The very talented actors Hennessy Winkler and Sean Grandillo play Will and Curly, respectively, and hit all the right notes…Winkler does a great job showcasing both Will’s lack of intellect but also his complete acceptance of his girl just as she is.”

• WPRO

Far From Canterbury - Barnstormers Theater, NH

"Hennessy Winkler also gives a cheeky performance as Nicolas…he brings a hilarious swagger to his part that stands out during “What'ja Got” a laugh-out-loud funny rap battle between Winkler and Gage."

• Conway Daily Sun

Coping - Part of fringeNYC Encores

“Hennessy as Taylor is extraordinary; adorably sincere and hilarious…his warmth and good-intentions, as well as his raw sexuality, is subtly clear through every move Hennessy makes.”

• Theatre Is Easy

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - LaMama, NYC

"Hennessy in particular impresses as Mercutio. As his character develops, it’s clear that not only the off-the-cuff comedy of the piece but also it’s restless core, come naturally to Hennessy. "

• Exeunt Magazine

Kill Me Now! - CBS Comedy Podcast

“I'm still mad at you but you're fucking hilareous.”

• Judy Gold - Comic, Actor, Activist

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Hawaii

"Playing the Narrator, Hennessy was like Atlas; the whole show rested on his shoulders and he carried it off with great enthusiasm, a beautiful voice and boundless energy."

• The Maui News

typecast - A solo show by Hennessy Winkler

“I laughed out loud as Hennessy portrayed the antics of an ‘ex-gay’ instructor of a 'support' group for LGBT students at Nyack Christian College. Hennessy warmed up the crowd through bouts of laughter and engaging stage-presence.”

• Velvet Park

Genderf*ck - fringeNYC - by Jack MacCarthy

"As Devon, Hennessy infects the audience with his easy charm. He's the kind of loveable comic actor who is destined to carry a sitcom."

• Theatre Is Easy

Mrs. Mayfield's 5th Grade Class Reunion - by Jack MacCarthy

“Hennessy gives one of the most engaging and seamless performances of the night.”

• New York Theatre Review

Ampersand - A Romeo & Juliet musical

Hennessy awarded ‘Best Actor Overall’ at fringeNYC

“Hennessy (Romeo), who comes across as slightly typecast, steals the show's comic moments by using improv and audience interaction. I'd be interested to see his acting range, as he completely disappears into the Romeo character.”

• Backstage.com

“Hennessy as Romeo is downright adorable and sexy…he plays up the character’s bravado to cover up moments of self-doubt and never asks the audience for pity.”

• Theatre Is Easy

“Excellently played...Hennessy’s Romeo has a sense of humor and charm and yes, they do make a hot couple.”

• New York Theatre Review

“Hennessy in particular is perfectly cast as the desperate, star-crossed lover; His Romeo is confounded by this deep love which twists him in knots making him feel unconquerable one moment and crushed the next.    He is breathtakingly real, often funny, sometimes sarcastic and deeply sexy.  His chemistry with Choura can be felt all the way in the back row. When he sings, he seduces and bewitches everyone in the room.”

• The Happiest Medium

degeneration X - the historic Living Theater

“Perennial favorite, Hennessy Winkler, once again threatens to steal the show, imbuing the part with his own undeniable personal charisma in scenes where he dominates the space.”

• Theatre Online