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Musicals

• According to The Argus (Fremont):

  "Doug Brook's Marcus Lycus, the show's brass, smooth-talking pimp, and his posse of scantily clad courtesans create quite a stir onstage."

• According to The Milpitas Post and Fremont Bulletin:

  "Doug Brook (Lycus, the courtesan merchant)... tendered (his) talents to the fray with (a) solid performance."

"The walk-on roles of shoppers, carolers and cafe customers are perfectly cast with an obviously talented group of actors willing to take on smaller roles to be part of such a winning production. This is a sparkling gem of a show."

• Peninsula community production of the year (1999)
• "Doug Brook's turn as President Franklin D. Roosevelt is so convincing, both in gestures and vocal quality, that one must be reminded that this is not the real McCoy."
• About Bert Healy: "Several scenes are simply hilarious and ooze with satire, particularly the re-creation of a 1930s radio studio show..."

• "Doug Brook is believable as the absent father, Mr. Lyons."
• "McKenna and Doug Brook as Eddie's parents are a drawling blue-blood bore, but Russell sketches them so one-dimensionally, the actors haven't much to work with."

Plays (Non-Musicals)

• "However, with subtle in-jokes, obscure art references and lots of layering, audience members can discover more about the play than just what's on the surface, said Doug Brook, who plays Freddy the bartender.
  "'There's so much subtext, so much going on between the lines, a lot of opportunity and nuance. Most scripts don't have that,' Brook said.
  "Brook said he finds new and intriguing things every night that he previously didn't pick up on -- a rare phenomenon for an actor who's spent six weeks rehearsing a comedy.
  "'You can picture Steve Martin sitting there snickering every time you catch something,' Brook said. 'It's that kind of script.'" -- Palo Alto Weekly
• Los Altos Town Crier preview

• "Brooks's Freddy provides a nice bit of everyman grout to keep all the crazy tiles together..." -- Palo Alto Weekly
• "Martin's gift for culture quips and caricatures scores ample laughter. 'You can't insult someone you don't know,' says barkeep Freddy played wryly by Doug Brook." -- The Independent
• "Indeed, all the characters in the play are full of opinions and observations, most of them interesting, many of them funny. And there was a good deal of laughter at the opening night performance... Everything moves smoothly, and everyone inhabits as much character as the script provides them. This is good ensemble acting." --The Almanac Full review